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A Hell of a Good Story: Thomas Hart Bentonmental_floss Blog - 22 hours ago Both readers Meredith T. and emily requested a post on the American painter Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975), of whom emily said, “He was a spitfire!” The agricultural harvest focus of his 1947 painting “Achelous and … Also tagged: blogs |
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A Knight’s House: Tobias Stimmermental_floss Blog - Oct 11, 2008 In 1566, the Swiss artist Tobias Stimmer (1539-1584) was commissioned to adorn the Haus zum Ritter (Knight’s House) in Schauffhausen with frescoes. Today, the Haus zum Ritter’s frescoes are considered the “best … Also tagged: blogs |
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International Renaissance Man: Nicholas Roerichmental_floss Blog - Oct 9, 2008 On this day in 1874, Nicholas Roerich was born. The Russian artist (1874-1947) is often described as a “Renaissance man” due to his many activities and contributions to Russian culture. 1. Like many parents, Nicholas … Also tagged: blogs |
mental_floss Blog - Oct 7, 2008
October is smack in the middle of marching band season, so today’s post features the 1949 lithograph “The Band.” The artist behind “The Band” is Raoul Dufy (1877-1953), a French artist requested by reader cinthya. 1 …
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mental_floss Blog - Oct 4, 2008
As evidenced by our “What is art?” post and its accompanying discussion, people have vastly different opinions of what materials can be used to create art and what can be classified as art. Yet although most people …
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mental_floss Blog - Oct 2, 2008
Monday marked the 11th anniversary of the death of American artist Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997). Though Lichtenstein became synonymous with Pop Art, he also created more traditional paintings, including scenes of the …
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mental_floss Blog - Sep 30, 2008
As of today, “Feel Art Again” has been a regular feature on mental_floss for 52 full weeks, having made its debut on September 26, 2007, with Caspar David Friedrich’s “Two Men Contemplating the Moon.” To celebrate this …
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mental_floss Blog - Sep 27, 2008
As American photographer Gregory Crewdson celebrates his 46th birthday today, let’s take a look at his life and methods. (Shown above is one of his untitled photographs from 2004.) 1. Remember that song “Let Me Take …
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mental_floss Blog - Sep 25, 2008
Today marks the 105th anniversary of the birth of Mark Rothko (1903-1970), a Latvian-American artist who believed “pictures must be miraculous.” In honor of Rothko, and at the request of reader nikki, today we’ll take …
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mental_floss Blog - Sep 23, 2008
At the request of reader Mike, today’s “Feel Art Again” features Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), a French painter. Like John William Godward, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, and Sir Edward Poynter, Gérôme was a painter in the …
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