A Long Look Podcast: Recent Episodes
Karen Jackson
Ever get museum fatigue? That overwhelmed feeling when you try to see everything? Then, join me to discover a better way to connect with art! This podcast takes you through the experience of looking at art for minutes, not seconds. And you’ll find out the history, mystery or controversy about the work or the artist!
Well, here we are my friends, the 100th and final episode!
We go back to where it all started, the National Gallery of Art, for a look at one of Pieter de Hooch’s idealized depictions of what a Dutch household was supposed to be. This cozy home may have been more wishful thinking than reality, though!
We’ll find out how an embarrassing meeting helped create the Gallery! And I’ll share final thoughts and thank yous and a few podcast recommendations I think you’ll really like (listed below).
If you want to follow along, you can find it here on the Gallery’s site
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode Music “The Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 - Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 864” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Kimiko Ishizaka. Courtesy of musopen.org https://musopen.org/music/43466-the-well-tempered-clavier-book-i-bwv-846-869
“Hand in Space” by Quantum Jazz https://archive.org/details/jamendo-046377
Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/artworks/1172-bedroom
https://www.nga.gov/research/publications/online-editions/dutch-paintings-seventeenth-century-bedroom-16581660
Pieter de Hooch information “Pieter de Hooch, 1629-1684” by Peter C. Sutton (Archive.org) https://archive.org/details/pieterdehooch16200sutt
https://www.theartstory.org/artist/de-hooch-pieter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_de_Hooch
“Public and Private Life in the Art of Pieter de Hooch” by Martha Hollander (JSTOR) Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek (NKJ) / Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art 51 (2000): 272–93. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24706499
Women in Dutch life “The Embarrassment of Riches” by Simon Schama (Bookshop.org)
Gallery history https://www.nga.gov/about-us/our-history
https://www.doaks.org/resources/cultural-philanthropy/national-gallery-of-art
“America’s National Gallery of Art” by Philip Kopper (Internet Archive) https://archive.org/details/americasnational0000kopp/americasnational0000kopp
Jazz in the Garden https://www.nga.gov/calendar/jazz-garden
“The Mill” by Rembrandt https://www.nga.gov/artworks/1201-mill
The Object Podcast--Minneapolis Institute of Art https://new.artsmia.org/the-object-podcast
The Modern Art Notes Podcast https://manpodcast.com Tyler Greene presents in-depth discussions with artists about their practice and curators about current shows for a fascinating look at today’s art world.
Immaterial https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/series/immaterial-podcast The Metropolitan of Art’s limited series podcast tells us surprising stories about the stuff art is made from.
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/bedroom-de-hooch
When critics hinted Maurice Prendergast was getting a little repetitive as he approached 50, he could’ve hung up his brushes. After all, he’d been pretty successful. Instead, he headed back to where it all began--Paris--and came away reinvigorated with “a new impulse,” as he called it.
Today’s episode takes us to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington DC. We’ll find out how an idea that started with Congress just before the Depression led to an official modern art museum on the National Mall!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode music
“Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 - IX. King of the Hobbyhorse” by Robert Schumman
Performed by Donald Betts.
“Children's Corner, L. 113 - III. Serenade of the doll” by Claude Debussy
Performed by Edward Rosser
Both courtesy of musopen.org
“Loopster” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artwork information
Beach at Saint-Malo
https://iiif.si.edu/mirador/?manifest=https%3A%2F%2Fids.si.edu%2Fids%2Fmanifest%2FHMSG-HMSG-66.4131 (mirador zoom-in view)
https://hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/artwork/?edanUrl=edanmdm%3Ahmsg_66.4131
Prendergast info
https://www.theartstory.org/artist/prendergast-maurice/
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.5270.html
Maurice Prendergast. Wattenmaker, Richard J, and National Museum of American Art. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1994.
https://archive.org/details/mauriceprenderga0000watt/page/n5/mode/2up
Maurice Prendergast : By the Sea. Homann, Joachim. Brunswick, Maine: Bowdoin college Museum of Art, 2013.
“The Early Art Education of Maurice Prendergast.” Glavin, Ellen. Archives of American Art Journal 33, no. 1 (1993): 2–12. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1557569. (JSTOR)
Hirshhorn info
https://hirshhorn.si.edu/explore/the-founding-donor/
https://hirshhorn.si.edu/about-us/
https://siarchives.si.edu/history/hirshhorn-museum-and-sculpture-garden
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden : The Collection. Brunet, Briana Feston, and Romare Bearden. Edited by Stéphane Aquin, Anne Reeve, and Sandy Guttman. New York: DelMonico Books, 2022.
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/saint-malo/
So much better than Instagram! Pierre-Auguste Renoir invited 14 friends to lunch one summer--several lunches actually--and ended up creating this spectacular work of art.
In today’s episode we find out about this happy group and that beautiful riverside restaurant they’re clearly enjoying. And I’ll tell you a pretty funny story about how Duncan Phillips was able to get this stunner for his new modern art museum, the Phillips Collection in Washington DC.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode music “Parisian” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
From Blue Dot Sessions: “Via Verre” https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/306837
“Symphony 40 In G Minor” https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/306840
“Etude 9 Stefan” https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/306841
Artwork information https://www.phillipscollection.org/collection/luncheon-boating-party
https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2017-10-06-renoir-and-friends-luncheon-boating-party
“The Eye of Duncan Phillips: A collection in the making” by Duncan Philips and David W. Scott. 1999. Edited by Erika D. Passantino. Washington, DC: Phillips Collection in association with Yale University New Haven.
Sitters identified https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luncheon_of_the_Boating_Party
Holston papers William H. Holston papers, 1915-1964. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Reel D-169 #1029-31
“Luncheon of the Boating Party” by Susan Vreeland https://bookshop.org/p/books/luncheon-of-the-boating-party-susan-vreeland/11716075?ean=9780143113522&next=t
Maison Fournaise https://www.maisonfournaise.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_Fournaise
Caillebotte episode https://alonglookpodcast.com/08-skiffs-caillebotte
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/boatingparty/
No bows and arrows, no hunting buffalo on horseback. Walter Ufer saw first-hand that Native Americans in the 1920s weren't the romanticized caricatures from the old Wild West shows.
In today's episode we're looking at “Callers” and find out how a city boy from Chicago ended up in Taos, NM and broke all the rules when it came to depicting his friends and neighbors as real people trying to balance the modern world with tradition.
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode Music “Free Guitar Riding Blues” and “Follow the Little Creek” by Loco Lobo. Courtesy of Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/completly-free/free-guitar-riding-blues-f-014
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/verona/follow-the-little-creek-faster-id-1386
“Clusticus the Mistaken” by Doctor Turtle. Courtesy of the artist https://doctorturtle.bandcamp.com/album/free-turtle-archive-everything-cc-by-by-turtle
Artwork information https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/callers-24394
Artist info https://americanart.si.edu/artist/walter-ufer-4912
https://www.historynet.com/walter-ufer/?f
https://cometatomic.com/walter-ufer-a-remarkable-journey-through-art-and-activism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Ufer
https://www.illinoisart.org/essays/walter-ufer#_ftn23
Ufer letter https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15324coll1/id/1930
Taos Artists Society “The Taos Society of Artists : Masters & Masterworks” by Amy Scott (Internet Archive) https://archive.org/details/taossocietyofart0000scot
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/callers-ufer/
While I’m taking a break, I thought you might enjoy this encore presentation of a popular episode from 2019—the gorgeous Woman Holding a Balance at the National Gallery of Art. If you want to follow along, you can find it at alonglookpodcast.com/vermeer.
And make sure to stick around to the end for a special announcement!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode theme is “Caro Mio Ben in C Major” by Giuseppe Giordani, performed by Joel Meza. https://soundcloud.com/joel-meza-1/caro-mio-ben-in-c-major
“Women Holding a Balance” information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1236.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/vermeer-woman-holding-a-balance.html
Vermeer information https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1951.html
“Essential Vermeer” website (extensive amount of info!) https://www.essentialvermeer.com
Widener information “Dutch Paintings at the National Gallery of Art: The Untold Stories behind the Acquisitions of the Rembrandts, Vermeers, and Other Treasures in the Collection” (audio) https://www.nga.gov/global-site-search-page.html?searchterm=wheelock+audio
RECOMMENDED READING “Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting” by Adriaan Waiboer, et al. Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland, 2017.
Exhibit brochure https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/exhibitions/pdfs/2017/vermeer-brochurel.pdf
“Vermeer: Faith in Art” by Daniel Arasse
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/encore-woman-balance-vermeer/
And you thought YOU were gonna have a lot of holiday company! Poor Mary, who’s only given birth a week or so ago, now faces this onslaught of unexpected visitors in today’s episode.
We’ll find out who exactly all those folks are, their connection to one of the most powerful families in Europe, and what’s up with the peacock. Pretty sure that wasn’t one of the animals at the Nativity...
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode music “Joy to the World” and “We Three Kings” performed by John Sayles http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/holidaymusic.htm
“Mass for 4 Voices,” composed by William Byrd, performed by Ensemble Morale. Courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/44138-mass-for-4-voices
“Suite in F Major” composed by Michael Praetorius. Performed by Michel Rondeau. Courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/43633-suite-in-f-major
Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.41581.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/angelico-lippi-the-adoration-of-the-magi.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adoration_of_the_Magi_(Fra_Angelico_and_Filippo_Lippi)
https://www-jstor-org.dclibrary.idm.oclc.org/stable/20074684?seq=6 (JSTOR article, may need to log in through your library)
Magi gifts https://uscatholic.org/articles/202212/why-did-the-magi-bring-jesus-gold-frankincense-and-myrrh
https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/why-did-the-magi-bring-gold-frankincense-and-myrrh/
Medici information https://www.britannica.com/topic/Medici-family
Karen’s favorite illuminated manuscript “The Hours of Catherine of Cleves” https://www.themorgan.org/collection/Hours-of-Catherine-of-Cleves
Recommended Reading: “Fra Angelico” by Laurence Kanter and Pia Palladino. Published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Press, 2005. Pgs 278-283. Explains Magi’s visitation. (Free PDF) https://cdn.sanity.io/files/cctd4ker/production/f9c70388da067f22ea0e43e5e512fb5f8d2b0d33.pdf
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/adoration-magi-angelico-lippi/
Today’s episode is all about relaxing, taking a little break after a long year and before the holidays hit. So I offer you a quiet beach at the Jersey Shore in this serene painting by William Trost Richards.
We’ll find out how this Philadelphia-born artist embraced the idea of nature and art as keys to a better life and his connection to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington D.C.
Thomas Cole and the Corcoran are key parts of the story, so here are previous episodes about them: “A Pastoral Visit” tells the story of the founding of this influential museum and “The Voyage of Life: Childhood” is one of Cole’s dramatic allegorical paintings.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode Music "Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
“Database Of Problems, Rolodex Of Lies” by Doctor Turtle https://doctorturtle.bandcamp.com/album/free-turtle-archive-everything-cc-by-by-turtle
Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.195170.html
William Trost Richards information https://chrysler.org/exhibition/seascapes-by-william-trost-richards/
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.2710.html
New York Times article on Richards https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/16/arts/design/william-trost-richards-at-national-academy-museum.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
“William Trost Richards: American Landscape & Marine Painter” by Linda S. Ferber https://archive.org/embed/williamtrostrich0000ferb (archive.org)
“Niagara” by Frederic Edwin Church https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.166436.html
Episode on the Corcoran Gallery “A Pastoral Visit”
Episode on Thomas Cole “The Voyage of Life: Childhood”
Transcript is available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/coast-new-jersey
Welcome back! I hope you all had a great summer. We’ll be spending the rest of 2024 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, starting off with a stunning portrait of a red-headed Irish beauty that shocked London society. We’ll find out who she is and how she was much more than a pretty face.
Then we’ll learn about the very mercurial artist she had to put up with, James McNeill Whistler and the chaos he caused in his own life and others!
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas: “Ascension” https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo and “Easy” https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs
Episode music “Chopin Waltz in A Minor, B. 150.” Performed by Aya Higuchi
String Quartet no. 2 in B minor - II. Minuetto moderato.” Composed by Joseph Miroslav Weber, Performed by Steves Bedroom Band. Courtesy of musopen.org
Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.12198.html
https://www.nga.gov/features/joanna-hiffernan-the-white-girl.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.12198.html#relatedpages
https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/woman-in-white.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/whistler-symphony-in-white-no-1-the-white-girl.html
https://www.nga.gov/blog/how-whistler-painted-white-in-full-color.html
James McNeill Whistler info https://www.theartstory.org/artist/whistler-james-abbott-mcneill
Joanna Hiffernan Bio https://www.dib.ie/biography/hiffernan-joanna-jo-a9605
The Peacock Room https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/interactives/peacock-room/making-the-peacock-room/
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/symphony-in-white/
“A Long Look” returns with new episodes soon! Meanwhile, I've been looking down the road trying to figure out the future of the show and realized I've been doing all the talking for the past 7 years! So now, I'd like to hear from you.
I’ve put together a short audience survey to find out your thoughts and experience with “A Long Look.” To be honest, I'm deciding whether or not to continue the show and your feedback will really help. You can find it at alonglookpodcast.com/survey and it shouldn’t take more than 5 minutes. It's a Google form but you DO NOT need a Goole account to fill it out. The deadline is Nov. 15. I look forward to hearing from you and thanks so much!
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Well, we’ve reached the end of our brief tour of the Smithsonian American Art Museum! I hope you’ve enjoyed it. It was a lot of fun getting to share this unique place with you and introduce you to some artists you might not have heard of.
I’ll tell you about the two-for-one experience of visiting the museum and its hidden gems. And I have...thoughts...about the stories it tells.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT BELOW)
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Smithsonian American Art Museum https://americanart.si.edu/
Luce Foundation Center for American Art https://americanart.si.edu/visit/saam/luce
Lunder Conservation Center https://americanart.si.edu/art/conservation
National Portrait Gallery https://npg.si.edu/
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/american-art-finale
In today’s episode we look at “Floating Clouds” by Hisako Hibi, one of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans incarcerated in prison camps on the West Coast during WWII. Paintings like this served as the only visual record of life in the camps as well as a way for prisoners to deal with the harsh conditions.
We’ll find out how she and her family were able to build a new life after the war and how she persevered through her art and with the help of fellow immigrants.
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
EPISODE MUSIC “Timeless One” by Solas Composer https://soundcloud.com/solas_composer/timeless-one
“Eastern Thought” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
Artwork information Hisako Hibi https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/floating-clouds-119617
Detention camp paintings https://janm.emuseum.com/groups/hisako-hibi-collection/results
Hisako Hibi info https://americanart.si.edu/artist/hisako-hibi-33445
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisako_Hibi
https://americanart.si.edu/blog/japanese-american-artists-hibi
https://www.becomingvisible.si.edu/stories/hisako-hibi
https://womenshistory.si.edu/blog/hisako-hibis-work-artist-was-almost-lost
Exhibition info Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/floating-clouds
Just in time for your Memorial Day travels, here’s an extended episode celebrating the anniversary of Impressionism! We take another look at three of the originals: Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, and Berthe Morisot. Her painting “The Mother and Sister of the Artist” is featured in the upcoming blockbuster “Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment” opening Sept. 8 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. Find out more on their site.
SHOW NOTES Opening theme: "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs
Episode Music: OFFENBACH CAN-CAN by Light Symphony Orchestra; Offenbach https://archive.org/details/78_offenbach-can-can_light-symphony-orchestra-offenbach_gbia0309744b
EPISODES Monet--Grainstack Show notes and transcript https://alonglookpodcast.com/grainstack/
Pissarro--Place du Carrousel Show notes and transcript https://alonglookpodcast.com/place-du-carrousel-by-camille-pissarro/
Morisot--Mother and Sister of the Artist Show notes and transcript https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-mother-and-sister-of-the-artist-by-berthe-morisot/
EXHIBITIONS “Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment” National Gallery of Art (Sept 8-Jan. 19) https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2024/paris-1874-impressionist-moment.html
“Mary Cassatt at Work” Philadelphia Museum of Art (May 18-Sept. 8) https://press.philamuseum.org/mary-cassatt-at-work/
“The Impressionist Revolution from Monet to Matisse” Dallas Museum of Art (thru Nov. 3) https://impressionistrevolution.dma.org/p/1
SUGGESTED READING “Luncheon of the Boating Party” by Susan Vreeland https://bookshop.org/p/books/luncheon-of-the-boating-party-susan-vreeland/11716075?ean=9780143113522
Transcript is available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/impressionism
It’s starting to get warm out so the seaside’s on my mind! In the latest episode we visit Appledore on the Isles of Shoals with American painter Childe Hassam. This group of islands off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine was a long-time vacation fave for this Boston artist.
We’ll find out how he fused the color and energy of artists like Claude Monet and Camille Pissaro with uniquely American settings like this stunning rocky New England shoreline. And the ruckus he and some of his fellow painters started to create a brand-new kind of American art!
Transcript is available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/appledore
Henry Sturgis Drinker and Cecilia Beaux had a complicated history but that didn’t get in the way of Cecilia making him the subject of one of her best portraits.
In today’s episode, we’ll find out how Henry was just one example of the lengths this renowned Gilded Age artist went to pursue her dream of an art career. And how her talent, hard work--and the help of a good friend--got her started.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode music
“Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 21 'Sunday'” by Frédéric Chopin
Courtesy of the European Archive and musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/82-preludes-op-28/
“Preludes, Op. 28 - No. 17 'Scene on the Place de Notre-Dame'” by Frédéric Chopin
Performed by Ivan Ilic. Courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/82-preludes-op-28/
“String Quartet no. 12 in F major 'American', Op. 96” by Antonín Dvořák.
Courtesy of the European Archive and musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/4887-string-quartet-no-12-in-f-major-american-op-96/
Artwork information
https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/man-cat-henry-sturgis-drinker-1635
Les Dernier Jours d’Enfance
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection/item/les-derniers-jours-d-enfance
Cecilia bio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Beaux#cite_ref-16
“Cecilia Beaux: A Modern Painter in the Gilded Age” by Alice A. Carter.
https://archive.org/details/ceciliabeauxmode0000cart
“Cecilia Beaux: American Figure Painter” by Sylvia Yount.
https://archive.org/details/ceciliabeauxamer00beau
Henry Sturgis Drinker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Sturgis_Drinker
Transcript is available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/cecilia-beaux/
Putting ordinary people in odd, unsettling surroundings was the specialty of Hughie Lee-Smith. In today’s episode we look at his “Confrontation” from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
We’’ll find out how an encounter with Italian Surrealism and a forbidden childhood carnival forged a visual language he used to depict universal feelings of loneliness, separation, and alienation in post-war America.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode music: “Passing Fields” by Quantum Jazz Courtesy of Free music Archive (CC BY-SA) https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Quantum_Jazz/End_of_Line/05_-_Quantum_Jazz_-_Passing_Fields/
“Ghost Carousel” by LAURENT BUCZEK Courtesy of Pixabay https://pixabay.com/music/build-up-scenes-ghost-carousel-155303/
“Between Worlds” by Tobias Webster (CC-BY) http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/tobias_weber/56664
"Shades of Spring" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artwork information https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/confrontation-78130
Artist information Biography Hughie Lee-Smith by Leslie King-Hammond and Aiden Faust. San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2010.
Hughie Lee-Smith papers, c 1890-2007, bulk 1931-1999. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/hughie-lee-smith-6317
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughie_Lee-Smith
https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/04/nyregion/art-a-painter-finally-gets-his-due.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/12/nyregion/art-review-a-painter-s-evolution-visual-and-political.html
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/confrontation
Merry Christmas! For this year’s holiday episode we're looking at this kind of unusual Nativity scene jammed packed with the detail those Northern European Renaissance artists just loved!
We’ll find out how the birth of Christ went from early spring to late December, the story of the arch, and the mystery of the missing gold platter!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” opening theme is "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and the closing music is “Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella” performed by John Sayles http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/holidaymusic.htm
Episode music:
“Away in a Manger” and “Angels We Have Heard on High” performed by John Sayles http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/holidaymusic.htm
“Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem” and “Teller of the Tales” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.47.html
“Early Netherlandish Painting” https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/early-netherlandish-painting.pdf
“Petrus Christus: Renaissance Master of Bruges” https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/Petrus_Christus_Renaissance_Master_of_Bruges
“Petrus Christus in Renaissance Bruges : An Interdisciplinary Approach” https://archive.org/details/petruschristusin0000unse/page/167/mode/1up
How Dec. 25 became Christmas The Christmas Story in Art
https://www.history.com/news/why-is-christmas-celebrated-on-december-25
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/12/25/why-is-christmas-on-dec-25-a-brief-history-lesson-that-may-surprise-you/
Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/?p=2865
Just in time for Thanksgiving, we take a look at this sumptuous feast by one of the stars of still-life painting, Pieter Claesz. We'll find out three hints that tell us who might have owned this fabulous artwork and the amazing connection between the Dutch and one of your favorite ballpark treats!
If you want to follow along, you can find it here on the Gallery's site.
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode music “Violin Concerto in F major, RV 293 'Autumn' - III Allegro” composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Performed by John Harrison. Courtesy of musopen.org https://musopen.org/music/14910-the-four-seasons-op-8/
“Meadow Waltz” by Keys of Moon Music https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon/meadow-waltz-classical-piano-orchestra-free-download
“Take Me Out to the Ballgame” performed by Kevin MacLeod https://www.incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100313
Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.132271.html
Artist information https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.18426.html
“Pieter Claesz : Master of Haarlem Still Life” by P. Biesboer, Zwolle: Waanders Publishers, 2004.
History of still life https://mymodernmet.com/what-is-still-life-painting-definition/
“The Dutch Gamepiece” by Scott A. Sullivan
Dutch cuisine “The Sensible Cook : Dutch Foodways in the Old and the New World” by Peter G. Rose. 1st ed. Syracuse, N.Y: Syracuse University Press, 1989.
For a transcript, visit https://alonglookpodcast.com/?p=2825
In today’s episode we’re looking at “Childhood” by Thomas Cole. It’s the first of a series of enormous paintings he did called “The Voyage of Life.”
We’ll find out how Cole used this series to push the boundaries of landscape painting from just pretty pictures to something much more meaningful. And we’ll learn why the Gallery’s version isn’t the original!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
Episode music: “Scenes from Childhood,” Op. 15, Robert Schumman https://musopen.org/music/2326-scenes-from-childhood-op-15/
“His Last Share of the Stars” by Doctor Turtle https://doctorturtle.bandcamp.com/album/free-turtle-archive-everything-cc-by-by-turtle
Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52450.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/cole-the-voyage-of-life-childhood.html
https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-19th-century-part-1.pdf
Thomas Cole information https://thomascole.org/biography-of-thomas-cole/
https://thomascole.org/wp-content/uploads/FINAL-PDF-for-Website-2022.pdf
Thomas Cole National Historic Site https://thomascole.org/
For a transcript visit https://alonglookpodcast.com/?p=2804
Autumn is a season of change, so it seemed like the perfect time to announce a few changes happening with the show!
First, I've got new music! The current theme did the job when I started way back in 2017, but it’s time for a refresh so I went with a couple tunes that are welcoming and relaxed, but a little funky. I hope you like it!
I've also updated the intro and am moving to a monthly release schedule. These changes will start with the next episode, which drops soon. Listen below for more details!
I hope you enjoy the new sound and if you do, it would mean so much if you spread the word! Personal recommendations are one of the top ways people discover podcasts. Just send folks here or tell them to search for “A Long Look” wherever they get their podcasts.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” themes are "Easy" by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs and “At the Cafe with You” by Onion All Stars https://pixabay.com/users/onion_all_stars-33331904/
For a transcript visit https://alonglookpodcast.com/?p=2772
This work by Edouard Vuillard reminds me of the old Magic Eye images that ran in the Sunday comics back in the ’90s. You’d be presented with a dense, colorful pattern and have to figure out what the hidden image was. I could never do it.
In today’s episode we’ll find out how he and a group of young artists called the Nabis threw out the rules of traditional painting to create something more personal that made the viewer have to do some of the work of figuring out what’s going on.
If you want to follow along, you can find it here on the Gallery’s site.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT BELOW)
“A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas
“Ascension” https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo and “Easy” https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs
Episode theme is “Gnossienne” composed by Erik Satie. Performed by Edward Rosser. Courtesy of musopen.org
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52238.html
Vuillard self-portrait
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.93000.html
Vuillard info
https://www.theartstory.org/artist/vuillard-edouard/
https://artuk.org/discover/stories/douard-vuillard-nabi-and-intimist
“Bonnard to Vuillard: Intimate Poetry: The Nabi Collection of Vicki and Roger Sant” by Elsa Smithgall, et al. New York, New York: Rizzoli Electa, 2019.
“Vuillard, the Inexhaustible Glance : Critical Catalogue of Paintings and Pastels.” Salomon, Antoine., Guy. Cogeval, and Mathias. Chivot. Vol. 1, Milano: Skira, 2003.
Nabis info
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dcpt/hd_dcpt.htm
https://smarthistory.org/nabis-decorative-art/
Negative space trick
https://mymodernmet.com/negative-space-definition/
For a transcript visit https://alonglookpodcast.com/?p=2728
Today's episode takes us back to the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV, whose court was every bit as frothy as the clouds the harvest goddess Ceres is lounging on. We find out crabs are sometimes lobsters and how a penniless young man from the outskirts of Paris named Antoine Watteau ended up scoring a big commission from one of the most powerful men in the court. And why this painting is now so rare!
If you want to follow along, find it here on the Gallery’s site
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT BELOW)
“A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas:
“Ascension” https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo and “Easy” https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs
Episode theme is “Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, K. 216” composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed by the NOVA Community Chorus, courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/2863-violin-concerto-no-3-in-g-major-k-216/
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46149.html
Watteau info
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1967.html#biography
https://www.nga.gov/features/slideshows/18th-century-france-the-rococo-and-watteau.html#slide_1
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antoine-Watteau/Watteaus-Cythera#ref35071
Cancer crab info
https://www.britannica.com/place/Cancer-constellation
https://ima.princeton.edu/2016/06/21/junes-zodiac-sign-lobster-like-crabs/
For a transcript visit alonglookpodcast.com
Meet St. Francis, who’s in the middle of receiving a…um…complicated divine visitation. This wealthy young party lover and man about town gave it all up to live a more meaningful life and lead others to embrace self-sacrifice, love nature, and encourage peace.
In today’s episode we find out how his spiritual devotion led to this rather mixed blessing and why he’s one of the most popular saints.
If you want to follow along, you can find it at here on the Frick Collection’s site.
Photo of St. Francis in gallery https://www.frick.org/blogs/middle_ground_bellini_breuer
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas:
“Ascension” https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo and “Easy” https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs
Episode music:
“Byrd O Magnum Mysterium” by William Byrd. Performed by Ensemble Morales
https://musopen.org/music/10537-o-magnum-mysterium/
“Ale and Anecdotes” by Darren Curtis | https://www.darrencurtismusic.com/
Music promoted on https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Artwork information
https://collections.frick.org/objects/39/st-francis-in-the-desert
https://www.frick.org/interact/miniseries/cocktails_curator/bellinis_st_francis_desert
St. Francis info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi#Character_and_legacy
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Francis-of-Assisi#ref2420
In a New Light : Giovanni Bellini’s “St. Francis in the Desert.” Rutherglen, Susannah et al. New York: The Frick Collection in association with D Giles Limited, London, 2014.
“Cocktails with A Curator” St. Francis in the Desert
https://www.frick.org/interact/miniseries/cocktails_curator/bellinis_st_francis_desert
“Canticle of the Creatures”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canticle_of_the_Sun
Meaning of stigmata
https://www.franciscantradition.org/blog/78-feast-of-the-stigmata-of-saint-francis
Transcript available at alonglookpodcast.com
In today’s episode, we get to picture ourselves in a dreamy landscape on a sunny afternoon courtesy of Annibale Carracci and the National Gallery of Art in DC. Annibale was a painter in Bologna, Italy from the 1580s to early 1600s and one of his big innovations was making landscapes like this a thing in Italian art.
We’ll also find out how Annibale is connected to celebrity artist Lavinia Fontana who we met in a previous episode and what happened to the poor guy when he took on a project with the client from hell!
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT BELOW)
“A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas: “Ascension” https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo and “Easy” https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs
Episode music: “Classical Piano and Cello” by Danielyan Ashot Makichevich. https://pixabay.com/music/modern-classical-classical-piano-and-cello-short-version-112721
“The Well Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 - Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866” by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Kimiko Ishizaka. https://musopen.org/music/performer/kimiko-ishizaka/composer/johann-sebastian-bach/
Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.41673.html
Carracci information “The Lives of Annibale & Agostino Carracci,” by Giovanni Pietro Bellori. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1968.
"Annibale Carracci Artist Overview and Analysis". [Internet]. 2023. TheArtStory.org Content compiled and written by Libby Festorazzi Edited and revised, with Summary and Accomplishments added by Antony Todd Available from: https://www.theartstory.org/artist/carracci-annibale/ First published on 27 Mar 2020. Updated and modified regularly [Accessed 04 May 2023]
Comments or questions are welcome at alonglookpodcast.com
In honor of Women’s History Month, we find out about trailblazer Lavinia Fontana, a celebrity artist in Renaissance Italy. Her portraits were all the rage among the nobility of Bologna and with the help of a supportive (and broad-minded) husband/business manager, she became the first professional woman artist.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas: “Ascension” https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo and “Easy” https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs
Episode music: “Rondeau” and “My Mistress is as Fine as Faire ” performed by John Sayles
“Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - 13 - Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Kimiko Ishizaka.
http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm
https://musopen.org/music/4107-goldberg-variations-bwv-988/
Artwork information
https://nmwa.org/art/collection/portrait-noblewoman/
Self-portrait
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15883827
Lavinia Fontana information
https://www.nga.gov/press/acquisitions/2022/lavinia-fontana.html https://www.nga.gov/stories/lavinia-fontana-and-lucia-bonasoni-garzoni-two-professional-women.html https://www.theartstory.org/artist/fontana-lavinia/
National Museum for Women in the Arts https://nmwa.org/
https://nmwa.org/nmwa-at-home/
Lavinia Fontana: Pioneering Painter of the 16th Century (Getty)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgeDGtF11KY
Lavinia Fontana of Bologna, 1552-1614
Catalog for exhibition of the same name, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1998
Comments or questions are welcome at alonglookpodcast.com
Our final episode in our long look at Vittore Carpaccio examines the mysteries raised by a reunited panel painting and how a good cleaning can make all the difference.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode music is “La Verde Primavera,” “My Lady Carey’s Dompe,” and “Salterello” performed by John Sayles http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/earlymusic.htm
Exhibition catalogue “Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice,” Peter Humphrey, Yale University Press, 2022. https://shop.nga.gov/vittore-carpaccio-master-storyteller-of-renaissance-venice-exhibition-catalog
Fishing and Fowling on the Lagoon & Letter Rack (Getty Museum) https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103REK
Two Women on a Balcony (Museo Correr/Google Arts and Culture) https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/due-dame-veneziane-vittore-carpaccio/5QEssF9uMskmLA
New interpretation of reunited panels “Carpaccio's 'Hunting on the Lagoon': A New Perspective” https://www.jstor.com/stable/886357 (JSTOR, check your local library for access)
Fishing scene theories Journal of Art and Society “Carpaccio’s Double Enigma: Hunting on the Lagoon and the Two Venetian Ladies” https://www.artinsociety.com/carpacciorsquos-double-enigma-hunting-on-the-lagoon-and-the-two-venetian-ladies.html
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Our next stop is Carpaccio’s “Virgin Reading.” We discover a hidden Jesus, a still-unsolved art mystery, and how Carpaccio broke the rules in his unusual depiction of the Virgin Mary. Check out the episode at alonglookpodcast.com to see the images mentioned.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode music is “Goldberg Variations, BWV. 988 - Variation 12. Canon on the fourth.” Performed by Shelley Katz. Courtesy of musopen.org. https://musopen.org/music/4107-goldberg-variations-bwv-988/
Virgin Reading info https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.498.html
Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century by Boskovits, Miklós., and David Alan Brown. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 2003.
Exhibition information https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/carpaccio-renaissance-venice.html
Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice by Peter Humphrey et al. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022.
X-radiography http://www.fineartconservation.ie/x-radiography-4-4-45.html
Giorgione episode https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-adoration-of-the-shepherds-by-giorgione/
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Next up in our tour of Vittore Carpaccio is “Saint Augustine in His Study.” Carpaccio was a specialist in creating series of huge paintings designed to hang in sequence to tell the story of a saint or other Biblical story and “St. Augustine” is one of these.
We’ll find out how an unexpected visitor told the saint to get over himself, how Carpaccio created an immersive media experience in a Venetian meetinghouse, and how a dog beat out a weasel for a role in this scene.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode music is “Sheep May Safely Graze - BWV 208” and “Lone Harvest” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Exhibition information https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/carpaccio-renaissance-venice.html
Artwork information Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice by Peter Humphrey et al. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022.
St. Augustine bio https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Augustine
Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni tour (starts at 4:55) https://aur.edu/dalmatian-school-venice-professor-jason-cardone
Words of Jerome to Augustine (Requires JSTOR login) Roberts, Helen I. “St. Augustine in ‘St. Jerome’s Study’: Carpaccio’s Painting and Its Legendary Source.” The Art Bulletin 41, no. 4 (1959): pg 292. https://doi.org/10.2307/3047853.
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We kick off Season 7’s spotlight on Renaissance artist Vittore Carpaccio with his majestic, “Lion of St. Mark.” This enormous painting announces Venice’s return to power after a run-in with the League of Cambrai.
We’ll find out how a winged lion became the symbol of Venice, what happens when a couple of tourists get carried away, and how a pope changing his mind led to Venice’s resurgence.
SHOW NOTES
“Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice” is on view Nov. 20, 2022–Feb. 12, 2023. Find out more at https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/carpaccio-renaissance-venice.html
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Goudimel Hodie nobis caelorum rex” composed by Claude Goudimel. Performed by Michel Rondeau.
Courtesy of musopen.org https://musopen.org/music/43315-hodie-nobis-caelorum-rex/
Artwork information
Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice by Peter Humphrey et al. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2022.
https://www.italyouritaly.com/blog/2021/1/21/the-lion-of-san-marco
https://www.britannica.com/topic/League-of-Cambrai
Venice: Pure City by Peter Ackroyd ©2009, Anchor Books.
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Meet Vittore Carpaccio, a famous Renaissance artist you might never have heard of. He's the star of the National Gallery of Art’s exhibition, “Vittore Carpaccio: Master Storyteller of Renaissance Venice” which introduces this Venetian favorite to us for the first time! In Season 7, we’ll look at stories of lions, saints, puppies, and a reunited painting, and hidden Jesus!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
“Gabrieli Canzon per sonar primi toni a 8, Ch. 170.” Performed by James Howard Young
https://musopen.org/music/43294-canzon-per-sonar-primi-toni-a-8-ch-170/
We’re going old school in this Christmas episode as we look at “Madonna and Child” by Giotto di Bondone, a guy who got so famous he goes by one name, Giotto! Kind of like Cher!
We’ll find out how he revolutionized religious art in Florence at the end of the Middle Ages. Like so many of the writers around him, he looked to the past in order to move forward. And you’ll find out the lengths I go to for my listeners!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Angels We Have Heard on High” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3368-angels-we-have-heard-on-high
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.397.html
”Distorting the Madonna in Medieval Art“ (Smart History article)
Cecilia Frosini lecture (video)
Giotto information
https://smarthistory.org/giotto-the-ognissanti-madonna/
https://www.theartstory.org/artist/giotto/
Arena Chapel frescoes
https://smarthistory.org/giotto-arena-scrovegni-chapel-part-1-of-4/
Cimabué, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cimabue_-_The_Madonna_in_Majesty_(Maest%C3%A0)_-_WGA04932.jpg
“The Decameron” (Internet Archive link)
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Well, it’s fall, my favorite time of year! I decided to celebrate by pulling together three past episodes related to this beautiful season. We’ll revisit a stunning view of the Hudson River by Jasper Cropsey and see how Charles Sheeler turned a country stove into a modern image. Last but not least is Alma Thomas and her exuberant “Autumn Drama.”
So join me for this special expanded episode of “A Long Look!”
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Quantum Jazz courtesy of Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Quantum_Jazz
Cover image by Melk Hagelslag from Pixabay
Link to Hudson River episode show notes and transcript
Link to Doylestown episode show notes
Link to Autumn Drama episode show notes and transcript
Woman with a Sunflower looks like one of Mary Cassatt’s charming domestic scenes. But when she painted this in 1905, times were changing and this is actually a bold statement of women’s rights!
In this episode, art historian Nikki Georgopulos joins us to share the secret of the sunflower, and how her research led to the painting’s original name being restored.
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Prelude no. 4 in F major” composed by Gabriel Fauré. Courtesy of musopen.
org https://musopen.org/music/7934-9-preludes-op-103/
Closing theme is “Give the Ballot to the Mothers” courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways.
https://folkways.si.edu/explore
Artwork information Woman with a Sunflower https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46573.html
Nikki Georgopolus blog post
https://www.nga.gov/blog/cassatt-suffragist-symbolism.html
Well, I've wrapped up our virtual road trip! I hope you enjoyed exploring works at other fantastic museums around the country. They all have great online resources if you want to check do a deeper dive into their collections.
The show is mostly on hiatus for the summer, although I will be doing another extended episode in a few weeks, so stay tuned!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
https://metmuseum.org
The Art Institute of Chicago
https://www.artic.edu
J. Paul Getty Museum
https://www.getty.edu/museum
Minneapolis Institute of Art
https://new.artsmia.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art
https://www.clevelandart.org
This final episode of our virtual museum road trip takes us to the Cleveland Museum of Art to see the dreamy Vale of Kashmir by Robert S. Duncanson.
We’ll find out how a self-taught American artist made it big and his connection to First Lady Dr. Jill Biden.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 no. 1” composed by Frédéric Chopin. Performed by Olga Gurevich.
Courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/108-nocturnes-op-9/
Vale of Kashmir image
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2014.12
Duncanson info
The Emergence of the African-American Artist: Robert S. Duncanson 1821-1872, Joseph D. Ketner, University of Missouri Press, 1994.
America’s Forgotten Landscape Painter: Robert S. Duncanson
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/americas-forgotten-landscape-painter-robert-s-duncanson-112952174/
Inauguration Highlights Rainbow Painting by African American Artisthttps://americanart.si.edu/blog/inauguration-highlights-rainbow-painting-african-american-artist-duncanson
Robert S. Duncanson Charted New Paths for Black Artists in 19th-Century Americahttps://www.artnews.com/feature/robert-s-duncanson-landscape-painter-who-was-he-1234582541/
The Cleveland Museum of Art Acquisition Highlights 2014
https://www.clevelandart.org/magazine/cleveland-art-2015-highlights/acquisition-highlights-2014
Lalla Rookh info
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalla_Rookh
Taft murals
https://www.taftmuseum.org/duncanson-murals
Post comments or questions at alonglookpodcast.com
Today’s episode takes us to the Minneapolis Institute of Art for a long look at Claude Monet.
We’ll find out how the morning light on a neighbor’s haystacks inspired one of his most famous painting series and the hectic practice he developed to paint them!
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Sonatine - I. Modéré” by Maurice Ravel. Performed by Markus Staab. Courtesy of musopen.org https://musopen.org/music/4724-sonatine/
Haystacks (Monet series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haystacks_(Monet_series)
Artwork information https://collections.artsmia.org/art/10436/grainstack-claude-monet
Monet info
Perry, Lilla Cabot. "Reminiscences Of Claude Monet From 1889 To 1909." The American Magazine of Art 18, no. 3 (1927): 119-26. Accessed May 12, 2021. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23931183.
Exploring Late Monet with Art Historian Kathryn Calley Galitz, Pac Pobric, Editor, Digital Department, 2018 https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/collection-insights/2018/monet-conversation
Isabella d'Este knew a thing or two about bad luck. A philandering husband who was out of town most of the time, the loss of three children, and oh yeah, running the government of Mantua while protecting it from invading armies while hubby was away! But she also knew Fortune can swing both ways.
Our next stop is the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA where we find out why this majorly influential Renaissance Woman may have been the one to hire Dosso Dossi to paint this mysterious scene.
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Suite in F Major” composed by Michael Praetorius. Performed by Michel Rondeau. Courtesy of musopen.org https://musopen.org/music/43633-suite-in-f-major/
Artwork information https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/822/dosso-dossi-giovanni-di-niccolo-de-lutero-allegory-of-fortune-italian-about-1530/
A Recovered ‘Fortune’ : Renaissance Work Cost $1,000, Sold for $4 Million https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-29-ca-849-story.html
Dosso Dossi info https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/1007/dosso-dossi-giovanni-di-niccolo-de-lutero-italian-ferrarese-about-1490-1542/
Dosso Dossi: Court Painter in Renaissance Ferrara (PDF) http://resources.metmuseum.org/resources/metpublications/pdf/
Isabella info
https://isabelladeste.web.unc.edu/profile-of-isabella-deste/
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/dinner_party/place_settings/isabella_d_este https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_d%27Este
“Fickle Fortune: Pinning Down Fortune in 16th Century Italy” by Megan Haddad (2019) Aleph, UCLA Undergraduate Research Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences, 16. https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9kw3v8st
Frank Sinatra singing Luck Be a Lady Tonight
https://youtu.be/X69P_Vce9vw
In today’s episode, we travel to the Art Institute of Chicago for a long look at this iconic print by Japanese artist, Hokusai.
You might remember from the Van Gogh episode that when French artists discovered colorful Japanese woodblock prints like this, it started the enormously popular Japonisme trend and eventually led to Impressionism.
But influence went both ways. In today’s episode, we’ll find out how a lab accident in Berlin led to Hokusai showcasing this vivid Prussian blue 130 years later.
Please visit https://alonglookpodcast.com
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “La Mer - 3 - Dialogue du vent et de la mer” composed by Claude Debussy. Performed by the US Air Force Band https://musopen.org/music/14381-la-mer/#recordings Courtesy of musopen.org
Artwork information
https://www.artic.edu/articles/743/seeing-triple-the-great-wave-by-hokusai
Hokusai bio https://www.artic.edu/artists/31492/katsushika-hokusai
Ukiyo-e printing info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=263hot9G8NA
https://risingsunprints.com/blogs/introduction-to-ukiyo-e/explained-the-traditional-process-of-japanese-woodblock-printing
Prussian blue story
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-21/prussian-blue-hokusai-great-wave-how-a-pigment-changed-the-world/8731732
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In today’s A Long Look, we’ll find out how German artist Albrecht Dürer pushed the limits of engraving by experimenting with tools used by armorers and goldsmiths. And we’ll discover how his love of Italian art and fascination with the human body led to this work.
Plus, we’ll find out the meaning of that menagerie of animals surrounding these two. You won’t believe who the parrot might represent!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Dowland Lachrimae, or Seven Tears - 5. Lachrimae coactae” composed by John Dowland. Performed by I Solipsisti, courtesy of musopen.org.
Artwork information https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336222
Albrecht Dürer information https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albrecht-Dürer-German-artist#ref1949
The Print in the North: The Age of Albrecht Dürer and Lucas van Leyden: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 54, no. 4 (Spring, 1997) (PDF)
Gothic and Renaissance Art in Nuremberg, 1300–1550 (PDF)
One interpretation of the animals (Khan Academy)
Printmaking information
How to Identify Prints / Edition 2 by Bamber Gascoigne
Engraving video (Metropolitan Museum)
Armor images and information
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23944
Talk about a bad rep. Poor Judas Thaddeus has had to contend with the shame of being confused with Judas Iscariot, the traitor who sold out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. But somewhere along the line he was rebranded as St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes. He’s so popular, he’s even the namesake of St. Jude’s Children's Research Hospital which is devoted to treating children with cancer and finding a cure.
In today’s Long Look we’ll find out about the artist who created this print, Hans Baldung Grien and get a crash course on woodblock printing!
SHOW NOTES
Please visit alonglookpodcast.com
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Missa Et ecce terræ motus - I. Kyrie - Christe - Kyrie.” Performed by Steve’s Bedroom Band https://musopen.org/music/31674-missa-et-ecce-terr-motus/
Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.676.html
Artist bio https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.323.html
St. Jude information
https://www.stjudeshrine.org/sj/patron-saint-of-the-impossible/
https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=127
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Jude-Apostle
History of woodcuts in the West
Thompson, Wendy. “The Printed Image in the West: Woodcut.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wdct/hd_wdct.htm (October 2003)
How woodcuts are made (video)
https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/drawings-and-prints/materials-and-techniques/printmaking/woodcut
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital https://www.stjude.org/
Season 6 is finally here but with a twist! For the first 5 episodes we’ll start at the Gallery but then travel virtually to other museums with fantastic online offerings.
The new episodes will roll out on the show’s new website alonglookpodcast.com! Of course, you’ll still be able to listen on your favorite app or streaming service.
If you have any questions or comments on the changes, email me at alonglookpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. If you’re a fan and want to support the show, please spread the word! Hit that share button, email a link to your grandparents, or call your mom! You know she wants to hear from you! Personal recommendations are one of the top ways people discover podcasts.
So join me for the start of the new season, March 13!
SHOW NOTES“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
It's been a busy 2021 at A Long Look! I'll be launching a new site at its new home, alonglookpodcast.com. The new home page features a grid of the latest episodes that’s a lot easier to navigate. No more constant scrolling looking for past episodes! You’ll now find the entire back catalog under the “Episodes” tabs in the nav bar.
But don't worry, I'll still be bringing you the descriptions and backstories you love! And I’m starting work on Season 6 which will debut on the new site, so come check it out!
I’ve made a big change on the back end, too, moving the feed to Libsyn, the granddaddy of podcast hosting companies. You shouldn’t notice any difference in your apps or streaming service, your subscription will automatically update.
The new site will launch in early March and I really look forward to having you join me there!
SHOW NOTES "A Long Look" theme is "Ascension" by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
I wasn’t sure I wanted to celebrate Christmas after this dumpster fire of a year. But we’re starting to have some good news, so I’ve become cautiously optimistic.
But did I feel optimistic enough to do a holiday episode? Would anyone want to hear one? I put the question to you in Instagram (@alonglookslowart) and the answer was a resounding yes! You guys are the best! So I pulled together three past episodes on works by Jan van Eyck, Giorgione and Gilbert Stuart that reflect the season and the idea of hope and miracles. Follow these links to their page on the Gallery’s site. On each Gallery page, click on the image and you’ll be able to zoom in and pan around.
So please join me for this extended Christmas episode of “A Long Look!”
BTW, the show will go back into hibernation after this. I’ve got some exciting changes brewing, which I’ll let you know about here and on Instagram!
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
The Annunciation
Theme is “Greensleeves” performed by Paul Arden Taylor and Carol Holt
Gallery entry
Jan van Eyck (Netherlandish, c. 1390 – 1441 ), The Annunciation, c. 1434/1436, oil on canvas transferred from panel, Andrew W. Mellon Collection
https://www.nga.gov/Collection/art-object-page.46.html
Adoration of the Shepherds
Theme is “Almain I,” composed by John Bull, performed by Mac Playback Harp. Courtesy of musopen.org
Gallery entry
Giorgione (Venetian, 1477/1478 – 1510), The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1505/1510, oil on panel, Samuel H. Kress Collection 1939.1.289
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.432.html
Giorgione information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgione
The Skater (Portrait of William Grant)
Theme is “6 String Quartets – Quartet no. 1” composed by Charles Wesley, performed by Steve’s Bedroom Band. Courtesy of musopen.org
Gallery entry
Gilbert Stuart, The Skater (Portrait of William Grant), American, 1755 – 1828, 1782, oil on canvas, Andrew W. Mellon Collection
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.39729.html
George Washington (The Athenaeum Portrait) (National Portrait Gallery)
Serpentine Greeting/Mohawk (YouTube video)
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I’ve been trying to practice gratitude this year to fight against the fear and toxicity that’s felt overwhelming at times. So, I decided to make a special, extended Thanksgiving episode to share this idea with you. I chose works from former episodes by Richard Norris Brooke, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Aelbert Cuyp that reflect some aspect of family, generosity, or forgiveness that really resonates. I hope they help you to also step back and find balance in remembering the good things.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode artwork
Photo by 30daysreplay Marketingberatung on Unsplash. Photo composition by Karen Jackson.
A Pastoral VisitTheme is “Which That Is This” by Doctor Turtle.
Gallery entry
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.166432.html#overview
Richard Norris Brooke and William Corcoran information
Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945 (PDF)
The Prodigal SonTheme is “Adagio in G minor” composed by Tomaso Albinoni/Remo Giazotto and performed by Noh Donghwan
Gallery entry
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.34956.html
Joseph Bonaparte info
NY times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/nyregion/new-jersey/26bonapartenj.html
River Landscape with CowsEpisode theme is Sonata No. 15 in D Major Pastoral, Op. 28 – I. Allegro composed by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Paul Pitman
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Aelbert Cuyp/River Landscape with Cows/1645/1650,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions. https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.69390.html#entry
Wheelock video: https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.69390.html#relatedpages
Paintings in the Dutch Golden Age (PDF)
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We’ve reached the end of Season 5 and as this unbelievable year comes to a close, I’ll be taking some time off to figure out what’s next for the show.
It’s been a huge pleasure bringing you all the great stories I found and sharing the incredible variety of works in the Gallery. And talking to the occasional guest like Bruce Campbell and Sandy Bellamy was great!
I think what made this season special, though, was learning with you about the incredible Black artists of the Evans-Tibbs Collection. I was familiar with Henry Ossawa Tanner and Alma Thomas but finding out about the work and life of Margaret Burroughs and Edward Loper was amazing. We really only scratched the surface, so if you want to find out more about these and other Black artists, here are a few resources:
Evans-Tibbs Collection exhibition
Digitized Evans-Tibbs archive items
Archive of American Art
Finally, I want to thank everyone at the Gallery who have provided so much help and encouragement.
I’ll continue to be on Instagram @alonglookslowart, so look for me there!
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas (YouTube)
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Did you know the US government once actually paid artists to work? During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration helped launch the career of Edward L. Loper, a prominent artist from Wilmington, Delaware. We’ll find out how his lifelong curiosity, study, and teaching built a successful career lasting more than 60 years.
You can see Loper’s beautiful illustrations for the Index of American Design on the American Drawings page on the Gallery’s site. The Index is listed in the sidebar. You can get a version to zoom and pan around in here.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Night on the Docks – Sax” by Kevin MacLeod. Licensed under a CC-BY Creative Commons Attribution License.
Artwork Informationhttps://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.176358.html
Gaudiano, N. (2009, Nov 19). Bidens’ New Home a Gallery for Delaware Art. Gannett News Service (PDF)
Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.dclibrary.idm.oclc.org/docview/450231157?accountid=46320
Exhibition catalogsThe Art of Edward L. Loper, Sr: On the Path of the Masters, University Museums of the University of Delaware, 2007
Edw. L. Loper: From the Prism’s Edge, Delaware Art Museum, 1996.
InterviewsOral history interview with Edward L. Loper, 1964 Mar. 26
Edward Loper : African American Painter (Video)
Edward Loper: Prophet of Color (Video)
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Margaret Taylor Burroughs was an author, painter, sculptor, printmaker, curator, museum director, activist, and teacher who left an amazing artistic and historic legacy in Chicago. In today’s episode we’ll find out how she helped launch the Chicago Renaissance in the ’40s and how she combined her social activism with art.
“Still Life” by Margaret Burroughs, American, 1943
Corcoran Collection (The Evans-Tibbs Collection, Gift of Thurlow Evans Tibbs, Jr.)
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Shades of Spring” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4342-shades-of-spring
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cain, Mary Ann, and Haki R. Madhubuti. South Side Venus : the Legacy of Margaret Burroughs Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 2019.
Link to materials on Margaret Burroughs at the NGA Library
The Southern University Fine Arts Department Presents Dr. Burroughs., n.d.
You Are Cordially Invited to an Exhibition of New Paintings by Dr. Margaret Burroughs., 1992.
Margaret Burroughs, Marion Perkins : A Retrospective. Washington, D.C. (1910 Vermont Ave., N.W., Washington 20001): Evans-Tibbs Collection, 1982.
Samples of Burrough’s later works
The Woman Who Helped Birth a Black Artistic Renaissance in Chicago (Vice article)
Margaret Burroughs, co-founder of DuSable Museum, dies at 95
Wikipedia entry
DuSable Museum
Linocut printmaking video
Slow Art Day
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Henry Ossawa Tanner became one of America’s most famous Black artists by depicting dream-like Bible scenes like this one. Click here to see it on the Gallery’s site. Clicking the image on their page will open a viewer that allows you to zoom in and pan around.
In today’s episode we’ll find out how he went from working in a flour mill to a successful artistic career in Paris and what he has in common with another artist, Richard Norris Brooke. And we discover a mystery about one of his early works!
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Virtutes Instrumenti” by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4590-virtutes-instrumenti
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.195513.html
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/american-art-to-wwii/symbolism-america/a/tanner-angels-appearing-before-the-shepherds
https://www.antiquesandthearts.com/henry-ossawa-tanner-and-his-influence-in-america/
Tanner Bio
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1919.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ossawa_Tanner#cite_ref-eoaah_6-0
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/henry-ossawa-tanner-4742
Tanner painting technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWxErF_nzd4
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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Click here to view “Autumn Drama” on the Gallery’s site. Clicking the image on their page will open a viewer that allows you to zoom in and pan around.
Talk about a second act! Alma Thomas was a longtime art teacher in Washington DC, who began her art career after 35 years of teaching. She took inspiration from nature, color theory, and the works of artists she met through her involvement in the DC arts scene. All of this developed into her unique, colorful style.
We’ll find out how she found success at age when most people have long since retired and achieved national recognition most artists dream of. And what she had in common with Henri Matisse!
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “All About the Sun” by Quantum Jazz.
Autumn Drama
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.195514.html
Alma Thomas information
https://www.nga.gov/features/african-american-artists.html
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/alma-thomas-4778
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Thomas
Alma W. Thomas : A Retrospective of the Paintings, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 1998
(online book, best viewed in browser)
Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition catalog
The Art of Color: The Subjective Experience and Objective Rationale of Color, Johannes Itten
Alma Thomas. Autobiographical writing by Alma Thomas on her Earth paintings, before 1978. Alma Thomas papers, circa 1894-2001. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
National Arboretum in October photographed by DC Gardens, courtesy of the National Arboretum CC BY
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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Welcome back to “A Long Look!” For the rest of the season, I’ll be presenting paintings from the Evans-Tibbs Collection, one of the most important collections of works by Black artists in America.
It was the mission of Thurlow Evans Tibbs Jr. to raise the profile of Black artists by collecting and exhibiting their work in his Washington DC gallery from the 1970s through the early ’90s and by documenting their careers in an enormous archive. He inherited his love of art from his grandmother, known as Madam Evanti, the first professional African American opera singer to perform internationally.
Joining me in this introductory episode is Tibbs scholar Sandy Bellamy, an adjunct art history professor at Howard University and manager of the Percent for Art Commissions program run by the Washington DC Department of General Services. Sandy takes us through the fascinating history of the collection, and the rich legacy of Black art scholarship born at Howard University decades earlier.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Opportunity Walks” by Kevin MacLeod.
https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4173-opportunity-walks
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/special/american-art-evans-tibbs.html
https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/exhibitions/pdfs/2019/the-evans-tibbs-archive-of-african-american-art.pdf (PDF)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1997/01/17/art-dealer-thurlow-evans-tibbs-jr-dies/fb689a7d-8032-4c9f-a325-b66dce0490fa/
Digitized Evans-Tibbs archive items
https://library.nga.gov/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=01NGA_INST:NGA&collectionId=8153325980004896
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
BOOKS MENTIONED
The New Negro, Alain Locke
Modern Negro Art, James Porter
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This colorful panel painting depicts an episode early in Jesus’s career–the moment he called Peter and his brother Andrew to join his ministry. It was part of an enormous altarpiece for the cathedral of Siena.
We’ll find out what prompted the cathedral powers to hire Duccio, Siena’s top artist and how innovative he was in depicting stories of Mary and Jesus’s lives. And we meet a few friendly fish!
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Canzona ‘La Foresta’ (For 2 Trumpets and 2 Trombones – Rondeau)” composed by Giovanni Cavaccio. Performed by Michel Rondeau. Courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/33104-canzona-la-foresta/
https://musopen.org/music/performer/michel-rondeau/
Artwork information
Miklós Boskovits (1935–2011), “Duccio di Buoninsegna/The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew/1308-1311,” Italian Paintings of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/282 (accessed May 17, 2020).
Maestà information
https://smarthistory.org/duccio-maesta/
https://operaduomo.siena.it/en/sites/museum/
Duccio information
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Duccio
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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Salomon van Ruysdael absolutely nails the feeling of optimism, enjoyment, maybe even relief, as his fellow Dutch citizens ferry across a river on a soft spring evening. They’re setting out to explore their hard-won, brand new Dutch Republic. You might remember from a previous episode about their war for independence against Spain, they spent 80 years fighting for this moment.
We’ll find out the ferry might have meant more than just transportation to these folks and how it came to the Gallery after a long restitution battle.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “The Four Seasons, Op. 8” composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Performed by the Modena Chamber Orchestra
https://musopen.org/music/performer/the-modena-chamber-orchestra/composer/antonio-vivaldi/
Artwork information
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Salomon van Ruysdael/River Landscape with Ferry/1649,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/139458 (accessed May 03, 2020).
Salomon van Ruysdael information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.18427.html
Goudstikker restitution
https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Jacques-Goudstikker-s-recovered-art-2452469.php
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/arts/design/22heir.html
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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George Inness painted this scene of a train chugging through a bucolic landscape for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to commemorate the opening of their big, new train roundhouse in Scranton PA. This hub would allow them to expand service from the Great Lakes to Hoboken NJ, right across the Hudson River from New York City.
We’ll find out how George fell in love with painting and how his wife’s wisdom prevailed against his artistic pride!
By the way, the Hoboken terminus played a role in another episode, Blue Morning by George Bellows.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Over The Water, Humans Gather” by Doctor Turtle
https://doctorturtle.bandcamp.com/album/free-turtle-archive-everything-cc-by-by-turtle
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.30776.html
Cikovsky, Nicolai, Jr. “George Inness and the Hudson River School: The Lackawanna Valley.” The American Art Journal 2 (Fall 1970): 36-57, repro.
George Inness information
“George Inness Artist Overview and Analysis”. [Internet]. 2020. TheArtStory.org
Content compiled and written by Sarah Ingram. Edited and revised, with Synopsis and Key Ideas added by Greg Thomas.
Available from: https://www.theartstory.org/artist/inness-george/life-and-legacy/
First published on 30 Nov 2019. Updated and modified regularly [Accessed 02 Apr 2020]
Inness, George. Life, Art, and Letters of George Inness. The Century Co., 1917. http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066280367.
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware,_Lackawanna_and_Western_Railroad
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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To be honest, I wasn’t sure how appropriate it would be to start another season of an arts podcast during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the incredibly creative work of so many museums, galleries and people around the world convinced me to join in.
Because the Gallery is closed, I’ll be choosing artworks on their site that allow for zooming and panning to see details. As always, you’re invited to do the same! I’ll include a direct link below the image in each post. The pan and zoom features work best in a desktop or tablet browser.
Looking forward to sharing new long (distance) looks with all of you and hope you stay safe and healthy.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGEdNSNkZoo&feature=youtu.be
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The blossoms are starting to bloom, so “A Long Look” is going on spring break!
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Thanks to all of you who spend part of your day with “A Long Look”! If you have any questions or comments, I’d love to hear from you! The comments section is just below this post.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
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When Berthe Morisot and her sister Edma wanted to learn how to paint, their parents willingly obliged. After all, that was part of an upper-class young woman’s education. But when their teacher saw their incredible talent, he warned their mother, “…they will become painters. Are you fully aware of what that means? It will be revolutionary…” And he was right! For a woman to become a professional painter was almost unheard of in 1850s Paris.
But Berthe did it, even after her well-meaning mentor Édouard Manet made some…uh…improvements to this painting just before the deadline for submission to the all-important Salon. Prepare to cringe!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-mother-and-sister-of-the-artist-by-berthe-morisot/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Fauré Nocturne no. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 36” composed by Gabriel Fauré.
https://musopen.org/music/7909-nocturne-no-4-in-e-flat-major-op-36/
https://musopen.org/music/performer/european-archive/
https://musopen.org/music/composer/gabriel-faure/
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46661.html
https://www.artble.com/artists/berthe_morisot/paintings/portrait_of_the_artist’s_mother_and_sister
Morisot information
Stuckey, Charles F., William P. Scott, and Suzanne G. Lindsay. Berthe Morisot, Impressionist 1st ed. New York: Hudson Hills Press, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum in association with the National Gallery of Art, 1987.
Shennan, Margaret. Berthe Morisot : the First Lady of Impressionism Phoenix Mill: Sutton, 1996.
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-berthe-morisot-brought-radically-feminine-perspective-impressionism
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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When Jasper Cropsey painted Autumn – On the Hudson River, he set out to create a breathtaking vista to promote the idea of American grandeur and vast potential. Like Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) by Winslow Homer, it was meant to be optimistic and suggest endless possibilities. Ironic, since it was painted one year before the Civil War started.
We’ll find out how Cropsey’s talent took him from a Staten Island farm to meeting royalty at St. James Palace and his connection to an elevated railway in Manhattan.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/autumn-on-the-hudson-river-by-jasper-cropsey/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Kiss Inflation” by Doctor Turtle.
https://doctorturtle.bandcamp.com/
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.46474.html
American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century: Part I (PDF)
https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-19th-century-part-1.pdf
Jasper Cropsey information
http://www.newingtoncropsey.com/JFCropsey.html
Gilbert Elevated Railway information
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/realestate/01scap-001.html
Ever Rest information
http://www.newingtoncropsey.com/EverRest.html
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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Rene Magritte is one of the best known Surrealist painters and loved turning expectations on their heads. Which could explain A LOT about some of the more unsavory parts of his life!
And we’ll find out how he turned a simple view of a front lawn into something mind-blowing!
See La Condition Humaine does not have an open access image available. You can see it at https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.70170.html
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Menuet antique” composed by Maurice Ravel. Performed by Luis Sarro. Courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/4704-menuet-antique/
https://musopen.org/music/performer/luis-sarro/
https://musopen.org/music/composer/maurice-ravel/
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.70170.html
Magritte information
Morris, Desmond. The Lives of the Surrealists London;: Thames & Hudson, 2018.
Elliott, Patrick. Another World : Dalí, Magritte, Míro and the Surrealists. Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland, 2010. Print.
What You Need to Know about René Magritte (Artsy article)
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-rene-magritte
René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War, Paul Simon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lj5RgpgfPE
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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It’s Christmas and that means it’s time to look at another of the Gallery’s gorgeous Annunciation paintings. The elaborate inlay work decorating almost every square inch of this Renaissance room almost makes you miss the main event! Masolino has chosen to show the moment after Gabriel’s astounding news but before Mary’s response.
We’ll find out why the room is so tilted and the real reason behind Mary’s silence.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-annunciation-by-masolino-da-panicale/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Angeli, Archangeli” composed by Andrea Gabrieli. Performed by Michel Rondeau. Courtesy of musopen.org.
https://musopen.org/music/43293-angeli-archangeli/
https://musopen.org/music/performer/michel-rondeau/
https://musopen.org/music/composer/andrea-gabrieli/
Artwork information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.18.html
Tempera painting (video)
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/special-topics-art-history/creating-conserving/painting-materials-techniques/v/tempera-paint
Mary pose information
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2018/11/30/pregnant-pause-mary-and-annunciation
“Christmas Story in Art” (video)
https://www.nga.gov/global-site-search-page.html?searchterm=christmas%20story%20in%20art&category=Audio%2FVideo&pageNumber=1&lastFacet=category
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
SUGGESTED READING
Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finley
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I realized I’ve been talking a lot lately about pure and pious saints. So, it’s time to lighten up by hanging out with people who know how to party–the Dutch! Scenes like this of a large group drinking and dancing were Jan Steen’s specialty.
We’ll find out what brings these country and city folks together and the naughty message behind the caged rooster!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-dancing-couple-by-jan-steen/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Achaidh Cheide” by Kevin MacLeod.
Music from https://filmmusic.io “Achaidh Cheide” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
The Dancing Couple information
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Jan Steen/The Dancing Couple/1663,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/1220 (accessed December 03, 2019).
Jan Steen: Painter and Storyteller (PDF) https://www.nga.gov/research/publications/pdf-library/jan-steen-painter-and-storyteller.html
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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Breezing Up was a huge hit when Homer exhibited it during the American centennial, 1876. Viewers loved the optimism he conveyed in this scene of a trio of boys and their old skipper speeding towards port, one lad looking towards the horizon.
We’ll find out how Homer uses a technique we heard about in the Sargent episode that makes us feel like we’re on board and get a brief introduction to lithography, a popular printing method. And I confess to missing an important symbol!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/breezing-up-a-fair-wind-by-winslow-homer/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Today’s Special:Jam Tomorrow” by Dr. Turtle.
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle/Will_Play_Wonderwall_For_Food/Todays_Special_Jam_Tomorrow
Breezing Up information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1401.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.30228.html
Winslow Homer information
Wilmerding, John. Winslow Homer. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1972. Print.
American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part 1 (PDF)
https://www.nga.gov/research/publications/pdf-library/american-paintings-of-the-nineteenth-century-part-i.html
American Stories information
https://www.nga.gov/calendar/guided-tours/docent-led-tours/american-stories.html
Lithography tutorial from Minneapolis Institute of Art (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHw5_1Hopsc
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A young person kneels before a crowd of one-percenters in this kaleidoscopic medieval scene. Meet Joan of Arc, one very tough teen. She’s here to convince the exiled French court that she can save France from the British. No wonder they look skeptical!
And just like Sodoma, we get to discover another artist, Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel. He painted a series of six images about Joan’s life for Senator William A. Clark that formerly hung in the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/her-appeal-to-the-dauphin-by-louis-maurice-boutet-de-monvel/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Our Story Begins” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). Courtesy of https://filmmusic.io License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
Joan information
Cristen Conger “Why was cross-dressing the only crime Joan of Arc was charged with?” 2 February 2009. HowStuffWorks.com. https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/joan-of-arc-trial.htm 11 October 2019
https://www.biography.com/military-figure/joan-of-arc
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc
Joan of Arc: Her Image in France and America by Nora Heimann
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/98997.Joan_of_Arc
Joan of Arc trial transcripts
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/joanofarc-trial.asp
French medievalism and Clark commission
https://soundcloud.com/nationalgalleryofart/boutet-de-monvels-jeanne-darc-from-print-to-paint
https://soundcloud.com/nationalgalleryofart/the-passion-for-all-things-post-medieval-a-multimedia-perspective
NGA Curatorial Records
https://www.nga.gov/collection/curatorial-records-make-an-appointment.html
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Slaying dragons and rescuing damsels–all in a day’s work for St. George of Cappadocia. We get his story from The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine, the same place I found the story of St. Lucy!
We also discover the flamboyant Sodoma, an artist I’ve never heard of! Apparently, this painting isn’t always on display so it was great to find this hidden gem.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/saint-george-and-the-dragon-by-sodoma/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Angeli, Archangeli” composed by Andrea Gabrieli. Performed by Michel Rondeau. Courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/43293-angeli-archangeli/
https://musopen.org/music/performer/michel-rondeau/
https://musopen.org/music/composer/andrea-gabrieli/
St. George information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.41691.html
Jacobus. The Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine. New York: Arno Press, 1970. Print.
Sodoma information
Priuli-Bon, Lilian. Sodoma. London: G. Bell & Sons, 1900. Print.
Vasari, Giorgio. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects.
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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Excited for Season 4 to get started! We’ll be looking at one big favorite and a couple of hidden gems. Plus one artist I’d never even heard of!
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We’ve reached the end of Season 3! Thanks to all you returning listeners and welcome to our new audience members. If you’ve been enjoying the show, you can show your appreciation by subscribing and sharing! You can also help by leaving a comment or rating in Apple Podcasts or in your podcast app. That helps more people discover the show!
“A Long Look” will be back in October to give me time to plan and prep for Season 4.
Until then, there’s plenty happening at the Gallery. They’re staying open until 8 p.m. through August 18 when “The Life of Animals in Japanese Art” closes. Works by Oliver Lee Jackson are up til Sept. 15. And “By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs” is up through January 5. Check www.nga.gov for details.
In the meantime, you can catch up on any episodes you missed. You can find them in the archives here and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn or your favorite podcast app.
And you can follow me on Instagram @alonglookslowart and check back here for updates. Thanks for listening!
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
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This dramatic scene was painted by Paolo Veronese during the Counter-Reformation. The Church, reeling from years of corruption and the rise of Protestantism, relied on works like these to promote the importance and validity of the sacraments. And martyrs were meant to serve as role models to Catholics. The idea was, “Hey, look what this person is willing to go through for their faith!”
I thought it would be fun to have an actual artist on the podcast! So today, I’m joined by Bruce Campbell, one of the Gallery’s longtime copyists. We discuss technique and what he discovered while copying this painting he describes as operatic.
Lucy was one tough lady. Despite being born into a noble Sicilian family in the third century, she became a Christian at a time when Christians were being persecuted mercilessly. She stood up to an abusive Roman governor and died speaking her truth to power.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-martyrdom-and-last-communion-of-st-lucy-by-veronese/
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Adoramus te Christe” composed by Giovanni Palestrina. Performed by Słowiki Choir. Courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/4209-adoramus-te-christe/
St Lucy information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.63264.html#overview
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Lucy
de Voragine, Jacobus. The Golden Legend. Anno Press, NY 1969
Counter Reformation information
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/renaissance-and-reformation/protestant-reformation/v/introduction-to-the-protestant-reformation-the-counter-reformation-4-of-4
Bruce Campbell information
www.atelierbic.com
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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This deceptively peaceful summer landscape actually bristles with energy! Van Gogh painted this in Arles, in the south of France where he tried to escape modern life and re-discover a simpler, brighter world.
We’ll find out how the actions of an American admiral in a country on the other side of the globe led to one of the biggest artistic influences that Europe–and Vincent–had ever experienced.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/farmhouse-in-provence-by-vincent-van-gogh/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Sonatine – II. Mouvement de Menuet” composed by Maurice Ravel. Performed by Markus Staab. Courtesy of musopen.org.
https://musopen.org/music/4724-sonatine/
Farmhouse in Provence information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52178.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52178.html#relatedpages
Japanese influence on Western art
Japonisme : Japanese Reflections in Western Art. Sunderland, England: Northern Centre for Contemporary Art, 1986. Print.
Put, Max., Sichel, Philippe., and Koechlin, Raymond. Plunder and Pleasure : Japanese Art in the West, 1860-1930 . Leiden: Hotei Pub., 2000. Print.
Vincent van Gogh and Japan. Tokyo: TV Asahi, 1992. Print.
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jpon/hd_jpon.htm
https://www.kumon-ukiyoe.jp/en/history.php
https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/stories/inspiration-from-japan#10
Quotes from van Gogh’s letter explaining color use
https://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/audio-video/audio/collection-highlights-english/farmhouse-in-provence-van-gogh.html
The Life of Animals in Japanese Arthttps://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2019/life-of-animals-in-japanese-art.html
Library of Congress Japanese Prints Collection
https://www.loc.gov/collections/japanese-fine-prints-pre-1915/about-this-collection/
Andō, Hiroshige, Artist. Tōto meguro yuhhigaoka / Hiroshige ga. Fuji Japan Mount Tokyo, 1858. [Tokyo: Tsuta-ya Kichizō] Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/2004666335/.
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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Today’s painting was a real challenge to describe! It’s by Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian artist who was one of the pioneers of abstract art. We’ll find out how the Apocalypse, Monet, Matisse and music all came together to influence this work.
And we’ll find out how Kandinksy’s philosophy behind the Improvisation paintings made him an early advocate for long looking!
Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) does not have an open access image available but you can see it at https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.56670.html
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550 – III. Minuetto allegretto” composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performed by Das Orchester Tsumugi. Courtesy of musopen.org
https://musopen.org/music/1577-symphony-no-40-in-g-minor-k-550
Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.56670.html
Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle) audio
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.56670.html#relatedpages
Wassily Kandinsky, Improvisation No. 31 (Sea Battle) by the National Gallery of Art, 1979?
Wassily Kandinsky, Life and Work, by Will Grohmann. Published by New York, H. N. Abrams, 1958
Monet’s “Haystacks” at Art Institute Chicago
https://www.artic.edu/collection?artist_ids=Claude%20Monet
Slow Art Day https://www.slowartday.com
RECOMMENDED READING
Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Wassily Kandinsky
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Degas broke the rules with his innovative sculpture of Marie van Goethem, a young ballet student at the Paris Opera. We’ll find out where she came from and the not-so-glamorous life of a ballerina in Paris in the 1880s and how freaked out the public was when it went on display!
We’ll also discover how he was the original upcycler, using materials he had on hand to create her.
At the end of the episode, I let you know which mystery show she plays an important role in!
You can see her at https://alonglookpodcast.com/little-dancer-aged-fourteen-by-edgar-degas/
Ed. note: I’d like to thank the staff of the Object Conservation Department at the Gallery for their help with today’s episode.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is “Violin Sonata in A major” composed by César Franck. Sonata for Cello and Piano – I. Allegretto ben moderato. Performed by Paul Pitman, Bang-Eun Lee
Degas’s Little Dancer exhibition brochure (PDF)
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen (NGA Highlights Essay)
Degas and His Dancers (Smithsonian Magazine)
Modeling with Clay (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocAc–CQdPw
Little Dancer featured in Endeavour (link expires 6/30/19)
Slow Art Day
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Saul of Tarsus is having a very bad day at work. We’ll find out what (or who) is causing all the chaos he encounters on the road and how picking a fight with the wrong guy led Saul into an unexpected career change.
And we’ll also talk about the young, impatient Tintoretto who, like JMW Turner, loved to thumb his nose at convention.
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Toccata and Fugue in Dm, BWV 565” composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Paul Pitman
The Conversion of Saint Paul information
Robert Echols, “Jacopo Tintoretto/The Conversion of Saint Paul/c. 1544,” Italian Paintings of the Sixteenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/46142 (accessed June 06, 2019).
Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice, Exhibition Catalog (NGA store)
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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In the late 1800s, it was common for families to have their pastor over for Sunday dinner. That’s what Richard Norris Brooke is depicting in this cozy domestic scene.
We’ll find out what inspired him to document the lives of his African-Americans neighbors in Warrenton, Virginia and the story of the man who founded the first art museum in the country, The Corcoran Gallery.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/a-pastoral-visit-by-richard-norris-brooke/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Which That Is This” by Doctor Turtle https://doctorturtle.bandcamp.com/album/free-turtle-achive-everything-cc-by
A Pastoral Visit information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.166432.html#overview
Richard Norris Brooke and William Corcoran information
Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945 (PDF)
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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John Constable painted this bucolic landscape for Major General Francis Slater–Rebow but it’s not what it appears to be! We’ll talk about the headaches caused by an overeager client and what one of those cows is hiding. We’ll also see how Constable used a technique to conjure up distant figures, just like Camille Pissarro did decades later.
And we’ll find out how Constable’s cheapness and cold feet nearly cost him the love of his life!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/wivenhoe-park-essex-by-john-constable/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Piano Sonata no. 11, K. 331 – I. Andante grazioso” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Courtesy of musopen.org.
Wivenhoe Park, Essex info
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/constable-wivenhoe-park-essex.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1147.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1147.html#relatedpages
British Paintings of the Sixteenth through Nineteenth Centuries (PDF)
Constable info
John Constable (Masters of Art Series) by John Walker (Amazon)
Slow Art Day
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Edward Hopper was famous for his ambiguous paintings and “Cape Cod Evening” is no exception. We’ll find out the possible pop culture influence for the scene and how dumb luck can play a big role in creating art. And just what is the dog looking at?
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/cape-cod-evening-by-edward-hopper/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is “On the Cool Side” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Robert Torchia, “Edward Hopper/Cape Cod Evening/1939,” American Paintings, 1900–1945, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/61252 (accessed December 27, 2018).
“My Blue Heaven” (YouTube)
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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In a complete 180 from the spiritual contemplation of our last episode, today we’re looking at the portrait of Jeanne Bécu, who became Madame du Barry, the last mistress of Louis XV of France. She lived and loved (a lot!) in the days before the French Revolution. We’ll find out her fate along with that of her portraitist, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. I’ll give you a hint–only one of them survives!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/portrait-of-madame-du-barry-by-elisabeth-louise-vigee-le-brun/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is “String Quartet no. 3, Op. 136” composed by Benjamin Godard, performed by Steve’s Bedroom Band. Courtesy of musopen.org
Madame du Barry information
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun information
Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun
Translated by Lionel Strachey Published by Doubleday, Page, & Company 1903. Free epub available at Google Books
Wikipedia entry on Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Grove Art Online (for DC library card holders):
Liechtenstein painting information
National Gallery copyist program information
Slow Art Day
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Welcome back for Season 3! We’re starting with one of Vermeer's gorgeous, mysterious paintings. We’ll discover the layers of meaning in this simple domestic scene, what’s in the balance and just what the Jesuits have to do with her.
We’ll also find out how a guy who started out as a butcher ended up donating this painting to the Gallery.
You can find reading recommendations and a transcript at the end of the post.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/woman-holding-a-balance-by-johannes-vermeer/
SHOW NOTES (TRANSCRIPT)
“A Long Look” theme is Ascension by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is Caro Mio Ben in C Major by Giuseppe Giordani, performed by Joel Meza. Courtesy of Soundcloud
Women Holding a Balance information
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Johannes Vermeer/Woman Holding a Balance/c. 1664,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/1236 (accessed February 11, 2019).
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/vermeer-woman-holding-a-balance.html
Vermeer information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1951.html
Widener information
Dutch Paintings at the National Gallery of Art: The Untold Stories behind the Acquisitions of the Rembrandts, Vermeers, and Other Treasures in the Collection (audio)
RECOMMENDED READING
Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting (NGA shop)
Vermeer: Faith in Art by Daniel Arasse
Slow Art Day
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I just wanted to let you know I’m hard at work on Season 3! We’re going to start off with another Gallery favorite, this time by Vermeer.
The new season starts soon, and in the spirit of spring rejuvenation, I’ve made a few tweaks to make the show more binge worthy. I hope you like the changes!
So, get ready to listen while strolling through the spring blooms and cherry blossoms. For those of you with low vision, you can listen with Apple Podcasts or the Overcast app on your iOS devices. As always, you can find links to the information in each episode in the show notes. And I’ll include any books or publications you might like.
SHOW NOTES
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGEdNSNkZoo&feature=youtu.be
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We’ve reached the end of Season 2! Thanks to everyone who came back and all the new listeners and subscribers who joined us. I appreciate your support!
I’ll be taking some time off for the holidays and to plan Season 3. The gallery has some fantastic shows up, so visit if you can! There’s Corot’s Women, a retrospective of Gordon Park’s photography, the Birmingham Project by Dawoud Bey, the Rachel Whiteread retrospective and more.
There are also a few more dates for senior lecturer David Gariff’s The Christmas Story in Art a fascinating look at how the story we know came about. This is where I found out about the symbolism of rocks!
You can catch up on any episodes you missed here or you can listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud, TuneIn or your favorite podcast app. You can find links to some of these below.
I’ll be posting updates here, so check back. And as always, thanks for joining me!
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is Ascension by Ron Gelinas
Exhibitions information https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/current.html
The Christmas Story in Art schedule and live stream
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The Gallery calls Giorgione “one of the most mysterious artists in the history of art.” We’ll talk about his innovative landscape style and where he got the idea for this gorgeous and unusual depiction of the Nativity.
We’ll also find out the meaning of rocks and just what the heck is up with those floating baby heads at the top of the cave!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-adoration-of-the-shepherds-by-giorgione/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is Ascension by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is Almain I (For Bassoon and Harp – Höger-Rønnes) composed by John Bull, performed by Mac Playback Harp. Courtesy of musopen.org.
The Adoration of the Shepherds information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.432.html
In Depth: Madonna and Child by Gretchen Hirschauer, Associate Curator, Italian and Spanish Paintings
Cherub information
Hopler, Whitney. The Differences Between Cherubs, Cupids, and Other Angels in Art. ThoughtCo, Jun. 22, 2018, thoughtco.com/cherubs-and-cupids-angels-of-love-124005.
Giorgione information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgione
Slow Art Day
RECOMMENDED READING Inventing the Renaissance Putto by Charles Dempsey
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This full-length portrait of Scottish lawyer William Grant was Stuart’s first but already he was innovating. We’ll find out how a cold day in the studio led to this creative variation on a standard portrait pose and just what the heck the Serpentine greeting is!
We’ll also find out how despite his fame and plenty of work, Stuart ripped off the first First Lady, Martha Washington!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-skater-portrait-of-william-grant-by-gilbert-stuart/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is Ascension by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is “6 String Quartets – Quartet no. 1” composed by Charles Wesley, performed by Steve’s Bedroom Band. Courtesy of musopen.org
Gilbert Stuart information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1911.html
The Skater information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.39729.html
George Washington (The Athenaeum Portrait) National Portrait Gallery entry
Serpentine Greeting/Mohawk (YouTube)
Recommended Reading American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century (PDF)
Slow Art Day
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Camille Pissarro was an Impressionist painter who created this sun-drenched view of a famous park in 1900. We’ll find out where this lovely scene takes place and how and why just 5 small strokes of color can conjure up a fashionista.
We’ll also discover its connection to Hermann Goering and how a Gallery director was instrumental in the formation of the Monuments Men program.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/place-du-carrousel-by-camille-pissarro/ SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is Ascension by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn composed by Maurice Ravel, performed by Luis Sarro. Courtesy of musopen.org
Place du Carrousel information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.52199.html#overview
Impressionism
https://www.nga.gov/features/slideshows/impressionism.html
World War II Provenance Research
https://www.nga.gov/collection/wwii-research.html
Monuments Men information
https://www.nga.gov/about/monuments-officers-national-gallery-art.html
The Monuments Men (movie)
The Monuments Men (book)
Slow Art Day
Recommended Reading Art and Illusion by E.H. Gombrich
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A big naked guy is shown sitting around with a bunch of lions in Rubens' over-the-top painting. Meet Daniel, a favorite counselor to the Persian king Darius. Daniel has made some powerful enemies which is how he got here. We’ll find out who ends up being the lions’ breakfast and how paintings like this allowed Rubens to become a successful diplomat.
We’ll also hear about how a painting the owners thought was just a copy and maintenance headache became one of the most highly praised pieces in the Gallery’s collection.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/daniel-in-the-lions-den-by-sir-peter-paul-rubens/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is Fugue in G minor, “Little”, BWV 578, composed by Johann Sebastian Bach and performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra. Courtesy of musopen.org
Sir Peter Paul Rubens information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1847.html
Daniel in the Lions’ Den information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50298.html#overview
National Zoo Lion Cam
Reviewing Committee information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reviewing_Committee_on_the_Export_of_Works_of_Art
Slow Art Day
Recommended Reading Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of the Painter Peter Paul Rubens by Mark Lamster
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“Ghost,” the ambitious sculpture by Rachel Whiteread tells a story of family, memory, impending loss and survival.
We’ll find out the mind-blowing idea behind it, the tenacity of a young artist and its connection to a rock legend.
“Ghost” is part of a survey of Whiteread’s work at the Gallery which runs through January 13, 2019.
See the artwork at https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.131285.html
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas.
Episode theme is “Sad Ambient Piano” by AShamaluevMusic. Courtesy of Soundcloud.
Ghost information
Molly Donovan/Rachel Whiteread’s Vies Trouvées (Found Lives) (accessed Oct 20, 2018).
Rachel Whiteread: “Ghost” (video)
Bronze casting (video) Courtesy of the Khan Academy
Slow Art Day
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Just like the Annunciation I talked about a while ago, there’s a lot going on in this scene portraying the birth of the Virgin Mary. This stunning panel is one of a trio showing events from the lives of Anna and Joachim, the parents of the Virgin Mary. We’ll find out the surprising way their struggle with infertility ended and how di Bartolo used small touches to turn this religious scene into something wonderfully warm and very human.
And there’s a mystery here! The catalog says this was very likely part of a large altarpiece and that several panels are missing! Click here to see what it might have looked like.
Also check out this video to see how these kinds of panels were created and how artists painted with gold!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-nativity-of-the-virgin-andrea-di-bartolo/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is Medieval March in D minor by Manel Fera. Courtesy of Soundcloud
Nativity of the Virgin information
Miklós Boskovits (1935–2011), “Andrea di Bartolo/The Nativity of the Virgin/c. 1400/1405,” Italian Paintings of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries, NGA Online Editions.
Altarpiece Reconstruction
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.183.html#supp-altarpiece_reconstruction
Andrea diBartolo information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.91.html
Gold-Ground Panel Painting courtesy of the Khan Academy (video)
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
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John Singer Sargent was famous for his high society portraits set in elegant rooms like this. Find out why he gave up what he called “a pimp’s profession” and began painting just for his own pleasure, doing landscapes and scenes of his family. His niece Rose-Marie, pictured here, became one of his favorite subjects.
Painted just before World War I, we also find out what happened to them after this peaceful afternoon.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/nonchaloir-repose-john-singer-sargent/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is 3 Pieces composed by Lili Boulanger performed by Pandora Selfridge. Courtesy of musopen.org
Nonchaloir (Repose) information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.35080.html
https://www.nga.gov/audio-video/audio/repose-nonchaloir-sargent.html
John Singer Sargent information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1858.html
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
Recommended Reading: A Catalogue of the Collection of American Paintings in the Corcoran Gallery of Art: Volume 2, Painters Born from 1850 to 1910 (PDF 9.8 MB)
American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II (PDF 91.2 MB)
John Singer Sargent and His Muse by Karen Corsano and Daniel Williman
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This evening scene celebrates the peace and prosperity the Dutch were finally enjoying after 80 years of war with Spain. But don’t be fooled by its bucolic vibe. The backstory of its ownership is something straight out of Indiana Jones.
We’ll find out why the cow is a Dutch icon and the clever way one family screwed with the Nazis to keep this out of their hands.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/river-landscape-with-cows-aelbert-cuyp/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is Sonata No. 15 in D Major Pastoral, Op. 28 – I. Allegro composed by Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Paul Pitman. Courtesy of musopen.org
River Landscape with Cows information
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Aelbert Cuyp/River Landscape with Cows/1645/1650,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions (accessed August 27, 2018).
A Painting’s History: Cuyp’s River Landscape with Cows (video)
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
Recommended Reading Paintings in the Dutch Golden Age (PDF)
The Embarrassment of Riches by Simon Schama
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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo's enormous, dramatic painting focuses on the emotional homecoming in the Biblical story of “The Prodigal Son” in which youth and money make a bad combination.
Murillo painted this as one of eight paintings for a charitable hospital in Seville and we’ll find how the king of Spain’s top official tried to “borrow” it to place in a royal museum. We’ll also discover its connection to Napoleon Bonaparte and a guy nicknamed “Joey Bottles.”
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/the-return-of-the-prodigal-son-bartolome-esteban-murillo/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
Episode theme is “Adagio in G minor” composed by Tomaso Albinoni/Remo Giazotto and performed by Noh Donghwan. Courtesy of musopen.org
The Prodigal Son information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.34956.html
“Joey Bottles” article
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/nyregion/new-jersey/26bonapartenj.html
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
Recommended Reading Spanish Paintings of the Fifteenth through Nineteenth Centuries (PDF)
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Welcome back for Season 2! I’m starting off with one of the Gallery’s greatest hits, the portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci by Leonardo da Vinci. It’s the only painting by Leonardo in America!
We’ll explore this unusual two-sided work, find out the story behind the strange combination of plants on the back and even learn a little Latin. I’ll also tell you where you can find Leonardo’s fingerprint!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/portrait-of-ginevra-de-benci-by-leonardo-da-vinci/ SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Galliard, Parthenia XIII (For Bassoon and Harp – Feller-Rønnes)” composed by John Bull. Performed by Mac Playback Harp.
https://musopen.org/music/31808-galliard-parthenia-xiii/
Ginevra de’ Benci information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/da-vinci-ginevra-de-benci.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.50724.html#relatedpages
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
RECOMMENDED READING Virtue and Beauty: Leonardo’s Ginevra de’ Benci and Renaissance Portraits of Women (PDF)
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Hey everybody, I just wanted to let you know I’m hard at work on Season 2! We’re going to start off with one of the Gallery’s greatest hits, the only painting by Leonardo da Vinci in America.
The new season will start in August, so you can listen at the beach, at the pool or that great waterfront bar you like so much! And don’t forget to download episodes to your device so you can listen in the air, on the train or on the road.
In the meantime, check out any episodes you might’ve missed and if you’re in DC go visit the Gallery! They have a lot of great exhibits and there’s an Ingmar Bergman film program running through Sept. 3. You can find more info at www.nga.gov.
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So we’ve reached the end of Season 1! The show will go on hiatus while I review, assess and prep for Season 2. I hope you’ve been enjoying the show and maybe even tried some long looking yourself.
Thanks to all of you who’ve taken time to listen and subscribe, I appreciate your support. I’ll be posting updates here, so stay tuned!
In the meantime, you can catch up on any episodes you missed and maybe even go visit the Gallery! They have a lot of great exhibits going on as well as their wonderful permanent collection.
Thanks for joining me!
show notes “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
National Gallery information www.nga.gov
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Joseph Mallord William Turner was quite a painter and quite a character. He’s described as vulgar, uncouth, unsophisticated and cheap. And yet, he became one of England’s most beloved artists through his groundbreaking vision and skill.
We’ll see how his interest in the Industrial Revolution and love of the natural world come together in this dazzling image and take a look at how he created something so gorgeous yet ominous.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/11-keelmen-heaving-in-coals-by-moonlight-turner/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave), Op. 26” by Felix Mendelssohn
https://musopen.org/music/306-the-hebrides-fingals-cave-op-26/
Turner information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/turner-keelmen-heaving-in-coals-by-moonlight.html
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1225.html#overview
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Hi everybody!
Just wanted to remind you all that Slow Art Day is this Saturday, April 14!
If you’ve been listening to the show, you know that Americans on average, spend about six to 10 seconds looking at works of art in museums and the slow art movement encourages people to slow down and spend more time with a work of art. So, let’s change that statistic! Go visit your favorite museum or gallery and take a long look. You can find participating locations at www.slowartday.com.
Let us know in the comments what you discover and what your experience was like!
Have fun!
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This gelatin silver print by American artist Charles Sheeler is one of several images he created while experimenting with the modernist ideas he’d discovered in the breakthrough work of artists like Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso.
We’ll find out how these experimental images, created in an old country house in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, led to Sheeler becoming one of the most innovative and important American artists. (By the way, Bucks County is lovely, I highly recommend visiting!)
And we’ll discover his connection to Vogue and Vanity Fair!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/09-doylestown-house-the-stove-sheeler/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Dead From the Beginning Alive Till the End” by Doctor Turtle.
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Doctor_Turtle/none_given_1561/Dead_From_The_Beginning_Alive_Till_The_End
Doylestown House — The Stove information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.103272.html
https://www.nga.gov/global-site-search-page.html?searchterm=sheeler&category=Online%20Features&pageNumber=1&lastFacet=category
“Charles Sheeler,” NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/constituent/2745
Gelatin silver process
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin_silver_process
Slow Art Day
http://www.slowartday.com
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This sunny, warm painting is a welcome relief in this miserable March. ”Skiffs” is one in a series of young men boating by Gustave Caillebotte who was a lesser known Impressionist painter until a beautiful 2015 exhibition at the National Gallery.
We’ll find out about his relationship with his fellow Impressionists, his killer art collection and how he turns up in one of Renoir’s most famous paintings.
I’d like to thank the staff at the Phillips Collection for their help with this episode.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/08-skiffs-caillebotte/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 – V. Happiness by Robert Schumann performed by Donald Betts. https://musopen.org/music/2326-scenes-from-childhood-op-15/
Skiffs information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.66404.html
Introduction to the Exhibition—Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye
Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye, Exhibition Cataloghttps://shop.nga.gov/item/645727p/gustave-caillebotte-the-painter-s-eye-exhibition-catalog/1.html
Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party
https://www.amazon.com/Renoir-Friends-Luncheon-Boating-Party/dp/191128200X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520629125&sr=8-1&keywords=renoir+and+friends+phillips
Slow Art Day
http://www.slowartday.com
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This warm and welcoming self-portrait by Dutch master Judith Leyster is a gallery favorite. Join me while I talk about how this remarkable woman accomplished what few women artists did in her time only to disappear from history until an English court case began her revival.
We’ll discover the reason why her impractical outfit served a larger purpose and her clever two-birds-with-one-stone marketing technique.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/07-judith-leyster-self-portrait/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Concerto for 2 Flutes in C major, RV 533 – III. Allegro” by Antonio Vivaldi performed by the Orchestra Gli Armonici
https://musopen.org/music/3613-concerto-for-2-flutes-in-c-major-rv-533/
Self-Portrait information
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Judith Leyster/Self-Portrait/c. 1630,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/37003 (accessed February 12, 2018).
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/leyster-self-portrait.html
Court case information
https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/leyster-self-portrait.html#judith-leyster-self-portrait-c-1630
Judith Leyster: A Woman Painter in Holland’s Golden Age, by Frima Fox Hofrichter, Doornspijk, 1989, Davaco Publishers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Leyster#Leyster_and_Frans_Hals
Slow Art Day
http://www.slowartday.com
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Today, I’ll be looking at “The Railway” by Édouard Manet. This enigmatic painting has fascinated viewers since its creation in 1873. Set in a rapidly modernizing Paris, the work raised loads of questions (and critics’ hackles.)
We’ll find answers to some of the mysteries and (just like in “The Mill” episode) discover something I’d never seen before!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/06-the-railway-manet/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is Claude Debussy’s “Cello Sonata – III. Finale – Anime” performed by Paul Pitman and Bang-Eun Lee
https://musopen.org/music/4516-cello-sonata/
The Railway
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.43624.html#relatedpages
Slow Art Day
http://www.slowartday.com
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Today, I’ll be looking at “Blue Morning” by George Bellows. Bellows lived and worked in New York at the turn of the 20th century and studied under artist Robert Henri (pronounced Hen-rye). His classmates included John Sloan and Edward Hopper. “Blue Morning” may have been inspired by Henri’s call for his students to paint the world around them instead of more genteel academic scenes.
We’ll find out how Bellows is connected to Mary Cassatt and how New Jersey inspired one of the greatest technological achievements of the 20th century.
And we’ll see how an artist who’s so highly regarded for realism bent the rules a little here!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/05-blue-morning-bellows/
SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas
youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo
Episode theme is “Frog Legs Rag,” courtesy of WFMU’s Free Music Archive
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/James_Scott/Frog_Legs_Ragtime_Era_Favorites/01_-_james_scott_-_frog_legs_rag
Blue Morning
Robert Torchia, “George Bellows/Blue Morning/1909,” American Paintings, 1900–1945, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/46557 (accessed January 11, 2018).
“The Rise & Fall of Penn Station”
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/penn/
Slow Art Day
http://www.slowartday.com
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In this belated holiday episode, I’ll be looking at another favorite of mine, “The Annunciation,” by Jan Van Eyck. This complicated and fascinating painting illustrates the Biblical story of the Archangel Gabriel’s arrival to announce to Mary that she’s been chosen to bear the son of God.
We’ll talk about how this innovative painter wove elaborate religious imagery into this composition and the technique he used to create such gorgeous detail. We’ll also find out why a zodiac is involved, what Van Eyck did as a side gig and which Renaissance noble may have been the model for Mary. And you get to hear me mispronounce Latin!
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/04-the-annunciation-van-eyck/
SHOW NOTES The Annunciation https://www.nga.gov/Collection/art-object-page.46.html
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo goo.gl/daee6S
“The Annunciation” theme is “Greensleeves to a Ground” performed by Ariel Martin Bellio https://musopen.org/music/2096/anonymous/greensleeves-to-a-ground/
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Today, I’ll be looking at Mary Cassatt’s “The Boating Party.” This large painting represents a big break in style for Cassatt. She was one of the few American Impressionists in Paris as well as one of the few American women working as professional artists. She’s best known for her intimate domestic scenes of mothers and children but we’ll find out how an exhibit of Japanese prints and summers on the Mediterranean influenced her to try new techniques and move beyond Impressionism.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/03-the-boating-party-cassatt/
SHOW NOTES “The Boating Party” https://www.nga.gov/Collection/art-object-page.46569.html#overview
For information on Mary Cassatt, visit NGA Mary Cassatt online feature and click on “Mary Cassatt – Selected Paintings” or “Mary Cassatt – Selected Prints”
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo goo.gl/daee6S
“The Boating Party” theme is “Laideronnette, imperatrice des pagodes” by Ravel, performed by Luis Sarro https://musopen.org/music/539/maurice-ravel/ma-mere-loye/
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Today, I take a long look at Jean Honoré Fragonard’s “Young Girl Reading,” part of his famous series of “Fantasy Figures.” Or is she?
Join me while we find out and explore the mystery of the woman lurking underneath.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/02-young-girl-reading-fragonard/
SHOW NOTES “Young Girl Reading: A Hidden Portrait Revealed” https://www.nga.gov/features/fantasy-figures-identified/hidden-portrait.html
“Fragonard: The Fantasy Figures” https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2017/fragonard-the-fantasy-figures.html
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo goo.gl/daee6S
“Young Girl Reading” theme is Piano Sonata no. 9 in E, Op. 14 no. 1 – I. Allegro by Paul Pitman
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In this episode, I’ll be looking at Rembrandt’s “The Mill,” a long time favorite of mine. You can find a larger version on the gallery’s website. Look for the zoom tool on the page which allows you to magnify and pan around the image.
We’ll find hidden figures and hear about the controversy that surrounded the painting.
See the artwork at https://alonglookpodcast.com/01-the-mill-rembrandt/
Show Notes “The Mill” theme is “Duet Baroque” by Avexer
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Rembrandt van Rijn/The Mill/1645/1648,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/1201 (accessed October 06, 2017).
Slow Art Day http://www.slowartday.com
“A Long Look” theme is “Ascension” by Ron Gelinas youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo goo.gl/daee6S
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