Swiss sculptor, painter, and printmaker Alberto Giacometti was born October 10, 1901. (Picture from: https://gagosian.com/artists/alberto-giacometti/ )
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Thursday, October 10, 2024
Harold Pinter
I'd heard of him but didn't know much about him. This is an interesting article. Born October 10, 1930 British playwright Harold Pinter won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature. https://www.thoughtco.com/best-harold-pinter-plays-2713618
Benjamin West
Born October 10, 1738, Benjamin West was a British-American artist who painted historical scenes like this: The Death of General Wolfe, Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, and The Treaty of Paris. The last painting couldn't be completed because the British delegation refused to pose. The first painting is a self-portrait.
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The Complete "Appalachian Spring"
Such a wonderful piece! I used to play it constantly. Appalachian Spring is a very famous Suite and and also a "Complete Ballet." But there is a still more complete version, with several bars that were for choreographic purposes that were restored in a 2016 edition of the score. This is the first recording of the most-complete version. I heard it on the radio a couple years ago!
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Prince the Guitarist
Interesting article, about how Prince is underrated as one of the great guitarists.
https://slate.com/culture/2016/04/why-prince-was-the-greatest-guitarist-since-jimi-hendrix.html
Friday, October 4, 2024
Harvey Kurtzman of Mad magazine
So interesting to learn about this birthday person this evening! Among his work in writing and editing comics and comic books, Harvey Kurtzman founded Mad magazine in 1952. Mad began as a 23-issue series of comic books and became a magazine in 1955. Kurtzman was the first to adapt the "Me Worry?" kid--which had been a popular icon since the 1890s--as a Mad character. (The next editor named him Alfred E. Newman.) Kurtman left the magazine in 1956. During his subsequent work, he discovered and mentored artists like Terry Gilliam and Robert Crumb. Kurtzman was born 100 years ago, October 3, 1924. He died in 1993.
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