Pillow Talk Stories: The Comfiest Beds in Paintings
When you think about it, most of the events throughout our lives take place in beds. From birth to death, beds are imbued with the ultimate...
Maia Heguiaphal 10 October 2022
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Paint Me Like One of Your French Girls: The Life and Business of Agostina Segatori
Agostina Segatori’s face is most widely recognized in the works of famous artists between 1860 and 1887. Her Italian features inspired many...
Yasmin Ozkan 10 October 2022
Luchita Hurtado: Art and Life Over a Century
Luchita Hurtado (1920–2020) was an artist, photographer, poet, environmentalist, activist, feminist, fashion designer, and so much more over the...
Jennifer S. Musawwir 10 October 2022
Vive la Belle Époque! The Story of Giovanni Boldini and Franca Florio
The history of the Belle Époque reveals many scandalous stories. Behind the elegant portraits interesting lives of grand dames and adventurous...
Giordana Goretti 9 October 2022
The Beautiful Parisian Scenes of Jean Béraud
In the first quarter of the 20th century, Paris was the center of artistic and intellectual activity. Artists, actors, dancers, poets, writers,...
Errika Gerakiti 9 October 2022
Edith Somerville: Author, Artist, and Activist
Edith Somerville lived as full a life as anyone. Having the financial means, she led a life with no barriers as an unmarried author of several books,...
Lauren Kraut 8 October 2022
Guerrilla Girls, Inc. – 35 Years and Counting
Here’s a look at the Guerrilla Girls’ feminist interventions that have kept the art world on its toes in honor of their most recent publication.
Jennifer S. Musawwir 8 October 2022
Art Activist Barbie – When Playful Protests Indicate Gender Inequality in Art
Art Activist Barbie has been showing up in museums and galleries for over four years, criticizing the male-dominated art world. Holding a lollipop...
Errika Gerakiti 8 October 2022
Puppies, Doggies and Pugs in Art (For Dog Lovers Only!)
Dogs are man’s best friends. And if that man happens to be a painter or a sitter for a painting, their four-legged friends must be included in them...
Magda Michalska, Aniela Rybak 7 October 2022
Great Artists’ Dachshund Muses
Did you know that some of the world’s most celebrated artists and performers have been dachshund owners? This extensive list of elite creatives...
Maya M. Tola 7 October 2022
The Best Museum Instagram Accounts
We all love to scroll through Instagram for an aesthetically pleasing distraction from the real world. Museums arguably provide some of the most...
Nina Relf 6 October 2022
Masterpiece Story: Warrior and Attendants of Benin
Warrior and Attendants is a masterpiece of Benin art. It encapsulates the beauty of Africa and its people. Black is beautiful. Black is...
James W Singer 6 October 2022
