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The Unsinkable Rosa Bonheur
French animalier artist and sculptress Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899) is not the only world-famous artist who…
When Rosa Bonheur Met Buffalo Bill
That Picasso and Matisse knew each other, were even friends and often rivals, seems plausible…
David Shepherd: And There Were Also Trains
Artist David Shepherd (1931–2017) once said that he was attracted to all things “jumbo,” from…
David Shepherd: Before Elephants, There Were Aircraft
David Shepherd’s is a well-rehearsed life in its telling. The same tales oft repeated and…
Barye Bronzes to Visit the NSL&M in Middleburg, Virginia
by Brooke Chilvers I wish I could say the larger-than-life lions in front of Manhattan’s…
William Secord and Dogs in Art
Finally, it’s happening. We are getting out of town in winter to go birdwatching in…
Abaco Colors, Abaco Light
So when my childhood pal, Myron, said his favorite place in Paradise was a three-mile-long…
Stubbs & Gilpin – This Time, on Dogs
Thank goodness so many 18th century portraits of beloved thoroughbreds and hunting dogs are adequately…
Sawrey Gilpin
It’s likely you have a greater inkling of British equine horse artist George Stubbs (1724–1806)…
John Swan
John Swan’s art often pays tribute to the world’s most beautiful fishing landscapes, from the…
Rediscovering Francis Lee Jaques: Part I
I knew nothing of museum artist, illustrator, and painter Francis Lee Jaques (1887–1969). It was…
Francis Lee Jaques in Black & White: Part II
Few artists can create a landscape not only on the flat surface of the canvas,…Gray's Sporting Properties
