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10/14/2026

The rounded, flowing lines, two-dimensionality, and ornamental signature of this 1909 watercolor reveal young Egon Schiele’s artistic debt to Jugendstil, the Germanic interpretation of Art Nouveau. At the same time, this work hints at the “Expressionist breakthrough” that was to come in the following year.

Without overpowering the uncolored portions of the sheet, Schiele has added touches of vivid color. While his color choices would soon grow even less naturalistic, those seen here are already somewhat unexpected.

🎨 Image: Egon Schiele, “Standing Woman Combing Her Long Red Hair, Back View,” 1909, watercolor and pencil on paper.

10/14/2026

10/11/2026

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Portrait of Kaw-U-Tz, a woman of the Caddo Nation by George Bancroft Cornish, 1906.

10/11/2026

“It is never quite safe to think we have done with life. When we imagine we have finished our story fate has a trick of turning the page and showing us yet another chapter.”
L.M Montgomery - Rainbow Valley, 1919.

N.C. Wyeth - Sweet Land of Liberty, 1943.

10/08/2026

🎨 Remembering Oscar Howe, Yanktonai Dakota (1915–1983)

Dakota Name: Mazuha Hokshina (Trader Boy)
Born: May 13, 1915 – Joe Creek, Crow Creek Reservation, SD
Died: Oct. 7, 1983 – Vermillion, SD

🌟 Oscar Howe transformed Native art by breaking free from stereotypes of “traditional Indian art.” His innovative style bridged Native and Euro-American experiences, paving the way for future generations of Native artists to express contemporary Indigenous values and ideas.

👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3CczCfE

📷 Picture courtesy of South Dakota University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections.