End of Season 5
We’ve reached the end of Season 5 and as this unbelievable year comes to a close, I’ll be taking some time off to figure out… Read More »End of Season 5
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Quarry by Edward Loper
Did you know the US government once actually paid artists to work? During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration helped launch the career of… Read More »Quarry by Edward Loper
Still Life by Margaret Burroughs
Margaret Taylor Burroughs was an author, painter, sculptor, printmaker, curator, museum director, activist, and teacher who left an amazing artistic and historic legacy in Chicago.… Read More »Still Life by Margaret Burroughs
The Good Shepherd by Henry Ossawa Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner became one of America’s most famous Black artists by depicting dream-like Bible scenes like this one. Click here to see it on… Read More »The Good Shepherd by Henry Ossawa Tanner
Autumn Drama by Alma Thomas
Click here to view “Autumn Drama” on the Gallery’s site. Clicking the image on their page will open a viewer that allows you to zoom… Read More »Autumn Drama by Alma Thomas
Correcting the Canon: The Evans-Tibbs Collection
Welcome back to “A Long Look!” For the rest of the season, I’ll be presenting paintings from the Evans-Tibbs Collection, one of the most important… Read More »Correcting the Canon: The Evans-Tibbs Collection
The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew by Duccio di Buoninsegna
This colorful panel painting depicts an episode early in Jesus’s career–the moment he called Peter and his brother Andrew to join his ministry. It was… Read More »The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew by Duccio di Buoninsegna
River Landscape with Ferry by Salomon van Ruysdael
Salomon van Ruysdael absolutely nails the feeling of optimism, enjoyment, maybe even relief, as his fellow Dutch citizens ferry across a river on a soft… Read More »River Landscape with Ferry by Salomon van Ruysdael
The Lackawanna Valley by George Inness
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
Season 5 Begins
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