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Happy Turkey Day!!!

It's that time of year again...Thanksgiving in the States!!! Norman Rockwell's Freedom from Want, 1943 portrays one of the most enjoyable aspects of the day - food and family! xox

image credit: The Vintage Bazaar

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The Thankful Poor, 1894

"The Thankful Poor is slowly becoming a familiar image. After lingering in a school closet for 75 years, it was rediscovered and auctioned at Sotheby's in 1981. Bill and Camille Cosby purchased it for $250,000, at the time the most ever spent for a painting by an African-American artist."  

(Source: Jabari Asim for the Washington Post article "Works of Art, Thoughts of Thanks")

photo credit: The Atheneaum

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Glad Midsommar Afton! Peder Severin Kroyer (1851-1909) Hipp, Hipp, Hurrah! Konstnärsfest på Skagen/ Hip, Hip, Hurrah Artist Party, Skagen , 1888

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It's that time of year again... Scandinavian Midnight Sun! Richard Berg (1858-1919) Nordisk Sommarkväll/Nordic Summer Evening 1899-1900

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Fab windows featuring Sweden's #hollywoodlegends #classichollywood #classicfilms #classicactors #classicactresses #legend #vintage #glamour #classic #history #icon #oldhollywood #style #screenlegends #sweden #scandinavia #europe (at Göteborg)

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Charles Felix Lindberg #sculpture #skulptur #art #konst #kultur #publicart #göteborg #visitgöteborg #visitsweden #sweden #sverige #scandinavia #arthistory #konsthistoria #arthistorydog (at Göteborg)

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John Ericcson #sculpture #skulptur #art #konst #publicart #kultur #göteborg #visitgöteborg #visitsweden #sweden #sverige #scandinavia #arthistory #arthistorian #arthistorydog (at Göteborg)

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#Followamuseum is taking place on twitter today! #arthistory #arthistorydog

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Making Connections: The Art and Life of Herbert Gentry #Boston #art #exhibit #buartgallery #herbertgentry #abstract #artist #dance #jazz #pittsburgh #nyc #stockholm #scandinavia #expat #curate

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Carl Larsson - The Dogs

Reading Contemporary Swedish Art by Christian Brinton from The American Magazine of Art, Vol. 7, No. 8 (June 1916) and discovered this cozy work!

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Time for the Sunday paper...#artnews #dailynews #göteborgposten #edvardmunch #modernart #modernartmuseum #exhibition #arthistory #konsthistoria #kultur #nöje #culture #arthistorydog #konsthistoriahund #arthistorian #konsthistorian #lostintranslation

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This is great thanks @Hyperallergic! Though it would be even better it @art21 played in Europe!!!?

Eight Online Series for your Art Hungry Eyes

With summer sweltering and those high air conditioning bills to pay, you’re melting quickly and not…

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Happy International Kissing Day!!! Gustav Klimt, The Kiss, 1907-8 (by smarthistoryvideos)

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MidSommar Dance by Anders Zorn

Midsommardans 1897,  captures the spirit of this wonderful celebration! Anders Zorn (1860 -1920) was a Swedish artist that traveled extensively throughout Europe and the US. And because of traveling his paintings portray such incredible fluidity which is obvious, in this particular painting, through the form of dance.

Image Credit: National Museum

But this movement is also visible in Zorn's execution of the women's skirts and scarves, the grass, and the maypole and Swedish flag that blow in the background.

Glad Midsommar!

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Sculpture class at Otis Art Institute, 1924.   src

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Happy Friday/Fredag! #publicart #arthistorydog #arthistory #konsthistoria #skulptur #sculpture #art #konst #Sweden #sun

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What #isamuseum? He’s asked the questions. You’ve (potentially) answered them. Now engage with artist Sam Durant in a Google Art Talk on air.

It aired on June 11 at 11:00 AM, but the full talk was recorded and is viewable here.

(For more direct dialogue with Sam this week, follow Getty Voices on Twitter and Facebook where Sam will continue the conversation)