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A Fabulous Carrying Box: Ogata Korin

Monday, May 17, 2010 | Karl Cole

I came across this gorgeous little item in our collection the other day, and, once again, I must emphasize how I detest the art form term “decorative arts” (though not quite as badly as I ...

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Picturesque Eldercare: John Nash

Monday, May 10, 2010 | Karl Cole

I present to you yet another example that disproves the conventional wisdom that “one can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” I had another one of my “eureka!” moments this w ...

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Celebrate Spring with Art: Fidelia Bridges

Monday, May 3, 2010 | Karl Cole

Now that spring is busting out all over (finally), I thought we’d celebrate it with this gorgeous little piece from the Brooklyn Museum. It’s one of my favorites in my little mental art mu ...

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Gorgeous Gothic: Gloucester Cathedral

Monday, April 26, 2010 | Karl Cole

While choosing images for our supplemental image set for Janson’s 8th edition of the History of Art, I came across one of my “holy cow” moments when looking at the Gothic architectur ...

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The Eight: Everett Shinn

Monday, April 19, 2010 | Karl Cole

As you probably realize by now if you’ve read this blog, I’m very partial to American art of all periods. But I particularly favor styles and movements that were not particularly favored b ...

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A Taste for the "Exotic"? Sèvres Porcelain

Monday, April 12, 2010 | Karl Cole

Having blossomed into teen-hood in the 1970s, I often like to compare some of the “art” that emerged in the 1800s with the 1970s. It’s like, “what were they thinking?” Th ...

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Day of the Dead Satire: Manuel Manilla

Monday, March 22, 2010 | Karl Cole

The Davis Art Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition of the work of comic artists. Since the gallery is on the same floor as our offices, I get to see the artists’ works every day. Naturally ...

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Native American Art "Revival": Abel Sánchez (Oqwa Pi)

Monday, March 15, 2010 | Karl Cole

When we think of “Native American art,” we tend to think of ceramics, weavings, hide objects, and quillwork. Painting (whether on canvas, paper, or wood) was not an Indian tradition until ...

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Pictorialist Photographer: Gertrude Käsebier

Monday, March 8, 2010 | Karl Cole

One of my favorite periods in the history of photography is from the early period, when there was a debate in artists’ circles as to whether or not photography was “fine art.” Ironic ...

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Something Completely Different: Chelsea Porcelain

Monday, March 1, 2010 | Karl Cole

I am a big admirer of artists who produce porcelain. I don’t own any, but I sure love to see examples in museums. Porcelain was first produced in China in the first millennium CE and in Japan in ...

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African American History Month 2010: Willie Cole

Monday, February 22, 2010 | Karl Cole

Like the artists of the Harlem Renaissance, African American artists of the late 1900s and early 2000s often focus on the relationship between African art and African Americans. For the majority of co ...

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African American History Month 2010: William Henry Johnson

Monday, February 15, 2010 | Karl Cole

The first time I saw the paintings of William H. Johnson, they were works from his expressionist period, the first time he lived in Europe (1926–1929). Needless to say, it was one of those &ldqu ...

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African American History Month 2010: Horace Pippin

Monday, February 8, 2010 | Karl Cole

To celebrate African American History Month, I’m going to feature black artists the month of February. Naturally, I’m going to start with one of my favorites, Horace Pippin. ...

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Revivalist Architecture: George W. Bourne

Monday, February 1, 2010 | Karl Cole

Have you ever thought about the way “keeping up with the Jones’” applies to art? There’s probably never been a time in the history of art when patrons of art haven’t want ...

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The Forgotten Impressionist: Pierre Prins

Monday, January 25, 2010 | Karl Cole

Pastel is a medium I have always dearly wanted to master but have never quite gotten a handle on. I’ve seen masters such as Jean-Étienne Liotard or John Singleton Copley who did portraits ...

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East-West Influence: Bertha Lum

Monday, January 18, 2010 | Karl Cole

In keeping with my constant grousing about the Western obsession with the influence of Classical and Renaissance art on subsequent periods in Western art history, I would like to focus on a period whe ...

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A Fabulous Carrying Box: Ogata Korin

Picturesque Eldercare: John Nash

Celebrate Spring with Art: Fidelia Bridges

Gorgeous Gothic: Gloucester Cathedral

The Eight: Everett Shinn

A Taste for the "Exotic"? Sèvres Porcelain

Day of the Dead Satire: Manuel Manilla

Native American Art "Revival": Abel Sánchez (Oqwa Pi)

Pictorialist Photographer: Gertrude Käsebier

Something Completely Different: Chelsea Porcelain

African American History Month 2010: Willie Cole

African American History Month 2010: William Henry Johnson

African American History Month 2010: Horace Pippin

Revivalist Architecture: George W. Bourne

The Forgotten Impressionist: Pierre Prins

East-West Influence: Bertha Lum

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