Welcome to the Jo’s Art History Podcast, a podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day!

It's episode 10!

We have made it all the way to double digits people! 

Very exciting indeed! 

So, to celebrate, we thought we would bring you something a little different!

On today’s podcast, Jo welcomes back Nicole McLaughlin, a.k.a Scottish illustrator Nico Paws, to bring you 6 of the biggest beefs, conspiracy theories and controversies within the art world/history of art!

Join Jo and Nicole as they discuss two contemporary artists who are currently fighting over the blackest paint ever made, the Leonardo Da Vinci painting which contains a secret musical composition and just which artist within the canon of art history is believed to be Jack the Ripper!? Plus much, much more!

Dust off your boxing gloves and thinking caps - this episode has it all!

Guest:

Nicole McLaughlin

Instagram: @nicopaws_

Website: www.nicolemclaughlin.com

Host: Jo McLaughlin

Website: www.josarthistory,com

Instagram: @josarthistory

Artworks:

All Artworks referred to within the podcast can be found on my Instagram page @josarthistory or on my website: www.josarthistory.com

Want to get in touch?

email: [email protected]

Jo’s Art History is an Instagram page, blog and podcast which aims to help break down the elitism which surrounds art history by making fun and engaging content around the subject. This podcast was created and edited by Jo McLaughlin of Jo’s Art History. For more art history fun, follow Jo on Instagram: @josarthistory or check out her website: www.josarthistory.com

Welcome to the Jo’s Art History Podcast, a podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day!

On today’s podcast Jo sits down with Rebecca Milford, founder of cosmic cures, about one of the 20th century’s most iconic figures - FRIDA KAHLO.

Frida Kahlo is a larger than life icon in today’s society, but throughout her life suffered not only immense pain due to an accident which happened to the artist in her youth, but was known as the wife of the famous Mexican mural painter, Diego Rivera, only really began receiving recognition in the few years before her death.

Known for her powerful self portraits Kahlo is now a force to be reckoned with in the history of art.

Join Jo and Rebecca as they discuss Frida’s works, her rocky relationship with her husband Diego, the illnesses that plagued her and her love of life.

Guest: Rebecca Milford

Website: https://www.cosmiccures.co.uk/

Instagram: @cosmic_cures

Host: Jo McLaughlin

Website: www.josarthistory.com

Instagram: @josarthistory

Artworks:

The Henry Ford Hospital, 1932

The Two Fridas, 1939

The Broken Column, 1944

Viva la Vida, 1952

Case Azul, The Blue House now the Frida Kahlo Museum, Mexico.

All images referred to on the show can be found on my website here: www.josarthistory.com or on my Instagram page @josarthistory

Frida Kahlo Resources:

This is a GREAT overview video about the life and works of Frida Kahlo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Vz9xdMNuA

Tour of Casa Azule - this also give you a wee look into Kahlo’s wardrobe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCT4hrZiQaY

A great wee video on the the painting The Two Frida’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vigep1nYT6o

There are also several books written on Frida which you can find in any good book shop and there is also a film made about her life which stars Salma Hayek. This film was released in 2002 and can be watched on youtube for c.£2.50. (Please note this price was actuate at the time of recording - this may have changed)

Welcome to the Jo’s Art History Podcast. A podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day.

On today’s podcast, Jo sits down with Antique Jeweller Yachu Yang to discuss one of history’s most depicted pearls - Charles I’s pearl earring. Given to the King in his youth, this pearl was so loved by the King he not only wore it every day of his life, he famously wore it to his beheading!

BUT - the art history fun does not stop. there.

We could not talk about pearls in art history without giving you a whistle stop tour of the most famous painting which depicts a pearl - Johannes Vermeer’s Girl With A pearl Earring.

Jo and Yachu also discuss two pearls which have also come to auction in the past decade belong to two very famous women - Elizabeth Taylor and Queen Marie Antoinette!

In this episode we talk pearls, what they symbolise in both art and the everyday and just how much would you be willing to spend in a pearl that belonged to the last Queen of France?

Guest: Yachu Yang

Website: https://clarkeandyanglondon.com/

Instagram: @clarkeandyang_antiquejewellery

Host: Jo McLaughlin

Website: www.josarthistory.com

Instagram: @josarthistory

Artwork:

All images referred to can be found on my website here: www.josarthistory.com or on my Instagram page @josarthistory

Resources:

Charles I - The King with the Pearl Earring:

https://twonerdyhistorygirls.blogspot.com/2010/02/king-with-pearl-earring.html

Google Arts & Culture Vermeer: A Painter of Pearls:

https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/vermeer-a-painter-of-pearls-mauritshuis/kALi0Fkfg9m6Lg?hl=en

More information on the Pearl Sale:

https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/a25130381/marie-antoinette-pearl-necklace-sothebys-auction-record/

https://theadventurine.com/culture/jewelry-history/at-auction-marie-antoinettes-jewelry/

16 Interesting Facts about Pearls:

https://www.thepearlsource.com/blog/pearl-facts-beautiful-organic-essence-pearls/

History of Elizabeth Taylor La Peregrina:

https://assael.com/blog/la-peregrina-the-history-and-allure-of-the-pear-shaped-pearl/

Welcome to the Jo’s Art History Podcast, a podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day!

On today’s podcast Jo sits down with her colleague and friend Celia Morand to discuss the history of one of the world greatest known paintings - The Mona Lisa.

It would not be an art history podcast without at least one episode dedicated to the incredible history which surrounds this work!

Join Jo and Celia as they talk about the work’s origins, it’s kidnapping in 1911 and where Mona has been on her holidays over the centuries!

Guest:

Celia Morand - Historian

Blog: https://labalancoiredefragonard.wordpress.com/a-propos/

Host: 

Jo McLaughlin

Website: www.josarthistory.com

Instagram: @josarthistory

Artwork:

Leonardo Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa, 1503

All images referred to on the show can be found on my website here: www.josarthistory.com or on my Instagram page @josarthistory

Welcome to the Jo’s Art History Podcast, a podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day!

On Todays podcast, Jo brings you PART 2 of her 'Art of the Deal' series which sees Jo delve into some of art history’s greatest dealers!

Today - it’s time to introduce you to the UNBELIEVABLE Sir Joseph Duveen who lead his father’s dealership - The Duveen Brothers- to dizzying new heights of success in New York at the turn of the 20th century.

Duveen is considered to be the greatest art dealer whoever lived due to his innovating idea of introducing branding to the art world. You did not buy a painting - you bought a Duveen!

BUT,

there is a lot of question marks around how Duveen conducted his business,

SO,

Knight of the realm OR a common crook?

YOU DECIDE!

Host: Jo McLaughlin

Website: www.josarthistory.com

Instagram: @josarthistory

Artwork:

All images referred to can be found on my website here: www.josarthistory.com or on my Instagram page @josarthistory

The book I refer to during the podcast - The American Leonardo: A Tale of Obsession, Art and Money by John Brewer can be found on Amazon.

Welcome to the Jo’s Art History Podcast, a podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day!

On today’s podcast Jo sits down with culture and lifestyle blogger and fellow museum worker Lauren Mallin about a subject close to her heart - The Disney Archives!

Having come across Lauren’s ‘A-Z Disney History' on Instagram, Jo knew she just had to chat to Lauren about all things Disney Archive, and lucky for her, she agreed!

Join Jo and Lauren as they discuss the importance of company archives, what Walt Disney’s office says about him and why Walt is still very much the head of the company so many years after his death.

Guest:

Lauren Mallin

Blog: https: https://thatmuseumgirlblog.wordpress.com/

Instagram: @thatmuseumgirl_

Host: 

Jo McLaughlin

Website: www.josarthistory.com

Instagram: @josarthistory

Artwork:

All Images shown are from the Disney Archive Website.

All images referred to on the show can be found on my website here: www.josarthistory.com or on my Instagram page @josarthistory

Disney links!

Archive - https://d23.com/walt-disney-archives/

Youtube series - Armchair Archivist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PRJtVEpUDw

Instagram: @waltdisneyarchives

Welcome to the Jo’s Art History Podcast, a podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day!

On today’s podcast, Jo sits down with Illustrator Nyassa HInde to discuss a topic close to her heart - PUGS!

Yip, that’s right! Today we track the development and representation of this popular little dog through three paintings by artist William Hogarth. Hogarth was a super star painter in the 1700s and was known for his love of the breed but, his inclusion of his pugs were not as innocent as they first seem.

Join Jo and Nyassa as they discuss the history of pug representation, poking fun at the wealthy and just what exactly is pugnacious?

Guest:

Nyassa Hinde. Illustrator, designer & maker

Website: www.nyassahindeillustration.com

Instagram: @nyassahindeillustration

Host:

 Jo McLaughlin

Website: www.josarthistory.com

Instagram: @josarthistory

Artwork:

William Hogarth: The Strode Family, c.1738

William Hogarth: Captain Lord George Graham in his Cabin, 1745

William Hogarth: The Painter & his Pug, 1745

All images referred to on the show can be found on my website here: 

www.josarthistory.com or on my Instagram page @josarthistory

Welcome to the Jo’s Art History Podcast, a podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day! 

On today’s episode, Jo brings you PART 1 of her 'Art of the Deal' series which sees Jo delve into some of art history’s greatest dealers!

Today - it’s time to introduce you to the INCREDIBLE Paul Durand -Ruel who was the driving force behind helping the Impressionist painters become household names! But trust me when I say, it was not an easy task for this dealer which saw him wrestle with bankruptcy and how dealing with the Impressionists almost left his reputation in tatters!

I discuss Durand-Ruel’s business savvy moves, his ground breaking methods of promotion and representation and how he found himself pivoting his ideas to suit new markets across the seas!

Does he deserve to be considered one of the greatest art dealers of all time? Jo certainly thinks so, but what do you think?

Host: 

Jo McLaughlin

Website: www.josarthistory.com

Instagram: @josarthistory

Artwork:

All images referred to can be found on my website blog about Paul Durand-Ruel here: www.josarthistory.com or on my Instagram page @josarthistory

The youtube lecture I refer to on the episode can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRZjQfz8xGQ

It is brilliant and goes into WAY more detail than I have here on the podcast.

Welcome to the Jo’s art history podcast, a podcast which celebrates all things art historical every single day!

On Todays podcast, Jo chats to award winning Blue Badge London Tour Guide Katie Wignall about one of London’s more controversial buildings - The Barbican Estate.

Join host Jo McLaughlin and she and Katie discuss the history of this fascinating Brutalist building

Guest: Katie Wignall

Website: https://lookup.london/

Instagram: @look_uplondon

Host: Jo McLaughlin

Website: www.josarthistory.com

Instagram: @josarthistory

Artwork:

All images referred to can be found on my website here: www.josarthistory.com or on my Instagram page @josarthistory

The Barbican have an incredible archive, and should you wish to explore it’s history further please follow the links below:

Barbican Main Site:

https://www.barbican.org.uk

Barbican Archive:

https://www.barbican.org.uk/our-story/our-archive

Barbican Conservatory:

https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2020/event/visit-the-conservatory

On this episode of the Jo’s Art History Podcast, Jo McLaughlin speaks to Scottish Illustrator Nicole McLaughlin a.k.a Nicopaws about a work of art which has had a massive impact on her – Keith Haring’s Silence = Death. In this episode, we discuss the history of the piece, the Aids epidemic of the 1980s in America and Keith’s love of art for all. As discussed in the podcast, you can learn more about the 1992 Act Up Ashes March here: https://bit.ly/2EZ4xRkAs stated in the podcast, the video within the article is a tough watch which some people may find upsetting.

Artwork:

Keith Haring

Silence = Death

Guest:

Nicole McLaughlin, Instagram: @nicopaws_

Website: www.nicolemclaughlin.com

Jo’s Art History is an Instagram page, blog and podcast which aims to help break down the elitism which surrounds art history by making fun and engaging content around the subject. This podcast was created and edited by Jo McLaughlin of Jo’s Art History. For more art history fun, follow Jo on Instagram: @josarthistory or check out her website: www.josarthistory.com