April 19, 2026
Tag: Kees Van Dongen
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Painters Witness to Their Time
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Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder, so says the old adage. ‘Tis true, but the artist puts the beauty before the viewer. Kees Van Dongen was an artist with uncanny skills when he painted the eyes of those who posed for him.
Past Article
July 14, 2022 8 Comments
In an old tattered and torn library book entitled My Favorite American Sports Memories, the author recounted 16 stories of his days as a kid growing up in Brooklyn, New York. He became a syndicated sports columnist with a wide audience. Seven of the stories were about baseball games played in the 1920s and ‘30s. Those were the days when baseball became America’s favorite pastime.