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Henri Matisse | Goldfish
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…
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir | Luncheon of the Boating Party
Today, Renoir is remembered as one of the greatest painters of the Impressionist movement. His paintings are soft and delicate, but his life and his …
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Ansel Adams | Monolith, the Face of Half Dome
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was an iconic American photographer renowned for his dramatic black and white landscapes, particularly of Yosemite National P…
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El Anatsui | Old Man's Cloth
El Anatsui is a leading contemporary sculptor born in 1944 in Anyako, Ghana. Trained at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Anats…
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Peter Paul Rubens International Man of Mystery
Peter Paul Rubens wasn't your typical 17th-century artist. He produced magnificent Baroque masterpieces, his canvases overflowing with vibrant colors…
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Maya Lin | Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was established to honor those who died in the Vietnam War. Jan Scruggs, a veteran of the conflict, spearheaded the cre…
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Elaine de Kooning | Portrait of John F. Kennedy
Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989) was a vital figure in 20th-century American art. She was a renowned Abstract Expressionist painter, portraitist, and wr…
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Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning, a Dutch-American Abstract Expressionist painter, was born in Rotterdam in 1904. He stowed away on a freighter in 1926, eventually …
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The Erased Masterpiece - Robert Rauschenberg’s Erased de Kooning
This episode is kicking off Arts Madness season. Every spring, listeners vote for their favorites in a bracketed tournament of 64 different artists. …
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The 57th Street Art Fair
For today's episode, I wanted to focus on the business side of art by looking at art fairs. I interviewed Amy from the 57th Street Art Fair in Chicag…
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