Fascinating story about a recent lawsuit concerning a series of daguerreotypes taken by Harvard University academics during the 19th century of enslaved people tied to racist beliefs and pseudoscience. NY Times Article: Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants,… Continue Reading →

Listen to Hieronymus Bosch’s “500-Year-Old Butt Song From Hell”

I will be giving at brief talk at the Art Museum at 5:50 on Thursday covering the work of Pop artist Robert Indiana and how his LOVE sculptures have become a magnet for selfies in the twenty-first century. After this,… Continue Reading →

Curious about the origins of the pigments used throughout art history? Some colors used extremely rare (and expensive) organic materials, making some dyes or pigments only available to the upper echelons of society. This podcast, featuring author Kassia St. Claire,… Continue Reading →

Though the figure in Van Eyck’s famous (and mysterious) paintings is almost certainly not pregnant, there are ways that the painting can be read in terms of 15th century gender roles and the constant pressure on women of her stature… Continue Reading →

Hello future art historians! This website will act as your textbook for Art 188: Renaissance to Contemporary Art. All materials are linked here or available on Canvas. I will frequently post interesting articles, videos, and other material via this blog… Continue Reading →

The film Loving Vincent was just released and features animation made entirely from oil paintings, the first of its kind.

If you are particularly interested in Whistler’s work, you might enjoy this documentary from PBS. http://www.pbs.org/video/pbs-arts-james-mcneil-whistler-and-case-beauty/

Contemporary light art drew record crowds to downtown Cincinnati last weekend. There are many examples throughout art history of exhibitions reaching a wide audience, especially with the Salons and World’s Fairs of the 19th century that we are discussing in… Continue Reading →