World War I Memorials, Part Five
“Men and Women of Brooklyn Who Died In the World War MCMXIV – MCMXVIII They gave their lives for liberty And universal peace Honor, Duty, Country” —Inscriptions above the benches […]
Category Archives: Art
“The New Yorker” and The Twin Towers
“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember […]
“Camp” at The Met
“Camp is a kind of love, love for human nature.” —Susan Sontag (1933–2004) The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute has put together a special exhibition, entitled, “Camp, Notes on Fashion.” This […]
Lady Liberty’s Father
“Remain steadfast in the faith; instruct yourself; bridle your tongue; repress your wrath; forbear to do evil; associate with the good; screen the faults of your neighbor; relieve the poor […]
The Bethesda Angel, Its Lesbian Connection
“All had expected something great, something of angelic power and beauty and when a feebly-pretty idealess thing of bronze was revealed the revulsion of feeling was painful. The figure resembles […]
The East Coast Memorial
“We meet at a moment of dedication. Inscribed upon these slabs of stone are the names of those who two decades or so ago gave their lives, and now sleep […]
New York’s Easter Parade, 2019
On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us And you’ll find that you’re in the rotogravure Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet And of […]
