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Nature’s Scream, Earthy Angels, Musing Madonnas, and the True Complexion of Humanity
One evening I was walking along a path, the city was on one side and the fjord below. I felt tired and ill. I stopped and looked out over the…
Two Days in Washington D.C. — Stirred by Lincoln, Surprised by Whitman
Whitman’s Washington consisted of an unfinished Capital dome with blocks of marble and granite strewn about its grounds. The Washington monument was not yet half of its present height of…
“The Force of Sensation”: Keats and Constable on Hampstead Heath
“Painting is but another word for feeling.” —John Constable (1776-1837) Say you only slept an hour on the plane, the bus from Heathrow has dropped you in the heart of London…
Preserving Memories, Marking Celebrations; PAC Artist-in-Residence Works With Community
“I just showed up at Communiversity and said I wanted to help out with something,” said Thaddeus Erdahl recounting his introduction to the Princeton Arts Council (PAC) over a year…
Mystery, Elegance, and Hidden Realities: An Art Film By Mavis Smith
When you wander into an art show called “Hidden Realities” by an artist you don’t know, free of preconceived notions and critical agendas, you may think that you’re merely passing…
“Princeton and the Gothic Revival” Exhibit Examines University’s Architectural Identity
The Princeton University Art Museum will present “Princeton and the Gothic Revival: 1870–1930” from February 25 through June 24, 2012. The exhibition of 40 works explores America’s changing attitudes toward…
Charles Dickens at 200: You Can Almost See the Movement of His Hand
The same day the New York Times runs yet another gloom and doom story about the book business (“The Bookstore’s Last Stand”), I’m taking New Jersey Transit into Manhattan…
A Matter of Life and Death: How We Talk When We Talk About Art
Readers of Raymond Carver may recognize the variation on the title story from one of his most famous collections, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. Roberta Smith…
