Stimu-lite? Does anybody “know” anything? Frank Rich on Sunday threw a parade for Obama and the package: “But we do know this much. Just as in the presidential campaign, Obama has once again outwitted the punditocracy and the opposition. The same crowd that said he was a wimpy hope-monger who could never beat Hillary or … Read more

Lincoln and Team

Lincoln, now 200 and looking better than ever. This for the Goodwin “Team of Rivals” review in The New Yorker.  Here also are Chase, Bates, Stanton and Seward, all of whom had had designs on the White House but in a time of crisis came together to help.  It took a tough guy in the … Read more

Terry, Sandy and Me

Last week at the Whitney my daughter Terry (SVA class of ’12) and I dug the great, playful work of Calder from his Paris years in the late 20’s, early 30’s.  Afterward, over pizza at Serafina’s, we took the Calder spirit to the paper tablecloth: drawing heads without lifting the pen.  How great when art … Read more

Portfolio

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