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Alexander Calder | Streetcar (encore)
Season 6
For this week's episode we learn a bit about Alexander Calder, the mechanical engineer who became a pioneer of kinetic sculpture. The specific work w…
2 years, 10 months ago
Phyllida Barlow - Untitled: upturnedhouse2, 2012 (encore)
Season 6
This episode is about Phyllida Barlow. I spoke with Greg Daniels, an art teacher out of the UK who runs www.theartteacher.net It was a pleasure talki…
2 years, 10 months ago
Andy Warhol
Season 6
In this portrait, Andy Warhol presented Marilyn Monroe in the format typically associated with religious artworks. This work was created just a few w…
2 years, 10 months ago
Henri Matisse
Season 6
Henri Matisse was born in Northern France on December 31, 1869. His father was a successful grain merchant. In 1887, Henri was well on his way to a s…
2 years, 10 months ago
Grant Wood
Season 6
Grant Wood was one of the most prominent painters of the Regionalist movement. He became a star of the art world pretty much overnight when his paint…
2 years, 10 months ago
Shigeru Miyamoto
Season 6
Shigeru Miyamoto has developed some of the most popular games of all time including Mario which is the most successful game franchise ever. Mario has…
2 years, 10 months ago
Rene Magritte
Season 6
Rene Magritte's painting, Son of Man, is among the most famous images of the Surrealist Movement. It is one of the few artworks that transcends the m…
2 years, 10 months ago
Martha Graham (encore)
Season 6
Martha Graham was a pioneer of modern dance. She was 17 years old when she saw her first dance performance by Ruth St. Denis. A few years later she b…
2 years, 10 months ago
Robert Rauschenberg
Season 6
Robert Rauschenberg came on the scene in the 1940s and made a name for himself with the idea of the combine. He not only blurred the lines, he elimin…
2 years, 10 months ago
Norman Rockwell
Season 6
Norman Rockwell was an incredible artist. He was not always respected as an illustrator, but his nostalgic images of small town America were incredib…
2 years, 10 months ago