The State Department had bought about 150 paintings and, in the 1940s, planned to send them on propaganda world tours. The shows were meant to “exemplify the freedom of expression enjoyed by diverse artists in a democratic country,”
On February 4, 2014, the obituary headline, “Joan Mondale, passionate arts advocate as the wife of vice president, ambassador,” caused sadness and reflection.
Future historians, archivists and curators won’t just measure 464 by the artists it supported and the work that it exhibited but also, hopefully, by what it instigated. So, as 464 continues forward, if you like it, participate; if you hate it, start something else.
MaryBeth Parrinello wishes she was a time traveller!
Two artists I look at a lot are Charles Burchfield and Edward Hopper. Their work intrigues and delights my eyes. But just as important studying their art has made me a far stronger painter.
Perry Nicholas will join poet and nonfiction writer E.R. Baxter III in a reading at 7 p.m. Friday in the auditorium of the Burchfield Penney Art Center sponsored by the M&T Second Friday Series
Peter Tower, customs broker, philanthropist May 29, 1921 – Feb. 5, 2014
When their retirement time comes, many people pack up and move south. When he considered his options, Anthony Bannon decided to move west rather than south. His starting point was Rochester and he traveled some 68 miles west to Buffalo.
In reading about the Rumsey property behind 330 Delaware, I have found at least 2 books with recollections: Mabel Dodge Luhan's Intimate Memories, and in Buffalo's Delaware Avenue, exerpts from Goodyear Family History by George Goodyear.
We're reeling through an endless fall. We are the ever-living ghost of what once was.