***This series highlights the similarities between art historical figures and their modern-day pop culture counterparts. Part 3 features a closer look at Cassandra and Ellen Ripley.*** They say a prophet is not welcome in their own hometown and nothing could be more accurate for these two ladies. Both Cassandra and Ripley are blessed with foresight, […]
Read more "Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 3 – Cassandra & Ellen Ripley"***This series highlights the similarities between art historical figures and their modern-day pop culture counterparts. Part 2 features a closer look at Queen Esther and Princess Leia.*** I love the phrase “self-rescuing princess.” There are hundreds of stories that center around a damsel in distress or a princess awakened by a kiss or some chick […]
Read more "Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 2 – Queen Esther & Princess Leia"***This series highlights the similarities between art historical figures and their modern-day pop culture counterparts. Part 1 features a closer look at Athena and Wonder Woman.*** Humans sure do love stories, don’t they? And we really love stories about heroes fighting villains, the underdog taking out Goliath and the universal battle between good and evil. […]
Read more "Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 1 – Athena & Wonder Woman"The Rollins Museum of Art in Winter Park, FL is hosting a massive art exhibition that acts as an introductory course in non-Western art of the late 20th century. Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish & Indian Art, 1960s – 1970’s is an enormous show with so much educational information provided that it may require repeat visits. What […]
Read more "“Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish & Indian Art, 1960s-1970s” at the RMA"As you may recall from previous posts on this blog… I LOVE HALLOWEEN! I love decorating and dressing up and giving out candy – all of it! Here’s an interesting fact… when art historians love Halloween, they tend to do things a little differently. Case in point, this year I decided I would bring a […]
Read more "Halloween 2022"Exciting news for those who love art, cinema and biographies as the life of artist Hilma af Klint comes to the big screen! While there is currently no release date for the film in the U.S., those in the U.K. can watch the film when it’s released on October 28th. Written and directed by Lasse […]
Read more "“Hilma”"The topic of museum acquisitions was discussed recently on an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and while it may sound like a boring and trivial issue, in recent years it has become more important than ever to address the matter head-on and make it right. The art world is a complicated and […]
Read more "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – “Museums”"I am so pleased to share that I have returned to in-person classes and lecturing! My last lecture with a large group of people took place in February 2020, just before the pandemic lockdown. Since then, I have had to rely on Zoom, The Wandering Art Historian blog and my YouTube channel to continue my […]
Read more "Hauntingly Good Art"All good things must come to an end and sadly, it is time to announce the end of The Wandering Art Historian book club. Our final book – Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland – will be discussed on Sunday, October 30th at 2:00pm via Zoom. The end of The Wandering Art Historian […]
Read more "The Wandering Art Historian Book Club Comes to an End"While Florida is primarily known for theme parks, beaches and as the vacation capital of the world, the Sunshine State also has an extensive creative history that, I would wager, even most native Floridians don’t know much about. In fact, Florida has been the permanent or seasonal home to a myriad of important and influential […]
Read more "“Jimm Roberts: Southernmost Art & Literary Portraits” at the OMA"
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