
Looking at the Masters: The Tribute Money by Beverly Hall Smith
Paying taxes is not a theme artists have chosen to paint. Masaccio, a famous painter in Italy in the Fifteenth Century, is one of the few to paint the subject. Tommaso de Ser Giovani di Mone (1401-1428), is known as Masaccio, a nickname which meant slovenly, hulking and ugly. However, he was described by fellow artists such as Donatello and Brunelleschi as very well liked and easy going. Michelangelo spent much time studying and making drawings of Masaccio’s art, considered him critical to the development of the Renaissance. On Masaccio’s death at the age of twenty-eight, Brunelleschi said ... [Continue Story]
Arts Highlights

‘Festival Forum’ Live-Stream to Spotlight 2021 National Music Festival
The National Music Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Chestertown Aug. 1 – 14. To mark the occasion, NMF is launching Festival Forum, a ... [Continue Story]
- The Avalon and Its Great (Safe) Reopening with Al Bond
- The Academy’s New Twist on the Mid-Shore’s Student Exhibition
- Zooming In on the Hollywood Idea with Liza Ledford
- The Mainstay is Doubling Down on the Mainstay this Summer
- Nature and Beyond: A Chat with Artist Petra Bernstein
- The Legacy of Henry Highland Garnet with Poet and Playwright Robert Earl Price
- Roadtrippin’ with WKHS and WHCP Radio’s Bill Wright by Steve Parks
- The Afterglow of Ruth Starr Rose with Jeffrey Moaney
- At the Academy: AAM Instructors Have Their Day
- Mid-Shore Arts: Chesapeake Music Begins New Rising Stars Program
- Mid-Shore Arts: The Avalon on Making the Stoltz Pavilion Permanent and Role as COVID Call Center
- Founding Black Families of Maryland celebrated at the Water’s Edge Museum
Delmarva Review

Delmarva Review: Ribbon Room by Rustin Larson
Author’s Note: “Ribbon Room” not only chronicles a trip into the Iowa countryside to buy groceries, it is a record of a trip back in time for my inner ... [Continue Story]
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