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Today is Wassily Kandinsky's birthday in 1866. (I like imagining that the wondrous Anne Brigman from yesterday's post was born just three years after him). To a large extent, I consider Kandinsky a full-fledged art evangelist so I cannot resist but
Oh my, I'm speechless. I've been staring mesmerized at Anne Brigman's photographs; they're so lovely, that they literally take my breath away. Not sure how to choose which one to share! On this day in 1869, Anne was born the first of eight children i
Today I'm thrilled to have you discover the adventurous, free-spirited surrealist artist Eileen Agar born on this day in Buenos Aires in 1891. Her mother was American and her Scottish father made a fortune selling windmills in Argentina (I find that
Today I'm thrilled to have you discover the adventurous, free-spirited surrealist artist Eileen Agar born on this day in Buenos Aires in 1891. Her mother was American and her Scottish father made a fortune selling windmills in Argentina (I find that
Let's celebrate Columbian artist Fanny Sanín's 86th birthday today. She was a pioneer of the geometric abstraction movement and one of the few female geometric abstractionists. By the middle of the twentienth century, abstraction in visual art
On this day in 2018, in Liverpool, a 27ft. tall, 3.5 ton sculpture by artist Alfie Bradley was unveiled: "Knife Angel" otherwise known as the "National Monument Against Violence & Aggression" was created out of more than 100,0
"He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity’s sunrise." - William Blake, born this day 1757
Today I'm excited to turn you on to an under-known Pop artist and illustrator, Mara McAfee, born on this day in 1929 in Los Angeles (She passed away in 1984). She is most known for her satirical illustrations for National Lampoon covers in the 1970s.
Today let's celebrate Charles Schultz, creator of the beloved Peanuts comic strip. He was born a hundred and two years ago today (he died in 2000). I don't know about you, but I've always had a real soft spot in my heart for all the Peanuts character
Polish-Mexican muralist Fanny Rabel (born Rabinovich in 1922) died on this day in 2008 at the age of 86. I'm feeling a connection to her as a half Ashkenazi, half Latina myself. Rabel's parents were travelling actors so she had quite the unconventio
On this day in 1936, the first LIFE magazine owned by Henry Luce was published. It was the first all-photographic American news magazine. Its image-heavy content led to its immediate popularity and success. Talented photographers were engaged to prov
On the 61st anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, I wanted to share Elaine de Kooning's presidential portrait that the Kennedy family commissioned her to paint. It is considered to be the most unusual portrait from among tho

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