Category Archives: art

Hokusai the master

Posted on December 28, 2019 by tcwells14

In the time between Christmas and New Year’s,  there is usually chaos in Washington D.C.. Gift returns, shopping for yourself, watching streaming television… it’s exhausting. So take some time out for peace and beauty. Go see Hokusai, Mad About Painting. … Continue reading →

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Memories of Easter include chainmail & lilies

Posted on April 21, 2019 by tcwells14

Easter is what you make of it. Over a lifetime you collect memories of Easter, many of them with friends and family. They may or may not included costumes, swords, pirates and/or stringing cables for masquerades. As a child abroad, … Continue reading →

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At the Freer Gallery, a seminar on looting of cultural heritage

Posted on August 8, 2018 by tcwells14

If you think museums are just homes for great art, think again. The art, academic and museum worlds have combined forces into activism against theft. They have to since the illegal sale of cultural heritages has become endemic. It is … Continue reading →

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Don’t blink or you’ll miss ‘Artes de Cuba’ at the Kennedy Center

Posted on May 14, 2018 by tcwells14

On a trip to pick up tickets at the Kennedy Center, I discovered the Artes de Cuba: From the Island to the World. For those unfamiliar with the Kennedy Center, the theater along the Potomac River is one of several … Continue reading →

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