Garden Sprites designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel.
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Brilliant Poppies
Unikko (Poppy) Design by Maija Isloa for Marimekko, 1965.
Marimekko created some of the most iconic designs from the mid-twentieth century. The bright bold prints created by artists like Isloa were exactly what people were attracted to, with their colors and shapes.
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One of the Guys
Lydia at the Tapestry Loom , c. 1881, by Mary Cassatt .Lydia was Cassatt’s sister and a frequent subject in her paintings. Cassatt lived and studied Impressionism in Paris where she specialized in paintings of women and children and a look into their private lives.
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People Are So Clever
An article in the Washington Post covers people recreating famous works of art with all different types of things while in quarantine. It will lighten your mood and remind you how clever people are. #gettychallange
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From Brass to Bronze
Black Totem, 2005 -2009 by Herb Alpert Musician Herb Alpert’s bronze totem sculptures are inspired by the wooden totems of the NW
tribe. He is also a painter – that is a lot of talent for one person.
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Collect It Because You Love It
were art collectors. They amassed a collection of over 5,000 pieces of contemporary art from a collection begun in the mid-twentieth century. They did on modest salaries from his job as a postal worker and her as a librarian. Their choices were well-considered and educated, but mostly what they liked, and were drawn to.
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Abstracted Jazz
Stuart Davis, The Mellow Pad, 1945-51 Stuart Davis believed that abstract painting could impart more of the meaning of the work than a straight figurative interpretation. This work is about American jazz and giving a viewer a sense of the relaxed “coolness” inherent in its form. The name “Mellow Pad” refers to slag used by the musicians for a low-key place to hang out.
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Color Woodcuts
Mabel A. Hewit, Dunes from Race Point, Cape Cod , c. 1930 Cleveland area artist Mabel Hewitt was a very accomplished print maker. Her work was colorful and drew on subjects of everyday life.
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Common Interests
James Roy Hopkins, Mandarin Blue , 1917 James Roy Hopkins was the head of the Fine Art Department at Ohio State from 1923 – 1948. His wife Edna Boies Hopkins was a print maker. .
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Game Time
Exekias, Ajax and Achilles Playing a Board Game , 540-530 BCE, Greece This Greek Black Figure pottery vase portrays Trojan War heroes Ajax and Achilles taking time to play a broad game while on a break from the battle.
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