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Art on the Body: Annamaria Zanella Jewelry

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | Karl Cole

Jewelry is one of those art forms that had previously been lumped under the designation “craft,” which you all know I hate, or decorative arts (not much better). The consideration of jewel ...

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Color, Color, Color: Peter Halley

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 | Karl Cole

I know that the art historical term Post-Modern is meant to designate art after the “modernist” period (starting in the early 1900s and ending in the 1960s). But, that really doesn&rs ...

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Trade Cards from Winterthur Museum Collection

Monday, October 1, 2012 | Karl Cole

Davis Art Images has acquired more than 150 trade cards, mostly from the 1800s, from the collection of the Winterthur Museum in Winterthur, Delaware (and we’re still in the process of cataloging ...

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Mexican Artists in America: Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza

Monday, September 24, 2012 | Karl Cole

I’d like to point out in this blog post the contribution of Mexican artists to American art since long before many parts of the country were colonized as American states. The Spanish tried to lu ...

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A Chicago Artist: Margaret Wharton

Monday, September 17, 2012 | Karl Cole

Art from Chicago is always dear to my heart because it is my hometown. I lived there during the very fertile artistic period of the 1970s and 1980s. There were gallery openings every Friday night on H ...

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Weddin': Ellen Curtis

Monday, September 10, 2012 | Karl Cole

Since I got married over the weekend, I thought I’d present to you something you’re probably not used to seeing: a wedding dress in brown (no, I’m not wearing a dress at my wedding!) ...

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Oil Painting in Italy: Antonello da Messina

Tuesday, September 4, 2012 | Karl Cole

I really love the Philadelphia Museum of Art, especially the monastery-like room in which I saw this painting displayed. I also really like getting the side-eye from this guy, because this artist is o ...

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Celebrating Back-to-School: Winslow Homer

Wednesday, August 29, 2012 | Karl Cole

My nieces and nephew return to school this week, and I thought we should celebrate with an image of school in American art. With a twist, of course. I’ve written about Winslow Homer before in th ...

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Color: Léopold Survage

Monday, August 20, 2012 | Karl Cole

I’m a sucker for color in any artist’s work, any medium. I am always intrigued by artists who seem to go through phases (much like Picasso), because, as a painter, I don’t see it in ...

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Samplers: Margaret Stevenson

Monday, August 13, 2012 | Karl Cole

Embroidered and stitched decoration on fabrics one of the oldest art forms in the world, vying with ceramics for that honor. Davis Art Images recently acquired digital images of works of art from The ...

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An Olympics Ode: George Bellows

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 | Karl Cole

Because I was just amazed by a recent showing of fencing at the London Olympics, I decided to dedicate this post to the 2012 Olympics, and feature a painting of a sport that is played in the Summer Ol ...

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Thoughts About Abstraction: Totoya Hokkei

Monday, July 30, 2012 | Karl Cole

Abstraction is any art that does not represent observed aspects of nature or transforms visible forms into a stylized image. Another definition (which I prefer) is that abstraction is the extreme simp ...

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Texture in (surprise!) Architecture

Monday, July 23, 2012 | Karl Cole

One of the Elements of Art is Texture. When one thinks of texture in art, it usually conjures up images of sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and, sometimes, painting. I dare say last on the list of art f ...

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A Look at Bridges: The Iron Bridge

Monday, July 16, 2012 | Karl Cole

I have always had a fascination with bridge construction. How can one not look at them as art? I also have a fear of some bridges, such as those that carry you over a deep, deep chasm. But let’s ...

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Celebrating Ships: James Bard

Monday, July 9, 2012 | Karl Cole

This week the Tall Ships came to Boston, as they usually do to help celebrate the 4th of July. It’s a thrilling spectacle; especially since these are ships from all over the world. This year it ...

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Wildfires in the West: George Catlin

Monday, July 2, 2012 | Karl Cole

I wish all of you a Happy Fourth of July! In celebrating living in the awesome United States of America, I would like to take time to focus your attention on the wildfires in the West, particularly Co ...

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Art on the Body: Annamaria Zanella Jewelry

Color, Color, Color: Peter Halley

Trade Cards from Winterthur Museum Collection

Mexican Artists in America: Jose Francisco Xavier de Salazar y Mendoza

A Chicago Artist: Margaret Wharton

Weddin': Ellen Curtis

Oil Painting in Italy: Antonello da Messina

Celebrating Back-to-School: Winslow Homer

Color: Léopold Survage

Samplers: Margaret Stevenson

An Olympics Ode: George Bellows

Thoughts About Abstraction: Totoya Hokkei

Texture in (surprise!) Architecture

A Look at Bridges: The Iron Bridge

Celebrating Ships: James Bard

Wildfires in the West: George Catlin

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