somewhere one: on the New York subway,,,,
Carmen Herrera at the Whitney (101 years of age and going still strong despite the neglect of her work in almost 90 years of her life)…
And closing Sunday (Sept 25th) at the Whitney, a must see retrospective:
Danny Lyon: Message to the Future
Lyon was not only prolific but fascinated in documenting‘real life’ in America from prisons to the demolishing of buildings to make way for the World Trade Center.
Staley Wise have wondrous photos of Greta Garbo (she kept them in boxes) so they look like new. George Hurrell is a familiar name but the surprise is Ruth Harriet Louise, the daughter of a rabbi, who at 22 became the first woman photographer active in Hollywood as MGM's chief portrait photographer. Her career lasted only five years. The William Helburn show has been extended- wonderfully smart zany advertising pics.
The Met Museum launches a new book.....Met Museum director Thomas P. Campbell (secretly, he he ;) wishes it was a second book on tapestries... and who would negate/deny that:)
The Metropolitan Museum's new Autumn show: Jerusalem 1000–1400: Every People Under Heaven VIDEO HERE
Venice, the Jews, and Europe: 1516-2016 tells the story of the Jewish 'ghetto' in Venice and the misrepresentation that term ghetto garnered over the centuries. VIDEO HERE
Fab - packed to the rafters with people and antiques -book launch reception last night (Sept 21) at John Rosselli Antiques for Beautiful: All-American Decorating and Timeless Style. PHOTOS HERE
