Archive for the 'PBS' Category

“Robert Rauschenberg: New Acquisitions”

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Works by 20th century artist Robert Rauschenberg, (1925 – 2008), are on display at the Meyerovich Gallery in San Francisco, CA until August 1, 2008.
Rauschenberg journeyed from Abstract Impressionism to Pop Artist during the 50’s when he started to use material not usually seen in a painting, (he often found interesting trash in the street), [...]

Zora Neale Hurston – Story Teller

Monday, April 28th, 2008

I enjoyed “Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun”, a PBS “American Masters” documentary that I watched last week.

Ms Hurston, 1891 – 1960, started to publish right after the height of the Harlem Renaissance. The ability to support oneself with art that explored the African-American experience waned with the onset of the depression [...]

I Didn’t Know He Was A “Thug” * Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

 David with the Head of Goliath, c. 1609. Oil on panel

Watching a PBS program called “Simon Schama’s - Power of Art”, I learned that although one of my favorite artists was gloriously talented, he was also a youthful offender - violent and incorrigible. Not a “Denis the Menace” (he murdered a rival) but, as Schama labels him [...]

PBS “Great Performances” Shostakovich / Noseda

Monday, May 21st, 2007

While channel surfing, I heard music that I recognized. Even though my familiarity with classical music is a bit more extensive than what I picked up from Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” and the William Tell Overture (Who was that Masked Man?), I was still surprised that I knew immediately what it was and stopped to listen [...]

I Remembered Why I liked Him - Brian Stokes Mitchell

Sunday, April 15th, 2007

The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” was running on PBS during their pledge weeks. It wasn’t the Mary Martin film of 1950’s, but a musical done “in concert”, all in character and full voice w/o sets, at Carnegie Hall. He starred as Emile the estate owner. The cast was great, but as always, Brian [...]