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 […]
Category Archives: Sculptural Art
Masking New York
“In this piece I wanted to bring the activity and the feel of the studio into public space as an experience. The public gets to ‘see’ the work both from […]
Serious Man, Playful Art
“… with your support and that of our millions of non-Jewish friends, we will drive the last nail in the coffin of bigotry and fanaticism that has dared raise its […]
A Different Drummer
“Please, dear mother, send me on another cake. The boys took it all from me. Your Clarry.” “Dear mother, do not cry for me, for I am well off, and […]
Finding Shakespeare in Surprising Places
“I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs,dimensions, senses, affections, passions? Fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to […]
‘Supper,’ a Feast for the Eyes
“But behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table.” —from the Gospel of St. Luke, Ch. 22, Verse 21 The reaction by His disciples […]
Sculpted from Light
“You can see the light from down the street. It draws people inside and up the stairs, since the only way to understand it is through exploration.” — Chris Cooper, […]
In Washington’s Good Company
“It is better to be alone than in bad company.” —George Washington (1732–1799) A great fan of sculptural art that I am, here is an off-the-beaten path tribute to the […]
Brooklyn’s Famous Faces of Clay
“Those, I suppose, are the directors of the society. I can make out Mr. Beecher and Mr. Murphy but I can’t quite make out Dr. Storrs.” The above quote was […]
A Polish Easter Party
Wesolego Alleluja : a Polish Easter Greeting What great serendipity we enjoyed this past Easter Sunday. Our walk through Central Park brought us to a Polish Easter party at the base […]
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