When Bill Murray Met Jules Breton: “Another Chance Every Day”

Bill Murray credits Jules Breton for helping his depression! On a recent train trip through Chicago, I found myself with a couple extra hours between trains at the city’s main railroad terminal. I glanced at a city map and saw that I was only about a ten minute walk from the Chicago Art Institute so […]

The Abiding Significance of Agrarian Art

What contributed to the validity of agrarian landscapes in art? On numerous occasions in recent months I’ve been reminded how by the names of notable humanitarian groups like Second Harvest and Food for the Hungry that “gleaning” remains a highly relevant endeavor for our time. Although often associated with bygone days, gleaning has never been […]