Library Portraits of George Washington
“I am so hackneyed to the touches of the painter’s pencil, that I am now altogether at their beck…no dray moves more readily to the Thrill, than I do to […]
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‘Standing Lincoln’ at The Met
“Lincoln stood tall in the carriage, his dark uncovered head bent in contemplative acknowledgment of the waiting people.” —Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln. […]
It’s About Time, Part II
“The hours of folly are measured by the clock; but of wisdom, no clock can measure.” —William Blake (1757–1827, English poet) Walk About New York loves public clocks. This is […]
Centennial Celebration: Rebellious Spirits at the Washington Arch
“Artists are the only people in the world who really live. The others have to hope for heaven.” —John French Sloan (1871–1951, American Painter) And live they did! It was […]
Alice & Her Wonderland Pals as Subway Art
“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.” ― the Cheshire Cat, from 1865’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) You will find imagination in all […]
General Washington’s Christmas of 1776
Ah, he stands – sailor crew went going. And so this general watches rowing. He hastens – winter again grows cold. A wet crew gain Hessian stronghold. —the third stanza […]
Happy Birthday to Fiorello La Guardia
“Let’s drive the bums out of town.” — Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947) urging a crackdown on organized crime bosses Today we celebrate the birth of Fiorello Enrico La Guardia. The […]
NYC’s Christmas Windows, 2016
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Ev’rywhere you go; Take a look in the five-and-ten, glistening once again With candy canes and silver lanes aglow. —from “It’s Beginning […]
Say ‘Cheese’ for the “Paparazzi Dogs”
“We’re so excited that our ‘Paparazzi Dogs’ are in New York. They’ve traveled the globe taking photos, and now they’ve arrived at this fun, trendy place that has been photographed […]
World War I Memorials, Part Three
“Erected by the People of Washington Heights and Inwood in Commemoration of the Men who gave Their Lives in the World War” —Inscription on the Washington Heights and Inwood World […]
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