The 3 Best Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages Podcast Episodes
1) Man Ray | Ingres's Violin
Man Ray was a pioneer of cameraless photography. His signature technique was the "rayogram" created by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper often manipulating them during exposure. Of c...Show More
2) The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland
My guest this week is Michelle Young, author of The Art Spy. During WWII, French museum curator Rose Valland risked her life to sabotage the Nazi art theft machine, secretly documenting their plunder ...Show More
3) Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of America's most famous and influential architects. He famously said, "No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and...Show More
4) Wifredo Lam | The Jungle
Wifredo Lam was a visionary artist whose work seamlessly blended the diverse influences of his multicultural heritage with the avant-garde movements of the early 20th century. Born in 1902 in Sagua la...Show More
5) Constantin Brâncuși | The Kiss & Bird in Space
Constantin Brâncuși was a Romanian sculptor who made a significant impact on modern art through his abstract sculptures. His passion and dedication to art is legendary. In the autumn of 1903, he began...Show More
6) Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Modigliani, a rebellious Italian painter, left a lasting mark on the art world with his distinctive style and captivating portraits. Born in Livorno in 1884, his early life was marked by illnes...Show More
7) Auguste Rodin | The Burghers of Calais
Today's mini-episode is rebroadcast of one of my favorites, Auguste Rodin and his sculpture of The Burghers of Calais. The story behind the piece is an inspiring tale that defines courage. During the ...Show More
8) Alfonse Mucha | Gismonda
In December 1894, Alphonse Mucha just happened to be in the print shop checking some proofs for a friend, when in walked an actress, Sarah Bernhardt in need of posters for her upcoming play. All of th...Show More
9) Eadweard Muybridge | The Horse in Motion
Pioneering 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge is celebrated for his groundbreaking work in capturing movement, which laid the foundation for modern cinema. After immigrating to the United St...Show More
10) Helen Frankenthaler | The Bay
The Bay was painted in 1963 as Frankenthaler had refined her soak and stain process. While Mountains and Sea was made with diluted oil paints, The Bay is acrylic on unprimed canvas. She had found that...Show More