Jennifer Hall
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Feb 17 2023
“All the Ancestors” by Hung Liu
Happy birthday to contemporary artist Hung Liu, born on February 17, 1948 in Changchun, China. Liu died in August of last year in Oakland, California.
Feb 16 2023
The Merry Wind
The Merry wind,The rolling sea,The blazing sun,The seagulls free.Henry MorganThus sailed he. Poem and illustration by Pamela Colman Smith (Pixie) born on this day February 16, 1878 in London, England, from A Broad Sheet, No. 4, April 1902. Artist, illustrator, and writer Pamela Colman Smith was the designer of the popular Rider–Waite tarot deck created …
Feb 15 2023
Soviet Film Wednesday: Bashō
“Bashō” was animated by Soviet-born artist Yuri Norstein (revered director of Seasons, Hedgehog in the Fog, and Tale of Tales) using cut-out animation. It is a segment of the film Winter Days (originally 冬の日 Fuyu no Hi), which is a collage of animated short films comprised of mostly Japanese pieces, directed by Kihachirō Kawamoto. Winter Days is based …
Feb 15 2023
“St. Tropez” by Mary Adshead
Painter and illustrator Mary Adshead was born on this day February 15, 1904 in London’s West End in the Bloomsbury district.
Feb 14 2023
Tim Buckley – “Song to the Siren”
Singer and songwriter Tim Buckley was born on this day February 14, 1947 in Washington, D.C.
Feb 13 2023
Peter Hook and the Light – “Lonesome Tonight”
Happy birthday to another founder and member of Joy Division and New Order, bassist Peter “Hooky” Hook, born February 13, 1956 in Salford, England. Here is Hook singing and playing bass guitar with his current band, The Light, with his son Jack Bates on rhythm bass, as well as David Potts on guitar, Martin Rebelski on …
Feb 12 2023
“Clearing” by Joan Mitchell
Happy birthday to painter, printmaker, and oil pastel artist Joan Mitchell, born on February 12, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois.
Feb 11 2023
“Drawing XVII” by Roy De Forest
Happy birthday Roy De Forest, born on this day February 11, 1930 in North Platte, Nebraska.
Feb 10 2023
Dave Van Ronk – “Clouds (Both Sides Now)”
“Van Ronk could howl and whisper, turn blues into ballads and ballads into blues. I loved his style. He was what the city was all about. In Greenwich Village, Van Ronk was king of the street, he reigned supreme.“–Bob Dylan Remembering Dave Van Ronk, who died at age 65 on February 10, 2002. Here is his cover of …
Feb 09 2023
“Ice” by Gerhard Richter
German artist Gerhard Richter was born on this day February 9, 1932 in Dresden.