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Native American Pottery at the Metropolitan Museum in NYC. Figure of Woman with a Bowl, 1995, Jeralyn Lujan Lucero. ASE writer Sharon Lorenzo shares the celebration of 1,000 years of Native American pottery and culture. This current exhibition of Native American…
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An inspiring life. Courtesy of Wikipedia.com From my front porch on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts, I look across a small pond named by the Wampanoag tribe, Capaum. In their native language, it means a small quiet place. It was once…
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Sharon Lorenzo explains the current valuation of a piece of American art. Eastman Johnson, Cranberry Pickers, 1875-1880. Oil on paper board The Nantucket Historical Association had the opportunity this year to purchase this oil painting on board measuring…
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Sharon Lorenzo takes us through the complicated process of art institutions sharing works of art. Portrait of Omai of the Friendly Isles, 1776, Sir Joshua Reynolds. Oil on canvas. On March 31, 2023, the National Portrait Gallery of London and…
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“I’ll show you what a woman can do.” – Artemisia Gentileschi, 1649 Men have historically dominated the art world, which has resulted in women being grossly underrepresented in the long history of art. Katy Hessel is an art historian from…
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Sharon Lorenzo takes in the new O’Keefe exhibit at MoMA. Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) Photo by Alfred Stieglitz, 1918, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. In 1946, Georgia O’Keeffe was the first woman in America to be granted an art…
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Sharon Lorenzo reviews this new show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1971, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced the purchase of the portrait of Juan de Pareja, the color master for Diego Velazquez, the official artist and master…
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Awarded to Sir David Alan Chipperfield from the United Kingdom – 2023 Sir David Alan Chipperfield, knighted by officials in the United Kingdom in 2010, is the recipient of the Pritzker Prize for Architectural Excellence for 2023. The prize started…
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Sharon Lorenzo connects with her Danish heritage. View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight, 1839, Martinus Rorbye, oil on canvas. With this catalog cover, we see the point of view adopted by the curators from the Danish National…
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