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Paul Gauguin, Life and Works
Biography of Paul Gauguin, leader of the symbolist movement in art, and exponent of wood engraving and woodcuts. Like Van Gogh, proponent of Post-Impressionism.
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Pollock and Lichtenstein
See if you can answer these questions about these two abstract, pop artists from the 20th century.
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Artist Joseph Stella
Although Stella was born in Italy, he became a U.S. citizen in 1923. His best-known works combine Futurist elements with American subjects such as the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Gary Hume: Door Paintings
Some twenty years after the artist first emerged onto the re-ignited British art scene, Modern Art Oxford presents the first survey of Gary Hume's impressive oeuvre.
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John Kane
Although Kane was born in Scotland, he began to paint in the United States and was the first American folk artist to be exhibited by major museums.
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American Artist Georgia O'Keeffe
Brief biography of the world-famous painter, known for her large floral portraits and boldly spare landscapes painted in the southwestern desert.
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American Artist Alice Neel
Throughout her intense and independent life, Neel painted candid portraits of the famous and not-so-famous, and always maintained her true artistic vision.
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American Artist Georgia O'Keeffe
The artwork of Georgia O'Keeffe reflects her refusal to be defined; her work focuses on the contrast between light and dark, and includes both nature and cityscapes.
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Archibald Motley
Motley's detailed and vibrant works depict 20th century black culture, history, and nightlife, particularly scenes of Chicago.
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Subjects of 18th-Century French Paintings
What are the subjects doing in the paintings of these French artists and where can visitors see these paintings today?
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Let's Discuss
Let's discuss Canadian Literature from a variety of different perspectives.
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Artist Edward Hopper
Hopper's spare, smoothly detailed works portray a sense of both beauty and isolation in the American landscape.
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Artist Frederic Bazille
An excellent painter and also a patron of his Impressionist colleagues, Bazille's career was tragically cut short by his death in the Franco-Prussian War.
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Artist Sir Stanley Spencer
Spencer's works range from uniquely brilliant religious themes to lush florals and landscapes to intense realism.
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Berthe Morisot and Edouard Manet
Artist Berthe Morisot held her own among the male-dominated Impressionists, and her friendship with fellow painter Edouard Manet would influence her career and his own
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Guess the European Artist
See how well you know the 19th-century English or French artist who had only one leg, who had his marriage annulled, or who was financially ruined over a column.
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Gustave Caillebotte
A fine artist in his own right, Caillebotte was also a patron of his fellow Impressionists and a collector and donor of significant works.
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Jacob Lawrence
Short biography of one of the first African-American painters to move beyond race barriers and achieve international fame.
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Naturalistic Self-Portraits
These self-portraits by European artists - Heemskerck from the 16th century and von Marées and Courbet from the 19th century - feature realism.
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Robert Henri
Henri was an influential teacher of such students as artist Edward Hopper and a founding member of The Ash Can School of painting.
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Which 19th-Century Painter
Which British or French painter was dismissed as sentimental, was known for satanic subject matter, was the father of modern art, or was honored symbolically as an eye?
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Youthful Dreams Made Real:Net Fans Revive an Animation Franchise
Working in animation, the next series you work on could be a "revival" series, whether inspired by executives or fans. Here's my childhood memories of the series that inspired me into this profession -- and how, years later, the power of the Internet and fans that refused to let go to their childhood memories revived a series.
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Happy Holidays, Continued
The holidays are over, but the giving can continue. How can you help? Read on!
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Putto in Nicolas Poussin's Painting
Question: What is the putto in Nicolas Poussin's painting "Aurora and Cephalus" doing? Answer: Showing the huntsman Cephalus a small portrait of his wife Procris.
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American Artist Charles Sheeler
Sheeler's paintings and photographs display a clean, sharp style that would come to be called Precisionism.
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Arthur Dove
Painter and collage artist Arthur Dove is noted for being the one of the first Americans to create an abstract expressionist style.
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Artist William Sidney Mount
Painter William Sidney Mount rejected classical themes to celebrate everyday scenes from 19th century American life.
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Compost - the Silver Bullet
Compost is the best friend of the organic gardener. It fights disease, provides nutrients, conserves those nutrients, and neutralizes acidic or alkaline soil. You can never have too much compost. Read about all these benefits of compost and then go use it in your garden.
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Down on the Farm - Farm Theme Cakes
Here are some ideas to bring a “down home feeling” to a farm theme cake.
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17th-Century European Painters
Discover artist Hobbema's most famous painting, the definition of academicism, and how a celebrated 19th-century artist has been ignored for decades.
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18th-Century European Portraitists
Which 18th-century European artist suddenly went blind, created coronation portraits of Queen Charlotte, or painted famous beauty Emma Hamilton in historical poses?
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20th-Century Artist-Writers
Early 20th-century expressionist artist Bratby and mixed-media artist Tàpies added components of writing to their repertoires.
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Artist Albert Bierstadt
German-born Albert Bierstadt's vast, romantic paintings captured the spirit and promise of the early American West.
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British Artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Rossetti was one of the founders of The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artistic movement. Both painter and poet, his images and words created an ethereally sensuous world.
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Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele (1890-1918) was an important Expressionist artist. His dark, erotic paintings often featured the self, the body and the land in unsettling positions.
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Horace Pippin
Believing that art education comes from within the soul, Pippin rose from poverty to become one of America's best-known black painters.
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John Constable's Tribute
Sir George Beaumont encouraged painters to view his private collection of Old Masters that he gathered after his exposure to the ideals of Joshua Reynolds.
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John Singer Sargent
Short biography of the American expatriate known for his career as a portraitist and for his notorious painting Madame X.
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Name the Early-20th-Century Artist
How well do you know this 20th-century German, Austrian, or Spanish artist who died in WWI, died in the Spanish flu outbreak, or was obsessed with scenes from his youth?
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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
Short biography of the talented and independent-minded daughter of England's Queen Victoria.
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Subjects by Ingres and Courbet
What are the subjects doing in the paintings of these French artists and where can visitors see these paintings today?
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"The Poor Poet”
Carl Spitzweg's painting is a premier example of genre painting from the Biedermeier.
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20th-Century Artist Self-Portraits
Self-portraits by French and German artists from the early 20th century feature the modernist sensibility of discontent with traditional European art.
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Aberdeen, Washington
Aberdeen, Washington, known as a logging town is finally springing back after a logging hiatis from the spotted-owl issue.
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Doberman Buddies
Are Dobermans good with other pets? Find out!
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Fibromyalgia and Anger
We need to accept our anger towards our fibromyalgia and deal with it in a constructive manner.
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Francis Bacon, Painter
Francis Bacon was born in 1909 and died in 1992. His paintings use shocking colours and ravaged textures to evoke the underside of a self-threatened humanity.
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The Pre-Raphaelites
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in England began with Dante Rosetti, Holman Hunt and John Millais, who advocated a 'Truth to Nature' approach to art.
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Urban and Suburban Backyards
Urban and suburban gardeners face challenges in creating backyard habitats in small places. While 'wildness' is a good thing, the lack of it does not negate the attempt to make backyards more wildlife-friendly.
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Dark Dreams: Iris Murdoch’s The Sacred and Profane Love Machine
A discussion of the novel The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch.
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