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Early American Watercolorist: Mary Ann Willson

Monday, January 5, 2009 | Karl Cole

Among the earliest artists who worked predominantly in watercolor in America were several women who rose to prominence. Mary Ann Willson was one of these. Imagine being an artist and basically a pione ...

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Woman Documentary Photographer: Consuelo Kanaga

Monday, December 22, 2008 | Karl Cole

Did you know that photography was the first art form women were actually encouraged to explore during the 1800s? At that time, women were not allowed to study in most academic art schools. Have your s ...

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World's Oldest Ceramic Vessels: Jōmon

Monday, December 8, 2008 | Karl Cole

Most people think of ancient Greek painted ceramic vessels when you mention the word “ancient pottery.” What I think of are the sophisticated, elegant, and beautiful ceramic vessels of one ...

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Women Artists in America: Frances Flora Palmer

Monday, December 1, 2008 | Karl Cole

Although largely passed over by art historians until the 1970s, women artists have played a significant role in the art world since ancient times. Ask your students to create a work of art that expres ...

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American Impressionist Watercolors: John Singer Sargent

Monday, November 24, 2008 | Karl Cole

Watercolor can be a tricky medium to master because of its transparency. Maybe that’s why I stick to oils in my personal painting. But, in the right hands, watercolors can produce amazing result ...

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Fashion of the 1910s: Charles Martin

Monday, November 10, 2008 | Karl Cole

I have always been fascinated by the evolution of fashion and how it impacts our lives, and the lives of people in the past. Having studied the history of fashion, it is quite easy for me to sometimes ...

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Monotypes! Michael Mazur

Monday, November 10, 2008 | Karl Cole

A monotype is usually conceived of as a small-scale, intimate medium, due to the tenuous nature of the original surface from which the print is taken. Because the surface of the plate is featureless ( ...

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Politics and Art: Honoré Daumier

Thursday, October 16, 2008 | Karl Cole

How many instances of political satire or criticism can you think of throughout the history of art? And how does this art compare to the negative comments political candidates fire at each other in th ...

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Greco-Roman Influence in Buddhist Art

Friday, September 12, 2008 | Karl Cole

The influence of Greco-Roman art is still present in Western art. What examples of Greco-Roman influence can you think of in the art of other parts of the world? And why do you think the influence is ...

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