Art History for All

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Episode 10: A Sketch of Native American History Nov 26, 2018

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This episode gets a bit obscure and focuses on a single woodcut from David Cusick’s 1828 book Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations, the earliest English-language account of Iroquois history.
You can find a transcript of this podcast at arthistoryforall.com under the Transcripts category.

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Additional Music Credits:

“You’re Right But I’m Me” by Doctor Turtle, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

“Under the Stairs (Instrumental Version)” by Josh Woodward, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

“Completely Lost” by Lee Rosevere, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Episode 9: Fiends, Frankenstein, and Fuseli Oct 29, 2018

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We’re getting spooky in this episode and looking at Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare, by far one of the eeriest paintings in Western art history! Perhaps this image reminds you of something…

You can find a transcript of this podcast at arthistoryforall.com under the Transcripts category.

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Additional Music Credits:

“Fog” by Sergey Cheremisinov, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

“Nightcrawlers” by Parvus Decree, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

“Farewell the Innocent” by Ars Sonor, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Episode 8: In Memory of Malcolm Sep 24, 2018

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This episode is a bit more multidimensional, mainly because we’re talking about a sculpture! Barbara Chase-Riboud’s Malcolm X #3 is titled in memory of Malcolm X, but this abstract stele is more than just a funerary monument…

You can find a transcript of this podcast at arthistoryforall.com under the Transcripts category.

Twitter: @arthistory4all

Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/arthistoryforall

Additional Music Credits:

“Shake It!” by Jahzzar (via freemusicarchive.org). Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

“Mercy” by Kai Engel (via freemusicarchive.org). Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Episode 7: Painting of Interest Aug 27, 2018

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The game is afoot as we investigate the theft of Johannes Vermeer’s The Concert–or, more accurately, investigate how that theft affects how we look at the painting itself.

You can find a transcript of this podcast at arthistoryforall.com under the Transcripts category.

Twitter: @arthistory4all

Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/arthistoryforall

Additional Music Credits:

“Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 – III. Menuetto Allegretto” by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Daniel Veesey (via freemusicarchive.org). Licensed under a Public Domain License.

“Lucid Awakening” by Parvus Decree (via freemusicarchive.org). Licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

Episode 6: Fly Like An Eagle Jul 30, 2018

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Get your shutter fingers ready, because in this episode we’re talking about a photograph! Specifically, Laura Aguilar’s Three Eagles Flying (1990). **This podcast contains discussions of lynching, torture, and death. Listener discretion is advised.**

You can find a transcript of this podcast at arthistoryforall.com under the Transcripts category.

Additional Music Credits:

“Edmond VI” by Marco Trovatello, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Based on a work at https://www.derkleinegruenewuerfel.de/en/releases-en/marco-trovatello-not-at-all/

“Friction” by Nctrnm, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

“First Time Outdoors” by Parvus Decree, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

“The Encouragement Stick” by Doctor Turtle, via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

Episode 5: Hip to Be Square Jun 21, 2018

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Brace yourselves, listeners, because in this episode Allyson gets abstract and discusses Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square, often hailed as the end of traditional painting and the beginning of modern art.

You can find a transcript of this podcast at arthistoryforall.com under the Transcripts category.

Additional Music credits:

“Violin Spider” by Marco Trovatello (via freemusicarchive.org) Licensed Under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“A Whale on It’s Side” by Ask Again (via freemusicarchive.org) Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

“Cherry” by Nctrnm (via freemusicarchive.org) Licensed Under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“Fantasy in B Minor, Op. 28,” by Alexander Scriabin, performed by Raul Manjarrez (via musopen.org) Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Episode 4: Do the Wave May 19, 2018

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This episode we dip our toe into the Asian art pool and talk about Hokusai’s Great Wave, its origins, and the many many transformations it has undergone in commerce and pop culture.

You can find a transcript of this podcast at arthistoryforall.com under the Transcripts category.

Additional Music Credits:

“Bathed in Fine Dust” by Andy G. Cohen (via freemusicarchive.org) Licensed Under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“Boismortiers Concerto for Five Flutes No. 4, Mvt II. Allegro” by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps (via freemusicarchive.org) Public Domain Mark 1.0 License. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

“Brand New World” by Kai Engel (via freemusicarchive.org) Under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 3: In Love with the Rococo Apr 15, 2018

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https://arthistoryforall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AH4A_Ep3_Carriera.mp3

In a very self-indulgent episode, Allyson talks about her favorite period in art history, and one of her favorite artists: Rosalba Carriera, who did a sexy pastel with a parrot in it once.

You can find a transcript of this podcast at arthistoryforall.com under the Transcripts category.

Background music:

Prelude in C (BWV 846) Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Southside, Keeping Stuff Together, and How I Used to See the Stars by Lee Rosevere via freemusicarchive.org
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Episode 2: Why Oh Wiley Mar 14, 2018

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https://arthistoryforall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/AH4A_Ep2_Wiley.mp3

In this episode, Allyson gets topical and talks about a Kehinde Wiley painting–but maybe not the one you think!

You can find a transcript of this podcast at arthistoryforall.com under the Transcripts category.

Twitter: @arthistory4all

Background music:

“Space (Full)” by Andy G. Cohen (via freemusicarchive.org) Licensed Under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“Fresh Air” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

“Rotisserie Graveyard” by Doctor Turtle (via freemusicarchive.org) Licensed Under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Episode 1: For the Love of Mona Lisa Feb 13, 2018

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of Art History for All! In this episode, Allyson tells you all about Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and the impact it’s had on Western culture, breaking it down from the Renaissance to Dan Brown and beyond.

You can find a transcript of this podcast right here, or go to the Transcripts tab at https://arthistoryforall.com.

Email: allysonh@arthistoryforall.com

Twitter: @arthistory4all

Background music:

“Lasting Hope”, “Suonatore di Liuto”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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