Hello everyone! How has the weather been treating you guys lately? Warm summer weather usually calls for a cold creamy treat, maybe something that comes in a cone… That’s right! This week we are talking about all things ice [...]

Before Covid when I was looking at some antiques on the west coast, a first national Confederate flag was brought in for me to look at. According to the person who brought it in, it was brought back from [...]

“The issue of art is freedom. Without it, the world of art could not exist. We know that the enemy is trying to destroy freedom…. We saw it first when he destroyed the works and lives of those whose [...]

With the recent collection of antique toys from the Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design, there is one item in particular that has captured my attention as a beautiful period piece: A 19th-century English folk [...]

Hello there everyone! It’s time to discuss something silly (as if anything I ever write is ever serious), and I promise it’s a really fun subject everybody seems to love! This week’s topic is big, voluptuous, prominent in art [...]

During the 1830s-1850s the United States Army arguably had the most visually beautiful uniforms before they became more conservative in the 1860s. They were not made at all for comfort, and the dress uniforms even more so. An example [...]

At the outbreak of the First World War in Europe, many nations enlisted artists who would serve in various capacities throughout the conflict. The importance of utilizing art in the war effort was recognized for various purposes including propaganda, [...]

The Rhode Island School of Design, commonly referred to as RISD, has long been a part of our state’s history. Part university and part museum, it was established in 1877 by the Rhode Island Women’s Centennial Commission with an [...]