The Scratchy Line-R. O. Blechman
Few illustrators have had such an impact in a variety of media forms for so long and remained so largely unknown as R. O. Blechman. The...
THE MAESTRO OF MOON RIVER
As a lover of music (look how many posts in this blog deal with music!), I like to call attention to luminaries younger music aficionados...
DAVID LEVINE
Above: David Levine's Franz Kafka I started drawing as a kid. I learned a valuable lesson one day in grade school. Often, I would draw...
So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright (Artists # 2)
Recently I saw a posting for a home in the Real Estate section of The New York Times. I often look at the homes that are up for sale...
DR. SALK
Seems like a good time to bring up a vaccination story. People today don't remember the panic that engulfed America in the 1930s because...
LADY SOUL
When I was in my early teens, I used to listen to Top 40 radio on WABC am radio from New York, a ubiquitous voice blaring from transistor...
ALICE WATERS
Back in the day, chic New York City restaurants were typically French. Their famous entrees were traditionally prepared with a variety...
INTO THE WIND: TERRY FOX
Like many young people who are diagnosed with bone cancer, Canadian Terry Fox faced a heart-wrenching choice: lose the leg or...