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Visions of the Future: Noel Schaffer

Monday, July 19, 2010 | Karl Cole

I consider any work of art that stands apart from what the mainstream “art world” is cranking out to be worthy of attention every now and then (well, not just “now and then,” d ...

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Art History Heroes: Alma Woodsey Thomas

Monday, July 12, 2010 | Karl Cole

We all have heroes of one sort or another, be it a sports figure, politician (as if), or favorite teacher. My heroes are artists whom I have learned to appreciate over the years (go figure, as an art ...

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21st Century Calligraphy: Son Man-jin

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 | Karl Cole

Since my post on the first of June, I seem to be on a tear about updating tradition. Did you ever get the feeling when you’re working on your own art that there is nothing that hasn’t been ...

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Fancy Paint Box: Josiah Wedgwood

Monday, June 28, 2010 | Karl Cole

I always look for artistic beauty in everyday objects, and I have shown you many that really caught my eye. But this piece has got to be the high point of this concept. Actually, this Wedgwood piece a ...

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What's Old is New Again: Barbara Ess

Monday, June 21, 2010 | Karl Cole

One of my greatest treats is to show you art that is a little bit of a surprise, whether it be subject matter, style, period, whatever. It tickles my art history bone to be able to show you works of a ...

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Sōsaku Hanga: Keiko Minami

Monday, June 14, 2010 | Karl Cole

It never fails to amaze me how certain “facts” in the history of art are true no matter what culture we examine. Fact: up until the early 1900s, certain art forms, subject matter, and styl ...

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Tradition Meets Contemporary: Emmi Whitehorse

Monday, June 7, 2010 | Karl Cole

Art history geeks like me often like to ponder some of the conundrums of art history as pertaining to cross-cultural phenomena. The United States effectively quashed Native American cultures during th ...

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Another Vanishing Tradition? Nigerian Wax-resist Textiles

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 | Karl Cole

What do we in the West think of when the word “African art” is mentioned? masks? ancestor figures? In most African cultures, textile arts are considered THE finest of the fine arts. ...

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Japanese Art Nouveau Postcard

Monday, May 24, 2010 | Karl Cole

As long as I talked about Japanese art last week, I might as well stay in Japan after coming across this gem in our digital collection. Years ago someone talked about the earth being a global village. ...

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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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An Early Feminist Artist: Florine Stettheimer

Monday, April 5, 2010 | Karl Cole

Always on the lookout for artists who have been neglected by mainstream art history, I enjoy when a previously neglected artist finds new appreciation and reevaluation of her work. One such artist is ...

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Visions of the Future: Noel Schaffer

Art History Heroes: Alma Woodsey Thomas

21st Century Calligraphy: Son Man-jin

Fancy Paint Box: Josiah Wedgwood

What's Old is New Again: Barbara Ess

Sōsaku Hanga: Keiko Minami

Tradition Meets Contemporary: Emmi Whitehorse

Another Vanishing Tradition? Nigerian Wax-resist Textiles

Japanese Art Nouveau Postcard

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

An Early Feminist Artist: Florine Stettheimer

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