A short description and history of the sculpture, and then: how do I feel about this piece, and why? Stats Sculptor: Giuseppe Massari Medium and size: Bronze, 9 feet wide,…
Like 9/11, the British surrender at Yorktown was recognized as a world-changing event at the very moment it happened. Everyone remembered where they were and what they saw and did. We…
I read these early in 2016: fiction and nonfiction, high- and low-brow, more or less in this order. Part 1 is here. FLEMING, Ian. You Only Live Twice and The Spy…
Two weeks ago, in a post that included pics of Alexander and Eliza's wedding bands and wedding kerchiefs, I gave a link to a recipe for a cake that was identified…
Here are the main characters on the American Revolutionary scene, in September and October 1781 - skewed, of course, to those who appear in Hamilton: An American Musical. The Americans George…
A member of my email list recently asked: In rereading The Fountainhead I was reminded of something I’ve long wondered about, in the story of Steven Mallory’s sculpture using Dominique as a…
Today, September 2, 2016, is the last day of the Hamilton memorabilia exhibition at the Rare Book and Manuscripts Library in the Butler Library, Columbia University. It includes Alexander and Eliza's wedding bands.…