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The road to . . . where?

The road to . . . where?

The Artdog Image of Interest This artwork was published in The Etude, a music publication, in 1913. It came from by the National Cash Register Company and was created as a motivational poster. As quoted in the Gallivance post, according to Ken Jennings in Maphead, it was “one of the most popular illustrations of the 1910s.” Looking at the details of the piece (helpfully provided by Gallivance), I’m sure any creative or business entrepreneur will recognize distractions and pitfalls along the way to a successful career. They’re just as troublesome now as they were 100 years ago. Whether any…

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Fostering greatness

Fostering greatness

The Artdog Quote of the Week  This is one of those quotes that some people will read and then scoff at. It’s the kind of “touchy-feely” hard-to-measure kind of focus that for some practical-minded folk will smack of nitwitted impracticality. Sorry, but I disagree. I’ve seen students driven by seemingly endless demands to achieve. Many are quite brilliant, but even more are quite desperate. Trust me, if your kid is bright and taught well, she or he will indeed shine. If properly nurtured, he or she…

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