Art History for All https://arthistoryforall.com From art lovers to art haters to art-is-just-okay-ers, Art History for All aims to get all kinds of people thinking about art and what it means to them. Each episode, Allyson Healey tackles a single work of art and its history and larger significance, always asking the question: so what? Art History for All takes you beyond the art historical canon and helps you find the way in which art speaks to you (even if it's never spoken to you before) Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:24:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://arthistoryforall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-AH4A_final_cover-e1516762840510-32x32.png Episodes – Art History For All https://arthistoryforall.com 32 32 Allyson Healey no episodic podcast Episodes – Art History For All https://arthistoryforall.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/AH4A_final_cover.png https://arthistoryforall.com/category/episodes © 2019 Allyson Healeyart,sculpture,painting,history,art,historyFrom art lovers to art haters to art-is-just-okay-ers, Art History for All aims to get all kinds of people thinking about art and what it means to them. Each episode, Allyson Healey tackles a single work of art and its history and larger significance, always asking the question: so what? Art History for All takes you beyond the art historical canon and helps you find the way in which art speaks to you (even if it's never spoken to you before).From art lovers to art haters to art-is-just-okay-ers, Art History for All aims to get all kinds of people thinking about art and what it means to them. Each episode, Allyson Healey tackles a single work of art and its history and larger significance, alwallysonh@arthistoryforall.comAllyson Healey Episode 28: No Foolin’ https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-28-no-foolin Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:02:34 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=408 In this episode we delve into the portrait of Don Juan de Calabazas in the Cleveland Museum of Art! Allyson talks jesters, fools, disability history, and rethinking how we view disabled people.

Book rec: Disability Visibility, edited by Alice Wong, 2020. (I listened to the audiobook version, but you can Buy on Bookshop.org also)

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Valse Gymnopedie by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7928-valse-gymnopedie
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Floating Cities by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3765-floating-cities
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

]]> Allyson Healey full 35:59 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noIn this episode we delve into the portrait of Don Juan de Calabazas in the Cleveland Museum of Art! Allyson talks jesters, fools, disability history,…In this episode we delve into the portrait of Don Juan de Calabazas in the Cleveland Museum of Art! Allyson talks jesters, fools, disability history,…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 27: The Incredible Flying Kris https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-27-the-incredible-flying-kris Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=400 The podcast returns as sharp as ever with a discussion of an example of a Malaysian blade called a kris! Allyson talks about the transition from Hinduism to Islam in Southeast Asia, tales from the Mahabharata, and the impact of colonialism (again). 

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Water Lily by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4609-water-lily
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Stormfront by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4421-stormfront
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

]]> Allyson Healey Episode 27: The Incredible Flying Kris full 32:35 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noThe podcast returns as sharp as ever with a discussion of an example of a Malaysian blade called a kris! Allyson talks about the transition…The podcast returns as sharp as ever with a discussion of an example of a Malaysian blade called a kris! Allyson talks about the transition…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 26: The Case of Ingapirca https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-26-the-case-of-ingapirca Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=389 Allyson returns refreshed after a quarantine-induced slump to tell you all about Ingapirca, an Inka archaeological site whose function has been obscured by time and imperialism.

To learn more about the Inka Empire in convenient podcast form, check out ahistoryoftheinca.wordpress.com or search for A History of the Inca in your favorite podcatcher!

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Additional Music Credits:

Sardana by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5002-sardana
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Tempting Secrets by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5005-tempting-secrets
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

]]> Allyson Healey full 26:25 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noAllyson returns refreshed after a quarantine-induced slump to tell you all about Ingapirca, an Inka archaeological site whose function has been obscured by time and…Allyson returns refreshed after a quarantine-induced slump to tell you all about Ingapirca, an Inka archaeological site whose function has been obscured by time and…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 25: Aboriginal Glyph https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-25-aboriginal-glyph Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:26:29 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=382 AH4A is back with an examination of Margaret Preston’s 1958 work Aboriginal Glyph, and lots of thoughts about what it means for a white woman to claim her work is “aboriginal.”

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Additional Music Credits:

Talking Drums with Guitar and Bass Mix by Bruce Healey © 2020 Bruce Healey

Pride by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4239-pride
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

]]> Allyson Healey Episode 25: Aboriginal Glyph full 24:30 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noAH4A is back with an examination of Margaret Preston’s 1958 work Aboriginal Glyph, and lots of thoughts about what it means for a white woman…AH4A is back with an examination of Margaret Preston’s 1958 work Aboriginal Glyph, and lots of thoughts about what it means for a white woman…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 24: A Place to Rest https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-24-a-place-to-rest Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:23:33 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=376 Lots of food for thought in this episode as Allyson discusses a Shona headrest from Zimbabwe in the Met’s collection: how do such objects come to be in Western museums? Should they be returned to their cultures of origin?

© 2020 Allyson Healey

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Additional Music Credits:

“Round Drums” by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4308-round-drums

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

“Nomadic Dawn” by Alexander Nakarada

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4766-nomadic-dawn

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

]]> Allyson Healey full 26:18 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noLots of food for thought in this episode as Allyson discusses a Shona headrest from Zimbabwe in the Met’s collection: how do such objects come…Lots of food for thought in this episode as Allyson discusses a Shona headrest from Zimbabwe in the Met’s collection: how do such objects come…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history #podcastblackout https://arthistoryforall.com/podcastblackout Mon, 01 Jun 2020 12:50:24 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=369 In protest of the epidemic of racism and police brutality that affects Black people in America daily, this episode is part of #podcastblackout, a movement begun by the Cult 45 Podcast. The list of victims of police violence in this episode is significantly abbreviated.

Below are some resources to educate yourself on anti-racism and support anti-racist work. Use these resources as a starting point. Allyship is a process. Do not stop educating yourself, and above all LISTEN TO THOSE TO WHOM YOU WISH TO BE AN ALLY.

Donate to Black Lives Matter. Donate to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Donate to The Bail Project.

Find a Black Lives Matter chapter near you.

A breakdown of anti-racism from the National Museum of African American History & Culture

Just one of many Anti-Racism Reading Lists

How to Be an Ally if You Are A Person With Privilege, Frances E. Kendall

The Case for Reparations, Ta-Nehisi Coates (and in audio format here)

Holy shit, being an ally isn’t about me!, WOC & Allies

The Racist Housing Policy that Made Your Neighborhood, Alexis C. Madrigal

1619, a podcast by the New York Times

Intersectionality Matters!, a podcast by Kimberlé Crenshaw

Code Switch, a podcast from NPR

 

]]> Allyson Healey full 2:24 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noIn protest of the epidemic of racism and police brutality that affects Black people in America daily, this episode is part of #podcastblackout, a movement…In protest of the epidemic of racism and police brutality that affects Black people in America daily, this episode is part of #podcastblackout, a movement…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 23: Rock Steady https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-23-rock-steady Mon, 09 Mar 2020 13:00:49 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=360 AH4A is back with an episode that ROCKS! Allyson discusses the rock art at Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, Brazil, and what its story reveals about what we do (or don’t) value.

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Additional Music Credits:

“Harp III Meditation,” by Bruce Healey, used with permission of the composer, © 2020 Bruce Healey

“Chalet,” by Meydän, via freemusicarchive.org, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

“Cosmic Relevance,” by Unheard Music Concepts, via freemusicarchive.org, Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

]]> Allyson Healey full 24:05 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noAH4A is back with an episode that ROCKS! Allyson discusses the rock art at Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, Brazil, and what its story…AH4A is back with an episode that ROCKS! Allyson discusses the rock art at Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí, Brazil, and what its story…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 22: Gilded Gingerbread https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-22-gilded-gingerbread Tue, 24 Dec 2019 14:00:12 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=353 An icon of the head of John the Baptist (c. 1680) from Yaroslavl is the focus of this last episode of 2019, prompting a discussion of how Russia has been viewed across history.

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“Ay Uchniem (Song of the Volga Boatmen),” performed by Kiriloff’s Russian Balalaika Orchestra, 1921. 78 rpm recording via archive.org: https://archive.org/details/78_ay-uchniem-song-of-the-volga-boatmen_kirilloffs-russian-balalaika-orchestra_gbia0054989a/Ay+Uchniem+(Song+-+Kirilloff’s+Russian+Balalaika+Orchestra.flac

Music from https://filmmusic.io

“Virtutes Instrumenti” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

]]> Allyson Healey full 27:00 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noAn icon of the head of John the Baptist (c. 1680) from Yaroslavl is the focus of this last episode of 2019, prompting a discussion of how Russia has been viewed across history.An icon of the head of John the Baptist (c. 1680) from Yaroslavl is the focus of this last episode of 2019, prompting a discussion of how Russia has been viewed across history.art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 21: A Paintbrush in Her Hand https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-21-a-paintbrush-in-her-hand Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:00:42 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=344 Indigenous Canadian artist Daphne Odjig’s painting Bathed in Sunlight (1983) and the larger story of Odjig’s career prompt us to think about Native art and how it is (or isn’t) included in the mainstream contemporary art world.

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“Synchronicity” by Unheard Music Concepts via freemusicarchive.org, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

“Amber Haze” by Daniel Birch via freemusicarchive.org, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

]]> Allyson Healey full 29:23 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noIndigenous Canadian artist Daphne Odjig's painting Bathed in Sunlight (1983) and the larger story of Odjig's career prompt us to think about Native art and how it is (or isn't) included in the mainstream contemporary art world.Indigenous Canadian artist Daphne Odjig's painting Bathed in Sunlight (1983) and the larger story of Odjig's career prompt us to think about Native art and how it is (or isn't) included in the mainstream contemporary art world.art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history In Focus: Conservation Horror Stories https://arthistoryforall.com/in-focus-conservation-horror-stories Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:00:36 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=333 It’s Halloween 2K19 and Allyson is sharing a very specific type of horror story–art conservation horror stories! Listen in, and then share your own tales of artsy mishaps by emailing allysonh[at]arthistoryforall.com!

© 2019 Allyson Healey

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“Ride of the Valkyries,” performed by American Symphony Orchestra, 1921, from Archive.org’s collection of 78 RPMs and Cylinder Recordings: https://archive.org/details/EDIS-SRP-0197-06

“Pale Moon (Indian Love Song),” performed by Fritz Kreisler, 1919, from Archive.org’s collection of 78 RPMs and Cylinder Recordings: https://archive.org/details/78_pale-moon-indian-love-song_fritz-kreisler-logan-r.-kreisler_gbia0012554a/Pale+Moon+(Indian+Love+Song)+-+Fritz+Kreisler.flac

]]> Allyson Healey full 14:08 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noIt's Halloween 2K19 and Allyson is sharing a very specific type of horror story--art conservation horror stories! Listen in, and then share your own tales of artsy mishaps by emailing allysonh[at]arthistoryforall.com!It's Halloween 2K19 and Allyson is sharing a very specific type of horror story--art conservation horror stories! Listen in, and then share your own tales of artsy mishaps by emailing allysonh[at]arthistoryforall.com!art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 20: Big Odalisque Energy https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-20-big-odalisque-energy Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:00:56 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=326 There are lots of different types of bodies in the world, but artist Fernando Botero focuses on the rounder kind–in this episode, Allyson tells you about Botero’s 1998 painting L’Odalisque, and talks about how it relates to body image and ideas of the “other.”

© 2019 Allyson Healey

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Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Cool Vibes” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

]]> Allyson Healey full 29:20 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noThere are lots of different types of bodies in the world, but artist Fernando Botero focuses on the rounder kind--in this episode, Allyson tells you about Botero's 1998 painting L'Odalisque, and talks about how it relates to body image and ideas of the "other."There are lots of different types of bodies in the world, but artist Fernando Botero focuses on the rounder kind--in this episode, Allyson tells you about Botero's 1998 painting L'Odalisque, and talks about how it relates to body image and ideas of the "other."art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 19: The Casco and the Yacht https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-19-the-casco-and-the-yacht Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:40:48 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=321 Allyson discusses Filipina artist Anita Magsaysay-Ho’s Girls with Baskets (1966), and how colonialism, class, and global politics affect even the most sentimental of art.

© 2019 Allyson Healey

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Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Infados” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

 

]]> Allyson Healey full 29:24 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noAllyson discusses Filipina artist Anita Magsaysay-Ho’s Girls with Baskets (1966), and how colonialism, class, and global politics affect even the most sentimental of art. ©…Allyson discusses Filipina artist Anita Magsaysay-Ho’s Girls with Baskets (1966), and how colonialism, class, and global politics affect even the most sentimental of art. ©…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 18: As Much Worker as Woman https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-18-as-much-worker-as-woman Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:08:19 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=310 Allyson discusses Myra Albert Wiggins’s The Lacemaker (1899, Portland Museum of Art), workin’ hard for the money, and types of labor that we might not see as labor. This one’s for you, needleworkers!

© 2019 Allyson Healey

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“Serenity” by Jason Shaw, Audionautix.com (https://audionautix.com/Music/Serenity.mp3)
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License

Music from https://filmmusic.io
“Breaktime” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
“Trio for Piano, Cello, and Clarinet” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

]]> Allyson Healey full 30:09 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noAllyson discusses Myra Albert Wiggins's The Lacemaker (1899, Portland Museum of Art), workin' hard for the money, and types of labor that we might not see as labor. This one's for you, needleworkers!Allyson discusses Myra Albert Wiggins's The Lacemaker (1899, Portland Museum of Art), workin' hard for the money, and types of labor that we might not see as labor. This one's for you, needleworkers!art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 17: First Lady to Travel Over Sea https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-17-first-lady-to-travel-over-sea Tue, 25 Jun 2019 17:55:50 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=297 Esther Mahlangu’s Untitled, 2008 has simple geometry, but a complex context–Allyson talks about its connections to commerce, soccer, and… BMWs? 

© 2019 Allyson Healey

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Music from https://filmmusic.io:
“The Complex,” “Enchanted Journey,” and “Babylon,” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

]]> Allyson Healey full 29:38 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noEsther Mahlangu's Untitled, 2008 has simple geometry, but a complex context--Allyson talks about its connections to commerce, soccer, and... BMWs? Esther Mahlangu's Untitled, 2008 has simple geometry, but a complex context--Allyson talks about its connections to commerce, soccer, and... BMWs? art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 16: Invasion of the Night https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-16-invasion-of-the-night Mon, 27 May 2019 16:09:29 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=290 It’s a mind-bending episode as Allyson guides you through Roberto Matta’s surreal mental landscape, Invasion of the Night (1941), and explores its connections to physics and psychology.

© 2019 Allyson Healey

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Music from https://filmmusic.io:

“Unanswered Questions” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

“Thunderbird” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

]]> Allyson Healey full 29:02 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noIt's a mind-bending episode as Allyson guides you through Roberto Matta's surreal mental landscape, Invasion of the Night (1941), and explores its connections to physics and psychology.It's a mind-bending episode as Allyson guides you through Roberto Matta's surreal mental landscape, Invasion of the Night (1941), and explores its connections to physics and psychology.art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 15: Compared to Rocks and Mountains https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-15-compared-to-rocks-and-mountains Mon, 29 Apr 2019 13:00:27 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=283 Allyson guides you through the eleventh-century Chinese handscroll painting Summer Mountains, (北宋 傳屈鼎 夏山圖 卷) by little-known painter Qu Ding (屈鼎).

© 2019 Allyson Healey

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Music from https://filmmusic.io:

“Dreams Become Real” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

“Perspectives” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

]]> Allyson Healey full 29:25 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noAllyson guides you through the eleventh-century Chinese handscroll painting Summer Mountains, (北宋 傳屈鼎 夏山圖 卷) by little-known painter Qu Ding (屈鼎). © 2019 Allyson Healey…Allyson guides you through the eleventh-century Chinese handscroll painting Summer Mountains, (北宋 傳屈鼎 夏山圖 卷) by little-known painter Qu Ding (屈鼎). © 2019 Allyson Healey…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 14: Happiness and Color https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-14-happiness-and-color Tue, 26 Mar 2019 22:00:03 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=277 Allyson teaches you all about québécoise painter and stained glass artist Marcelle Ferron, whose windows at the Champ-de-Mars Métro station in Montréal are a unique example of public art.

© 2019 Allyson Healey

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“Let That Sink In” by Lee Rosevere (via freemusicarchive.org). Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. 

“You’re Enough (version a)” by Lee Rosevere (via freemusicarchive.org). Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. 

]]> Allyson Healey full 25:26 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noAllyson teaches you all about québécoise painter and stained glass artist Marcelle Ferron, whose windows at the Champ-de-Mars Métro station in Montréal are a unique…Allyson teaches you all about québécoise painter and stained glass artist Marcelle Ferron, whose windows at the Champ-de-Mars Métro station in Montréal are a unique…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 13: Namatjira’s Creek https://arthistoryforall.com/namatjiras-creek Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:03:21 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=236 In this episode, Allyson goes down under and discusses the life of Albert Namatjira, his watercolor painting Catherine Creek, Northern Territory (circa 1950), and the situation of Aboriginal Australians in the early to mid-twentieth century.

© 2019 Allyson Healey

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All background music for this episode was composed by Bruce Healey.

]]> Allyson Healey full 29:02 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noIn this episode, Allyson goes down under and discusses the life of Albert Namatjira, his watercolor painting Catherine Creek, Northern Territory (circa 1950), and the…In this episode, Allyson goes down under and discusses the life of Albert Namatjira, his watercolor painting Catherine Creek, Northern Territory (circa 1950), and the…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 12: Wrecked https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-12-wrecked Tue, 29 Jan 2019 00:05:47 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=223 Théodore Géricault’s 1819 painting The Raft of the Medusa is part of a larger tangled web of colonialism, incompetence, and disaster. In this episode we get into the shipwreck on which it was based as well as how it’s used today in pop cultural milestones like Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “APES**T” video.

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

© 2019 Allyson Healey

Theme music © 2019 Bruce Healey

Twitter: @arthistory4all

Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/arthistoryforall 

Additional Music Credits:

“Betrayal” by Lee Rosevere (via freemusicarchive.org). Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

“Puzzle Pieces” by Lee Rosevere (via freemusicarchive.org). Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

“Caught in the Beat” by Broke for Free (via freemusicarchive.org). Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

]]> Allyson Healey full 31:58 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noThéodore Géricault’s 1819 painting The Raft of the Medusa is part of a larger tangled web of colonialism, incompetence, and disaster. In this episode we get…Théodore Géricault’s 1819 painting The Raft of the Medusa is part of a larger tangled web of colonialism, incompetence, and disaster. In this episode we get…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 11: Suspended on a Golden Chain https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-11-suspended-on-a-golden-chain https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-11-suspended-on-a-golden-chain#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2018 14:00:27 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=201 Hagia Sophia has had many lives over the centuries: from church, to mosque, to secular museum, it’s always taken center stage in its city, whether you call it Istanbul or Constantinople. This episode explores its history, from the violent to the serene, and how the building remains a site of change and shifts in power.

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© 2018 Allyson Healey

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“Between Worlds (Instrumental)” by Aussens@iter via ccmixter.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

“Rite of Passage” by Kevin MacLeod via freemusicarchive.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

“Photo theme: Window like” by Antony Raijekov via ccmixter.org. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic License.

“Virtutes Vocis” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.


]]> https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-11-suspended-on-a-golden-chain/feed 1 Allyson Healey full 32:16 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noHagia Sophia has had many lives over the centuries: from church, to mosque, to secular museum, it’s always taken center stage in its city, whether…Hagia Sophia has had many lives over the centuries: from church, to mosque, to secular museum, it’s always taken center stage in its city, whether…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 10: A Sketch of Native American History https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-10-a-sketch-of-native-american-history Mon, 26 Nov 2018 14:00:30 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=186 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.

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© 2018 Allyson Healey

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“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.

]]> Allyson Healey full 31:32 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noThis 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…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…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 9: Fiends, Frankenstein, and Fuseli https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-9-fiends-frankenstein-and-fuseli Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:00:38 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=180 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…

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© 2018 Allyson Healey

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“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.

]]> Allyson Healey full 34:41 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noWe’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…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…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 8: In Memory of Malcolm https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-8-in-memory-of-malcolm Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:23:48 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=175 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…

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“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.

]]> Allyson Healey full 30:08 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noThis 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 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…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 7: Painting of Interest https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-7-painting-of-interest Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:11:22 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=166 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.

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“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.

]]> Allyson Healey full 30:40 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noThe 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…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…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 6: Fly Like An Eagle https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-6-fly-like-an-eagle https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-6-fly-like-an-eagle#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2018 17:57:54 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=156 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.**

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“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.

]]> https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-6-fly-like-an-eagle/feed 1 Allyson Healey full 31:18 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noGet 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,…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,…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 5: Hip to Be Square https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-5-hip-to-be-square https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-5-hip-to-be-square#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2018 03:55:34 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=139 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. 

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“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/

]]> https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-5-hip-to-be-square/feed 2 Allyson Healey full 32:55 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noBrace 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…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…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 4: Do the Wave https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-4-do-the-wave Sat, 19 May 2018 20:36:50 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=131 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.

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“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/

]]> Allyson Healey full 30:28 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noThis 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…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…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 3: In Love with the Rococo https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-3-in-love-with-the-rococo Sun, 15 Apr 2018 03:26:14 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=114

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.

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Prelude in C (BWV 846) Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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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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]]> Allyson Healey full 31:47 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noIn 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…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…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 2: Why Oh Wiley https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-2-why-oh-wiley https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-2-why-oh-wiley#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2018 03:19:12 +0000 https://arthistoryforall.com/?p=103

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

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“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/

]]> https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-2-why-oh-wiley/feed 1 Allyson Healey full 31:23 allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noIn 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…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…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history Episode 1: For the Love of Mona Lisa https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-1-for-the-love-of-mona-lisa https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-1-for-the-love-of-mona-lisa#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2018 06:51:57 +0000 http://arthistoryforall.apps-1and1.com/?p=86 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

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“Lasting Hope”, “Suonatore di Liuto”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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]]> https://arthistoryforall.com/episode-1-for-the-love-of-mona-lisa/feed 2 Allyson Healey full allysonh@arthistoryforall.com (Allyson Healey)noWelcome 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…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…art,sculpture,painting,history,art,history