The Art History Babes

The AHB are together for some annual holiday magic! Let's deconstruct every element of holiday kitsch you can imagine: psychedelic Christmas lights, vintage plastic light up decorations, subversive snow globes, intentionally absurd merman Santa. Join us for a discussion of the many kitschy aesthetics of Christmas time, and the many layered and complicated emotions they evoke. Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book Brendan Dalton: https://www.brendan-dalton.com/ AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Tiktok: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A festive spooky corner revival! Corrie is joined by spooky Brian Muldoon to discuss the lore surrounding St. Nick's dark servant, Krampus. We take a look at some classic creepy christmas cards, and chat about Krampus in film. Plus a discussion of favorite festive horror flicks. Originally released: December 25th, 2019 Happy Harvest Horror Show: https://anchor.fm/hhhs AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Twitter: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ginny chats with the amazing Bridget Quinn: art historian and author of Broad Strokes: 15 Women Who Made Art and Made History (In That Order) (2017) and She Votes: How U.S. Women Won Suffrage, and What Happened Next (2020), published in In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment. Tune in for discussions on feminism, how Mary Cassatt was a badass, art education, graduate school and more! Be sure to check out Bridget’s funny, fantastic, and informative books on her website. Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's episode of the Art History BB AP Art History series focuses on the Malagan ritual masks of Papua New Guinea. Corrie and Nat discuss the creation, purpose, and ephemerality of this ritual art form. Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wondery’s newest podcast, Little Stories Everywhere, is the perfect immersive experience to share by the fireplace with loved ones this holiday season.   Each episode will be the reading of a children’s classic - some of the most magical stories ever told, now reimagined with enchanting sound design for families to enjoy together or adults to enjoy on their own.   Little Stories Everywhere is out now, premiering with A Merry Christmas, a collection of holiday tales by Louisa May Alcott that truly embody the holiday spirit, no matter what you celebrate. Listen today: wondery.fm/arthistorybabes_LSE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Four Horseman aka the harbingers of the biblical apocalypse. Over time, imagery of these four riders has reflected rich and varied interpretation (including our 2020 Halloween costume). The Babes examine each individual Horse Man, discuss some examples from art history, and dive a bit into the apocalyptic anxieties of humans. Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Victorian era death portraits are an infamously creepy, yet beautiful means of memorializing the deceased. Join the Babes in a discussion of this artistic expression of grief, the ubiquity of Victorian era ghosts, and Frida Kahlo’s death mask. Plus we share our individual death plans! It doesn’t get more intimate than that. LIFE IS SHORT ART IS LONG. (so is this episode.) / Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Halloween! In part two of the 2018 Halloween special, Jen talks John Wayne Gacy, his creepy clown paintings, and the rise of murderabilia and Corrie recounts the horrific death mask murder that shook the 80s NYC art scene. Warning: this episode contains casual and explicit discussion of murder, violence, and sexual assault. It is not appropriate for children and may not be appropriate for all listeners. Please use your own discretion. Originally Released October 30th, 2019. Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is the AHB's favorite time of year and that means it's time for another spooky episode! In part one of a two parter on art and murder, the Babes discuss the violent, murderous exploits of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and recount the abusive behaviors and dramatic murder of Stanford White. Originally Released: October 26th, 2018. Warning: this episode contains casual and explicit discussion of murder, violence, and sexual assault. It is not appropriate for children and may not be appropriate for all listeners. Please use your own discretion. Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's nothing spookier than thinking about the inevitability of death! The Babes examine reminders of death present in a wide range of art from Dutch vanitas symbolism, to the sugar skulls of Dia de los Muertos, to the formaldehyde-soaked works of Damien Hirst. Life is short, art is long my friends. (Originally Released: October 25th, 2016)/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The babes gather via zoom to talk about our recently released book: The Honest Art Dictionary: A Jovial Trip Through Art Jargon. Basically, we wrote our first book and we're very excited about it. Each babe reads their favorite passage written by another babe. It's a real good time. (Also available in video form.) Youtube version: https://youtu.be/P_zJefld1b4 Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crossover Episode! Ginny, Nat, Corrie, and Brian join forces on a full moon to discuss a hodgepodge of various haunted/cursed works of art: stolen artifacts from Pompeii, a Japanese tale of ghostly revenge, spooky stained glass in San Diego, and the curse of the 1976 film "The Omen". Happy Harvest Horror Show: https://anchor.fm/hhhs Haunted Art Discussion Board: https://www.patreon.com/posts/haunted-art-42564499 Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com ig: @arthistorybabespodcast Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prepare to get spooked! Join the Art History Babes as they discuss the mythos surrounding four notable haunted paintings. Warning: listening to this podcast may induce nausea, levitation, mind control experiences (whatever that means), and demonic voices.Originally Released October 16th, 2017 Order the Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book AHB merch: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/merchandise AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Twitter: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

art history babes 2.0. learn about the new art history babes patreon experience and our october giveway. Patreon: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes | Order The Honest Art Dictionary: https://www.arthistorybabes.com/get-our-book | Website: www.arthistorybabes.com | Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast | Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com | Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Corrie and Brian coming to you live from Salem, Massachusetts! In episode three of the Spooky Corner series, Corrie & Brian do a deep dive on doppelgängers, evil twins, and uncanny doubles. Mythological history, common (and not so common) incarnations in film, real life ghostly doppelgänger sightings, a possible ghost recording? This episode is a doppel-banger. Originally Released: October 21, 2019 Happy Harvest Horror Show: https://anchor.fm/hhhs AHB YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheArtHistoryBabes Check out our Patreon for bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/arthistorybabes Website: www.arthistorybabes.com Insta: @arthistorybabespodcast Twitter: @arthistorybabes Email: arthistorybabes@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices