" "Apart from trips to Europe during the 1890s and 1900s, Hartmann spent the remainder of his life in the United States, gaining citizenship in 1883 and establishing a career, first in belles-lettres as a self-consciously 'decadent' dramatist and author in the 1890s, and then, rapidly, in art criticism. Composition in Portraiture and Landscape and… Continue reading A Man After One’s Own Heart
Author: William Julius Allen
I must be confident. Civilization will return. Yes, with its warts, civilization will return.
Light
Bit tacky. But genuine Jonesboro
The Art Image
smarthistoryblog.org/2018/11/08/still-a-problem-images-and-art-history-in-2018/ quite nice post by Stephen and Beth, founders of SmartHistory, on the state of the art image--that is, pictures of works of art. Written in 1918
Mild celebration
Subdued celebrations here Year ago now I was being electrocuted into life on way to ER Year ago yesterday Joanne fell and broke both arms Still here. Still fussing. Raise a glass
Who’d have guessed that they were using the metric system way back then
Young and
If you are going to be young and foolish, do it in your youth. That will give you longer to relish the errors.
Larry Fink. RIP
loeildelaphotographie.com/en/in-memoriam-larry-fink-1941-2023/ 1941-2023 https://www.larryfinkphotography.com/ https://www.robertmann.com/
YouTube Audio Books
Had never heard of it. Delighted. [addendum, below] I have just finished watching the most recent release of the 1937 Robert Capra-directed film, a Blu-Ray DVD with an additional minute of footage added since the restored version released twenty years earlier. Such a wonderful film! I said to myself, "You know, you have never read… Continue reading YouTube Audio Books
“Democrats, Popcorn in Hand, Root for a Rowdy G.O.P. Debate”
Getting There
Well, getting closer. Time to get some sleep Joanne! Have a good time.
Waiting For Charlemagne 