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Taylor Spence

Artist and Historian
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January 31, 2025
Painting in Focus: A Tradition as Old as the USA (Crispus Attucks) oil on canvas, 36 x 48,” 2023
January 31, 2025
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January 31, 2025
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December 10, 2023
Painting in Focus: Sandy, oil on canvas, 22 x 30", 2023
December 10, 2023
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December 10, 2023
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August 8, 2023
Painting in Focus: The American Adam and Eve, or the Scarf Skin Works Both Ways, oil on canvas, 22 x 30,” 2023
August 8, 2023
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August 8, 2023
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April 2, 2023
Painting in Focus: Portrait of a Dog (2023)
April 2, 2023
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April 2, 2023
Muralizing Western American History
January 8, 2021
Muralizing Western American History
January 8, 2021

Latest Blog Post: A recap of a fascinating discussion about murals and public art in Western American history

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January 8, 2021
"Our Story Continues"
August 10, 2020
"Our Story Continues"
August 10, 2020
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August 10, 2020
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July 29, 2020
The Work of Public Art in a Decolonizing Age
July 29, 2020
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July 29, 2020
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December 9, 2019
Can You Hear I.T.?
December 9, 2019
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December 9, 2019

The cowboy flaneur

Taylor spence

The cowboy flaneur, like Charles Baudelaire’s “M.G.” in The Painter of Modern Life, is the “eternal convalescent,” seeing the history of the American West with reborn eyes from the dusty tomes of a storied archive.

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