Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 4 – Judith & Buffy Summers

***This series highlights the similarities between art historical figures and their modern-day pop culture counterparts. Part 4 features a closer look at Judith and Buffy Summers.*** “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” – Laurel Thatcher Ulrich This phrase was taken from Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s 1976 article on Puritan funeral services. However, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian wasn’t […]

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 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, […]

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 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 […]

Strong.Female.Lead. – Part 1 – Athena & Wonder Woman

***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. […]

Wild & Witchy Women (In Art & Pop Culture)

You may recall that I began my most recent lecture series – The Artist as Alchemist: Spirituality, Science & Magic in Art – way back in September 2021. This lecture series consists of four lectures with the epic conclusion coming this month. Before I announce the final lecture in the series, let’s do a quick […]

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