10 minute art history videos
From your colleague Kathleen Steiger, a treasure trove of 10-minute art history talks from the National Gallery in London:
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Titus Kaphar TED Talk
From Curatorial Fellow Esther Callahan:
Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present.
Smart History (also at Khan Academy)
This is a fantastic resource for information on many areas of art history. Find informative brief essays and videos to introduce you to artists and cultures:
Arts and Humanities/Art History at Khan Academy
As an example of the types of content available, here are a couple examples that connect to objects in our own collection, generally and specifically.
Article on hidden black female figures in Western art
From your colleague Josie Owens, “this piece is very insightful and perhaps something to use in the future when we talk about diversity”:
BROKEN, DEFACED, UNSEEN: THE HIDDEN BLACK FEMALE FIGURES OF WESTERN ART
Let’s Celebrate Life 2014
Let’s Celebrate Life (2014) 8-object set
Artists’ Inspirations 2014
Artists’ Inspirations (2014) 8-object set