Episode #110: Modern Love--Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight (Season 13, Episode 3)
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Episode #110: Modern Love--Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight (Season 13, Episode 3)

B2Upper-intermediateMay 1, 202331 min

This season, I’m rounding up stories about modern artists in love, in lust, in relationships— digging into these individuals, see how their liaisons, marriages, affairs, and connections played in or on their respective works of art, and how, if anything, they affected art history as we know it. I, for one, believe that it’s time for Modern Love. Today: we’re enjoying the story of one supremely confident couple, incredibly supportive of one another and individually talented, two makers who epitomized the explosion of creativity that was the Harlem Renaissance, and who helped shape American art. Meet...

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I was a The Art Curious Podcast is sponsored primarily by Anchor Light. Artist studios, exhibition space, and more. Please visit anchorlightrailey.com.

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After over 100 episodes of Art Curious, I've learned a thing or two about you, the listeners of our show. You're young. You're older. You're artistic. You're nerdy. You know a ton about art. You know nothing about art. You love drama. You love to feel good.

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Essentially, you are everything. But a large segment of you are enamored of romance, or at least interested in the complexities of human relationships. And you're the reason that this season exists, which I've called modern love. Throughout this season, we are exploring the tumultuous and passionate relationships of some of the most famous artists of the 20th century.

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