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A Trail of Marvels Offers Visually Stunning Look at Day of the Dead Celebrations

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Houston, TX, November 8, 2022 — Just in time for holiday gifting, Rice Professor of Photography Geoff Winningham has published his book, A Trail of Marvels/Sendero de Maravillas, A Memoir of Mexico and Days of the Dead. Winningham spent four decades documenting Day of the Dead festivals across Mexico, from Pátzcuaro, to Puebla, Michoacán, to Oaxaca. In the book, Winningham … [Read more...] about A Trail of Marvels Offers Visually Stunning Look at Day of the Dead Celebrations

Play about plague death of William Shakespeare’s son

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William Shakespeare had three children – Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith. Tragically, Hamnet, Shakespeare's only son, died at the age of 11 due to the plague. The plague, also known as the Black Death, was a highly contagious and deadly disease that spread throughout Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries. It is believed to have been caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, and … [Read more...] about Play about plague death of William Shakespeare’s son

Two ground-breaking paintings by Turner have come home for a special exhibition

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✨ For the first time in a century, two ground-breaking paintings by Turner have come home for a special exhibition at the Gallery ✨ You can see the pair of paintings, on loan to us from @frickcollection, in Room 46 until February 2023: https://t.co/3LBGbFnE8T pic.twitter.com/rC0ms3fG3p— National Gallery (@NationalGallery) November 3, 2022 … [Read more...] about Two ground-breaking paintings by Turner have come home for a special exhibition

Pinocchio syndrome

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Pinocchio is a case study in a syndrome that can seem ever-more acute—the lure of fame and easy money. “To be famous is to be real,” declares a villain in the new Disney remake of its cartoon of 1940 https://t.co/V8HpqGfu82— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 31, 2022 … [Read more...] about Pinocchio syndrome

The Vogelherd horse

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The Vogelherd horse is a miniature ice age masterpiece. This remarkably accomplished work is the oldest known sculpture of a horse. It was crafted in woolly mammoth ivory with flint tools over 35,000 years ago in southern Germany. It is breathtakingly beautiful. pic.twitter.com/3ux21YXu7K— Prof Jamie Woodward (@Jamie_Woodward_) October 29, 2022 … [Read more...] about The Vogelherd horse

Anne Brigman was an artist who helped shape American modernist, feminist, and landscape photographic traditions

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Anne Brigman was an artist who helped shape American modernist, feminist, and landscape photographic traditions—and she was one of the first women to photograph herself in the nude. https://t.co/bRhyNF04Lt— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) October 28, 2022 … [Read more...] about Anne Brigman was an artist who helped shape American modernist, feminist, and landscape photographic traditions