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Hubris in Great Literature: Hero or Villian

I have always been interested in the issue of hubris. My most favorite classical dramatic plays and novels deal with the issue of hubris....

Rembrandt Self Portraits

Rembrandt’s Self Portraits are the most magisterial triumphs of one of civilization’s greatest artists. I have seen many of his paintings, drawings, and etchings...

Favorite Movies About Writers

There have been many movies made about writers and poets. Often the films are sensationalized, focused on the character’s flaws, drug or alcohol use,...

Claude Monet: Master of Impressionism

Oscar-Claude Monet (1840-1926) was a French painter and leader of the impressionist movement. His work, which emphasized light brush strokes, bright colors and nature,...

A Night to Remember: The Historic Bob Seger Day Auction at the Detroit Historical Museum

Detroit, a city where rock ‘n’ roll history runs deep, celebrated an extraordinary occasion—Bob Seger Day. This year’s event was unlike any other, as...

Amerighi Caravaggio: A Personal Reflection on Light and Realism

Cover painting, The Incredulity of Saint Thomas the Apostle, 1602, Sanssouci, Potsdam, Berlin. In early 1968, I was eager to enter my major in Oakland...

Favorite Works of Art

I am fortunate to have been raised in an artistic household with an appreciation of the arts. Our home was full of literature, poetry,...

Writer’s & Artist’s Quotes On Imagination

Imagination: the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality. Fancy, vision,...

The Frick Art Collection, NYC

When I move to New York City I lived in Battery Park on Manhattan. As I discovered the City I came upon Frick Art...
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