BOSTON, MA.- The brilliant graphic sensibility of Harry Callahan (1912-1999), a major figure in American photography, is the focus of Harry Callahan: American Photographer at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). Debuting November 21, the exhibition features approximately 40 photographs that survey the major visual themes of the artist’s career. It celebrates the Museum’s important recent...
(ChattahBox)– Hollywood actor and director Clint Eastwood, the iconic tough-guy character in a host of films spanning half a century, was awarded one of France’s highest honors on Friday, in recognition of his enormous contribution to the art of cinema. President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded the 79-year-old Eastwood with the rank of commander of the French [...]
Frank Paulin’s first L.A. show at Duncan Miller in 2005 introduced a fine, little-known street photographer equipped with both the poetic instincts and quick reflexes required of the genre. Now the gallery unveils another facet of Paulin’s talent: color. Paulin,...
Friday morning, I was notified that the galleries would have a group of school kids visit that afternoon, so I am over my art tour hump, as I had to improvise very quickly a tour of Fireflies with a small group of 1st-5th graders. For not loving kids or hanging out with children on a regular basis, all things said, it went pretty well. Went to Bill and Kate's opening at the Stephen L. Clark Gallery...
Emmet Gowin [1941-] was originally a student of Harry Callahan's, and the presumed association seems apt, judging from the work alone. From the beginning, Gowin displayed the same reverential regard for family and a self-contained, attentive interest in immediate surroundings that had characterized his master's oeuvre. His first major monograph, Emmet Gowin Photographs [Philadelphia Museum of Art,...
25 Most Memorable Movie Quotes WHAT ARE THE 25 MOST MEMORABLE MOVIE QUOTES of ALL TIME? IN 2005, the American Film Institute announced the 100 most memorable movie quotes of all time. The jury was composed of 1,500 film artists, critics, and historians. Part of the AFI 100 Years... series, AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes is a list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema. The American...
PRINCETON, NJ.- After thirty-six years of teaching at Princeton University, photographer Emmet Gowin retires at the end of 2009. To mark the occasion, to honor Gowin's generosity as a teacher and perpetual student, and to celebrate his artistic legacy, the Princeton University Art Museum will present Emmet Gowin: A Collective Portrait, on view October 24, 2009, through February 21, 2010. The exhibition...
If you think mysteries featuring teddy bears are just sweet cozies, think again. John J. Lamb is a retired homicide detective, and his Bear Collector's mysteries combine expert knowledge of murder investigations with teddy bear collecting and shows. The False-Hearted Teddy , the second book in the series, is another example of excellent characters, an interesting case, and teddy bears. Retired San...
The Story: The thing is it's comedy. " Dirty Harry " is a police procedural based on the true-crime " Zodiac " killings in San Francisco with a slant against lenient criminal rights in favor of victims' rights (which is why liberal Don Siegel agreed when his buddy Clint Eastwood asked him to direct it). Bad things happen. But there's a gallows humor that runs all the way throughout,...
In a sign that photography is being accepted by the art world as, well, art, Sotheby's is holding an auction of an amazing collection of photographs, with details and an online catalog available for browsing here . Below are the details, and it's an interesting browse, as well as what the valuations are estimated to be. Click on the individual photograph to see the dollar figures. Sotheby's NYC Fri,...
via upload.wikimedia.org "Dirty" Harry Callahan had his own analysis of luck. It turns out the Astros ' hitters have not been lucky this year, and their season, as a result, has been shot full of holes. I'll explain more about the Astros' luck (and no, not any more about Dirty Harry) in this article. An analsyis of luck in baseball often starts with Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)....
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