The Past Doesn’t Always Dictate The Future

Photographer Mel Rosenthal lived in the South Bronx, New York at time of downward transformation. This was happening during the 1970s due to loss of manufacturing jobs and municipal services, plummeting property values, rampant arson and the exodus of residents. His striking images are about the people who had to live through those tough times… Continue reading The Past Doesn’t Always Dictate The Future

I Laughed So Much I….

Take a peak inside the mind of Roz Chast at The Museum of the City of New York – Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs, she is a major contributor to the New Yorker magazine from 1978 until today. Just as a photograph can say volumes in a single image so does Chast’s drawings and captions…her interpretations of everyday life… Continue reading I Laughed So Much I….

Move Over Ulysses S. Grant, Harlem’s Stopping By

Summer is in full swing in New York–so many events, so little time. Yesterday was the opening day of Harlem Week 2016 at U. S. Grant National Memorial Park on Riverside Drive. Time for fun, food fashion, music, entertainment, community outreach programs and much more; ends August 27. 

Fall Into A Cultural Rainbow

One of the many fortunate things about living in New York City, especially in the summer, is the nonstop variety of things to see and do. This time around brilliant and fabulous colors of crafts, food, products, people and cultures represented at Festival of the Americas.  Vendors showcased numerous choices in food, apparel, jewelry, home… Continue reading Fall Into A Cultural Rainbow

Fashion’s Great Loss Remembered

Particularly in the 70’s and 80’s if you asked about fashion illustration you would receive a one word answer: ‘Antonio’. Antonio Lopez and collaborator/partner Juan Ramos worked under the name Antonio, with Lopez doing the illustrations and Ramos the research. The pieces that they both worked on set the tone during that time of what… Continue reading Fashion’s Great Loss Remembered