Just Six Words, So Many Stories
(Really) brief lives. Not Quite What I Was Planning
Briefly Noted
May|Jun 2008
Of War and Religion, Light and Memory
Windows on destruction. Remembered Light at Ross Gallery
Puppet Regimes
More than Muppets. The Puppet Show at ICA
When Death Looked Gigantically Down
The Civil War’s uncivil death.
Poor As Folk
Dialogue on poverty. The Souls of Poor Folk
Two Firsts in a Festival
The Philadelphia Orchestra premieres two works by Jennifer Higdon.
Heat Waves and Camp Fire Girls
Three books about girls (and some boys) survey the perilous landscape of adolescence.
Briefly Noted
Mar|Apr 2008
Fickleness of Fame
Window, Mar|Apr 2008
Ghost Landscapes
Arthur Drooker’s infrared photographs of historic ruins in the U.S. conjure a “spirit world of haunted beauty.”
The Sculptor’s Ark
Richard Serra’s menagerie
The Artist of the Possible Steps Down
Parting words from the Arthur Ross Gallery’s longtime director
Kid Stuff
How to build a children’s museum. Design for Kids
Earthly Dances
Gardens in motion at the Architectural Archives
Briefly Noted
Jan|Feb 2008
The Muppets Take Art History
Karen Falk C’84 G’84
Finding Her Marbles
Lisa Dinhofer GFA’76’s marble-ous subway mosaic
There’s Gold in That River
Pre-Columbian gold objects shine at Penn Museum
True Adventures: Love & Marriage, Parenthood, and Careers
All you need to know about marriage, kids, and careers
“It Does Not Get Any Better Than That”
How we did it. The University & Urban Revival
Pride, Prejudice, Maus, and More in Writers House Online Book Groups
Writers House sponsors online-reading groups
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2007
Social Movement
Steven Weisz C’78 GEd’79