Justine Lowry-Centers
@justinelowry.bsky.social
College art history instructor specializing in Native American art history.
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Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🌟
We all love a good reindeer at Christmas! These ones were painted in Font-de-Gaume cave in France 18,000 years ago!
Rudolph the Red-backed Cave deer? 🎶🦌
#RockArtThursday #archaeology 🏺
We all love a good reindeer at Christmas! These ones were painted in Font-de-Gaume cave in France 18,000 years ago!
Rudolph the Red-backed Cave deer? 🎶🦌
#RockArtThursday #archaeology 🏺
December 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🌟
We all love a good reindeer at Christmas! These ones were painted in Font-de-Gaume cave in France 18,000 years ago!
Rudolph the Red-backed Cave deer? 🎶🦌
#RockArtThursday #archaeology 🏺
We all love a good reindeer at Christmas! These ones were painted in Font-de-Gaume cave in France 18,000 years ago!
Rudolph the Red-backed Cave deer? 🎶🦌
#RockArtThursday #archaeology 🏺
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#tdih 1521: enslaved Africans on a Santo Domingo sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus's son attempted to free themselves and take over the land.
This was the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/en...
This was the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/en...
Dec. 25, 1521: Enslaved People Revolt in Santo Domingo
Enslaved people on a Santo Domingo sugar plantation owned by the son of Christopher Columbus attempted to free themselves and take over the land in the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas...
www.zinnedproject.org
December 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
#tdih 1521: enslaved Africans on a Santo Domingo sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus's son attempted to free themselves and take over the land.
This was the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/en...
This was the earliest recorded slave uprising in the Americas. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/en...
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William Hays (American Artist, born 1956)
"First Snow", 2023.
Linocut Print, 12 × 9 inches.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"First Snow", 2023.
Linocut Print, 12 × 9 inches.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
William Hays (American Artist, born 1956)
"First Snow", 2023.
Linocut Print, 12 × 9 inches.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"First Snow", 2023.
Linocut Print, 12 × 9 inches.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Sending Wishes for a Sparkling Winter Solstice Season & Beautiful New Year ❄️
December 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Sending Wishes for a Sparkling Winter Solstice Season & Beautiful New Year ❄️
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Winter by Louis Marie De Schryver (1862 – 1942).
December 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Winter by Louis Marie De Schryver (1862 – 1942).
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This map shows the extent of the Spanish Empire in the Americas around the year 1800.
December 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This map shows the extent of the Spanish Empire in the Americas around the year 1800.
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Happy Christmas ✨️🎄
Two deer following each other nose to tail. The sculpture of swimming reindeer was carved about 13,000 years ago in what is now modern-day France by a Magdalenian sculptor who carved the artwork from the tip of a mammoth tusk.
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Two deer following each other nose to tail. The sculpture of swimming reindeer was carved about 13,000 years ago in what is now modern-day France by a Magdalenian sculptor who carved the artwork from the tip of a mammoth tusk.
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
December 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Happy Christmas ✨️🎄
Two deer following each other nose to tail. The sculpture of swimming reindeer was carved about 13,000 years ago in what is now modern-day France by a Magdalenian sculptor who carved the artwork from the tip of a mammoth tusk.
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
Two deer following each other nose to tail. The sculpture of swimming reindeer was carved about 13,000 years ago in what is now modern-day France by a Magdalenian sculptor who carved the artwork from the tip of a mammoth tusk.
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
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“Reactionaries perennially grumble about a so-called “War on Christmas.” That's because it's easier than fully living the implications of the "War for Christmas" — in the most shining truth of the nativity there is no culture war, only a class war.” Ed Simon in @hyperallergic.com 👑👑👑
The Egalitarian Vision of Nativity Scenes
In all its artistic iterations across millennia, the nativity remains inherently political in its depiction of God choosing to enter the world in marginalized circumstances.
hyperallergic.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Reactionaries perennially grumble about a so-called “War on Christmas.” That's because it's easier than fully living the implications of the "War for Christmas" — in the most shining truth of the nativity there is no culture war, only a class war.” Ed Simon in @hyperallergic.com 👑👑👑
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Great read. Spread it far and wide. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
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Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
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Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Great read. Spread it far and wide. 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
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Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
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View of the stunning mosaic program of the sanctuary of San Vitale in #Ravenna, a crowning jewel of early Christian art. Begun under Bishop Ecclesius in 526, it was completed under Maximian in 547. The program brings together salvation history, typology, and political theology.
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Sanctuary View (San Vitale, Ravenna)
The church of San Vitale in Ravenna is a crowning jewel of early Christian art and architecture dating to the era of the emperor Justinian. Begun under the bishop Ecclesius in 526, it was completed un...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
View of the stunning mosaic program of the sanctuary of San Vitale in #Ravenna, a crowning jewel of early Christian art. Begun under Bishop Ecclesius in 526, it was completed under Maximian in 547. The program brings together salvation history, typology, and political theology.
📷🇮🇹 flic.kr/p/f4jSRb
📷🇮🇹 flic.kr/p/f4jSRb
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Study in Helsinki indicating benefits of portable air cleaners on lowering infection risk in daycare centers, less absences & parent absences from work in intervention vs. reference (no air cleaner) groups. Cleaning indoor air is not difficult and it works.
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The effect of room air cleaners on infection control in day care centres
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of air cleaning in reducing the risk of respiratory infection in two day care centres using a si…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Study in Helsinki indicating benefits of portable air cleaners on lowering infection risk in daycare centers, less absences & parent absences from work in intervention vs. reference (no air cleaner) groups. Cleaning indoor air is not difficult and it works.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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A really great piece highlighting ceramicist and social activist Roberto Lugo: “‘Black figure’ is a double entendre, referring both to the likenesses of trailblazing individuals like Angela Davis, Biggie Smalls… & the terminology used to describe the paintings on 2,500-year-old Greek amphorae.” 🏺 ❤️
Historic Pottery Styles Meet Pop Culture and Contemporary Issues in Roberto Lugo's Sculptures
The Philadelphia-based artist taps into ancient Greek art and pop culture alike.
www.thisiscolossal.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
A really great piece highlighting ceramicist and social activist Roberto Lugo: “‘Black figure’ is a double entendre, referring both to the likenesses of trailblazing individuals like Angela Davis, Biggie Smalls… & the terminology used to describe the paintings on 2,500-year-old Greek amphorae.” 🏺 ❤️
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The 31 national monuments designated since the Clinton administration, which could be downsized as the Trump administration pushes to open more public lands to extractive industries, safeguard clean water for millions of Americans.
Water across the West at risk as Trump targets national monuments - High Country News
A new study found that about 83% of water passing through public lands uses monument designation for its only protection.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The 31 national monuments designated since the Clinton administration, which could be downsized as the Trump administration pushes to open more public lands to extractive industries, safeguard clean water for millions of Americans.
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A secret deal shouldn’t decide Tribal water rights. After a backroom agreement led to the removal of the long-time judge in the Klamath Basin Adjudication, the Klamath Tribes have filed to amend their petition and challenge these unlawful orders. Read more:
Klamath Tribes challenge orders based on secret agreement between irrigator group and state - Native American Rights Fund
On November 19, 2025, the Klamath Tribes filed a motion to amend their petition in the Circuit Court of Klamath County. The amended petition seeks to reverse recent illegal orders that replaced a…
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December 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A secret deal shouldn’t decide Tribal water rights. After a backroom agreement led to the removal of the long-time judge in the Klamath Basin Adjudication, the Klamath Tribes have filed to amend their petition and challenge these unlawful orders. Read more:
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Mictlantecuhtli, lord of the underworld, made by the Totonac in El Zapotal, 659-900 AD, Ignacio de la Llave in Veracruz, discovered in 1971. Made of unbaked clay, stucco, and remains of paint. The sculpture was surrounded by 200 buried skeletons, vessels, whistles, anthropomorphic and clay figurines
December 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Mictlantecuhtli, lord of the underworld, made by the Totonac in El Zapotal, 659-900 AD, Ignacio de la Llave in Veracruz, discovered in 1971. Made of unbaked clay, stucco, and remains of paint. The sculpture was surrounded by 200 buried skeletons, vessels, whistles, anthropomorphic and clay figurines
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Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like.
Here’s how to use it.
Here’s how to use it.
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A trepanned neolithic skull of a woman that had a prosthetic ear made from seashell attached, found at Roque d'Aille in France and dates around 3rd Millennium BC.
#archaeohistories
#archaeohistories
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A trepanned neolithic skull of a woman that had a prosthetic ear made from seashell attached, found at Roque d'Aille in France and dates around 3rd Millennium BC.
#archaeohistories
#archaeohistories
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This is an important read by a researcher who has investigated the many deceptive and harmful practices of unregulated pregnancy centers in the US. It's astounding what these fake clinics are allowed to get away with.
Supreme Court case about ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ highlights debate over truthful advertising standards
There are some 2,500 of these centers across the United States. Many are located within a mile of an abortion provider.
theconversation.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This is an important read by a researcher who has investigated the many deceptive and harmful practices of unregulated pregnancy centers in the US. It's astounding what these fake clinics are allowed to get away with.
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#ArtWork: The 18th-century Baroque marble sculpture “Il Disinganno” [Translation: Release from Disillusionment], carved by the Genoese artist Francesco Queirolo.
#TheDETAIL on the net is just… BEYOND.
#TheDETAIL on the net is just… BEYOND.
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
#ArtWork: The 18th-century Baroque marble sculpture “Il Disinganno” [Translation: Release from Disillusionment], carved by the Genoese artist Francesco Queirolo.
#TheDETAIL on the net is just… BEYOND.
#TheDETAIL on the net is just… BEYOND.
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"The Garden Door"
1926
William Bruce Ellis Ranken (English,1881–1941)
Oil on canvas
218 × 162 cm.
Glasgow Museums Resource
Centre (GMRC), Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
1926
William Bruce Ellis Ranken (English,1881–1941)
Oil on canvas
218 × 162 cm.
Glasgow Museums Resource
Centre (GMRC), Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
"The Garden Door"
1926
William Bruce Ellis Ranken (English,1881–1941)
Oil on canvas
218 × 162 cm.
Glasgow Museums Resource
Centre (GMRC), Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
1926
William Bruce Ellis Ranken (English,1881–1941)
Oil on canvas
218 × 162 cm.
Glasgow Museums Resource
Centre (GMRC), Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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How to use #GenAI as a cognitive scaffold, not a substitute for learning, says Patrice Seuwou: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-reclaim-humanity-ai-classroom #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
How to reclaim humanity in the AI classroom
As GenAI changes how students study and complete assessments, higher education educators must focus on metacognition, clarity and connection, says Patrice Seuwou
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How to use #GenAI as a cognitive scaffold, not a substitute for learning, says Patrice Seuwou: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-reclaim-humanity-ai-classroom #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
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"Historians Say This Rare Mosaic Found on a British Farm Depicts Scenes From a Long-Lost Account of the Trojan War"
"Historians Say This Rare Mosaic Found on a British Farm Depicts Scenes From a Long-Lost Account of the Trojan War"
Historians Say This Rare Mosaic Found on a British Farm Depicts Scenes From a Long-Lost Account of the Trojan War
New research suggests that the illustrations may have been based on "Phrygians," a tragedy by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus, rather than the "Iliad"
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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"Historians Say This Rare Mosaic Found on a British Farm Depicts Scenes From a Long-Lost Account of the Trojan War"
"Historians Say This Rare Mosaic Found on a British Farm Depicts Scenes From a Long-Lost Account of the Trojan War"
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And now for something completely different! How to capture dramatic black/whites and minimalism in Chicago!
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December 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
And now for something completely different! How to capture dramatic black/whites and minimalism in Chicago!
youtu.be/vDStLmmtk_k?...
youtu.be/vDStLmmtk_k?...
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Readers reply: why are we not better people?
Readers reply: why are we not better people?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions takes a quizzical look at human nature. Why hasn’t it advanced along with other forms of progress? Or has it?
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Readers reply: why are we not better people?