Prayers and Portraits: Unfolding the Netherlandish Diptych

In my opinion, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., has one of the best online archives of past exhibitions. The 'Past Exhibitions' page has links to exhibits back to 1941 with 'Related Online Resources' for exhibits from mid-1997 on.

For this exhibit, on "Netherlandish panel paintings from the 15th and 16th centuries", the Gallery has presented a rich array of resources. There are lists of works by artists represented in the exhibit, and also of images of works by the same artists, both lists including only those artists in the Gallery's collections. The two lists are almost, but not exactly, the same. There are also biographies of each artist.

Paintings listed on the opening page of the exhibit and in the lists of artists usually have a full screen image (not always very big) and detail images which show very good upclose detail. There is not a complete list of the artists and works in the exhibition, that I could find, but there is a very good PDF brochure. Increasing the magnification to 150% allows you to see the images without too much blurring.

Another neat resource is the 'Exhibition Feature'. It is best, I think, to look at each section and then look at the enlarged image and listen to the audio file, and/or read the transcript. Each section has other links, as well. These pages are so well done, and will take some time to explore.

If you have registered for free access, see the New York Times art review, Divine and Devotee Meet Across Hinges, which has a slide show of some of the diptychs.

Quilts of Gee's Bend at Auburn University

The Quilts of Gee's Bend project at Auburn University's Women’s Studies Program has a comprehensive site about this enduring art form. It took me a while to find a slide show of the quilts but once I found it, it is wonderful! My favourite is this one by Nettie Young or maybe this one or this one, both by Lucy T. Pettway. Or it could be one of many others.

Sewing, especially quilting, is one of those arts/crafts that I have very little talent for, so I admire anyone who perseveres like these women did.

Rhizome.org: JiffyLux TV

I'm pretty sure that JiffyLux TV is available only on Rhizome.org so you will likely have to be a member to see the show. The site is a reminder of how propaganda can become part of our lives, so prevalent and sneaky that we hardly even notice.

The site has more info about the artist, Laura Floyd.

Updating and adding labels

Although it may look like I've given up on this blog, I've been revisiting older blogs, adding information, and providing labels. Once that is done, I'll do some more research on the blog entries I have in draft form and publish them.