Title: We Both Must Fade Lilly Martin Spencer (1822-1902) How many of us have had a favorite dress or suit which we still remember even after the passing of many […]
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Arts Everyday Living: African-American Artists-Edward Mitchell Bannister, Master of Landscapes
Title: Approaching Storm* Artist: Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901) Sometimes nature turns against us, quickly and unpredictably. The usually calm, stately trees–now starting to move ominously back and forth–can suddenly threaten […]
Arts Everyday Living: Native Americans in Art–Portrait of the Chiefs & Leaders, Nobility & Dignity
Title: Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri and Pawnees Artist: Charles Bird King (1785-1862) They startle us initially. Emerging boldly from the canvas, so striking in their colorful regalia. […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of the Dog Week–Renoir’s Portrait of the Ultimate Lap Dog
Title: Head of a Dog, 1870 Artist: Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) How can anyone resist such a face? Engaging us lovingly with those gentle eyes, accustomed to the tenderest […]
Arts Everyday Living: Art of the Dog Week–Mary Cassatt, A Little Girl’s Best Friend & Playmate
Title: Little Girl in a Blue Armchair Artist: Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) Is it time for a nap for a girl and her pet? Slumped on her chair, is […]
Arts Everyday Living: The Art of the Cat Week—Today, Through the Eyes of Cecilia Beaux
Title: Man with a Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker) Artist: Cecilia Beaux (1855-1942) In this portrait, we have entered the gentlemanly world of Mr. Henry Sturgis Drinker, engineer and future university […]
Arts Everyday Living: Impressionist Hassam’s Immortal Friend—the Poet of Appledore Island
A few years before she died, American Impressionist Childe Hassam (1859-1935) immortalized his poet friend Celia Thaxter (1835-1894) surrounded by the summer blossoms she lovingly tended. For Appledore was her […]
Arts Everyday Living: Through Impressionist Eyes–Red Poppies in an Island Garden on the Sea
Title: Isle of Shoals Artist: Childe Hassam (1859-1935) Have you ever thought of living on an island? Way beyond land, only reached by boat, across miles of water. Surrounded by […]
Arts Everyday Living: Monet, the Supreme Impressionist–Summer Sailing on the Seine River
Title: The Bridge at Argenteuil Who: French Impressionist Claude Monet (1840-1926) It is the height of the summer. The sun shines brightly illuminating the world around us, from the […]
Arts Everyday Living: Happy Birthday Rembrandt—Portrait of his Wife Saskia, Story of Love
Have you noticed that July is a major birthday month for artists? We have already celebrated the births of American master James McNeill Whistler (July 11, 1834) and Austrian icon […]
