Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages

TLDR Gerhard Richter | Betty

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gerhard Richter, born in Dresden, Germany, in 1932, is a towering figure in contemporary art, whose life and work were forged by the tumultuous histor...

TLDR Georges Braque | Violin and Palette

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Since it is back to school season, I thought I would make a series of episodes optimized for classrooms to give students a quick overview and a few in...

Eadweard Muybridge | The Horse in Motion

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pioneering 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge is celebrated for his groundbreaking work in capturing movement, which laid the foundation for...

William Blake | The Ancient of Days

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Mark Vernon, author of Awake! William Blake and the Power of Imagination. We discussed William Blake, the famous poet and visual...

Fun Facts About Clay and Ceramics

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I wanted to share an episode of my other podcast, Fun Facts Daily, with some interesting information about clay and ceramics. You'll learn what...

Amalia Kussner | The Miniature Painter Revealed

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for this episode is Kathleen Langore, author of a new book about the artist, Amalia Kussner. She was a highly successful portrait artist who ...

Wayne Thiebaud | Pie a la Mode

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the life and work of celebrated American artist Wayne Thiebaud, known for his vibrant and textured paintings of everyday objects. Born in 1920...

Man Ray | Ingres's Violin (encore)

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Man Ray was a pioneer of cameraless photography. His signature technique was the "Rayograph" created by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive ...

Amrita Sher-Gil | Bride's Toilet (encore)

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amrita Sher-Gil, born in 1913 to a Sikh aristocrat and a Hungarian-Jewish opera singer, was a trailblazing artist who blended European and Indian infl...

David Hockney | A Bigger Splash

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the life and work of David Hockney, one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Born in Yorkshire in 1937, Hoc...

Edvard Munch | The Scream (encore)

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As a young adult, Edvard Munch studied art. He was influenced early on by the Impressionists, but he really came into his own when he began using pain...

I'm Not Your Muse: Uncovering the Overshadowed Brilliance of Women Artists & Visionaries

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guests this week were the author and illustrator of the fantastic book I’M NOT YOUR MUSE: Uncovering the Overshadowed Brilliance of Women Artists...

Kwakwaka’wakw artist | Eagle Transformation Mask (encore)

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The transformation mask is a carved and painted sculpture, a status symbol, a costume element and a simple machine all at once. Pulling the strings on...

The Woman with Fifty Faces

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I have an interview with the author and illustrtor behind a new graphic novel that tackles the story of Maria Lani who convinced over 50 pr...

Amedeo Modigliani (encore)

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amedeo Modigliani, a rebellious Italian painter, left a lasting mark on the art world with his distinctive style and captivating portraits. Born in Li...

The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It was a tremendous pleasure to get to interview Jennifer Dasal about her new book, The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époq...

Thomas Hart Benton

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

American artist Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) was a leading figure of the Regionalist movement, known for his dynamic depictions of American life, la...

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Portrait of an Artist

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Louise-Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun is best known as Marie Antoinette's favorite portrait painter. In this episode, I spoke with Judith Lissauer Cromwell...

Constantin Brâncuși | The Kiss & Bird in Space (encore)

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Constantin Brâncuși was a Romanian sculptor who made a significant impact on modern art through his abstract sculptures. His passion and dedication ...

Hieronymus Bosch | The Garden of Earthly Delights (encore)

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hieronymus Bosch was a 15th-century Dutch painter whose fantastical and often unsettling works continue to captivate viewers today. His most famous pa...

The Ardabil Carpet

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Ardabil Carpet, a masterpiece of 16th-century Persian weaving, represents a pinnacle of Safavid art. Though associated with Ardabil, scholars sugg...

James McNeill Whistler | Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (Whistler's Mother)

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James Abbott McNeill Whistler was a prominent figure in the Aesthetic Movement focusing on "Art for art's sake." One of Whistler's most renowned works...

Francisco Goya | The Third of May 1808

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Francisco Goya (1746-1828) is one of Spain's most important and complex artists. His career bridged the gap between the Old Masters and the modern era...

Author Interview: B.A. Shapiro | The Lost Masterpiece

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is B.A. Shapiro, author of a new historical fiction book, The Lost Masterpiece. Her book focuses on Berthe Morisot and the French I...

Introducing: Culture Kids Podcast

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today I wanted to share an episode of Culture Kids. Culture Kids is a great podcast for kids and families to enjoy learning about the world. It was a ...

Édouard Manet | A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Édouard Manet, born in Paris in 1832, defied his privileged upbringing to pursue art, despite initial family opposition. Studying under Thomas Coutur...

Utagawa Hiroshige (encore)

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) stands as a titan in the realm of Japanese woodblock prints of the ukiyo-e period. His tranquil landscapes, meticulousl...

Alberto Giacometti

02 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alberto Giacometti (1901–1966) was a significant 20th-century artist known for his elongated, attenuated sculptures that often embody post-war exist...

5 Artists Who Take Playing with Their Food to a Whole New Level

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today I thought it would be fun to switch things up a little bit. Instead of focusing on just one artist and artwork, I’ve got 5 artists who work wi...

Charles and Ray Eames | Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charles and Ray Eames were an iconic husband-and-wife design team who became leaders of the Mid-Century Modern movement. Their partnership began at th...

Petra (encore)

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Petra, the ancient city carved into the sandstone cliffs of Jordan, is a testament to the ingenuity and artistry of the Nabataean civilization. Establ...

Mariko Mori | Pure Land

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mariko Mori, born in Tokyo in 1967, is a Japanese artist whose work blends traditional Buddhist iconography with futuristic digital art. With a backgr...

Sandro Botticelli | The Birth of Venus (encore)

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sandro Botticelli, born Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, was a renowned Florentine painter during the Renaissance. By the 1470s, Botticelli es...

The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland⁠ 

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Michelle Young, author of The Art Spy. During WWII, French museum curator Rose Valland risked her life to sabotage the Nazi art ...

The Ultimate Lego House (encore)

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2009, a television presenter from the BBC, a guy by the name of James May, gathered about 2,000 volunteers and approximately 3.2 million bricks don...

Jessica Poundstone | Museum of Dogs

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Poundstone is the author of Museum of Dogs: a Romp through Art History for Dog People. As the name suggests, it is a light and fun look at dog...

Marc Chagall | I and the Village

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marc Chagall (born Moishe Shagal, 1887-1985) was a prominent Russian-French modern artist whose life spanned nearly a century of dramatic historical c...

Introducing Fun Facts Daily

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fun Facts Daily is a new podcast I have been working on for a bit. It is exactly what the name suggests. Every Monday through Friday, on Fun Facts Dai...

The Codex Borgia

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Codex Borgia is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican manuscript, a 36-foot folded document made of animal hide, dating from the 13th to early 16th centu...

Walter De Maria | The Lightning Field

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Walter De Maria (1935-2013) was a pivotal figure in Minimalism, Conceptual Art, and Land Art, known for large-scale environmental installations. His s...

Elaine de Kooning | Portrait of John F. Kennedy

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Elaine de Kooning (1918-1989) was a vital figure in 20th-century American art. She was a renowned Abstract Expressionist painter, portraitist, and wri...

Willem de Kooning | Woman, I

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Willem de Kooning, a Dutch-American Abstract Expressionist painter, was born in Rotterdam in 1904. He stowed away on a freighter in 1926, eventually s...

Was Abstract Expressionism a CIA Psyop?

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The CIA secretly leveraged Abstract Expressionism, particularly the art of Jackson Pollock, during the Cold War. This wasn't about controlling artists...

Tembe Denton-Hurst | Fresh Sets: Contemporary Nail Art from Around the World

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tembe Denton-Hurst (@tembae) is a beauty and culture writer at New York magazine and the author of Homebodies. Her newest book Fresh Sets: Contempo...

Announcing the 2025 Arts Madness Tournament Winner

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Arts Madness Tournament. After 6 weeks and thousands of votes, we have narrowed the field from 6...

Joan Miró | The Farm

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joan Miró, a renowned Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist, was born in Barcelona on April 20, 1893. Initially steered towards business, Miró's...

Hokusai & Ukiyo-e | The Floating World

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I was thrilled to interview Justin Witte, curator at the Cleave Carney Museum of Art. This summer, the Cleave Carney Museum of Art will be hosting Hok...

Lee Krasner | Little Images

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lee Krasner, born Lena Krassner in 1908, was a pivotal Abstract Expressionist artist often overshadowed by her marriage to Jackson Pollock. Despite th...

Joan Fernandez | Saving Vincent, A Novel of Jo van Gogh

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Vincent van Gogh is one of the most beloved and widely celebrated artists, but in his lifetime, he had extremely limited commercial success. Wh...

The Erased Masterpiece - Robert Rauschenberg’s Erased de Kooning

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A young, up-and-coming Robert Rauschenberg knocked on the door of Willem de Kooning, one of the biggest stars of the art world in his day. Rauschenber...

Guoying Stacy Zhang | Decoding Buddhist Art

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Guoying Stacy Zhang is an art historian and advisor specializing in Buddhist art. She previously served as the associate curator of the Tsz Shan Monas...

Andrew Wyeth | Christina's World

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Wyeth was the son of a successful illustrator. Wyeth is best known for his painting "Christina's World" which is among the few artworks to leap...

Albrecht Dürer | Adam and Eve

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) was a pivotal figure in the Northern Renaissance, renowned for his mastery of painting, printmaking, and art theory. Born ...

The Salon des Refusés

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In mid-19th century Paris, the prestigious Paris Salon, sanctioned by the Académie des Beaux-Arts, reigned as the art world's epicenter, acting as th...

Artist Interview | Pierre Benjamin

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I recently had the pleasure to interview Pierre Benjamin, UK-based artist with years of experience specializing in 3D character and concept art, illus...

Mondrian, Neoplasticism and the Upside Down Artwork

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Piet Mondrian is considered an icon of modern art, but he didn't start off that way. While he always loved art, he got his degree in education. Mondri...

Edward Hopper | Nighthawks

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The brilliance of Edward Hopper is that he was able to be simultaneously specific and concrete yet vague and leave a lot up to the viewer to interpret...

Zaria Forman | Lincoln Sea, Greenland

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Zaria Forman is a contemporary artist whose breathtakingly realistic, large-scale pastel drawings capture the fragile beauty of landscapes threatened ...

Maurizio Cattelan | Strategies, Comedian and America

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Maurizio Cattelan is an Italian artist known for his provocative and satirical sculptures and installations that challenge the norms of the art world....

Pierre-Auguste Renoir | Luncheon of the Boating Party

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Renoir is remembered as one of the greatest painters of the Impressionist movement. His paintings are soft and delicate, but his life and his w...

Nick Cave | Soundsuit

23 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Cave, born February 4, 1959, in Fulton, Missouri, is a contemporary American artist best known for his "Soundsuits," wearable sculptures that ble...

Artist Interview | Ephraim Urevbu

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I interviewed Ephraim Urevbu a contemporary artist based in Memphis Tennessee. He shared his life experiences growing up in Nigeria then coming to the...

Artist Interview | Jess Phoenix

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jess Phoenix is a designer based out of Seattle, Washington. She is known for making bright, bold floral patterns. She was nice enough to sit down wit...

Artist Interview | Tom DesLongchamp

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have another artist interview. I have been a big fan of Tom DesLongchamp since I first encountered his drawings while I was researching an epi...

Artist Interview | Herb Williams

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Herb Williams is an incredibly talented sculptor bringing crayons to a whole new dimension. I sat down to talk to Williams about his background, his a...

Artist Interview | Reggie Laurent

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Reggie Laurent is a contemporary artist based out of Atlanta. Laurent is a largely self-taught artist working in a variety of media and often on unexp...

Artist Interview | Jason deCaires Taylor

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jason deCaires Taylor, is a UK-based contemporary artist who has seamlessly merged art and environmental activism. Renowned for his captivating underw...

Hilma af Klint

16 Feb 2025

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Hilma af Klint was a painter making abstract art years before men like Kandinsky and she was exploring automatic drawing long before the surrealists. ...

Jack Kirby

15 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Kirby created some of the biggest names in the golden age of comics including: Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, Black Panther, The Incredible...

Janet Sobel

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you think of bold and revolutionary modern artists from the 20th century, you probably don't think of a grandmother laying across her living room...

Wolfgang Beltracchi | The Art of Forgery

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wolfgang Beltracchi, born Wolfgang Fischer in 1951, is considered one of the most skilled art forgers in history. He meticulously crafted fake paintin...

The Unbelievable Story of Han van Meegeren

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The late 1930s were a rough time in Europe. Nazis were on the rise, and museums began hiding their most treasured works or even shipping them off to s...

Rene Magritte | The Son of Man

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rene Magritte's painting, Son of Man, is among the most famous images of the Surrealist Movement. It is one of the few artworks that transcends the mu...

Keith Haring | Three Eyed Smiley Face

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Haring, renowned for his iconic pop art and graffiti, rose to fame in the 1980s New York art scene. His signature style, characterized by bold l...

Akira Yoshizawa and Origami

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Origami is the Japanese art of folded paper sculpture. It is a tradition that is basically as old as paper. In the 6th century CE, Buddhist monks brou...

Roberto Matta | The Earth Is a Man

08 Feb 2025

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Roberto Matta was a Chilean born artist whose life and work transcended boundaries. He was always looking to explore new ideas, push his work further ...

Felix Gonzalez-Torres | Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)

07 Feb 2025

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Felix Gonzalez-Torres was a conceptual artist who became well known in the 1980s and 90s for his works that broke down the barrier between artist and ...

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec | At The Moulin Rouge

06 Feb 2025

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Henri de Toulouse Lautrec was associated with the Moulin Rouge since it first opened in 1891. He was captivated by the unique spirit of the club where...

Njideka Akunyili Crosby | Predecessors

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Njideka Akunyili Crosby is a Nigerian-born artist who moved to America as a teen and her work Predecessors looks at how her family has changed over ge...

Mark Rothko | The Seagram Murals

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Rothko is one of the most famous painters of the Abstract Expressionist movement. While many look at his paintings as simple rectangles of variou...

Paul Van Hoeydonck | Fallen Astronaut

03 Feb 2025

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"Fallen Astronaut" is a 3.5-inch aluminum sculpture created by Belgian artist Paul van Hoeydonck and placed on the moon in 1971 by astronaut David Sco...

Victor Vasarely and Op Art

02 Feb 2025

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Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian-French artist known for his innovative style and contributions to the Op Art movement. One of Vasarely's most famous w...

Charuvi Agrawal | 26,000 Bells of Hanuman

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charuvi Agrawal made a name for herself with a stunning computer-animated film about Hanuman. In 2014, she grabbed more headlines as she created a rec...

Alma Thomas | Resurrection

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alma Woodsey Thomas was an African American artist who lived from 1891 to 1978. Her family moved from Columbus, Georgia to Washington, DC in 1907 to e...

Roy Lichtenstein | Look Mickey

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

By the 1960s Roy Lichtenstein was intrigued by the ideas of pop art and began dabbling in the style. Of course, if you want fresh new ideas, the best ...

Banksy | Girl with Balloon

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2018, Banksy's painting, Girl with Balloon went up for auction. As the gavel sounded to announce a winning bid of about $1 million, everyone in the...

Yayoi Kusama | Narcissus Garden

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yayoi Kusama is one of the most popular contemporary artists with her infinity rooms drawing massive crowds wherever they are installed. In the infini...

Bridget Riley | Movement in Squares

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Bridget Riley, born in London in 1931, is a prominent figure in the Op Art movement. Early life experiences, including wartime evacuation to Cornwall ...

Frida Kahlo | The Two Fridas

26 Jan 2025

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Frida Kahlo was a painter in the early 20th century associated with the Surrealist movement. While she had some moderate success as a painter during h...

Auguste Rodin | The Burghers of Calais

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's mini-episode is about Auguste Rodin and his sculpture of The Burghers of Calais. The story behind the piece is an inspiring tale that defines ...

The Aztec Sun Stone or The Calendar Stone

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Aztec Sun Stone, also known as the Calendar Stone, is a large, round stone carving that represents Aztec mythology and cosmology. It depicts the f...

Jean-Michel Basquiat | Horn Players

23 Jan 2025

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Jean-Michel Basquiat has created some of the most highly valued American paintings ever to go on auction. Basquiat sought to remake art history in his...

The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead | The Judgment of Hunefer

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This mini episode is about The Book of the Dead, a collection of funerary texts from ancient Egypt. To better understand the collection as well as the...

Claude Monet | The Gare Saint Lazare

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Claude Monet loved his garden and made about 250 paintings of water lilies. He and his Impressionist contemporaries were focused on color, light, and ...

Saloua Raouda Choucair | Interform

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Saloua Raouda Choucair was a pioneer of abstract art born in Beirut in 1916. Despite initial discouragement, she pursued her passion for art, studying...

Johannes Vermeer | Woman Holding a Balance

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Johannes Vermeer created stunning works and he is widely celebrated as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. This painting, Woman Hold...

The Moai of Rapa Nui

18 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's mini episode is about the Moai statues of Rapa Nui, commonly referred to as Easter Island. The purpose of the Moai remains a mystery, but one ...

Meret Oppenheim | Object (Luncheon in Fur)

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1936, Meret Oppenheim sat down in a cafe with Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar. Picasso took note of Oppenheim's bracelet and commented that anything co...

Frank Gehry | Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Modernists said, “form follows function” focusing on how people will use a space, but Gehry focuses on how people will react to the space. His goa...

Caravaggio | The Calling of Saint Matthew

15 Jan 2025

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Michelangelo Merisi, born in 1571 amidst the darkness of the plague, would come to be known not by his christened name but by the name of his birthpla...