Asian American Art at the de Young Museum

Asian/American/Modern Art: “Shifting Currents, 1900-1970”, thru Jan. 18, 2009 This 95 piece exhibit, lauded as “the first comprehensive survey of 20th century Asian American art”, will include work by: Painter and watercolorist Dong Kingman Sculptor Isamu Noguchi Video artist Nam June...

Toni Morrison – New Book!

A book reviewer in my local paper, “San Francisco Chronicle”, Joan Frank described the new Toni Morrison novel, “A Mercy”, as “ferociously beautiful”. (Actually, that can describe many of her books.) Ms Morrison has such a fantastical, spiritual approach to her characters and plot, but...

Another Portrait

I always find it interesting how I eventually wind up. It is all a part of the process in learning how to...

Suzan-Lori Parks * Excellence

Suzan-Lori Parks is an author, award winning playwright and screenwriter. I was going to categorize her as an “over achiever”. But, that’s probably a disservice – she is just doing what she has to do. Doing what matters to her – with excellence. She won her 2002 Pultitzer Prize for the...

“The Treasure of Ulysses Davis”

“These things are very dear to me. They’re a part of me…They’re my treasure. If I sold these, I’d be really poor.” Sculptor and self taught wood carver Ulysses Davis, 1913-1990, will have the 1st major exhibit of his work in 25 years at the High Museum in Atlanta, GA...