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July 6, 2021

Art About Music: Nicolas Mathieu Eekman (1889-1973), “The Bell Ringers”

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June 9, 2021

Art About Music: Henry Ossawa Tanner’s “The Banjo Lesson” (1893)

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April 29, 2021

Art About Music: Ernie Barnes’ “Song of Myself (c. 1970)

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April 21, 2021

Art About Music: Pieter de Grebber’s “Musicians” (c. 1620-23)

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April 13, 2021

Art About Music: Leonardo da Vinci’s “Portrait of a Musician” (1483-87)

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April 6, 2021

Art About Music: Fernando Botero’s “The Musicians” (1991)

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March 31, 2021

Art About Music: André Derain’s “Harlequin and Pierrot” (c. 1924)

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March 16, 2021

Art About Music: Laurent de La Hyre’s “Allegory of Music” (1649)

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March 9, 2021

Art About Music: John George Brown’s “The Music Lesson” (1870)

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December 15, 2020

Art About Music: Jacob Lawrence’s “Blind Musician” (1942)

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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.