Art and Museums
Dr. King Was Only One of Many Martyrs
Almost 700 miles from the Washington MLK memorial is another civil rights memorial, with the names of 40 who were killed between the May 17, 1954 Brown decision and Dr. King’s assassination on April 4,1968. Most were black men; six were female; seven were children; eight were white. more »
President Obama Meets Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges
In 1963 Rockwell confronted the issue of prejudice head-on with this, one of his most powerful paintings. Inspired by the story of Ruby Bridges and school integration, the image featured a young African-American girl being escorted to school by four U.S. marshals amidst signs of protest and fearful ignorance When Ruby Bridges visited the Oval Office on July 15, President Obama told her, "I think it's fair to say that if it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't be here today." November 14, 2010 m… more »
Two Exhibits: Maya Zack and The Living Room; Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters by The Cone Sisters of Baltimore
Two exhibits at NYC's Jewish Museum: A family’s apartment in 1930s Berlin as inspiration for a room-sized work, using 3D technology and sound to explore the past and how it is remembered; Baltimore's Cone Sisters were among the earliest collectors to bring European modern art to the United States several years before the famed New York Armory Show of 1913. more »
Magical Jewelry on Display: A Nubian conch shell amulet, Egyptian Pectoral and a Hathor-headed crystal pendant
Ornaments made of ivory, shell, and rock crystal were prized in antiquity, while jewelry made of diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, rubies, and pearls became fashionable in later years. Amber could cure maladies, coral could safeguard children, an animal’s tooth or claw could invest the wearer with strength and ferocity, and gold and silver invoked the cosmic power of the sun and moon. more »