Japanese falling leaves
Falling leaves like Japanese characters read downward vertically on a page.
Art
Comparing the cost of an Art Institute of Chicago membership
Let’s get into the math of buying regular tickets at the ticket window versus getting an annual membership.
Leprechaun vs Pataikos
Hello little green person. You look like a leprechaun, but you come from Ancient Egypt.
Cat lovers will love the feline art from the Art Institute of Chicago’s collection
Searching for ‘feline’ instead of cat yields more ancient results.
Naming your trees after U.S. Presidents
I will be mailing this postcard to someone who has a tree, and I will name their tree after a U.S. President.
Medieval armor as cubism?
Do a search for “cubism” on the Art Institute of Chicago’s website, and you’ll get some medieval armor.
The mystery of Odilon Redon’s aquatic creatures
The French symbolist painter Odilon Redon got a kick out of putting eyeballs on things. But why?
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.
How we each discover Bob Ross
Today’s first encounters with Bob Ross are a bit different than the 1980s and 1990s.