Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2021
Students’ Spring Shows Go Virtual
In a year unlike any other, student performance groups have figured out how to take their spring shows virtual—in the process opening them up to broader audiences.
Framing First Ladies
Smithsonian exhibit “remember[s] the ladies.”
The Building Is the Product
Brick and mortar marketing in Building Brands.
Samaritans and Charlatans
Two views on how to make good.
Arts Calendar
May|Jun 2021
Briefly Noted
May|Jun 2021
What It’s Like to Be a Composer During a Pandemic
Grad student Ania Vu Gr'22 is grappling with what it means to be a composer during a pandemic. Here she discusses the challenges, silver linings, and surprising ways that the past year has impacted her and other composers.
Her Architect
Harriet Pattison GLA’67 looks back at herself and Lou Kahn.
His Architect
Effort under way to reprint a 1962 collection of Kahn art.
The Discard Pile
Sourdough secrets from Hannah Dela Cruz C’12.
Parties of One
Q&A on Noreena Hertz WG’91’s The Lonely Century.
Black Education Before Brown
Andrew Feiler W’84 documents the Rosenwald schools, which educated hundreds of thousands of African Americans in the Jim Crow South.
No Permanent Conflict?
Tracing America and Iran’s 300-year history.
Arts Calendar
Mar|Apr 2021
Briefly Noted
Mar|Apr 2021
Portrait of the Artist as a Former Financial Analyst
How Jill Krutick W’84 makes—and markets—her art.
Brick House
Simone Leigh’s Brick House installed at 34th and Walnut.
After the Storm
In the pandemic, pondering its impact.
Arts Calendar
Jan|Feb 2021
When Boys Grieve
Giving voice to grief over gun violence.
Briefly Noted
Jan|Feb 2021
Still Putting on a Show
Multiple Penn theatre alumni have reunited for this interactive virtual musical.
The Pedestal Treatment
Why we build monuments—and destroy them.