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03.30.2021 11 minute read

Eartha Kitt: Entertainer, Activist, Virtuous Villainess

Photo Credit: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons   Most widely known as the Catwoman to Adam West’s…

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03.26.2021 6 minute read

Artemesia Gentileschi: The Great Woman Artist You Were Looking For

Image Source: Wikipedia   If you thought all great painters were men, you are not alone. Artemesia Gentileschi was relatively…

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03.12.2021 8 minute read

A Day in the Life of Creative Circler: Cindy Recile

What do you do professionally? I would call myself a multimedia designer — it encompasses the various ways I create…

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02.23.2021 6 minute read

Augusta Savage: Art, Activism, and Blackness in the Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s was an incredible and inspiring time in American history, where brilliant Black…

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02.02.2021 6 minute read

Kara Walker: Taking on Sordid Historical Narratives through Striking Silhouettes

What makes a powerful piece of art? Is it purely aesthetic? Is it the technical skill and precision that goes…

A Day in the Life of Creative Circler: Daniel Nolen
01.11.2021 13 minute read

A Day in the Life of Creative Circler: Daniel Nolen

Brooklyn-based Graphic Designer and Branding Maven What do you do professionally? I call myself a graphic designer. I do it…

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11.30.2020 10 minute read

Preston Bark – Illustrator, Tattoo Artist, and Member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Original artwork, Preston Bark Cherokee culture weaves its way into the work of Preston Bark — from intricate tribal basket…