Title: Self Portrait, 1896 Artist: Edward Penfield, 1866-1925 How many artists have bonded with their cats? Edward Penfield above, a leading American illustrator in the late 19th century, is […]
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Arts Everyday Living: The Artful Cat—Feline Friend, Soul of Curiosity from Early Media to Internet
Have you met The Favorite Cat? He (or she) obviously would like to be introduced to you. Those inquiring eyes, large and wide, the symbol of a most curious feline. Our potential […]
Arts Everyday Living: Art of August-Winslow Homer, Master of Sailing, Racing with the Sea & Sun
THE ART OF AUGUST We are ending our tribute to August with American master Winslow Homer’s classic Breezing Up (A Fair Wind). His masterpiece in which the sailboat Gloucester speeds […]
Arts Everyday Living: Art of August—Through the Eyes of Winslow Homer, Swimmers by the Sea
ART OF AUGUST The sun, the sand, and the ocean. What a wonderful day to be alive! These swimmers have just emerged from a dip and are huddled together, […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of August–Rendezvous in the Park with an American Impressionist
When American Impressionist William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) created A City Park, he had recently married Alice Gerson, the two of them residing with his parents in Brooklyn, New York. One of […]
Arts Everyday Living: Discovering Women Artists–Alice Pike Barney, Portraits of Her Daughters
On our July 9 blog, we featured the works of American artist Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931) whose favorite models were daughters poet Natalie Barney (1876-1972) above, and sculptor Laura Dreyfus […]
Arts Everyday Living: Discovering Women Artists–Alice Pike Barney, An American Visionary
Have you heard of Alice Pike Barney (1857-1931)? Hopefully, with the present focus on women artists, many of them overlooked by historians and the art world in general, her […]
Arts Everyday Living: Animals in Art—Maine’s Red Lobster, Creature from the Sea
Title: Lobster on a Black Background, 1940-1941 Artist: Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) What do you think of this big fellow? More likely to be your main course than a beloved pet? […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of Grace and Beauty–Thomas Wilmer Dewing’s Ode to Women
Title: Lady with a Mask, 1911 Artist: Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938) American master Thomas Wilmer Dewing is not officially categorized as belonging to the Boston School like William […]
Arts Everyday Living: A Room in New England–An Artist’s Daughters on a Summer Day
Title: Josephine and Mercie, 1908 Artist: Edmund Charles Tarbell (1862-1938) Have you heard of the Boston School? These American artists, working mainly in the late 19th century and early 20th […]
