I am an artist, and I know that making art, while enriching and enlivening, can also be an intensely solitary process. Think of a painter Read More »
Category: Exhibitions
The Art of Getting There: Railroad Inspired Artistry
Steve Crise, co-curator of the exhibition The Art of Getting There: Railroad Inspired Artistry (on view March 29 - August 13, 2017) describes a selection Read More »
Grayson Arts
John Gail Grayson (1909-1977) and Helen Lee Hoecker Grayson (1913-2003), circa 1945. Image courtesy of Nina Hoecker. Grayson Arts, the firm which created artisan ceramics Read More »
Ernest A. Batchelder (1875-1957)
In comments about the tilemaker, Robert Winter, PhD has noted that Batchelder wrote two books on design and illustrated them with his own drawings. He Read More »
Golden Age of Sewing
From house dresses to haute couture, women in the 1950s used their sewing skills to create smart wardrobes that reflected fashion influences from Paris to Read More »
Sewing and Construction Skills of the 1890s and 1920s
How did these fabulous fashions find their way into women’s wardrobes? The evolution of dressmaking and sewing skills over the decades reflected women’s changing roles Read More »
What, No Pants?!
As common as pants are in our wardrobes today, it was scandalous for women to appear in them just over 100 years ago. The trend Read More »
A Final Walk
By the late 1930s, there were only a handful of Civil War veterans left in Pasadena. Unlike in earlier days, there were no big groups Read More »
Give Us a Flag: African American Civil War Soldiers
…And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into the armed service of the United States to Read More »
Under a Heavy Fire: Lieutenant Thomas Ellsworth
“Under a heavy fire carried his wounded commanding officer from the field.”– from the Medal of Honor citation of Thomas F. Ellsworth, 55th Massachusetts Infantry Read More »
