The Temple of Dendur: Colorful Again
“I am dying, Egypt, dying.” —Marc Antony (83 B.C.–30 B.C.) from 1606’s Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (1564–1616) By contrast, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) something is […]
Category Archives: Sculptural Art
George Washington as Roman Emperor
“Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.” —George Washington (1732–1799) By his peers and the public, George Washington was considered such a man, virtuous to a very high […]
‘Love’: Colorful, Steely, and Stacked
“Some people like to paint trees. I like to paint love. I find it more meaningful than painting trees.” —Robert Indiana (1928– ) On Valentine’s Day, we are celebrating love […]
Knitting Christmas Sweetness
“And I had but one penny in the world. Thou should’st have it to buy gingerbread.” — from Love’s Labors Lost 1597 by William Shakespeare (1564–1616) The folks at the […]
A Train Ride through Miniature New York
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” —Oscar Wilde (1856–1900) Sensational describes the Holiday Train Show at the New York […]
George Washington: the Ultimate Veteran
“I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection; that he would incline the hearts of […]
Remembering 9|11, Far from New York
“The light of Liberty shines through the Book of History. This Book is open to the memory of the heroes of September 11, 2001.” —Daniel Libeskind (1946– ) lead architect […]
Flocking Together
“Look at a pigeon the same way that you would look at a rose, or a bed of wild flowers. They are beautiful and unique, with each one being different […]
Sculptural Art on Broadway
“I hope New Yorkers on their daily commute will be shaken for a moment and pause, either because they are unsure of what is real or because they are reminded […]
Bagels with ‘Everything’
“I think of the bagel as a great symbol that unites the people of New York from every demographic. Bagels are everywhere, for every class and race and in every […]
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