In the mid 19th-century, when the United States was still in search of its own artistic tradition, the sculptor Mary Edmonia Lewis (circa 1844–1907) traveled to the Old World and combined the unique American culture with the beauty of European classicism. Her passion for sculpture had been first ignited in Boston, where she saw a…
Classical Sculpture and American Myth: Hiawatha
March 25, 2023
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The War Stories of George Kaleel | Documentary
March 23, 2023
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At the age of 100, World War II veteran George Kaleel tells his war stories in this documentary. Dustin Bass, co-founder of The Sons of History, and Jarred Trapp, co-founder of BassTrapp Media, spent time with Kaleel to get his story about his World War II experience that began on D-Day and extended into the…
Freedom Fighter With a Pen: Mercy Otis Warren and American Liberty
March 22, 2023
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Any American with a high school diploma should recognize the names and deeds of our country’s most renowned Founders, patriots like Washington, Jefferson, and Abigail and John Adams. Some former students may recollect less familiar figures from that era who appear in most history texts, like Nathan Hale, Lafayette, Molly Pitcher, and John Paul Jones….
Elgin Marbles Should Not Be Loaned Back to Greece Until British Museum’s Ownership Accepted: Historian
March 20, 2023
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One of the world’s leading historians has rejected claims the Elgin Marbles were illegally removed from the Parthenon in Athens and has recommended they not be loaned back to Greece unless they accept the British Museum’s ownership of the sculptures. The Greek government has been campaigning for decades for the 2,500-year-old artefacts—sometimes referred to as…
North Bend: An Antebellum Home With Its History Intact
March 19, 2023
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If rooms and furnishings could talk, the home referred to as North Bend in Charles City, Virginia, would be in perpetual chatter mode. Throughout its history, many significant occurrences took place within the Greek Revival-style home, starting with its construction in 1801 by John Minge for his wife, Sarah Harrison, the sister of William Henry Harrison,…
Unraveling the Unicorn Tapestries
Perched atop a hill in the northern tip of Manhattan, The Met Cloisters is a jewel box museum filled with medieval European art treasures. One of its most iconic works is the “Unicorn Tapestries.” These hangings depict both a sacred and secular narrative in a series of seven tapestries, and they are beloved for their…
Unabashed | Documentary
March 18, 2023
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“Unabashed” is a compelling documentary from Xs in the Sky Films about Frank X. Panico and his journey from the gay lifestyle in Los Angeles to one of practicing abstinence and joy in Florida. Mr. Panico explains how he had a great childhood, growing up in Queens, New York, with two loving parents and four…
Successfully Navigating the Art of Landscape Painting
Montana-based landscape painter Jake Gaedtke’s first art museum visit astounded him, leaving him with a lifelong impression and a dream to fulfill. He can’t recall the paintings, but he can remember their impact on his second-grade self as if it were yesterday. Walking with his class around the Detroit Institute of Art, a group of…
Honoring Parents, the Bedrock of Society
Western morality is based on 10 very old and very good rules for living: the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments (sometimes known as the Decalogue, or “Ten Words,” are the commands given by God to Moses at Mt. Sinai, which Moses brought down the mountain engraved on two stone tablets. These commands address the central issues of human…
Bradbury’s ‘Fahrenheit 451,’ Free Speech, and Modern Censorship
In 2020, a group of time-honored American novels including Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men” were banned from Burbank, California, schools over parents’ complaints of racism and racial slurs in the books. Back in 1951, Ray Bradbury predicted this type of…
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