Art

32. Robert Indiana, LOVE

A monumental reminder of an ancient idea

Feb 13 • Rainey Knudson

30. Watts Towers

What thoughts occupy such a person?

Feb 11 • Rainey Knudson

25. Kukui Nut Lei

A symbol of shapeshifting power

Feb 4 • Rainey Knudson

24. Cindy Sherman, Untitled #458

What if it doesn't have to be this way?

Feb 3 • Rainey Knudson

21. Caddo Pottery R2-D2

Nothing happens in cultural isolation.

Jan 29 • Rainey Knudson

17. Fidelia Bridges, Bird’s Nest in Cattails

The guide wire of close attention to nature

Jan 23 • Rainey Knudson

12. Martha Earl Sampler

“Remember me.”

Jan 16 • Rainey Knudson

9. The Waas’go Legend Totem Pole

A cautionary tale of not-good-enough

Jan 13 • Rainey Knudson

4. Wayne Thiebaud, Cakes

Our world has not exhausted its meaning.

Jan 6 • Rainey Knudson

1. Lower Pecos Rock Art

6,000-year-old visions well beyond some basic impulse to survive

Jan 1 • Rainey Knudson

What Do We Want from Antiquity? (750 words)

Our nation turns its lonely eyes to Rome.

Dec 27, 2025 • Rainey Knudson

Announcing The American 250

The stuff of America

Dec 24, 2025 • Rainey Knudson

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