The world seems to require us to protect ourselves now, and maybe always.
Blog Posts on Art
Loving Change
Rather than descending into crankiness, I decided on my last trip away from home to give it a try. So here goes…
To Dream the Impossible Dream
To what degree are we talented women constrained in fulfilling our ambitions by the fear of being labelled insane or cast out?
The (Un)Known Project
Recently when I was in Louisville, I walked down to the Ohio River to see In Our Elders’ Footprints and On the Banks of Freedom, installations which commemorate the enslaved people of the state.
Maybe Brett
Blessed as I always am in my work, I’ve discovered a possible new topic for a biography in the life of the British/American painter, Dorothy Brett.
Silver Heads
It is with dismay but not surprise that I read a description of the reaction of two “Silver Heads” to Tracy Emin’s panels on the main doors of the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
In the middle of all the shouting about the Barbie movie and the millions, if not billions, Hollywood plans to make, it’s worth remembering that there was an earlier, much earlier, independent video.
Student or Colleague? The Minimizing of Camille Claudel
Is it possible for us to be perceived as original when the shadow of this inevitably more esteemed man falls so heavily across us?
Touching Camille
To me, Camille Claudel’s story represents in heartbreaking terms the problems faced by talented women who depend on recognition by a better-known man.
The Writer’s Life
Gertrude Stein managed her life to make her writing possible.