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Fun Fact Friday - Edmonia Lewis and The Death of Cleopatra
Season 3 Episode 120
This is a#funfactfriday mini-episode about Edmonia Lewis and her sculpture The Death of Cleopatra. After it was exhibited in Philadelphia for the Cen…
4 years, 1 month ago
Phyllida Barlow - Untitled: upturnedhouse2, 2012
Season 3 Episode 119
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…
4 years, 1 month ago
Vermeer Was Using a Camera Before Photography Was a Thing
Season 3 Episode 118
This episode is about Johannes Vermeer and the theory that he used a camera obscura to paint his incredibly detailed works such as The Girl with a Pe…
4 years, 1 month ago
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Arts Madness Tournament
Episode 117
This is a special announcement about my annual Art Madness tournament. This has become a tradition in my classroom to help students explore art histo…
4 years, 1 month ago
Klaus Nomi - Nomi Song
Season 3 Episode 116
This episode is about Klaus Nomi the New Wave performance artist who was known for his unique plastic suit and even more unique singing voice.
Who ART…
4 years, 1 month ago
Fun Fact Friday - The Renaissance Painter Who Played with his Food
Season 3 Episode 115
Giuseppe Acrimboldo is best known for his quirky arrangements of food, foliage, animals and objects that form surreal portraits.
Who ARTed is an Airwa…
4 years, 1 month ago
Jim Dine - Confetti Heart 1, 1985
Season 3 Episode 114
This episode is about Jim Dine and his work Confetti Heart from 1985. Dine is well known for his numerous works utilizing hearts and other familiar s…
4 years, 1 month ago
The World’s Blackest Black - The Feud Between Stuart Semple and Anish Kapoor
Season 3 Episode 113
This is a Fun Fact Friday mini-episode about the feud between Anish Kapoor and Stuart Semple. Scientists developed VANTA Black to absorb over 99% of …
4 years, 1 month ago
Henri Matisse - The Dessert: Harmony in Red (The Red Room) 1908
Season 3 Episode 112
This episode is about Henri Matisse and his famous work, The Dessert: Harmony in Red (The Red Room) from 1908. We covered a bit of biography and deve…
4 years, 1 month ago
Raphael’s The School of Athens
Season 3 Episode 111
This is a fun fact Friday mini episode about The School of Athens painted by Raphael in 1510 C.E. In this classic Rennaisance masterpiece, Raphael pa…
4 years, 2 months ago