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  • Directing the New Age

    The Marshmallow Sofa by George Nelson and Irving Harper for Herman Miller, 1956. George Nelson was offered the Directorship of The Herman Miller Furniture Company in 1945 following the publication of a book called,…

  • Circles and a Flag

    Window Triptych from the Avery Coonley Playhouse, Riverside IL., 1912 by Frank Lloyd Wright, The Art Institute of Chicago. Frank Lloyd Wright designed every element of his buildings especially his homes. He designed this…

  • Nurturing Young Talent

     Koala by Hannah Kiraly, 2012 Hannah Kiraly is my neighbor and a senior at Lakewood High School next year. Not long after I first met her I saw some of her photos and was…

  • Another View of the Jersey Shore

    Jersey Shore by Mabel Hewit, c. 1935, Mary Ryan Gallery. Mabel Hewit was from the Cleveland area and created woodblock prints in the “white-line” technique. Most of her subjects were everyday people and scenes.…

  • Small Work on a Large Scale

    Continuous Mile (Black) by Liza Lou, 2006-08, The Cleveland Museum of Art Liza Lou is known for creating artwork out of beads and also for creating ambitious pieces. This work is a mile long…

  • Happy Birthday John Constable

    The Haywain by John Constable, 1821, The National Gallery of Art, London. One of the most important British painters of the 19th century, Constable believed in painting out of doors in order to capture…

  • A Jewel Within a Jewel

    Sainte-Chapelle, 1242-48, Paris, Ile-de-France  Built by King Louis IX as a Royal Chapel, this piece of Gothic architecture has been likened to an larger-than-life jewel in its own box. King Louis purchased a highly…

  • Honoring Power

    Blossom by Polly Apfelbaum, 2000, MoMA, NYC. This piece is part of a series of installations Apfelbaum did that were named for, and dedicated to The Powerpuff Girls characters from the animated series. Apfelbaum…

  • Second Glance

    NATURE MORT AUX GRENADES by Mona Hatoum, 2006–07, Galleria Continua. Palestinian in background and raised in Beirut, the art of Mona Hartoum reflects what she knows and what she has lived with. She studied…