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The Lascaux Cave Art
Season 9
Once again I will be hosting my annual Arts Madness Tournament this Spring. I will be posting daily mini-episodes covering 64 diverse artists and art…
2 years, 3 months ago
Announcing Arts Madness Tournament and the Apollo 11 Stones
Season 9
This year I will once again host my annual Arts Madness Tournament in March. I will be posting daily mini-episodes on 64 different artworks over the …
2 years, 3 months ago
Thomas Nast the Father of the Modern Santa
Season 8
In the bustling streets of 19th-century New York, amid the ink-stained presses and frenetic energy of the newsroom, Thomas Nast, a German-born Americ…
2 years, 3 months ago
Banksy | Girl with Balloon
Season 8
In 2018, Banksy's painting, Girl with Balloon went up for auction. As the gavel sounded to announce a winning bid of about $1 million, everyone in th…
2 years, 3 months ago
Keith Haring | DJ Dog
Season 8
Keith Haring is one of my absolute favorite artists because he was earnest and direct in his paintings. In his works, he would reduce complicated mes…
2 years, 3 months ago
Polykleitos | Doryphoros
Season 8
Around 450 BCE as Polykleitos walked the dusty streets of Argos, art and philosophy intertwined. The Greeks of the classical era produced works that…
2 years, 3 months ago
Gustave Caillebotte | Paris Street; Rainy Day
Season 5
Many know the image of Paris Street; Rainy Day, but somehow far fewer know the artist who painted it, Gustave Caillebotte. He was born in Paris in th…
2 years, 3 months ago
Max Beckmann | The Night
Season 8
Max Beckmann was a German painter born on February 12, 1884. While he is often associated with the expressionist movement, he actually rejected that …
2 years, 3 months ago
Bob Ross | Mystic Mountain
Season 8
Bob Ross served in the United States military for 20 years before he became America's favorite painter of "happy little trees." This week, my guest T…
2 years, 3 months ago
Louis Prang | Father of the American Christmas Card
Season 8
Louis Prang not only started the company that makes some of my favorite art classroom supplies, he created the artist's color wheel and introduced Ch…
2 years, 3 months ago