art

Accident or design

There's a great new exhibit of student work on the walls. It emphasizes the role of accident in design. It…

17 years ago

Take Another Picture

Year two of the lower school Take One Picture project* and the picture is (drumroll please): Fantasy Castle with Men…

17 years ago

How the Arts Deepen Student Thinking

There was a great article in last week’s Boston Globe. The authors - Ellen Winner and Lois Hetland - dismiss…

17 years ago

Spring

Last weekend we lost an hour and gained the Spring. This particular  Spring is by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, Flemish…

18 years ago

The Passionate Learner: Part Three

The Climate for Learning A follow-up to Passionate Learning Part 1 and Part 2 Stained Glass Dr. Robert L. Fried…

18 years ago

Picasso the Brand

Last weekend I visited the Guggenheim for the exhibit Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth, and History. As the…

18 years ago

Creativity: Part Two “I’m drawing God”

A child was working diligently on a drawing in art class. The teacher asked what the drawing was. The girl…

18 years ago