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Author Archives: Art for Housewives
Martha and Katherine
The non-stop drumming of the drizzling rain is giving me a headache and making it quite difficult to read Martha Gellhorn’s biography. So I am skimming the pages looking for somewhere to land. Biographies that offer only embellished chronological events … Continue reading
Posted in Art Narratives, Drawings & Paintings, People
Tagged Diego Rivera, Katherine Anne Porter, Martha Gellhorn, Mexico, murals
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Mermans and Mermaids
Hans Christian Andersen was an ugly duckling who tried all his life to become a swan. Born in Denmark in 1805, his childhood was dominated by poverty, mismatched parents, and an ambiguous sexual identity. Attracted to both men and women, … Continue reading
Effie or Effigy?
Sir Coutts Lindsay and his wealthy Rothschild wife, Blanche, were both amateur artists who’d aspired for more. What they didn’t have in terms of talent, they made up for in terms of money. So in 1877 they opened The Grosvenor … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings & Paintings, People
Tagged Effie Gray, graphic novels, John Everett Mallais, John Ruskin, narrative art, Spiritualism, Whistler's Mother
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Tea & the Spanish Steps
Right next to Rome’s Spanish Steps is the Babington Tea Room. It was established in 1893 by Isabel Cargill and Anna Maria Babington. They, like many other ex-pats, came to Rome in hopes of creating a new lifestyle for themselves. … Continue reading
Tallulah Bankhead and Insomnia
Tallulah Bankhead suffered from insomnia. It was easier for her to fall asleep if one of her gay friends held her hand. Their contact worked better than drugs. -30-
The Narrative Within 