A Pilgrim’s Progress
“Mr. J. Q. A. Ward’s ideal figure of a New-Englander for Central Park.” —from the October 12, 1884 edition of the New York Times As is the case with many […]
Category Archives: Things to See
New York’s Easter Parade 2015
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 […]
‘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 […]
Kicking into a New York Spring
“It has been said of the new Music Hall that it needs no performers.” —one critic’s assessment at the 1932 opening of Radio City Music Hall Like a March weather […]
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, […]
Telling “Tales”
“Unlike anything I’d seen before!” —Martin Scorsese, (1942– ) I remember my high school French classes very well. For French III and IV the teacher was Mr. McMullin, a short, […]
From Courthouse to Library to Landmark
“At Old Jeff there is also the literature of architecture: cut stone faces and flowers, spiral stairs, soaring stained glass windows, the feeling, form and sensibility of another age. This, […]
Safe Haven in the Face of Destruction
“I built thereon a palace with halls of cedar, cypress, juniper, boxwood, teak, terebinth, and tamarisk as my royal dwelling and for the enduring leisure life of my lordship.” —translation […]
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 […]
Lincoln, Standing in New York
“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we […]
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