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Grace Anna

ArtMuse is a podcast that shares the life stories of the women pictured in famous works of art. In doing so, host Grace Anna aims to reshape the ways in which we interpret these well-known works, by paying dues to the women whose images have been immortalized but whose names and stories have been wrongfully overlooked. Each episode focuses our attention on a specific female muse, sharing their important life and legacy.

ArtMuse is produced by Kula Production Company.

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  • 26 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 1 hr 5 min
  • English

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  • #37
    January 16 · 1 hr 2 min

    Sarah Bernhardt Part One

    This episode explores the life story of the actress, artist, author, and superstar Sarah Bernhardt. She is today still considered one of the greatest performers to ever grace the stage. And her life off the stage was equally dramatic. She owned a menagerie of wild animals including lions and alligators, had love affairs with more men than one can count on two hands, and even slept in her own coffin. She kept the world entertained as both an actress and an eccentric and earned her place in histor

  • #36
    January 2 · 1 hr 9 min

    Art of Crime: From Lisbon With Love, Josephine Baker Part Two

    ArtMuse shares Part Two of a special two part episode from our friends at The Art of Crime, a podcast that “explores the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts”. In Part Two, host Gavin Whitehead tells us about Josephine Baker’s time fighting with the French resistance in World War II, a daring mission she took when she delivered top secret documents to the British Intelligence Service, and finally, how she earned the highest French medal of honor at the end of the war.

  • #36
    Dec 19, 2025 · 57 min

    Art of Crime: A Spy Is Born, Josephine Baker Part One

    ArtMuse presents part one of a special two part episode from our friends at The Art of Crime, a podcast that “explores the unlikely collisions between true crime and the arts”. In this episode, host Gavin Whitehead shares the incredible life story of the famed performer Josephine Baker. In Part One, Gavin explores Josephine Baker’s humble beginnings in St Louis, how she transformed herself from a traveling vaudeville performer, to a chorus girl, and eventually to a popular dancer in Paris, where

  • #35
    Dec 12, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min

    Marian Anderson Part Two

    In Part One we explored Marian’s childhood in South Philadelphia, the beginnings of her musical career, and her transformative time in Europe, where she became a singing sensation. We left things off in our story just as Marian was returning to America in December of 1935, hoping to find the same success in her home country as she had in Europe. Part Two aims to further Marian Anderson’s immense legacy as one of the greatest American contraltos of all time, as an important figure in the Civil Ri

  • #35
    Nov 21, 2025 · 59 min

    Marian Anderson Part One

    This two-part episode shares the life story of the famed contralto, Marian Anderson, who not only broke hearts but also racial barriers with her soulful singing. Throughout Marian’s long career as a singer, she went on to perform with some of the most renowned orchestras and musical talents of her time. She also became an important figure in the Civil Rights Movement. In her lifetime, Marian was captured across the mediums by some of the most renowned artists of the 20th century. She was photogr

  • #34
    Nov 7, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min

    Mary Robinson Part Two

    In Part One we explored Mary’s broody childhood in Bristol, her father’s abandonment of their family, and her eventual move to London. We then explored Mary’s unfortunate marriage to Thomas Robinson and Mary’s ascension to stardom as an actress of Covent Garden. We left things off in our story just after the rise and fall of Mary’s relationship with the Prince of Wales, and her vow to herself to enact her revenge upon him in any way she could. In Part Two we aim to further Mary’s legacy by hon

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