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Artist Birthday: George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879 US)

Friday, March 20, 2026 | Karl Cole

After portraiture had dominated the subject matter of colonial, and early American painting, genre scenes, still life, and landscape subjects all asserted importance in the early 1800s.George Caleb&nb ...

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Yay! Winter is Here!

Monday, December 15, 2025 | Karl Cole

We already had our first and second snowfalls and they created a lovely, white landscape all over. Autumn and winter are my favorite seasons of the year, so you know I won’t be moving to Flo ...

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Pioneer Etcher in Chicago: Bertha E. Jaques

Monday, August 22, 2011 | Karl Cole

I always delight in sharing with you my many “Aha!” moments. One I had this week came while strolling through my mental art collection, pondering the element of positive and negative space ...

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