An Andalusian Dog – Surrealist Film of Dalí and Buñuel
The Covid-19 pandemic has been distressing us for a long time now, but An Andalusian Dog is always a good tip. Above all, the movie and Surrealism,...
Dévra Taboada 19 August 2024
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Around the World with a Painter: Frederic Edwin Church’s Travels
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Alexandra Kiely 19 August 2024
Frédéric Bazille: The Rebellious Face of Impressionism
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Masterpiece Story: The Last of England by Ford Madox Brown
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Masterpiece Story: Lovers by Pablo Picasso
The Lovers by Pablo Picasso explores the dynamics of courtship. It returns to an earlier painting tradition and invents a new interpretation.
James W Singer 18 August 2024
Masterpiece Story: American Gothic by Grant Wood
Under the blue sky of Iowa, a man and a woman stand solemnly in front of their house. They are farmers, as suggested by their clothing and the...
Anastasia Manioudaki 18 August 2024
Femininity in Francesca Woodman’s Photographs
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Magda Michalska 16 August 2024
Vivian Maier: The Self-Portrait and Its Double
Unknown in her lifetime, Vivian Maier is now recognized as one of the greatest American photographers, among those including Robert Frank and Diane...
Tommy Thiange 16 August 2024
Heels Were Never Just for Women: Men in Heels
What do the Persians, Louis XIV, and Johnny Cash have in common? Their heeled footwear. Quite appropriate as heeled shoes were originated, and worn,...
Lauren Kraut 15 August 2024
Jackie Kennedy – Andy Warhol’s Modern Madonna
Read about the most famous (and controversial) series by Andy Warhol featuring the photographs of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, the First Lady, who was...
Magda Michalska 15 August 2024
Masterpiece Story: Madonna of Port Lligat by Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí’s The Madonna of Port Lligat is an image of Mary holding baby Jesus in her lap. Seems simple, but it has layers upon layers of...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 15 August 2024
Florence Griswold: Patron Saint of American Impressionism
Florence Griswold wasn’t an artist or even an art collector, but she was a key figure in American Impressionism. The New York Times even called her...
Alexandra Kiely 14 August 2024
