Episode #13: Diego and Frida, Part 2 (Season ...

As many of you know, I’m releasing my latest book tomorrow-- July 15, 2025. It’s called The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris, published by Bloomsbury. And It’s a story that’s close to my heart—a vibrant, true tale of a group of pioneering Amer ...  Show more

It's BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TIME over here-- and I want ArtCurious listeners to be the first to hear it! Pre-order your copy of Jennifer's new book,The Club: Where American Women Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris-- available in hardcover from Bloomsbury this July! Travel with ...  Show more

Frida Kahlo is as much a modern icon for her personal flair as she is for her paintings. But how did her style develop, and what did she intend it to communicate? What was so subversive about her work, and the subjects she chose to portray? And why is she such an enduring figureh ...  Show more

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 painting, Las Meninas is a sort of mix of both. We see people who seem rather formally dressed by today’s standards, but the subject i ...  Show more

Frida Kahlo was a master of self portraits. Her uncompromising oil paintings, always deeply personal, dealt with identity, the human body and death. It wasn’t until after her own death that she was regarded as a revolutionary artist. In hindsight, it’s easy to see how The Two Fri ...  Show more

Frida Kahlo was a painter in the early 20th century associated with the Surrealist movement. While she had some moderate success as a painter during her lifetime, her fame grew in the decades after her passing. Today she is among the most popular figures in art history. She is be ...  Show more