Lauryn EllisQuick and Dirty History: Las Vegas and Block 16Las Vegas has long had a reputation as the quintessential adult’s playground. “Sin City” is the place you come to gamble, to drink, to…3 min read·Jun 2, 2023----
Lauryn EllisPeople are Strange (Especially When it Comes to Statues)I am late to the party on the newest Martin Luther King statue, because I make it a point to ignore my Google newsfeed these days as much…5 min read·Mar 24, 2023----
Lauryn EllisMargaret Rudin is a “Black Widow” No More.The regular interval of human remains emerging from Lake Mead last summer got me thinking about Margaret Rudin. If you’re not from Las…4 min read·Jan 24, 2023----
Lauryn EllisThe Arts Are Always Worth Fighting ForThe arts are always worth fighting for.4 min read·Feb 15, 2022----
Lauryn EllisAmerican Art Propaganda and World War IIIn my last piece, I gave a brief overview of the history between art/visual propaganda and politics, and why saying that artists shouldn’t…5 min read·Dec 9, 2020----
Lauryn EllisWhy Artists Shouldn’t “Keep Politics Out of Their Art”The political climate in the United States right now is fraught to say the least. With the country on the brink of kissing our democracy…4 min read·Oct 2, 2020----
Lauryn EllisA Rebel and a Dreamer With a Cause: The Life and Work of Remedios VaroA lot of people know who Frida Kahlo is. Rightly so — her art and the story of her life are inspiring and tragic all at the same time…4 min read·Sep 25, 2020----
Lauryn EllisPat McCarran: The Senator from Nevada with a Colorful ReputationThe story of Nevada’s history is comprised of some interesting characters. Take Bugsy Siegel, the mobster with a bad temper that is…6 min read·Jun 20, 2020----
Lauryn EllisinArt DirectAs American as Apple Pie: Norman Rockwell and his Artful Protests“I paint life as I would like it to be.”5 min read·Jun 4, 2020----
Lauryn EllisMy God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love and Other Kisses Throughout (Modern Art) HistoryLove has been a source of inspiration to artists and writers and musicians since…forever. No joke: one of the first known depictions of a…5 min read·May 6, 2020----