Travel down Main Street in Louisville and you’ll see any number of interesting sights. Perhaps the most eye-catching is the...
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Penny Sisto’s Fancy Shawl Dance
Scottish-born Penny Sisto (b. 1941) is a celebrated artist in New Albany and the Carnegie Center for Art & History....
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Joseph Krementz and Francis Mergell
Joseph Krementz was once a prominent New Albany painter, photographer, and musician. After his death, The New Albany Tribune claimed...
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March Madness at the Floyd County Library!
To celebrate March Madness, the Floyd County Library wants to know what YOU think is the coolest artifact in the...
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Dorothy Luedemann’s Minton Bridge
Dorothy Luedemann (American, 1911-1996) was an influential person that united New Albany’s art community in the 1960s. Luedemann established the...
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Mary Lou Hess’s Woods
What do you think of first when you think of nature? Perhaps the trees, sky, grass, or maybe you think...
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Ed Hamilton: Spirit of Freedom
A lot goes into creating a memorial; as Ed Hamilton states, “I realize that I’m creating something that viewers may...
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Hundley Wells Coolman–Flowers
Flowers in a vase seem quotidian in this world and perhaps even unassuming. However, flower paintings come from a long...
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Orville Carroll’s Glad Days and Harvest Scene
There are several reasons an artist would choose to paint a landscape, including a representation of beauty, an exploration of...
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Albert Burkhart Photography: Capturing History
Photography has come a long way since the beginning of the 19th century. It is hard to believe that we...
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John James Audubon’s Great Footed Hawk & Barred Owl
On view in From Audubon to Sisto: Highlights from the Permanent Collection January 26-April 1, 2023 Can you imagine not...
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Dance ’til You Drop: The Dancing Plague of 1518
Over 1000 years ago people in Kölbigk, Germany began dancing outside of a church on Christmas Eve. The priest, upset...
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The Story of Lucy Higgs Nichols
Lucy Higgs Nichols was born on April 10, 1838 in Halifax County, North Carolina, though she would not have been...
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That Color Is To Die For
Very Peri. Living Coral. Classic Blue. Illuminating. These are just some of the names of the colors chosen to be...
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Stingy Jack: The Origin of the Jack-O-Lantern
With Halloween approaching you are probably planning on heading to a pumpkin patch to find the perfect gourd to carve...
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Andrew Carnegie: The Patron Saint of Libraries
Just over 100 years ago in 1919, Andrew Carnegie passed away at the age of 84. He had given away...
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A Crime Against Art: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Heist
When you decide to go to an art museum chances are you are not going for a chance to look...
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Meritocracies and Misogyny: Powerful Women throughout History
In 1878 in the village of Birka, Sweden a tomb was excavated. This burial place was filled with all of...
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Interview with Kacey Slone, CCAH’s Second Artist-In-Residence, 2022
On Friday June 3rd, I had the pleasure of chatting with Kacey Slone, a multidisciplinary artist from Southern Indiana who...
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Rose Island Then and Now
In Charlestown, Indiana there is a small peninsula formed by 14 Mile Creek and the Ohio River. On this peninsula...
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