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Two great minds meet
Superfan, partner, sole heir, biographer
Didn't want to live in America anyway
The patriarchy loves what it cannot have
At-ten-tion!
These women rock
Painted maidens, cherubs, and lion carcasses
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Pictures of beaches, fancy dinners, and people “exercising” aside, I’m...
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…one film that got lost in the shuffle stateside was Belle, an unlikely...
Freaky Faces
Still I rise
Sister sister
As of 5:30 PM BST on Wednesday September 9, 2015 (that’s 9:30 am for us Yanks on...
Royally good propaganda
One thing art teachers never tell you in school is that sometimes the next best...
"Femme aux Fagots" in French
Playing dress up
The cold shoulder, literally
Dead Lion's Society
Real recognize real
From the walls of the world’s great museums, to the dusky halls of the stately...
Acclaimed art collector Shawn “Jay Z” Carter once wisely said, “I bought some...
In her seminal 1985 novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood paints a...
Photo courtesy of Classical Art MemesThis past Sunday was the 88th Academy Awards...
Problematic, but in a nice way
Botany babe
Victorian-era badass
The Crown Season 2 premieres December 8 on Netflix and it couldn’t be more...
There is a dead guy in this picture
The soul-destroying Victorian Era strikes again
Bow down
Mo money, mo problems
When Doves Cry
Unlike so many of the countless women artists cast aside by art history, Berthe...
You don’t have to be a kid to recognize these goofy yellow bundles of joy. Minions...
Reynolda House Museum of American Art is one of our Nation’s most venerable...
Modern art is experimental and innovative, as artists respond creatively to a world...
There is such a cliche about artists and madness. Perhaps there’s a bit of truth to...
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As any rabid fan of Ru Paul's Drag Race will tell you, the competing queens are...
Twenty years ago on December 19, 1997, Titanic splashed onto the big...
The Carters’ newest music video is a work of art. R&B/hip-hop...
Whether you’re new to art or an old hand, Edinburgh is an incredible place for an...
Whether it’s your favorite excuse to be romantic or it’s just another...
Obama has his reasons for making fun of art history and it’s all this posts fault....
It's not witchcraft, it's pussy power!
I’m blue, da ba dee da ba di
From Marge Simpson vs. Barbara Bush, to Hillary vs. the internet, feuds between...
On the eve of the 2017 Primetime Emmys, we at Sartle recall our longstanding...
Exactly the white kind of person
Claire Foy as Elizabeth II in The Crown.This month, while most Americans were glued...
Last week, Sartle was invited to the Director’s Breakfast at the de Young...
Victorians complain, no one’s surprised
Workin’ 9 to 5
The neighborhood of Harlem in New York City is home to many great things –...
TGIF
February 2016 marks the opening of Vigee Le Brun: Woman Artist in Revolutionary...
The color blue brings a lot of things to mind - the blue sky, blue-ribbon winners,...
Does Satine take paintings as payment or just diamonds? Nicole Kidman was...
Not to be confused with deliciously hipster lager Can you even...
“Help me, Obi-Wan Davinci. You’re my only hope.”
Okay, so maybe it’s not that kind of Rubens, but there are some...
Little known American heroine
With a new year comes a new season of BoJack Horseman -- which also means...
What most people think they know about Marie Antoinette could fill...
Voted most popular, class of 1795
Long names and titles
One of the best things about the art world is simply how surprising it...
It’s June again (the onset of wedding season), so I’m reviving Sarah's...
If you’re looking for a strange getaway to a tiny desert island of...
Just when we thought we couldn’t possibly see any more of Lady Gaga, she proves us...
Hear ye, hear ye: “Miss Piggy to receive feminist award,” squeals girl power blog...
If you're still unsure about your Halloween costume, let us give you 25 ( plus...
The one and only: Zsa Zsa GaborThis February would have marked the 100th birthday...
Jasper is judging you for not following us. Our second monthly get together...
Rejoice comic book lovers! September 25th is National Comic Book Day (...
How to spot Lauren in the crowd? She’ll have a pair of Sartle glasses on her head...
Mel Brimfield, This is Performance Art, 2011, C-print Ah, performance artists...
While we at Sartle fancy ourselves pioneers of art history humor, we know that for...
Lock-picking mastermind with impeccable literary taste. STORY TIME...
March means Easter, and we all know that Easter means chocolate eggs, cute lil’...
