How Susan Catherine Waters Thrived in a Male-Dominated Victorian Art World
Susan Catherine Moore Waters was a self-taught artist who had little formal training. She paid her way through seminary …
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Garden of the Princess (Louvre) - Monet in Transition from Realism to Impressionism
Garden of the Princess (Louvre) by Claude Oscar Monet is one of his earlier works from 1867—before the term …
From Sioux Reservation to Violinist, Author, and Activist: The Story of Native American Zitkala-Ša
Zitkala-Ša, "Red Bird," also known as Gertrude Simmons (1876-1938), was a Yankton Sioux woman of Native American and …
Portrait of a Lady - a Brief History of the term "Lady"
Today, the term "lady" is often used as a civil term of respect for a woman, as is "gentleman" for a man. But there was …
The Windmills of Monet
Claude Monet by the photographer Albert Greiner, Amsterdam, 1871. The year was 1871. Claude Monet had been exiled to …
Currier & Ives: the Essential Decoration for Victorian Homemaking
From humble beginnings in the Victorian era, Currier and Ives became a successful New York-based printmaking firm that …
The Art of Reading in the Victorian Era
Victorians were avid readers. Just as we bury our faces in our mobile devices on the morning commute, so too did …
6 of the Best Sherlock Holmes Actors - Who's Your Favorite?
The Guinness Book of World Records lists Sherlock Holmes as the “most portrayed literary human character in film and …
A Journey Back in Time Down the Avenue des Champs Élysées
The Avenue des Champs Élysées is a boulevard in Paris 1.9 km (1.2 mi) long and 70 m (76 yds) wide, which runs between …
Tissot's Victorian Ladies
James Tissot (1836 - 1902), was a French painter and illustrator. He painted scenes of Paris and London society—and …
The Tragic Story of Queen Victoria's Favorite Great Granddaughter
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine was the only daughter of Ernst Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine and his …
10 Amazing Facts About the Cursed Hope Diamond
In 1839, a blue diamond weighing over forty-five carats appeared in the collection catalogue of London banker and …