DAC FUN FACT Today we celebrate the children's program “Sesame Street” which debuted in 1969 and has run for 52 consecutive seasons (years). This program took the art-form of puppet making and made education fun and entertaining.

DAC TRIVIA What is Impasto? A) Strong pigmented watercolor. B) 6” specialty paint brush. C) When the sides of a painting are painted. D) Very thick layers of paint.

Today the DAC celebrates the life and work of Claude Monet, 14 Nov 1840 – 5 Dec 1926. Monet was a French painter and most well known for his roll as a pioneer of impressionist painting aka impressionism. claudemonetgallery.org

DAC TRIVIA We celebrate the life & work of _____; 11-15-1887 to 3-6-1986. Known for paintings of enlarged flowers, NY skyscrapers, & Southwest landscapes. Also, considered the "Mother of American modernism". 1.Georgia O’Keeffe 2.Madame Curie 3.Frida Kahlo 4.Sally Mann

DAC FUN FACT Today we celebrate the life and work of Chinua Achebe (Nov 16, 1930 - Mar 21, 2013, Nigerian novelist. britannica.com/biography/Chin… # via Encyclopaedia Britannica

DAC FUN FACT Today we celebrate the life and work of Luca Cambiaso Nov 18, 1527 - Sep 6, 1585. artsandculture.google.com/entity/luca-ca… via @googleartsh

DAC TRIVIA Which technique did Vincent Van Gogh use to paint “Sunflowers”? 1.Quattro Ovalitity 2.Surcumversility 3.Impasto 4.Negative Illumination

A virtual tour of the Alphonse Mucha (Art Nouveau) show in Rio de Janeiro. viewroom.io/?fbclid=IwAR2W…

Today we celebrate the life and work of C. S. Lewis (29 Nov 1898 - 22 Nov 1963), held academic positions in English literature at Oxford & Cambridge Universities. Known for his works of fiction, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy.

Today we celebrate the life & work of Étienne Maurice Falconet. 1/12/1716 - 1/24/1791 A French baroque, rococo and neoclassical sculptor, best-known for his equestrian statue of Peter the Great, the Bronze Horseman, in St. Petersburg, Russia, & patronized by Madame de Pompadour.

DAC FAST FACT Today we celebrate “Concept” Artists often offer an artistic interpretation/response to a concept/notion. John Wallis (3-12-1616–28-10-1703), English mathematician introduced a symbol many artists have responded to. The symbol for infinity ∞ Your response?

DAC FAST FACT Today we celebrate “The Concept.” Often artists offer an artistic interpretation or response to a concept or notion. John Wallis (3/12/1616–28/10/1703), English mathematician introduced a symbol many artists have responded to…. The symbol for infinity. ∞

DAC TRIVIA Who is the artist? 1.Picasso 2.Rembrandt 3.Caravaggio 4.Sir Tenebris’m Bonus, title? 1.Muster 2.The 13th of November 3.The Night Watch 4.The Kings Men