As I wrote in The Amazing Street Art Scene in Bogotá, Colombia’s sprawling, high-altitude capital is a veritable feast for […]
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North Carolina’s Fresco Trail
The story of North Carolina’s Fresco Trail began in 1973 with the serendipitous meeting of a newly minted Episcopal priest, […]
Oswaldo Guayasamín: Ecuadorian Painter, Sculptor and Humanitarian
Oswaldo Guayasamín is an Ecuadorian painter and sculptor whose work tells the story of prejudice, abuse and the suffering of […]
Art and Ideology in Hitler’s Third Reich
Traditionally artists have provided a mirror image of the societies in which they lived, often being at the forefront of […]
Madonnas as Symbols of Devotion
Only a Woman, divine, could know all that a woman can suffer. ― Willa Cather, Death Comes for the Archbishop Shrines […]
Rediscovering Legendary Artist Frida Kahlo
I never paint dreams or nightmares. I paint my own reality. – Frida Kahlo It’s impossible to write about the […]
Diego Rivera: Master Muralist and Defender of Worker’s and Indigenous Rights
Avowed atheist, proud communist, tempestuous lover and principled artist—Diego Rivera was all of these and much, much more. The Mexican […]
Street Art in Manizales, Colombia
“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.” ~ Anni Albers Manizales is a city […]
Artemisia Gentileschi–Italian Painter and Heroine
The 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi was a woman who possessed a wealth of strength and intelligence that enabled her […]
Street Art in Lima, Peru
One of my favorite aspects of living in Latin America is the abundance of street art that adorns buildings, alleys […]
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