George Inness painted this scene of a train chugging through a bucolic landscape for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to commemorate the opening of… Read More »The Lackawanna Valley by George Inness
To be honest, I wasn’t sure how appropriate it would be to start another season of an arts podcast during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the… Read More »Season 5 Begins
The blossoms are starting to bloom, so “A Long Look” is going on spring break! In the meantime, there’s lots of great stuff happening at… Read More »End of Season 4
When Berthe Morisot and her sister Edma wanted to learn how to paint, their parents willingly obliged. After all, that was part of an upper-class… Read More »The Mother and Sister of the Artist by Berthe Morisot
When Jasper Cropsey painted Autumn – On the Hudson River, he set out to create a breathtaking vista to promote the idea of American grandeur… Read More »Autumn – On the Hudson River by Jasper Cropsey
Rene Magritte is one of the best known Surrealist painters and loved turning expectations on their heads. Which could explain A LOT about some of… Read More »La Condition Humaine by René Magritte
It’s Christmas and that means it’s time to look at another of the Gallery’s gorgeous Annunciation paintings. The elaborate inlay work decorating almost every square… Read More »The Annunciation by Masolino da Panicale
I realized I’ve been talking a lot lately about pure and pious saints. So, it’s time to lighten up by hanging out with people who… Read More »The Dancing Couple by Jan Steen
Breezing Up was a huge hit when Homer exhibited it during the American centennial, 1876. Viewers loved the optimism he conveyed in this scene of… Read More »Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) by Winslow Homer
Who is this young person kneeling before a crowd of one-percenters? Meet Joan of Arc, one very tough teen. She’s here to convince the exiled… Read More »Her Appeal to the Dauphin by Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel