CultureWatch
Julia Sneden and Joan L. Cannon review: Frank Lloyd Wright chose spirited, intelligent women to share his life but he dominated and used his wives relentlessly as seen in The Women. It is Rita Dove's poetic imagination and imagery that makes Sonata Mulattica such a rewarding read. The Elegance of the Hedgehog is so dense that it is good for several days' reading; boring it is not. Read More...
CultureWatch
Julia Sneden and Joan L. Cannon review: Frank Lloyd Wright chose spirited, intelligent women to share his life but he dominated and used his wives relentlessly as seen in The Women. It is Rita Dove's poetic imagination and imagery that makes Sonata Mulattica such a rewarding read. The Elegance of the Hedgehog is so dense that it is good for several days' reading; boring it is not. Read More...
Michelangelo's First Painting; a little-known work has its American premiere at the Met
Val Castronovo writes: The Metropolitan Museum of Art has unveiled what it believes to be Michelangelo’s first painting, one of only four such canvases attributed to the master sculptor and creator of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Read More...
Hard Copy
Julia Sneden writes: These letters from the mid-1800s are from and to my great grandparents and were saved by relatives who passed them along. They give a vivid glimpse into how different a woman's life was, in the mid-nineteenth century, but they are also testimony to the universality of human relations.
The company of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Stowell and daughter is respectfully solicited at the house of C.S. Kelsey to attend a social visit...
There may be music and running of children. Talking of the old folks to be held under consideration. Riding on land and perhaps water. Looking into the woods and not seeing anything but woods, going to the grist-mill, saw mill, and such like places, will form a part of the entertainment...It won’t be best for the company to offer excuses for not coming, as no such thing is allowable....
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