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Conversation: T.J. Stiles, National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction November 25, 2009 |
The winner of this year's National Book Award for nonfiction tells the story of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, who rose from humble means to amass a vast fortune, build the country's largest fleet of steamships and control a railroad empire.
Conversation: Phillip Hoose, National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature November 24, 2009 |
Art Beat talks to Phillip Hoose, who last week won the National Book Award for young people's literature for "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice."
Weekly Poems: Keith Waldrop, 2009 National Book Award Winner November 23, 2009 |
Keith Waldrop won the 2009 National Book Award for "Transcendental Studies," a trilogy of collage poems. The two poems below are from "Transcendental Studies."
Winning Faces in Modern Portraits November 5, 2009 |
Every three years, the National Portrait Gallery holds a contest showcasing the best efforts in the country in portraiture. Out of 3,300 entries to the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, an exhibition of the top 49 is now on display.
Poet Laureate Kay Ryan Pushes Verse for Community Colleges October 22, 2009 |
Kay Ryan came into office as an "unlikely" poet laureate, she has said, living a quiet life in California, working away on her refined, compact verse. Now in her second term as the 16th U.S. poet laureate, she has decided on a project to share with the nation.
Art of Contemporary Pakistan Comes to U.S. September 29, 2009 |
A new show at the Asia Society entitled Hanging Fire -- which refers to an idiom meaning "to delay decision" -- is the first U.S. museum exhibit to focus on contemporary art in Pakistan, and an attempt to alter the American perception of contemporary Pakistan.
Jamming With the Philharmonic at Carnegie September 15, 2009 |
For Trey Anastasio, a member of Phish, it's taken more than 25 years to get to play with the New York Philharmonic at the legendary venue.
The Beatles Remastered September 8, 2009 |
On Wednesday, EMI Music and the Beatles will release the band's entire catalog -- every album and single -- digitally remastered in mono and stereo versions, with superior digital quality to the current CD recordings out since 1987.
Of Dollars and Spidey Sense: Disney Has Much to Gain by Purchasing Marvel September 3, 2009 |
Disney's plan to buy Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4 billion opens up the gates of the Magic Kingdom to a whole host of new characters and helps complete the evolution of comics from a dime-store fringe market to a global economic powerhouse.
Jessye Norman, the Roots Team Up for Langston Hughes' 'Ask Your Mama' August 27, 2009 |
Five years ago, Emmy Award-winning composer Laura Karpman stumbled across a copy of Hughes"Ask Your Mama." She was instantly struck by the power and potential of the piece, believing it cried out to be realized as a 21st century multimedia performance.
An Unflinching Look at Violence in Juarez August 20, 2009 |
Artist Alice Leora Briggs takes an unflinching look at the violence in the border town of Juarez, Mexico.
'When She Named Fire' Examines Contemporary Women's Poetry August 6, 2009 |
When the editors at Autumn House Press in Pittsburgh started looking around at various anthologies of contemporary poetry, they noticed most of the general collections still featured more male bards than female.
Eggleston: An Exceptional Eye for the Ordinary July 23, 2009 |
For more than 40 years, photographer William Eggleston has captured common, everyday instances or objects that, through his particular framing, elevates the familiar and makes the ordinary beautiful. Through his lens, a moment can be made monumental.
Alison Krauss, Brad Paisley at the White House July 22, 2009 |
On Tuesday, the current first family welcomed a mix of some of country's biggest stars into their home.
In Chicago, 'Rush Hour' Is Time for Music July 15, 2009 |
Classical music audiences around the country are declining in size and growing older, according to the National Endowment for the Arts. For the last 10 years the Rush Hour Concert Series in Chicago has been trying to buck that trend.
Kernis Takes On Ibn Gabirol in 'Meditations' July 1, 2009 |
What do you get when you pair an 11th century Spanish poet with a modern American composer? Last week, the audience at the Seattle Symphony found out at the world premiere of Aaron Jay Kernis' "Symphony of Meditations."
Guggenheim Celebrates 50th With a Look Back June 18, 2009 |
This summer, the Guggenheim Museum in New York is going back to its roots. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of its landmark building on Fifth Avenue the museum is displaying a selection of works from its inaugural exhibition in 1959.
First Class Addition in Second City: Art Institute of Chicago Opens Modern Wing May 21, 2009 |
The city that gave birth to the skyscraper and modern architecture has added a fresh facade to its landscape that is being hailed as a "temple of light." The Art Institute of Chicago opened up its Modern Wing this week.
Conversation: Russell L. Goings May 8, 2009 |
To sit down and talk with Russell Goings, you would never guess he came to poetry later in life. Stories rich with allusions drawn from the gods of antiquity to the pioneers of the African-American journey to freedom pour out of Goings in a natural rhythm that reveals his connection to the blues and gospel, Homer and Shakespeare.
Poet Craig Arnold Goes Missing on Writing Trip April 30, 2009 |
An award-winning poet and assistant professor at the University of Wyoming disappeared after setting out to explore a volcano on the Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu-jima.
Conversation: Poet Mark Nowak and Director April Daras Discuss 'Coal Mountain Elementary' April 24, 2009 |
Mark Nowak's recently published poetry collection "Coal Mountain Elementary" explores the perils and at times personal tragedies of the coal mining industry. "Coal Mountain Elementary" is also being staged as a play by Davis & Elkins College.
Conversation: Daniel Mendelsohn Discusses Two New Collections of Poet C.P. Cavafy April 9, 2009 |
Constantine Cavafy, the greatest Greek poet since antiquity, never published a complete book of his poems during his lifetime. Instead, he would print them himself as pamphlets or broadsheets and distribute them to a small group of friends.
Witness to the American West March 25, 2009 |
Like most great figures of the American West, there is a touch of legend in the tale of how Ernest L. Blumenschein made it to New Mexico.
From Moscow With Jazz March 10, 2009 |
The forecast called for a mix of rain and snow in Moscow, and that's exactly what greeted Jackie Ryan last month when she arrived for her first visit to the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival.
Writer Horton Foote Dies at Age 92 March 5, 2009 |
Horton Foote, who captured the dignity, depth of character and frequent hardship of American life for the stage and screen, died Wednesday in Hartford, Conn., at the age of 92.
Harlem Renaissance Visits Oklahoma City February 18, 2009 |
"The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line," W.E.B. Du Bois wrote in 1901 in the Atlantic Monthly. What soon followed was an intellectual and artistic revolution that was first embodied in the Harlem Renaissance.
Mich. Budget Would Eliminate Arts Funding February 13, 2009 |
When Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced her 2010 budget proposal on Thursday, there was something missing: money for the arts.
Latest Stimulus Package Restores Arts Funding February 13, 2009 |
The House of Representatives approved a compromise $787 billion economic stimulus package Friday afternoon that would provide $50 million to the National Endowment for the Arts for projects across the country.
Ghetto Film School: a Bronx Tale February 4, 2009 |
An old piano factory in the South Bronx might not be the first place you'd look for a movie studio, but that's just where you will find the Ghetto Film School and a group of aspiring teenage filmmakers putting the finishing touches on their first movie.
Kennedy Center Offers Non-profits a Helping Hand; NEA Gets New Acting Chairman February 3, 2009 |
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday the creation of a program to provide non-profit organizations free counseling in fundraising, marketing and budgeting to help them weather the current economic crisis.
Levon Helm: Rambling on the Roots February 2, 2009 |
Nestled in the woods at the foot of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York, the majestic wooden structure that is home to Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble concert series is quite the site.
Dodge Foundation Cancels Poetry Festival January 16, 2009 |
The largest poetry festival in North America has just become the latest victim of the financial crisis. The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation announced Friday in a letter to supporters that it will cancel the next Dodge Poetry Festival.
Prado Museum, Google Earth Partner Up January 13, 2009 |
To get a real close look at some of the best paintings housed in Spain's Prado Museum, you no longer have to trek to Madrid. Google and one of the world's most famous galleries announced Tuesday they have teamed up to allow people to explore 14 of the Prado's prized paintings using the search engine's mapping technology.
Terracotta Army Stands Watch in Atlanta January 9, 2009 |
For more than 2,000 years an army lay dormant under China's soil until a farmer stumbled upon a clay head while digging a well in 1974. The head belonged to one of an estimated 7,000 terracotta soldiers stationed to protect the tomb of the country's first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi.
Harlem Quartet, Strads 'Take the A Train' December 31, 2008 |
The Harlem Quartet continues to break new ground in the world of classical music, and at the group's recent performance at the Library of Congress, a bit of music history was made, too.
Influential Playwright Pinter Dies at 78 December 25, 2008 |
Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize-winning playwright who has been lauded as the most influential dramatist of his generation, died Wednesday at age 78 after a long battle with cancer.
Poetry at Obama's Inauguration December 24, 2008 |
It has been widely noted that President-elect Barack Obama is a reader of poetry. Only days after winning the election, Mr. Obama was spotted with a copy of Derek Walcott's collected poems.
LA MOCA Accepts Financial Help From Philanthropist, Director Resigns December 23, 2008 |
The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art has agreed to accept $30 million in financial assistance from billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad, the Los Angeles Times reported.
LA MOCA Postpones Decision on Rescue Deal December 19, 2008 |
The board of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art postponed an official decision on two competing proposals aimed to stabilize its financial situation.
Soweto Gospel Choir: Songs of Hope December 18, 2008 |
The Soweto Gospel Choir blends the rich sounds of traditional African music with dance and a variety of musical genres -- rock and hip-hop, and American gospel and R&B -- and the combination has earned the choir legions of fans and awards.
LA MOCA Weighs Options in Face of Financial Struggles December 17, 2008 |
The Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is struggling to keep its doors open and hold onto one of the world's best collections of post-World War II art.
Sol LeWitt: Paint and Share Alike December 12, 2008 |
The work of great painters is typically thought to have come from the skill of their own hand. But for Sol LeWitt, the ideas behind the art mattered most, and those were to be shared, even replicated.
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