Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
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Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages
Who Arted is art history and art education for everyone. While most art history podcasts focus on the traditional "fine art" we see in museums around the world, Who ARTed celebrates art in all of its forms and in terms anyone can understand. Each episode tells the story of a different artist and art...
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TLDR Henri Rousseau | The Equatorial Jungle
French Post-Impressionist painter Henri Rousseau is widely celebrated as one of the most significant self-taught artists in history. Born in Laval, Fr...
TLDR Paul Klee | Twittering Machine
Paul Klee, born on December 18, 1879, in Switzerland, developed into one of modern art's most influential figures, crossing paths with major movements...
TLDR Giuseppe Arcimboldo | The Librarian
The Italian Mannerist painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo, born in Milan around 1526 or 1527, began his career creating traditional religious artwork, stained...
TLDR Peter Max
Peter Max, born Peter Max Finkelstein in Berlin in 1937, is a legendary German-American pop artist whose multicultural childhood profoundly shaped his...
Author Interview Thomas Laqueur | The Dog's Gaze
My guest this week is author and historian Thomas Laqueur to discuss his new book, The Dog's Gaze: A Visual History. Laqueur explores the deep biologi...
The Parthenon
The Parthenon, a crowning achievement of Classical Greek architecture, was constructed on the Athenian Acropolis between 447 BCE and 432 BCE during th...
The Marine Corps War Memorial
Today, I am sharing an episode of my other podcast Fun Facts Daily focusing on the Marine Corps War Memorial and the iconic image of soldiers raising...
TLDR Jasper Johns | Flag
Jasper Johns, born May 15, 1930, in Augusta, Georgia, significantly influenced mid-century American painting by reintroducing recognizable, everyday i...
Walter De Maria | The Lightning Field (encore)
Walter De Maria (1935-2013) was a pivotal figure in Minimalism, Conceptual Art, and Land Art, known for large-scale environmental installations. His s...
TLDR El Greco | The Burial of the Count Orgaz (encore)
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, better known as El Greco, was a singular figure in art history who bridged the gap between Byzantine tradition and Western m...
TLDR Nan Madol
Nan Madol is an ancient archaeological site situated off the eastern shore of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. Constructed between 1200...
Charles and Ray Eames | Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (encore)
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...
TLDR Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso remains one of the most influential figures of 20th-century art, with a career spanning over 80 years and an estimated output of 50,000...
TLDR Damien Hirst | The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
Damian Hirst is a pivotal figure in contemporary art, best known as the leading force behind the Young British Artists (YBA) movement that transformed...
TLDR The Alhambra
The Alhambra is a majestic palace and fortress complex situated on Sabika Hill in Granada, Spain, representing the pinnacle of Moorish architecture in...
DayGlo Colors (encore)
This is an encore presentation of my episode about how DayGlo colors work and how they were developed by a pair of brothers in the 1930s. This spring...
The Salon des Refusés
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 the...
The Curious Case of Nat Tate
The art world is full of interesting characters. In so many ways, the artist‘s biography can be as important as their work. Nat Tate was an interestin...
Artist Interview | Ian Capstick
Ian Capstick’s creative evolution spans from theatrical performance and prop making to a high-stakes career as a political pundit and creative directo...
Giotto | Ognissanti Madonna
Giotto di Bondone, born around 1267 near Florence, is widely recognized as a pivotal figure who transformed the trajectory of Western art by breaking...
Announcement: The Winner of Arts Madness 2026
Today, we’re going to look back at the winner of this year’s Arts Madness Tournament. I want to say a big thank you to everyone who has been listening...
Codex Borgia
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 centuri...
Author Interview Kory Stamper | True Color
This week, I got to talk to Kory Stamper, author of True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color, exploring how color is a complex in...
Artemisia Gentileschi | Judith Slaying Holofernes
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1653) was a preeminent Italian Baroque painter and one of the most accomplished artists of the 17th century. Born in Rome...
Gavin Whitehead | Raven
This week, I have an interview with Gavin Whitehead, the creator and host of The Art of Crime and a new limited series, Raven.
Find Gavi...
Chuck Close
Chuck Close said when a problem seems overwhelming, you should break it down into smaller pieces. To tackle the photorealistic faces, Chuck Close woul...
Alfred Sisley | Flood at Port-Marly
Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) was a pivotal figure in the Impressionist movement, uniquely distinguished by his unwavering devotion to landscape painting....
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | Seagram Building
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, a pivotal figure in 20th-century architecture, began his career in Germany, where he was deeply influenced by his early expo...
Artist Interview | Cristallina Fischetti
Fischetti’s work often explores "abstract medicine"—the idea that art can serve as a vehicle for healing and spiritual inquiry. Her background in prof...
Fun Facts About Paint and Glitter
Today I am sharing a bit from my other podcast, Fun Facts Daily. It has been wonderful making Who ARTed for the last few years and the spring is alway...
Architect Interview | Alexander Josephson
Alexander Josephson is a Toronto-based architect, lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Daniels Faculty of Architecture, and the visionary co-founde...
Michelangelo | The Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Michelangelo was considered to be one of the greatest examples of a Renaissance man. He is also one of the worst examples of personal hygiene. Learn a...
Maria and Julian Martinez | Black on Black Pottery
Maria Martinez belonged to the Tewa-speaking Pueblo people, known for their rich artistic heritage. Pottery-making was deeply rooted in Puebloan cultu...
The Treasures of King Tutankhamun's Tomb
On November 26, 1922, Howard Carter prepared to enter the tomb of a little-known pharaoh. Nobody had set foot inside the space for over 3,000 years, b...
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun
In 1778, Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun met Marie Antoinette at the Royal palace in Versailles. The queen had heard of Le Brun’s talent and asked to paint he...
Artist Interview | Jason deCaires Taylor
Jason deCaires Taylor, is a UK-based contemporary artist who has seamlessly merged art and environmental activism. Renowned for his captivating underw...
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is the largest religious structure in the world, located in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II, it is de...
Claude Monet | Wheat Stacks
My guest this week is Jen Leban from The Art of Education. For any fellow art teachers listening, check out The Art of Ed Community and I had the priv...
Artist Interview | Herb Williams
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...
Diego Velazquez | Las Meninas
Diego Velazques was one of the most significant painters of Spain's Golden Age in the 17th century. He was a master of both portraiture and genre pain...