The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night,, by Vincent Van Gogh, c.1888 I am here, both now and in the future, sitting on the terasse ...
Out Of The Archives: Alone in Marseilles
Walking alone down the streets of Marseilles was not like walking alone anywhere else in Provence. Elsewhere in Provence there was a sense of mystery, ...
Out Of The Archives: Calissons
If there is one known gourmet specialty of the town of Aix, it would have to be the Calisson - an almond or diamond shaped confection made from sweet ...
On This Day: February 15: GALILEO GALILEI
Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Stefano Bianchetti Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy. Galileo is a man for our times. ...
On This Day: February 12: Max Beckmann
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National Park Artist-In-Residence Program
Did you even know that the National Park System in the United States has an Artist-In-Residence program? I've been keeping my eye on this program ...
On This Day: February 3: Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein Sitting on a Sofa in Her Paris Studio, 1930 Gertrude Stein was born on February 3, 1874, in Allegheny, what is now considered the ...
On This Day: February 1: Langston Hughes
African American Poet/Writer Langston Hughes Standing on the Stoop in Front of His House in Harlem by Robert W. Kelley Langston Hughes was born as ...
On This Day: January 30: Richard Brautigan
Richard Brautigan was born on January 30, 1935, in Tacoma, Washington. In general, people who write or talk about Brautigan tend to be either ...
On This Day: January 29: Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman was born on January 29, 1905, New York, New York, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland. Barnett Newman was an American Abstract ...
