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My Mask Mania: Nuna Culture

Monday, April 29, 2013 | Karl Cole

Thanks to Steven Tatum at Virginia Tech for educating me about African masks, an art form I’ve long been fascinated by. The variety of forms and uses boggles my Western European accustomed mind! ...

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Forgotten Art History: Thomas Gross, Jr.

Monday, April 22, 2013 | Karl Cole

Like women artists, African American artists have been neglected in the major art history survey texts, especially when it comes to pre-emancipation. I am always delighted to have an epiphany about an ...

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Sinking of the Titanic Anniversary: Frederic Church

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 | Karl Cole

The 15th of April was the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. In order not to dwell on that morbid subject (but to relate it to art) I’m showing you all one of a series of paintings ...

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Aging in Art: Robert Arneson

Monday, April 8, 2013 | Karl Cole

Did you know that April is National Older Americans Month? Robert Arneson died way too soon, and I’m not sure he’d appreciate me featuring him for this theme, but his work shows us how we ...

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Resurrection: Milly Steger

Monday, April 1, 2013 | Karl Cole

Easter time for Christians just passed and the resurrection of Jesus is the big event of the period. I’d like to explore the term “resurrection” in another context: the “rising ...

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Little-Known Event in History: Brooklyn Sanitary Fair

Monday, March 25, 2013 | Karl Cole

Many Americans are interested in the American Civil War (1861–1865). Let’s face it, the Civil War was a major turning point in American history. It paved the way for giving African America ...

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My Kind of Pope: John Russell Pope

Monday, March 18, 2013 | Karl Cole

A pope was chosen last week in Rome. I also have a pope of choice, and he isn’t of the Roman Church bent. Since many were oohing and aahing about the new head of the Roman Church, I decided to p ...

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East-West Influence, Revisited

Monday, March 11, 2013 | Karl Cole

When one thinks of “influence” concerning Asian and Western art, one tends to think of Western inroads into traditional Asian styles and subject matter. However, Western art has been influ ...

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Illuminated Manuscript Obsession

Monday, March 4, 2013 | Karl Cole

I’ve posted about manuscripts previously, because I LOVE THEM! That love has since extended to myriad cultures around the globe that produce such artworks. Therefore, in this post I won’t ...

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African American History Month 2013: Lisa Corinne Davis

Monday, February 25, 2013 | Karl Cole

To close out African American History Month, I’ve been looking at the work of Lisa Corinne Davis. What is great about many contemporary artists is that their work often defies any categorization ...

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African American History Month 2013: Sam Gilliam

Monday, February 18, 2013 | Karl Cole

Sam Gilliam is one of my favorite artists because of his explorations of color. He is famous for his draped, splattered, unframed canvases with a gorgeous appreciation for color. I’m always curi ...

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African American History Month 2013: Edward Mitchell Bannister

Monday, February 11, 2013 | Karl Cole

In art history, generally, we tend to regard African American art as having its first significant period during the Harlem Renaissance (ca. 1918–1935). Like many periods in art history—jus ...

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African American History Month 2013: Samella Lewis

Monday, February 4, 2013 | Karl Cole

Once again we honor National African American History Month. I don’t think it can be argued that, despite the fact that we recognize the contemporary accomplishments of African American artists, ...

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National Book Month: Basil Besler

Monday, January 28, 2013 | Karl Cole

Rounding out our “national something month” is National Book Month. You can probably imagine that I would not feature just a run-of-the-mill book for this blog. I choose instead one of the ...

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National Hot Tea Month: Japanese Tea Bowls

Monday, January 21, 2013 | Karl Cole

I am sure most of you did not know that January is also National Hot Tea Month. Although the tea served in this bowl was most often cold by the time it was consumed, I feel that it is a beautiful trib ...

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National Soup Month: William Heath

Monday, January 14, 2013 | Karl Cole

I bet you all did not know that January is National Soup Month. Well, instead of showing you a cozy, pre-1900s depiction of a cute rural child eating soup, or one Warhol’s endless depictions of ...

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My Mask Mania: Nuna Culture

Forgotten Art History: Thomas Gross, Jr.

Sinking of the Titanic Anniversary: Frederic Church

Aging in Art: Robert Arneson

Resurrection: Milly Steger

Little-Known Event in History: Brooklyn Sanitary Fair

My Kind of Pope: John Russell Pope

East-West Influence, Revisited

Illuminated Manuscript Obsession

African American History Month 2013: Lisa Corinne Davis

African American History Month 2013: Sam Gilliam

African American History Month 2013: Edward Mitchell Bannister

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National Book Month: Basil Besler

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