Visual Arts
by JTA | Nov 16, 2018 | Art, Arts & Life, Books, The Arts, Visual Arts
By Arie Kaplan (JTA) — When Stan Lee died on Nov. 12 at 95, he left behind a vast legacy. Between 1961 and 1969, his greatest sustained burst of creative activity, he co-created a vast array of iconic characters, including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the... read more
by Stephen Silver | Oct 17, 2018 | Art, Arts & Life, Museum, The Arts, Visual Arts
When hearing the name Rube Goldberg, one notion instantly comes to mind: those fun machines that complete simple tasks in overly complicated and humorous ways. Think a ball rolling down a long ramp that hits a series of dominoes, which hits something else, so on and... read more
by Anna Lippe | Oct 15, 2018 | Art, Arts & Life, Books, The Arts, Visual Arts
Animal lovers know full well that a furry companion can raise our spirits and lift our hearts. Betty Grodnitzky found an animal friend in the most unlikely of creatures — a deer on the lawn outside of her Pikesville residence whom she named Bambele, Yiddish for... read more
by JTA | Oct 3, 2018 | Art, Arts & Life, Museum, Visual Arts
(JTA) — A French court has ordered that an 1887 Pissarro painting be returned to the heirs of its Jewish owner after rejecting an appeal by an American couple who had sued to retain ownership. The current owners, Bruce and Robbi Toll, had lent the artwork, “La... read more
by Elizabeth Heubeck | Aug 30, 2018 | Art, Arts & Life, Books, Film & TV, Museum, Music, Performing Arts, The Arts, Visual Arts
Charm City’s autumn arts lineup offers something for everyone. There’s a lot to love about the fall. The oppressive heat and the you-can-cut-it-with-a-knife humidity ease up; summer getaways have left folks feeling recharged and ready to socialize again; and the... read more
by Elizabeth Heubeck | Jun 1, 2018 | Art, Arts & Life, JBiz, The Arts, Visual Arts
Some of these profiled artists received highly specific training to pursue their endeavors. Others fell into them. For those who earn their living from their art, most agree it’s getting increasingly harder to do so. Nevertheless, all feel passionately about their... read more
by Liz McMahon | Jun 1, 2018 | Art, Arts & Life, JBiz, The Arts, Visual Arts
Like mother, like daughters: An eye for art is in the genes. When Rachel Rubin was 12, her mother added one more piece of business to their already-bustling household. Joanie Young, single mother of two daughters, cut hair in the kitchen of their Pikesville townhouse.... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Jun 1, 2018 | Art, Arts & Life, JBiz, The Arts, Visual Arts
One of Baltimore’s most successful nonprofits turns 18! Randi Pupkin keeps a copy of “The Little Engine That Could” on the coffee table in her spacious, art-filled office. The classic kids’ book reminds her of how far Art with a Heart, the nonprofit she started out of... read more
by Josefin Dolsten, JTA | May 4, 2018 | Arts & Life, Books, The Arts, Visual Arts
NEW YORK (JTA) — In 2008, famed comic book artist Neal Adams and Holocaust historian Rafael Medoff teamed up to create a comic about Dina Babbitt, a Czech Jewish artist forced by the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele to paint watercolors of Roma prisoners in Auschwitz. They... read more
by Lisa Shifren | Apr 25, 2018 | Art, Arts & Life, The Arts, Visual Arts
When he was 11, in the midst of World War II and all of the bleak reports trickling out about the fate of European Jewry, Jordan B. Chadrow says he heard breaking news on the radio about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. He never forgot it. The incredible courage involved... read more
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