Posts by Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart is a Staff Editor and Digital Media Specialist for My Modern Met, as well as a curator and art historian. Since 2020, she is also one of the co-hosts of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. She earned her MA in Renaissance Studies from University College London and now lives in Rome, Italy. She cultivated expertise in street art which led to the purchase of her photographic archive by the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia in 2014. When she’s not spending time with her three dogs, she also manages the studio of a successful street artist. In 2013, she authored the book "Street Art Stories Roma" and most recently contributed to "Crossroads: A Glimpse Into the Life of Alice Pasquini." You can follow her adventures online at @romephotoblog.
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November 16, 2017

Biodiversity Heritage Library Puts 2 Million Botanical Illustrations Online for Free

If you're fascinated by nature and botanical illustrations, you'll be thrilled by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. This open access digital library focuses on bringing the natural world closer to people through access to writings and illustration. Thanks to the dedication of BHL staff and readers, over 100,000 images and photographs from the collection have been uploaded to their popular Flickr account since 2011.

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November 10, 2017

20+ Cool Amazon Finds for Astronomy Lovers

Outer space has captured our imagination for as long as we can remember, from the first man to land on the moon to NASA's latest images from Jupiter and discovery of new planets, it's incredible how much we continue to learn about our own solar system and beyond. And with record numbers of people flocking to watch the recent solar eclipse, it's clear that our love for science is at an all-time high.

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November 8, 2017

Over 2,000 Paintings by Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Masters Now Free Online

The Barnes Foundation is a gem of a collection in Philadelphia put together by Dr. Albert C. Barnes in the early 20th century as a space to stimulate art appreciation. Using his personal collection amassed between 1912 and 1951, Barnes believed in teaching people about art through their visual relationships and has a forerunner in public arts education, it's only fitting that the Foundation joins the myriad of institutions placing their collections online.

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