Mur Des Lamentations (The Wailing Wall), 1880, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Israel Museum

Georges Braque, Glass on a Table, 1909-10, oil on canvas, 33.1 x 37.2 cm, Tate Liverpool. Source

In anticipation of the BBC’s upcoming documentary A Day in the Life of Andy Warhol, several of his friends and acquaintances give a rare glimpse into the life and reality of the elusive artist.

Elizabeth Taylor

ketubah-handscribbed and hand painted on parchment -watercolor and cristals

Acrylic sketch

Chaki: Imagined Landscapes

Hanukkah at the White House

Among the gifts from heads of state that are in the holdings of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a menorah presented to President Truman by Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion. The menorah dates back to at least 1767, when it was donated to a synagogue in Buergel, Germany.

The menorah was used in the synagogue until 1913, when it was found broken in pieces.  A man by the name of Siegfried Guggenheim asked for the broken pieces and provided a replacement. The Guggenheim family restored the old menorah for their personal use, and brought it to the United States when they immigrated in the 1930s.  Eventually, the menorah was acquired by the Jewish Museum in New York.

When Prime Minister Ben-Gurion visited the United States in 1951, he searched for a suitable gift to give to Harry S. Truman in light of the President’s recognition and support of the State of Israel.  The Jewish Museum suggested the menorah, and Prime Minister Ben-Gurion presented it to Truman on his birthday, May 8, 1951.  Read More

Photos: Menorah presented to Harry S. Truman by Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Ambassador to the U.S. Abba Eban, of Isreal on May 8, 1951.  The menorah is currently on Display at the Truman Library.

Happy Hanukkah!

This issue: Fall Preview, featuring The Hateful Eight’s Samuel L. Jackson and Quentin Tarantino

Irving Penn.

The Hand of Miles Davis, New York, 1986. Selenium-toned gelatin silver print, printed 1992. 49.9 × 49.5 cm. One from an edition of 9.

The Hand of Miles Davis, New York, 1986. Gelatin silver print. signed, titled, dated, annotation ‘Print made September 1986’. (43.2 x 43.5cm.) Christie’s.

The Hand of Miles Davis, New York, 1986. Selenium-toned gelatin silver print, printed 1992. 50.8 x 48.9 cm. One from an edition of 16. Hamiltons Gallery, London, Phillips.

The Hand of Miles Davis, New York, 1986. Selenium toned gelatin silver print, printed 1992. 47.8 x 47.8 cm. One from an edition of 15. Hamiltons Gallery, London, Phillips.

It’s Sukkot time by Oliver Hammond Via Flickr: Time for a break from the parade of destruction. If you’re Jewish, Sukkot means that you’re supposed to take your meals and play host to visitors inside a small outdoors hut. In Minnesota in late Sept/Oct, that can be a bitch. Coindidentally, this year Ramadan overlaps with the Yamim Noraim, which Sukkot is part of. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from eating or drinking or generally doing anything enjoyable between sunrise and sunset. Fortunately, Autumn daylight in Minnesota is fairly short-lived.