"When Francisco Pizarro and his fellow Spanish conquistadors first encountered Peru in 1523, they were shocked by the wholly unfamiliar world." The Getty
Wikipedia - "Alan Wilson Watts (Jaanuary 6, 1915 - November 16, 1973) was a philosopher, writer, speaker, and student of comparative religion. He was best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Asian philosophies for a Western audience." Wikipedia, Alan Watts, Alan Watts Lectures and Essays, Alan Watts Resource, YouTube, (1), (2), (3)
Wikipedia - "His intense discipline and phenomenal creative energy when working were in violent contrast with a wild, self-destructive libertinism that earned him a reputation as the enfant terrible of the New German Cinema, as well as its central figure." Wikipedia, senses of cinema, The Fassbinder Foundation, Jim's Reviews / Fassbinder, YouTube, (1)
"Participation in a FIFA World Cup takng place overseas involved a long sea journey. Moreover, for some clubs it meant having to go without their best players for two months - a problem that is still topical today." FIFA, Wikipedia, YouTube, (1)
Tahitian Women on the Beach, 1891 Wikipedia - "His bold experimentation with coloring led directly to the Synthetist style of modern art while his expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his painting, under the influence of the cloisonnist style, paved the was to Primitivism and the return to the pastoral. He was also an influential exponent of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms." Wikipedia, WebMuseum, Olga's Gallery, National Gallery of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, wbur.org
"On the occasion of the Beijing Olympics opening this upcoming August 8th 2008, we will be asking people to remember Tibet's struggle for independence against the undemocratic government of China." Remember Tibet
The By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1942 collection consists of 908 boldly colored and graphically diverse original posters produced from 1936 to 1943 as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal." By the Peoply, For the Peoply: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943
Kathy Lohr - "In early 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders planned a Poor People's Campaign in Washington, D.C., for the spring. " npr, Higher Pictures
Wikipedia - "William Christenberry (born November 5, 1936) is a photographer, painter and sculptor who works with personal and somewhat mythical themes growing out of his childhood experiences in Hale County, Alabama." Wikipedia, Christenberry Online, npr
Wikipedia - "The Roches (Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche) are a female vocal group of three songwriting sisters from Park Ridge, New Jersey, known for their unusual and rich harmonies, quirky lyrics, and casually comedic stage performances." Wikipedia, The Roches, YouTube: The Roches Hallelujah Chorus 1982, (1), (2), (3)
Robert Miller Gallery - "One of the first staff photographers for LIFE magazing. Horace Bristol (1908 - 1997) worked aginst a backdrop of profound economic upheaval and sweeping political change." Robert Miller Gallery, The Getty, Horace Bristol
Lunch, 1964 "His subjects, often of mixed sexual and racial features, are often obscured by heavy clothing and appear sagging and shapeless, trapped within their own dull worlds." Rogallery, Ten Dreams
Wikipedia - "Alan Lomax (January 15, 1915 - July 19, 2002) was an American folklorist and musicologist. He was one of the great field collectors of folk music of the 20th century, recording thousands of songs in the United States, Great Britain, Ireland, the West Indies, Italy, and Spain." Wikipedia, The American Folklife Center, npr, pbs
"Continually expanding its diverse repertoire with work by leading national and international choreographers, the company also contributes to the art form's evolution by developing new choreographic talent collaborating with artists in music, visual art and theatre." Hubbard Street, Wikipedia, YouTube
Wikipedia - "Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 26, 1942), better known as Gilberto Gil ..., is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and his political commitment." Wikipedia, Gilberto Gil, Last FM, YouTube
Marguerite Del Giudice - "What's so striking about the ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran, An ancient capital of the Persian Empire that was burned down after being conquered by Alexander the Great, is the absence of violent imagery on what's left of its stone walls." National Geographic
Algonquin Indians at Palisades Wikipedia - "The Hudson River School was a mid-19th century American art movement by a group landscape painters, whose aesthetic vision was influenced by romanticism." Wikipedia, ArtLex, Hudson River School Art Trail
"His own artwork consist of sculptures intended to provide the viewer with material with thought and perhaps goad them into contemplation of the human experience." Underground Art Union, Samuel Stimpert
Wikipedia - "Robert Crumb (born August 30, 1943), often credited simply as R. Crumb, is an American artist and illustrator recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream. He currently lives in Southern France." Wikipedia, The Official Crumb Site, YouTube
"Squatter Settlements in Metro Manila - These photographs were made over the past five years as part of a survey of the architure of informal settlements in Metro Manila." urban landscapes
Films de France - "Louis Malle comes from a rare breed of French film director who achieved a reputation as a great director not just in his native France but internationally, and was not afraid to embrace a wide renge of subjects, some notoriously controversial." Films de France, Wikipedia, TSPDT, IMDb, YouTube, (1), (2)
North 01 - Streymoy, Faroe Islands, 2007 "I am finding my inspiration in documentary motives, social changes of our society and people. I am aiso covering historical moments that are influencing our future." Andrija Ilic
Wikipedia - "The art-form started up in Brazil during the 16th Century, an obvious result of the slave trading that took place in conjuction with the previously slaved native Indians. Capoeira was created and developed by slaves brought from Africa." Wikipedia
Wikipedia - "Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, (14 Decembed 1824 - 24 October 1898), was a French painted, who became the president and co-founder of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts and whose work influenced many other artists." Wikipedia, WebMuseum, Art Renewal Center
"Patio del Crucero (Courtyard of the Crossing). In Almohad times this courtyard had two levels, the lower of which was a sunken garden; the raised walkways intersected in the center - thus a ross shape." El Alcazar
"As an artist I am inspired by the materials, colors and forms that I find in my everyday environment. I am particularly drawn to objects that record physical processes or bear the impefection and scars of life." Jacqueline Rush Lee
Wikipedia - "As a frontman, Johansen's aggression, wit and and energy made up for what was a slightly one-dimensional singing voice, while Thunders's lead playing was compared to the slashing of a knife-fight." Wikipedia, New York Dolls, Rhapsody, YouTube, (1), Wikipedia - 1
Daniel Bradbury - "Bertolucci was born on March 16, 1940 in Parma, Italy into an atmosphers of comfort and intellectualism. His father, a poet, anthologist, film critic and art history professor, encouraged Bernardo's childhood interest in films by frequently taking him to film screenings." Vassar College Department of Italian, Wikipedia, IMDb, Senses of Cinema, TSPDT
"Aric Mayer is a Kenyan born Brooklyn based artist. ... Mayer's photographs have been published in numerous publications. In 2001 he won an artist's residency of the Fundacion Valparaiso in Mojacar, Spain." Aric Mayer
Julinda Lewis-Ferguson - "Jones, a tall, powerful dancer, was an outstanding soloist who often mixed video, text, and autobiographical material with his choreography, as he did in 'Blauvelt Mountain' (1980) and 'Valley Cottage' (1981), part of the trilogy that began with 'Monkey Run Road' (1979)." PBS, Wikipedia, Bill T. Jones, Salon, YouTube, (1), (2)
Wikipedia - "...psychedelia, experimental, obscure 50s-60s blues, unpopular jazz, R&B, soul, reggae, garage rock, hot-rod music, 78's, 8-tracks, twee, indie pop, schlock-a-billy, hip-hop, electronica, hand-cranked wax cylinders, punk rock, exotica, downtown art music, radio improvisation, cooking instruction, Old Noise, classic radio airchecks, found sound.." Wikipedia, WFMU, WFMU - Audiostream, WFMU's Beware of the Blog
Woman in subway "Irwin Klein was a photographer whose work covered the years between 1962 and his untimely death in 1974. His work deserves a reconsideration for its powerful documentary and aesthetic qualities." Irwin Klein
poets.org - "Poet, translator, and essayist W. S. Di Piero was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1945, and grew up in an Italian working class neighborhood." poets.org, (1), Poetry, The Cortland Review, The Borzoi Reader
Strattord Mill, 1819-20 Wikipedia - "John Constable (11 June 1776-31 March 1837) was an English Romantic painter. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for his landscape paintings of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home - now known as 'Constable Country' - which he inveated with an intensity of affeation." Wikipedia, WebMuseum, Paris, The Huntington, National Gallery of Art
Wikipedia - "Albert Greene (born April 13, 1945), better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer who received great acclaim in the 1970s." Wikipedia, Al Green, Rolling Stone, YouTube, (1), (2), (3), (4)
Mask Characters of Zambia, Late 19th-20th century "Intersection: World Arts, Local Lives explores the roles that art plays in creating meaning and defining pupose for people acoss the globe." Fowler Museum at UCLA
WebMuseum - "Edward Hopper painted American landscapes and cityscapes with a disturbing truth, expressing the world around him as a chilling, alienating, and often vacuous place. Everybody in a Hopper picture appears terribly alone." WebMuseum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Wikipedia, National Gallery of Art, MFA
Hecht Company Warehouse - Washington, D.C. "What began four years ago as an extended photo essay has become a resource for artists, designers, architects, students, teachers and Art Deco enthusiasts throughout the world." Decopix