The History of Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati Ohio
Rookwood Pottery has a long history of delighting ceramics lovers from all over the world. The company is a Cincinnati Ohio favorite, and its history weaves throughout the story of Queen City. The pottery studio’s ceramics are well-known around the world for their...
What is Automobilia and Petroliana?
Defining Automobilia and Petroliana Automobilia and petroliana are two memorabilia-collecting categories within the automobile and gas petrol industries. Petroliana and automobilia are both words using portmanteau, known as the combining of two words. In this case,...
William Kautzman’s Regionalism Roots with Benton and Kansas City
William Kautzman’s regionalism roots with Thomas Hart Benton as his teacher in Kansas City Missouri area are undeniable influences for the artist. Benton’s instrumental instruction at the Kansas City Art Institute would become emblematic, living vicariously through...
African American Art Contributes to Ohio’s Cultural Makeup
African American artists have been instrumental in the development of the cultural scene of Ohio. From Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, and Cleveland to smaller towns, African American artists' art, and creative achievements are historically notable. Many significant...
Vance Kirkland: Abstract in the American Canon
Known as "the Father of Modern Colorado Painting," Vance Kirkland was an instrumental aspect of the development of art in Colorado and possibly one of Colorado's most famous artists. The artist worked in a variety of mediums and styles throughout his career, and he...
Tom Wesselmann is Critical to Understanding Pop Art
Pop Art was a significant development in the history of American culture in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the artists who were associated with Pop Art are household names today, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, and Jasper Johns. This group of...
Tom Otterness from Kansas to New York
New York-based, Tom Otterness is one of America’s most prolific artists. Upon walking through the campus of Wichita State University or entering the 14th Street subway station in New York City, a viewer will be confronted by cartoonish art figures and animals that...
Art Loan: Financially Passive to Active
As the art market continues to soar, the art loan has become an emerging source of interest for wealth managers, estate lawyers, banking institutions, art advisory firms, and high-net-worth art collectors. A 2017 survey by UBS, an investment banking company, revealed...
The Hoosier Group’s Legacy on Indiana and the World
When Art of Estates, an art and personal property appraisal firm appraises collections throughout the state of Indiana, we frequently come across works by notable and historical artists from the region. Amongst these historically significant artists in Indiana is the...
Birger Sandzén: Celebrated Artist from Kansas to Colorado
Birger Sandzén is a noted Swedish artist who emerges as an important painter of the Western landscape in both Kansas and Colorado in the early to mid-20th century. The artist is remembered for his oil paintings of the Kansas landscape as well as the Colorado Rockies...
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