Sightings
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 »
Five Ways Students Will Feel Budget Cuts
school leaders at both the K-12 level as well as at public colleges and universities are unable to shield students from feeling the impact of budget cuts in the classrooms and in their daily lives. more »
Cameras and Software Track Our Shopping Behavior
"Basically, what VideoMining does is use software along with cameras mounted on the ceiling of stores to track shoppers as they move around the store and create data that helps us understand how shoppers are shopping" 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 »
