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Gem of the Month for September: Tone Vigeland (1938-2024 Norway)

Monday, September 14, 2026 | Karl Cole

Did you ever go “Wow!” when you see a certain work of art (something I do probably on a daily basis)? Well, that’s what I did when I saw the stunning jewelry by Tone Vigeland. She ha ...

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Artist Birthday: Eero Saarinen (1910-1962 US, born Finland)

Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Karl Cole

Having flown into Dulles Airport two times in my life, once at 9 years old, and once in my 30s, I can honestly say it is one of the most stunningly beautiful airports I’ve ever traveled through. ...

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Artist Birthday: Gertrud Nätzler (1908-1971, US born Austria)

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 | Karl Cole

After the Arts and Crafts movement of the mid- to late-1800s, several art forms emerged with the status of fine art, because the Arts and Crafts movements stressed the artist’s touch during a pe ...

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Artist Birthday: Scott Burton (1939-1989 US)

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | Karl Cole

Scott Burton was an ingenious sculptor/furniture maker who established a unique body of work that functioned as both sculpture and furniture. Burton’s sculpture-installations often functioned as ...

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Artist Birthday: Thomas Sully (1783-1872 US, born Britain)

Friday, June 19, 2026 | Karl Cole

After the dominance of classical revival mania in American art during the Revolution (1775-1783) and Federal periods, a softened, more dramatic realism emerged in the form of the Grand Manner Style. T ...

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National Great Outdoors Month: Art by Cheng Tsung Feng (born 1987 Taiwan)

Thursday, June 4, 2026 | Karl Cole

National Great Outdoors Month began as National Great Outdoors Week in 1998 in the US. In 2019 the US Senate created National Great Outdoors Month for June, to encourage people to enjoy the recreation ...

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Artist Birthday: Hans Wegner (1914-2007 Denmark)

Thursday, April 2, 2026 | Karl Cole

When thinking about the impact Scandinavian modernism had on furniture design, it is impossible to not consider the work of Hans Wegner. He was a prolific designer of all types of chairs, many of whic ...

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Artist Birthday: Kenneth Cobonpue

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | Karl Cole

Kenneth Cobonpue is a contemporary designer of furniture and other household forms who is dedicated to the use of natural and recycled materials, the natural materials often coming from his native ...

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Artist Birthday: Paa Joe

Friday, November 21, 2025 | Karl Cole

Apprenticed to a coffin-maker at the age of 12, Paa Joe became one of the most honored Ghanaian coffin or abebuu adekai (“proverb boxes”) artists of his generation. ...

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Canadian Modernist Paul-Émile Borduas

Monday, September 8, 2025 | Karl Cole

In the past few years, I have become very fond of Canadian modernism, particularly from the early to mid-1900s. Paul-Émile Borduas was a pivotal figure in Canadian art. He bridged modernist ten ...

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