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When a Square is Just a Square

For an artist, inspiration can be a convoluted process. Many influences can converge to determine the final work of art.

Aug 9, 20248 min read

Images and objects that once belonged to loved ones who are no longer with us become more poignant as we endeavor to infuse light, warmth, a

Jan 3, 20244 min read

While viewing the Museum of Modern Art’s photography exhibition, An Ocean of Images: New Photography 2015, fellow artist Raymond E. Mingst

Jul 27, 202312 min read

Tim Hawkinson generally succeeds with his work. “Penitent,” is one such work that uses tongue-in-cheek humor while also giving the viewer so

Jul 24, 20231 min read

Like all Egyptian rulers, Seankhare Mentuhotep III was extremely concerned with his name and the accomplishments of his reign outlasting

Jul 2, 20237 min read

Climbing to the fourth floor of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and commanding the entrance to the Hall of Dinosaurs

May 30, 20237 min read

THE HOLIDAY SEASON is about love and giving. The birth of a baby—the Nativity—signals hope and ushers in a time that allows us to dream big

Jan 13, 20234 min read

A female figure of the Cihuateteo type, depicts a woman who died during childbirth. The closed eyes and open mouth illustrate the trope of t

Feb 21, 202212 min read

IN ANSWER TO HER PRAYERS, to understand the suffering of Christ as he was dying on the cross, St. Theresa of Avila was given the experience

Sep 25, 20202 min read

Our face can be our fortune, as well as tell our fortune.

Apr 25, 202013 min read

FAMILIES MAY BE BROKEN, blended, chosen; nuclear, extended and dysfunctional; happy, unhappy.

Mar 28, 20205 min read

At the onset of their civilization, the Olmec faced a grave challenge, which they did not understand.

Mar 26, 202012 min read

In 1876, Ludovic-Napoleon Lepic introduced his friend Edgar Degas to the technique of monotype. In fact the first monotype signed by...

Dec 7, 20182 min read