Who gave the famous “Elaine” painting to the Art Institute of Chicago?
The mystery of who owned San Francisco’s most famous painting in 1875.
Art
How we each discover Bob Ross
Today’s first encounters with Bob Ross are a bit different than the 1980s and 1990s.
Looking forward to the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
I hope the art work is shocked by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.
Cool baseball hats for the Art Institute of Chicago
Does the Art Institute of Chicago have any cool baseball hats?
Adorable Silly Guardian Sculptures
Evidence that the Art Institute of Chicago really loves guardian statues.
8 ways to enhance an art museum
How would you reimagine an art museum? The Art Institute of Chicago called on teens to reinvent and vamp up the museum experience. The competition, Re:Imagine, asked for ideas to make the museum more engaging and multi-sensory, using any creative methods. 52 wonderful ideas were submitted. Eight of them really stood out. Concepts like scratch-n-sniff …
Gamification of Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture is such an incredible resource. You can virtually explore through the galleries of art museums, view artwork up close, make your own collections, search through topics, explore by color. There’s so many things you can do. Google made a fun way for people to explore through the wide functionality. As you …
My writing about money has disappeared
Today I was looking at the categories on spudart.org. A handy list appears in the footer. I recently added the “notepad” category. Seeing that “1” next to “notepad” is rather nice. It’s like the start of something. 1. One post. The beginning. What will grow from the notepad section? How will it grow? How will …
A rubber stamp with Munch’s “painted by a madman” graffiti phrase
Today I ordered a rubber stamp with Edvard Munch’s “painted by a madman” phrase. When he painted “The Scream”, the original artwork wasn’t received very well by a critique of local artists. One of the folks at the critique questioned his sanity. So upset by this criticism, Munch went home and hand-wrote “Can only have …
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