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Bridget Riley | Movement in Squares
Season 11
Bridget Riley, born in London in 1931, is a prominent figure in the Op Art movement. Early life experiences, including wartime evacuation to Cornwall…
1 year, 2 months ago
Frida Kahlo | The Two Fridas
Season 11
Frida Kahlo was a painter in the early 20th century associated with the Surrealist movement. While she had some moderate success as a painter during …
1 year, 2 months ago
Auguste Rodin | The Burghers of Calais
Season 11
Today's mini-episode is about Auguste Rodin and his sculpture of The Burghers of Calais. The story behind the piece is an inspiring tale that defines…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Aztec Sun Stone or The Calendar Stone
Season 11
The Aztec Sun Stone, also known as the Calendar Stone, is a large, round stone carving that represents Aztec mythology and cosmology. It depicts the …
1 year, 2 months ago
Jean-Michel Basquiat | Horn Players
Season 11
Jean-Michel Basquiat has created some of the most highly valued American paintings ever to go on auction. Basquiat sought to remake art history in hi…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead | The Judgment of Hunefer
Season 11
This mini episode is about The Book of the Dead, a collection of funerary texts from ancient Egypt. To better understand the collection as well as th…
1 year, 2 months ago
Claude Monet | The Gare Saint Lazare
Season 11
Claude Monet loved his garden and made about 250 paintings of water lilies. He and his Impressionist contemporaries were focused on color, light, and…
1 year, 2 months ago
Saloua Raouda Choucair | Interform
Season 11
Saloua Raouda Choucair was a pioneer of abstract art born in Beirut in 1916. Despite initial discouragement, she pursued her passion for art, studyin…
1 year, 2 months ago
Johannes Vermeer | Woman Holding a Balance
Season 11
Johannes Vermeer created stunning works and he is widely celebrated as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. This painting, Woman Hol…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Moai of Rapa Nui
Season 11
Today's mini episode is about the Moai statues of Rapa Nui, commonly referred to as Easter Island. The purpose of the Moai remains a mystery, but one…
1 year, 2 months ago