April 2005
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Inspiration: “Going Home,” by Tom Roberts
Roberts painted a considerable number of fine oil landscapes and portraits, some painted at artist camps with his friend McCubbin. Perhaps…
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Inspiration: “The Difficult Reply,” by Guy Rose
Rose lived in New York City, New York in the 1890s and illustrated for Harper’s, Scribners, and Century. Choosing to return…
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Biography: Henry Herbert La Thangue
Henry Herbert La Thangue (1859–1929) was a British painter known for his contributions to the Newlyn School, a group of artists…
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William Shakespeare’s Sonnet XIV
Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck; And yet methinks I have astronomy, But not to tell of good…
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The Art Bog’s Hall of Fame: Class of 2005
Previous Classes 2003 2004
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Inspiration: “Ogród Saski,” by Aleksander Gierymski
OGRÓD SASKIAleksander Gierymski (1850-1901)1887Polish Aleksander Gierymski completed Secondary State School in Warsaw in 1867, and in the same year commenced drawing…
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For April 1st: “In April” by Rainer Maria Rilke
“In April” Rainer Maria Rilke Again the woods are odorous, the lark Lifts on upsoaring wings the heaven gray That hung…