Today’s assignment was to pick up the nearest book, turn to page twenty-nine, and write a post based on the first word that you notice on that page. In a fashion that should not surprise anyone who knows anything about me, my nearest book was Robert Edsel’s The Monuments Men. I’m nothing if not predictable.… Continue reading Failure… or Not (WordPress Writing 101 Prompt #14)
Tag: Art History
Leonardo’s Lost Princess
Some thoughts on Leonardo's Lost Princess, a book about a drawing controversially attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter
Australian photographer Bill Gekas has been getting a lot of attention recently. His work has been featured everywhere from Buzzfeed to The Magazine Antiques, and I think I'll give him some press here as well. Gekas's work consists of portraits of his young daughter dressed up and posed in the style of Old Master paintings. I… Continue reading Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter
Fashion For the Art Historian: the Designs of Gary Graham
I was reading an article in this month's The Magazine Antiques about a current exhibition at the American Folk Art Museum in New York. Entitled "Folk Couture: Folk Art and Fashion", the exhibition includes the work of thirteen fashion designers, each of whom was invited to create a piece of couture based on one or… Continue reading Fashion For the Art Historian: the Designs of Gary Graham
Recommended Link: Modern Medievalism
I linked to some photographs on this blog a few posts ago, but I've only just had the chance to explore it in more depth, and now I want to share. Modern Medievalism is the work of a young scholar named James T.M. Griffin. Griffin is interested in everything to do with the Middle Ages… Continue reading Recommended Link: Modern Medievalism
A Scholarly Skater 