Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
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Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
Who Arted is art history and art education for everyone. While most art history podcasts focus on the traditional "fine art" we see in museums around the world, Who ARTed celebrates art in all of its forms and in terms anyone can understand. Each episode tells the story of a different artist and art...
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El Greco | The Burial of the Count Orgaz
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known as El Greco, was a singular figure in art history who bridged the gap between Byzantine tradition and Western m...
10 Prehistoric Artworks
Explore a global journey through prehistoric art, from the earliest figurative works in Africa to foundational pieces in the Americas, Europe, and Asi...
Vincent van Gogh | The Starry Night (encore)
Vincent van Gogh saw little commercial success during his lifetime, but he loved art and he worked to forge relationships with other artists he could...
Sand Mandalas (encore)
The Buddhist monks of Tibet who are known for their tradition of sand mandalas destroy the work after completing it. The word mandala comes from Sansk...
Hans Holbein the Younger | The Ambassadors (encore)
Hans Holbein the Younger painted The Ambassadors in 1533. It is a massive, life sized double portrait filled with symbolism that gives us insights int...
Emma Stebbins | Industry & Commerce
My guest for this episode is Karli Wurzelbacher, curator for The Heckscher Museum of Art. She shared her insights into Emma Stebbins, a great neoclass...
Edgar Degas (encore)
Degas is famous for his beautiful depictions of ballet dancers, but he was also giving a glimpse into the tough reality those dancers experienced.
Artist Interview | Laurie Roberst
This week I have part two of my interview with Laurie Roberts. Last week, she shared insights into Larry Roberts, her late husband. He made beautiful...
Giovanni Battista Lombardi | Veiled Woman
Giovanni Battista Lombardi (1822-1877) was a prominent Italian sculptor of the 19th century, originally from Rezzato, near Brescia. After moving to Ro...
Larry Roberts | From the Beginning
Larry Roberts was a Chicago-based artist best known for his abstract paintings with rich colors and textures. I was able to interview Laurie Roberts,...
Bridget Riley | Movement in Squares (encore)
Bridget Riley, born in London in 1931, is a prominent figure in the Op Art movement. Early life experiences, including wartime evacuation to Cornwall...
Artist Interview Tyler Loftis | The Shell
Tyler Loftis is a contemporary artist based out of New York. Loftis developed a practice rooted that respects traditional practices like drawing and p...
Jeff Koons | Pink Panther (encore)
Jeff Koons, born in 1955, displayed an early interest in art. As a teenager, he called Salvador Dali's hotel and arranged to meet the artist. He was i...
TLDR Le Corbusier | Villa Savoye
Le Corbusier (born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) was a pioneer of modern architecture whose ideas reshaped our urban landscapes. A Swiss-born, French-nat...
TLDR Medieval Architecture
Medieval European architecture is defined by two major successive styles: Romanesque and Gothic. Romanesque architecture (c. 1000–1200 CE) is characte...
TLDR Tarsila do Amaral
Explore the life and work of Tarsila do Amaral, a foundational artist of Brazilian modernism and one of the most celebrated figures in Latin American...
TLDR Illuminated Manuscripts
Illuminated manuscripts are the stunning, handcrafted books of the medieval world, created through a meticulous process in monastery workshops known a...
Introducing If Objects Could Talk
I am putting a special bonus episode in the feed this week to share a new podcast from Getty. If Objects Could Talk is a great family friendly podcast...
TLDR Ibrahim El-Salahi | The Inevitable
My TLDR episodes are meant to be short and to the point with a few key facts to know about the artist and a look at one of their major works. This epi...
TLDR Georgia O'Keeffe | Sky Above Clouds IV
My TLDR episodes give a short and sweet overview with a few interesting facts about a great artist.
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) stands a...
TLDR Claude Monet | Water Lilies
As it is back to school season, I thought I would try making a series of episodes that are short and to the point to give students and anyone else int...
TLDR Gerhard Richter | Betty
Gerhard Richter, born in Dresden, Germany, in 1932, is a towering figure in contemporary art, whose life and work were forged by the tumultuous histor...
TLDR Georges Braque | Violin and Palette
Since it is back to school season, I thought I would make a series of episodes optimized for classrooms to give students a quick overview and a few in...
Eadweard Muybridge | The Horse in Motion
Pioneering 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge is celebrated for his groundbreaking work in capturing movement, which laid the foundation for...
William Blake | The Ancient of Days
My guest this week is Mark Vernon, author of Awake! William Blake and the Power of Imagination. We discussed William Blake, the famous poet and visual...
Fun Facts About Clay and Ceramics
Today, I wanted to share an episode of my other podcast, Fun Facts Daily, with some interesting information about clay and ceramics. You'll learn what...
Amalia Kussner | The Miniature Painter Revealed
My guest for this episode is Kathleen Langore, author of a new book about the artist, Amalia Kussner. She was a highly successful portrait artist who...
Wayne Thiebaud | Pie a la Mode
Explore the life and work of celebrated American artist Wayne Thiebaud, known for his vibrant and textured paintings of everyday objects. Born in 1920...
Man Ray | Ingres's Violin (encore)
Man Ray was a pioneer of cameraless photography. His signature technique was the "Rayograph" created by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive...
Amrita Sher-Gil | Bride's Toilet (encore)
Amrita Sher-Gil, born in 1913 to a Sikh aristocrat and a Hungarian-Jewish opera singer, was a trailblazing artist who blended European and Indian infl...
David Hockney | A Bigger Splash
Explore the life and work of David Hockney, one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Born in Yorkshire in 1937, Hoc...
Edvard Munch | The Scream (encore)
As a young adult, Edvard Munch studied art. He was influenced early on by the Impressionists, but he really came into his own when he began using pain...
I'm Not Your Muse: Uncovering the Overshadowed Brilliance of Women Artists & Visionaries
My guests this week were the author and illustrator of the fantastic book I’M NOT YOUR MUSE: Uncovering the Overshadowed Brilliance of Women Artists &...
Kwakwaka’wakw artist | Eagle Transformation Mask (encore)
The transformation mask is a carved and painted sculpture, a status symbol, a costume element and a simple machine all at once. Pulling the strings on...
The Woman with Fifty Faces
This week, I have an interview with the author and illustrtor behind a new graphic novel that tackles the story of Maria Lani who convinced over 50 pr...
Amedeo Modigliani (encore)
Amedeo Modigliani, a rebellious Italian painter, left a lasting mark on the art world with his distinctive style and captivating portraits. Born in Li...
The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris
It was a tremendous pleasure to get to interview Jennifer Dasal about her new book, The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époqu...
Thomas Hart Benton
American artist Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) was a leading figure of the Regionalist movement, known for his dynamic depictions of American life, la...
Louise-Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Portrait of an Artist
Louise-Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun is best known as Marie Antoinette's favorite portrait painter. In this episode, I spoke with Judith Lissauer Cromwell,...
Constantin Brâncuși | The Kiss & Bird in Space (encore)
Constantin Brâncuși was a Romanian sculptor who made a significant impact on modern art through his abstract sculptures. His passion and dedication to...