11-20-2020

Renowned for her fierce independence, iron determination, and unique artistic vision, Georgia O'Keeffe is a twentieth-century legend. Her dazzling career spans virtually the entire history modern art in America. You can now view 294 of her paintings in one video collection. Click here to see more.

Go ahead, cut a slice (or two, or three...). This paper garland—made to look like slices of apple and pumpkin pie—makes a sweet Thanksgiving decoration. Click here to see more.

Blues artist Big Bill Broonzy (1893–1958) was active in 1930s and ‘40s Chicago — composing, performing, and recording — and in Europe in the early 1950s. Born in Scott County, Mississippi, on the banks of the Mississippi River, William Lee Conley Broonzy learned the violin on a homemade instrument and was playing for social functions by the age of ten. His recording career, begun with Paramount in 1927, spanned three full decades, taking him from the heart of the Chicago blues scene to the folk revival of the 1950s. Click here to see more.

Exceptionally prolific throughout the course of his long life, Picasso achieved universal renown and immense fortune for his revolutionary artistic accomplishments, and became one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art. Click here to see more.

These cute little turkey mason jar luminaries look beautiful both lit and unlit, and make a fun centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table. Click here to see more.

In 1968, Reynolds was selected for the Men Who Teach series to make 20 half-hour television programs on Italic letter form and handwriting for the Oregon Education Television Service (later, Oregon Public Broadcasting). He redid the series in color eight years later. Click here to see more.

Two videos of the world's oldest electric suspension railway, the Wuppertal Schwebebahn, have been put side by side to allow the viewer to see just how much a city can change (or remain the same) in over 100 years. Click here to see more.

An introduction to the scientific, artistic, and computing aspects of digital photography. Topics include lenses and optics, light and sensors, optical effects in nature, perspective and depth of field, sampling and noise, the camera as a computing platform, image processing and editing, and computational photography. This class will also survey the history of photography, look at the work of famous photographers, and talk about composing strong photographs. Click here to see more.

Easily turn an ordinary flower pot into a cute pilgrim hat by gluing it upside down on top of a large round tray! Paint the whole thing black and add some festive embellishments like Fall leaves and mini pumpkins. The result is a cute decoration to display on your table at Thanksgiving! Click here to see more.

Rubens’ cupids already look like they’re going to pop off the canvas. In the video linked above, one of them does — he breaks right through the frame, scampers across the top and takes flight around the gallery over the heads of awed onlookers. The scene took place using projection mapping technology in Brussels Airport, where a selection of Rubens’ paintings recently hung in an art-themed lounge. Click here to see more.