A journal of rediscovery
by Carolyn Bernier What [does] it feel like to be the world’s best-known museum button? @MPMsnake1 @CarolynBarolyn I’m happy to have rattled my way into so many hearts.2 -Twitter conversation between the author and the Milwaukee Public Museum’s rattlesnake button, August 24 and 29, 2016. The rattlesnake button at Milwaukee
by Beth D. Man – The Fight Between Carnival and Lent was painted in 1559 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, a Renaissance painter and printmaker from the province of Brabant, Belgium, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes. Art historians sometimes refer to him as the “Peasant Bruegel,” not only to
Continue readingRediscovered Stories: The Fight Between Carnival and Lent by Pieter Bruegel
by Carolyn Bernier – PY: What is your connection to the city of Worcester, Massachusetts? I moved to Worcester from Chicago in 2000, following a former spouse who had just gotten a job there. I lived there for seven years, teaching in various colleges and universities, most notably Clark University.
by Camellia Mukherjee – There is a longstanding relationship between poetry and painting. In 1951, at the Museum of Modern Art, Wallace Stevens delivered a lecture in which he explored the parallel elements of poetry and painting. He defined four main areas of influence: “sensibility, subject matter, technique, and aesthetics.”1 As
Continue readingRediscovered Stories: Poetry and Painting: An Interview with Author Jean L. Kreiling
by Kevin Hudson – Charles Paul Gruppe was born in Picton, Ontario, Canada. At ten years of age, after the death of his father, he moved with his family to Rochester, New York, where he taught himself to paint. The family decided to travel around Europe, and eventually Charles settled in
Continue readingRediscovered Stories: Charles Gruppe and The Hague School Influence
by Jeannette Ronson – Most poets and writers dream of a reclusive retreat on a beach where the only sounds are the lapping of waves and the screech of seagulls. American poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) not only dreamt it but also built it. Assisting in the construction of his granite home
Continue readingRediscovered Stories: Poet Robinson Jeffers’s Sanctuary: Tor House
by Catherine D’Andrea – “What one wears on the outside reflects what goes on in the heart.” —Anna and Dorus van Gogh (parents of Vincent) Hats provide protection against the elements and express our sense of style. Hats, caps in particular, can also signify our interests and associations: athletic, academic,
Continue readingRediscovered Stories: Work, Warmth, and the Straw Hat of Vincent van Gogh
by Camellia Mukherjee – The praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) has been known over decades for its fierce hunting techniques. I was first introduced to this insect, or the “monster,” as perceived by many of my friends, in fifth grade when I read “A Shocker on Shock Street” in the famous
by Karen Veazey – When Roger Camp submitted his Calendar Girl photo we were all smitten by the untold story inside the image. Roger took the photo in an abandoned farmhouse he stopped by off a rural highway in New Sharon, Iowa. He found the torn and dusty image on
Continue readingRediscovered Stories: Searching for the Calendar Girl
by Catherine D’Andrea – Variations on the three monkeys, known to us as “Hear No Evil,” “See No Evil,” and “Speak No Evil,” have been found throughout the world for centuries. They appear on dinnerware and other household items, on fabrics and furnishings, and in architecture, as well as in