Category Archives: Art/Architecture
Couples with Over Fifty Years Together
From the New York Times: Six years ago, Lauren Fleishman discovered a book next to her maternal grandfather’s bed. Inside were a series of love notes. He had written them to her grandmother during the Second World War. Her grandparents … Continue reading
Working with Your Hands Benefits Your Mental Health
“How well do you sleep? Do you exercise? How much alcohol do you drink? Those are questions your doctor asks when you get a physical. Here’s one more she could ask: How much meaningful handwork are you doing? Using your … Continue reading
Photographer Nadia Sablin’s Russian Aunties
Brooklyn-based photographer Nadia Sablin received the 2014 CDS/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography for her series “Aunties,” an exploration of the daily lives of her father’s two unmarried sisters, who live together in their childhood home, in Alekhovshchina, Russia, five … Continue reading
Museum Free Day on January 31st
Plan ahead: many SoCal museums will be free on January 31st! There are 25 participating museums, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the California Science Center, and the Skirball Cultural Center. Get the full … Continue reading
MAD Magazine Illustrator Jack Davis Retires at 90
From WIRED: Jack Davis, the legendary Mad magazine illustrator and movie poster artist, is finally hanging up his pencils. It’s not that the iconic 90-year-old cartoonist can’t draw anymore—he just can’t meet his own standards. “I’m not satisfied with the … Continue reading
Eric Bransbury: 98-Year-Old Active Mural Artist
Great NPR story about a Colorado Springs artist: “Eric Bransby is one of the last living links to the great age of American mural painting. He studied with one of this country’s most famous muralists — Thomas Hart Benton … Continue reading
Carmen Herrera: Artist Discovered at Age 89
Cuban artist Carmen Herrera, now 99: “Every painting has been a fight between the painting and me. I tend to win.” The abstract artist talks about the man who saved her paintings from the trash bin, and being discovered at … Continue reading
