Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 9
Left: Arthur Wesley Dow (design attributed to), Marsh Scene, ca. 1905; from the Marblehead Potteries. Right: Addison Le Boutillier (design attributed to),Turtle, ca. 1902-1910, from the Grueby Pottery Company. Both: Wadsworth Atheneum.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 9

More American art of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all posts in the series,…

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Capitalist Christmas 2020
St. Pete Pier, Christmas 2020. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Capitalist Christmas 2020

This site – and my email list – are dedicated to art that’s inspiring, thought-provoking, skillfully executed, and/or breathtakingly beautiful. Once a year, I stretch that to include fabulous decorations, clothing, and/or jewelry…

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Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 8
Abastenia Saint Leger Eberle, Rag Time, 1911. Wadsworth Atheneum

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 8

This week we move into a gallery of American art of the early twentieth century. The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all…

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Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 7
Frederic Church, Niagara Falls from the American Side, 1867. Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 7

The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all posts in the series, click here. Niagara Falls was considered the greatest natural…

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Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 6
Frederic Remington, The Bronco Buster, 1897. Wadsworth Atheneum. Photo copyright © 2020 Dianne L. Durante

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 6

The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all posts in the series, click here. This week's post continues the galleries devoted…

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