With the cultural framework of sixteenth-century Italy, the dichotomy between female and male pervaded all aspects of society even in Renaissance paintings.
Read more"No More Washee Washee:" Selling Cuffs and Collars in 19th Century America
Lady Invention -patriotically dressed in red, white, and blue- gestures to the distraught Chinese laundryman to leave, as his services are no longer required in America.
Read moreShadow: Rodin and the Modern Psyche
With academic theory towards sculpture stiflling the creative process, Rodin found new ways to depict the pathos of the modern psyche.
Read moreThe Romantic Alternative: A French Challenge to Neoclassical Style
Both glory and suffering caused French artists like Eugene Delacroix to question the established discipline of classicism in the Academy.
Read moreWhose Lenin Is It Anyway? Part IV
With the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, the government’s support for official art was replaced by a growing post-communist movement which visually critiqued the Soviet legacy.
Read moreWhose Lenin Is It Anyway? Part III
With the death of Lenin in 1924, debate among the political elite arose as to who would be his successor.
Read moreWhose Lenin Is It Anyway? Part II
Once the personage of Lenin and the theme of a global world order were established, Lenin evolved into the "hero" of Soviet poster art.
Read moreWhose Lenin Is It Anyway? Part I
Variations on the depiction of Vladimir Lenin provide visual insight into the creation and later deconstruction of a political idol.
Read more"I'm a Little Teapot"
The popular nursery rhyme “I’m a little teapot” takes on new meaning when considering the transformation of teapot design during the 20th and 21st century.
Read moreHave a Seat S'il Vous Plait
With the dawn of the twentieth century, designers began to challenge the assumption of what could be the composition of a “seat.”
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