Why Emmett Till still matters
” wanted the world to see what I had seen,” his mother told me. ”I wanted the world to see what had happened in America.
The Odyssey Of Dr. Richard Simms — An Art Collector Like No Other
How did Dr. Richard Simms, an African-American dentist, become the world’s foremost collector of the art of Käthe Kollwitz?
For Paul Newman’s 95th birthday, his lost cinematic masterpiece
Paul Newman, who would have turned 95 today, once directed a cinematic masterpiece in a Yiddish theater. So, why did he take his name off it?
Käthe Kollwitz: Artist of the resistance
In the era of Trump, the reemergence of the work of Käthe Kollwitz could hardly be more timely.
All Roads Lead Back To Käthe Kollwitz
The artist Käthe Kollwitz has influenced everyone from an African American collector to a feminist activist to a puppet pioneer to a Chinese artist.
The Terror Attack That Wasn’t — Pride And Poetry in Dupont Circle
Pride-colored signs and hats flew into the air as the crowd fled from shots they must have heard. Where were the gun sounds coming from?
How To Listen to Tchaikovsky While Looking Past His Anti-Semitism
A cache of letters written by Tchaikovsky reveals some startling bigotry. But were his views as offensive as Richard Wagner’s?
Why Did This Pioneering Trustee Leave LACMA And Place His Prized Collection With The Getty?
Pioneering art collector Dr. Richard Simms was on the Los Angeles County Museum board for 12 years. So, why did he give his collection to the Getty?
The Odyssey Of Dr. Richard Simms — An Art Collector Like No Other
How did Dr. Richard Simms, an African-American dentist, become the world’s foremost collector of the art of Käthe Kollwitz?
Leonard Bernstein: Classical Music’s Jewish Walt Whitman At 100
“Bernstein was an unusually literate composer. He spent whole nights after days making music reading poetry, novels and most everything else.”