A ‘Walk’ in The Whitney
“People seem to be in some kind of hypnotic dream state. They seem to be programmed.” —George Segal (1924–2000), his observations while he was researching Walk, Don’t Walk This is […]
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Seamen in The Whitney
“I think the picture portrays an enjoyable side of Navy life. I think it would make a good recruiting poster. I will raise my prices.” —Paul Cadmus (1904–1999), his response […]
Happy Birthday, Alice
“Curiouser and curiouser!” —Alice’s cry of wonder wandering in Wonderland, from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) This year Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the beloved story for children […]
The Vanishing Vanderbilts
“The bits and pieces of history that chronicle the four-generation saga of the Vanderbilt Family are scattered everywhere like a broken string of pearls …” —from 1989’s Fortune’s Children by […]
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