Category: Art

  • William Henry Drake: Brought The World To Life And Ended In A Suffocating Death

    William Henry Drake (1856-1926) was a renowned American artist who captured the majesty and power of animals and landscapes in his paintings. Though born in New York City, Drake considered Cincinnati his home, having moved there at a young age. His artistic passion emerged early, leading him to study at the McMicken School of Design.…

  • The origins of Suridealism

    A summary of the origins of Suridealism. A movement you’ve likely not heard of. Suridealism is a term used to describe fine art and literary art movements from the early 20th century. Emile Malespine (1892 – 1952) coined the term in 1925 in the magazine publication, Manometre. In his Manifesto Du Suridealisme, Malespine in part…

  • The dematerialization of the Waikiki Theatre & Hawai’i’s first frescoes

    Partial Dematerialization In late July 1979, those fighting to preserve the Art Deco landmark known as the Waikiki Theatre lost their final battle to save its soul. The developers wasted no time in starting the first phase of the theater’s destruction. This terrible act merited just one sentence in the August 2, 1979, issue of…

  • ART OF THE BLASINGAME’S

    I’m at the point in my research and confident enough to say I am the unofficial knowledge expert on the artists known as Marguerite Louis Blasingame and Frank Marvin Blasingame. These two were nearly forgotten, and although my research has stirred up renewed interest, there is still a large amount of misinformation surrounding these two.…

  • Art Documentaries and Movies You Can Stream On Amazon.com Today – Part 1

    Enhance your knowledge of artists and art history with these art documentaries and movies you can stream today. I have compiled a list of art documentaries and films I  enjoyed, and that you can stream on Amazon.com. Some of these do not show up in a typical keyword search on Amazon.com, so I thought it…

  • Richard Mann – A Little Known Artist From Harlem

    This Richard Mann not that Richard Mann I recently discovered an artist who signed his work “R Mann”. Richard Mann 1940(?) to 1990(?) a “Playwright, Poet and Visual artist” according to a biography written about him on AskArt.com. I don’t want to confuse this “R Mann” with “Richard, Rich and/or R Mann” hailing from Southern…