Slayer of Windmills
Christopher BensonEssays about art and artists by the painter Christopher W. Benson
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The Goodness of the New and the Free
I seem to be on a tear this week with these almost daily posts. It’s not my usual rhythm but each new one seems to be flowing right out of the last, so perhaps these most recent three are just chapters in one continuing essay.
Given how o...
Money and Art
Portrait of Louis the XVI of France by Antoine-François Callet, ca. 1778
I wrote an article yesterday about the pretentiousness of the art world which included some critical remarks about the wealthy class that often supports and increasin...
The Poison of Pretense
Somewhere early in my life as a painter I came to a conclusion, at the time more intuitive than clearly articulated, that has colored all I’ve thought and done since. As wonderful as art itself is — as much as I relish and delight in the th...
Painting in the Here and Now of History
Back in the Bullring, oil on panel, 30 by 30 inches, painted by the author in 2012
It is so risky to look back on an earlier age and project our present day longings, presumptions or beliefs onto it as if they, rather than its own inevitab...
A Picture of my Father
Photograph of John Everett Benson in his Newport, RI shop, by Richard Pelletier
I recently stumbled across a fine article here on Substack about the history of my family’s stone carving business in New England. I reached out to the author,...
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