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ISAAC SUTTLES AND H. WILSON & COMPANY POTTERY

Texas History, Variety is the Spice of LifeJuly 28, 202625Views 0Likes 0Comments

Isaac Suttles was a potter born in 1840 in Ohio. His father, Benjamin Suttles, was also a potter of some repute in Ohio during this time. When Isaac Suttles moved to Texas in the 1870’s with his younger brother George, he became involved with a group of ex-slaves-freedmen who already had some experience working pottery…

THE CURIOUS HISTORY OF VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPHY

American History, Variety is the Spice of LifeJuly 2, 202649Views 0Likes 0Comments

Photography was a brand-new artform during the Victorian era. People, at first, did not know what to make of it, but then it became a booming enterprise. In Lady Elizabeth Eastlake’s book entitled “History of Photography Part One” she says, “Thus, where not half a generation ago the existence of such a vocation was not…

REUVEN RUBIN- JUDAIC ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Art & Divine Imagination, Bezalel, Judaica, Religious, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 24, 202660Views 0Likes 0Comments

Reuven Rubin did not come from a rich family. He grew up in Romania, in what he called a little ghetto. Even at a young age, though, Rubin showed artistic talent. He recounts the story of when he was three and came home from his first day at heder. He held a piece of brick…

TIPU’S TIGER

Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 17, 202683Views 0Likes 2Comments

Tipu’s Tiger is on exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England. Basically, it is a carved piece of wood made to look like a British soldier being mauled by an Indian Tiger. The soldier is lying flat on his back, while the tiger is crouched on top of him, chewing his shoulder.…

CHARLES WILSON PEALE’S PORTRAITURE

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Sarah Hope Harvey Trumbull, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 3, 202688Views 0Likes 0Comments

Another student of Benjamin West, Charles Wilson Peale, studied with him a few years before John Trumbull came to study with West. Peale’s father died when he was still a child, so Peale had to drop out of school and apprentice to a saddle-maker. He was not especially suited to this profession and when he…

COL. JOHN TRUMBULL & GILBERT STUART IN ENGLAND

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 2, 202669Views 0Likes 0Comments

Gilbert Stuart, like Trumbull, studied under West. Several stories have circulated as to how Stuart became a pupil of West. One story has Stuart send a letter to West imploring, “Pity me Good Sir, I’ve just arrived at the age of 21 an age when most young men have done something worthy of notice &…

BENJAMIN WEST PORTRAITURE- OFFICIAL PAINTER OF GEORGE III

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 2, 202672Views 0Likes 0Comments

After Harvard and his service in the American Revolution, John Trumbull left America to study under Benjamin West. West was an American painter who had begun life as a portrait painter but had progressed in talent and respect enough to now be the official painter of George III. West was well known for his history…

COL. JOHN TRUMBULL HARVARD YEARS & JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY PORTRAITURE

American History, Nothing But Trumbull, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 2, 202678Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a youth, John Trumbull balked at going to Harvard. Trumbull records, “The tranquility of the arts seemed better suited to me than the more bustling scenes of life, and I ventured to remonstrate with my father, stating to him that the expense of a college education would be inconvenient to him, and after it…

SIR JOSHUA REYNOLD’S 18TH CENTURY PORTRAITURE

Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 2, 202663Views 0Likes 0Comments

From the mid to late 18th century, Sir Joshua Reynolds was the premier portrait artist in England. Reynolds, long-time President of the Royal Academy, consummate art educator, and author of “Discourses” would have been familiar to Trumbull from his time spent studying art under West in London. Reynolds had much to say about the theory and…

JOHN WOLLASTON’S EARLY AMERICAN PORTRAITURE

American History, Variety is the Spice of LifeJune 2, 202666Views 0Likes 0Comments

Before John Trumbull was born, John Wollaston was one of America’s earliest portrait painters. Beginning from around 1749, Wollaston was a prolific portrait painter. Some researchers say there are at least three hundred portraits suspected to be by Wollaston, while others say there are only two hundred portraits. Officially, there are about seventy-five portraits credited…

POMPEII WALL PAINTING

Pompeii, ROMAN ART, Variety is the Spice of LifeMarch 11, 2026136Views 0Likes 0Comments

It is easy to forget that even though much of Roman art has lost its luster and color over the centuries, in the beginning, Romans loved vibrant painting. Romans would paint murals on walls for decoration and to show affiliation with politics, religion or wealth. These paintings could be found in public and private buildings…

ROMAN PORTRAITURE

ROMAN ART, Variety is the Spice of LifeMarch 11, 202685Views 0Likes 0Comments

There are many ways to study the Roman Empire and its culture. One of the best ways to learn more about this timeframe is to study Roman portraiture and with all of its nuances and symbols. This was the first time in history that portraits were being made with the spectator in mind. These likenesses…