Focusing on the essence Sep 3, 2008
Newspaper comics have been a part of the American scene through one century and parts of two others. In this century, they remain firmly entrenched, but comics on the web are there for the reading. (Lafayette Macon County Times, TN)
David Brooks: Lord of the Memes Aug 8, 2008
As commenters on The American Scene blog have pointed out, the means of transmission replaced the content of culture as the center of historical excitement and as the marker of social status. Now the global thought-leader is defined less by what culture he enjoys than by the smartphone, social bookmarking site, social network and e-mail provider he uses to store and transmit it. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Work from Illinois artists displayed as part of Tarble painting and drawing exhibition Jul 5, 2008
Watercolors from the Tarble s American Scene sub-collection are also on view, acquired from Associated American Artists and through the WPA. And the drawings of historic architecture to commemorate the Charleston Sesquicentennial in 1985 are exhibited; each has a brief description of the building depicted. Also on show are atypical works by Paul T. Sargent (a desert scene and an ocean view), and early and late works by Robert M. Root. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Artist sues his bank over investments that lost a fortune Mar 22, 2008
Passionate about fashion. Read the Luxx fashion special. (Times Online)
Historic post office mural restored Mar 19, 2008
"An American scene would do better than abstract expressionism," explained Schoenmann. The post office master would usually have the final say in the painting selection. (Shoreline Times, CT)
Edward Hopper: Washington, D.C. exhibit peers into world of iconic artist Sep 19, 2007
For someone so connected to American scene painting, Hopper was also greatly inspired by the European masters, Brock said. Traveling through Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin after school, Hopper was impressed with modernists like Edgar Degas and Edouard Manet. (Carroll County Times)
Prague, where enlightenment is cheaper than beer Sep 8, 2007
The most vibrant, preternaturally chilled-out, and culturally quintessential Czech person I encountered was actually a stridently Catholic village boy from the South of the country with proclaimed aspirations to be the next Linkin Park-Ja Rule hybrid on the American scene. . (Yale Herald, CT)
Something to write home about . . . Jul 14, 2007
To hell with delicate studies of the American scene. F--- the American scene. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'Lost Highway': New places to explore Feb 10, 2007
It also has the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, which has long spilled major performers and composers onto the American scene. Thursday night, the conservatory and alternate universe came together as the Lynch-pin for the U.S. premiere of a recent opera based on the filmmaker's 1997 feature, "Lost Highway." Olga Neuwirth, a 38-year-old Austrian, is the composer. (Los Angeles Times)
don't miss: 'the american scene: sunday paintings' Feb 9, 2007
ART DON'T MISS don't miss: 'the american scene: sunday paintings. Posted February 9, 2007. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
