Blaster Al Ackerman
From a tiny little city ringed by a donut of slum, home to Edgar Allan Poe and John Waters, came this writer of giant talents and petite audience. Those lucky […]
Artists
Alexandre Benois
Listed under: Artists
(1870-1960) Artist, critic, historia, designer of sets and costumes for the Ballets Russes. He left Russia in 1927, and spent the rest of his days in Paris.
Ivan Bilibin
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(1876-1942), Russian illustrator, set and costume designer for the Ballets Russes. Most famous for his depiction of folkloric material with an Art Nouveau touch. He left Russia after the Revolution, […]
Phil Blank
moved to Philadelphia right before Covid after living in the south for 25 years. Mostly self-taught as an artist, he worked as a librarian for decades in Brooklyn and North […]
James Ensor
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(1860-1949) Belgian painter: surrealist, impressionist, fauve or symbolist, depending on who you ask. A unique sensibility and indispensable point of reference for mapping the modern soul.
Meryl Gross
has been studying the tarot with great intensity for the past forty-five minutes. She is not now, nor has she ever been, a mayoral candidate, a seamstress, or a winner […]
Richard Misrach
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[We will precede RM’s CV with our own recommendations. Start with MOMA’s online gallery of his works. If you’re ready to buy a book, Richard Misrach on Landscape and Meaning […]
Charles Ricketts
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(1866-1931), Painter, theater designer (the classic Mikado costumes), producer of exquisitely designed books (The Vale Press), life-companion of the painter Charles Shannon (who made the portrait shown here. A friend […]
Bruno Schulz
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(July 12, 1892 – November 19, 1942) was a Polish Jewish writer, artist, and literary critic. A number of collections of his stories are available from Amazon,