Finally, Shedding Some Light on the”Pre-Raphaelite Sisters”
“Pre-Raphaelite Sisters” at London’s National Portrait Gallery seeks to shed light on the women of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
Wayne Thiebaud and the Everyday Joys of Pie
Get to know more about Wayne Thiebaud’s sweet artwork in honor of the artist’s 99th birthday!
7 Spooky Works of Art Just in Time for Halloween
In the spirit of Halloween, we’re looking at 7 paintings full of spooky scenes and creepy content!
Artist Spotlight: Cornelia Konrads
Cornelia Konrads’ site-specific installations are always unexpected, which is why we’ve featured her work in our new 5th-grade Environmental Art unit.
Discover Mary Blair’s Magical Concept Art
If we name a classic Disney film, odds are that a particular image from that film will come to mind. Alice and Wonderland might bring to mind a girl glancing up at a caterpillar smoking on a toadstool, while Peter Pan conjures up images of Peter flying through the sky, clashing swords with Captain Hook. […]
Art on Film: The Secret of Kells
Last week, we looked at the Book of Kells, a 9th-century Irish manuscript so rich it has inspired generations. Today, we’re continuing our focus on the Book of Kells with a recent family flick inspired by the manuscript–The Secret of Kells. Though it’s been ten years since its initial release in Ireland, the movie’s animation […]
Fall in Love with the Book of Kells’ Intricate Illuminations
Are we getting more medieval here on the Art Docent Program blog? You’re not wrong–thanks to a summer class your author took on medieval manuscripts, she can’t wait to share her new medieval art-historical knowledge with you. In our next two blog posts we’ll be looking at one medieval manuscript in particular and a movie […]
Just 7 Medieval Cats Acting Silly
Last summer, we ran a post featuring a few art-historical dogs during the “dog days of summer.” That post, and the fact that we started this year with a blog post about a cat’s art-historical hijinks, mean that it’s high time we showed cats some more love–and medieval cats, specifically. Art in medieval western Europe […]
Artist Spotlight: Annie Leibovitz
Over the past two months, you’ve gotten to hear about a few of the artists included in our new units for the 2020 school year. (Robert Smithson and Constantin Brancusi, to be exact.) In the next installment of our summer series, we’re going to introduce you to an artist we’re sure you’ve heard of. Or, […]
Art Reads: A Piece of the World
If you get our newsletters, you’ll know that we hinted that a review of Christina Baker Kline’s novel A Piece of the World was on its way. Well, wait no further: we can’t wait to dive into A Piece of the World with you! A Piece of the World is a fictional memoir that centers around the life of Christina Olson, […]