Edgar Allan Poe’s Pocket Watch On June 12, 2019, Christie’s Auction House, in New York, sold Poe’s pocket watch (item 209). The final price was $250,000. The estimate was $80,000 – 120,000. The watch is described as “French. An 18K gold key-wound quarter repeating open-face pocket watch with metal guilloche dial Roman hour markers and spade hands. The cuvet (dust-cover) is engraved, “Enchappement A Cylindre En – Aiguilley – Edgar A. Poe – Pierre Huit Trous En Rubis.” The inside case-back cover is engraved with the case number 21705. The case is 51 mm.” The summary provenance states “Edgar A Poe, with engraved inscription – acquired by John W. Albright, merchant tailor of Philadelphia and one of Poe’s creditors c. 1840-1842 – given to his brother, H.A. Albright in 1845 and as follows: On H.A. Albright’s death bequeathed to his mother, Sarah Albright. On her death in 1866 – bequeathed…
On 7 December, Fotografiska will open the doors to Kirsty Mitchell’s fairytale world in this winter’s major exhibition Wonderland – a dream world to be enchanted and embraced by during the darkest months of the year. The magical creations and woodland sets of Wonderland both move and fascinate. Mitchell embarked on the intensive 5-year project in the summer of 2009, a few months after her mother had tragically died of cancer in 2008. It became her escape from a painful reality as she sought her way back to the fairy tale world they shared throughout her childhood. In the woods around her home, the characters from Mitchell’s imagination were given free roam in front of the camera.A journey through a healing grief in a fairytale kingdom… The story of Kirsty Mitchell and her Wonderland project is much like a fairy tale. A multifaceted fairy tale in many respects. “For the first time, the exhibition…
A bit of eclectic for your day. The inspiration for Alice in Wonderland! Interesting that the story’s image of Alice is a matter of dispute. Obviously, it is not the illustration of the original Alice. Lewis Carroll sent a photograph of another child friend, Mary Hilton Badcock to the book’s illustrator, but whether or not the artist actually used it is cloudy. A letter Carroll wrote suggests the illustrator did not. Either way Alice Liddell had a life of adventure and helped to establish stories we know and love. Read more about her here. Alice Liddell, age 7, photographed by Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) in 1860 Liddell dressed up as a beggar-maid, photographed by Lewis Carroll (1858)
I saw this meme on Facebook today and it made me laugh. Posted it after lunch hours ago and it already has 12 Likes. That will change because the Likes will tick up as people get it. It’s amusing yet says a lot in limited words. Wish I could embody this meme. I worry a LOT and ALL the time about everything. Some days are better than others. It’s a struggle one deals with and tries to control, although at best you have days where you keep it at a minimum. Yes, I know the many reasons why one shouldn’t worry, but that’s easier said than done for us natural born worriers. How do you not care what others think? We probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do. Olin Miller, Author, Humorist, Poet Found an article from a few years…
Excited and thankful to be a part of VoyageATL magazine’s series: What’s the Most Important Lesson You’ve Learned Along Your Journey? The magazine’s mission is to value communities, small businesses, and artists. Mom and pops. I posted a photo of the boutique hotel we stayed in this past June in Savannah as part of a blog post. VoyageATL saw it and asked to publish it as part of a series about artists. When you click on the series page, I am lucky #13. So honored to be part of it!! “Accordingly our mission is to build a platform that fosters collaboration and support for small businesses, independent artists and entrepreneurs, local institutions and those that make our city interesting. We want to change the way people spend their money – rather than spending it with the big, cookie-cutter corporations we want them to spend their money with the independent, creative,…
Thinking of spending time in the oldest city in Georgia? We recently spent a three day weekend there and learned about the city in 3 different and fun ways. Here are our recommendations below. [envira-gallery id=’1275′] Free Savannah Tours While in Savannah we took 3 very different tours. We’re more seasoned than first-time tourists, but we like to learn about the city each time. TripAdvisor is my go-to site whenever I want to find out recommendations on places to go when I’m there not just pre-planning for a trip. So, I looked up walking tours around the historical district and found Free Savannah Tours. The name captures your interest with the word “free” and they do indeed live up to their name. They take you on a tour without any surcharges or booking fees and at the conclusion, you pay them via gratuities. They are confident in their ability to…
Children need art and stories and poems and music as much as they need love and food and fresh air and play. If you don’t give a child food, the damage quickly becomes visible. If you don’t let a child have fresh air and play, the damage is also visible, but not so quickly. If you don’t give a child love, the damage might not be seen for some years, but it’s permanent. But if you don’t give a child art and stories and poems and music, the damage is not so easy to see. It’s there, though. Their bodies are healthy enough; they can run and jump and swim and eat hungrily and make lots of noise, as children have always done, but something is missing. It’s true that some people grow up never encountering art of any kind, and are perfectly happy and live good and valuable lives,…
Gloria Vanderbilt the socialite, painter, writer, and fashion designer has passed away at 95. Her son, Anderson Cooper, has created a lovely tribute to her. An end of an era. https://youtu.be/cfbRneB9wcA
the Queen of Creole CuisineThe New Orleans Advocate staff photo by Mark Becherer New Orleans, Louisiana, is one of the most fascinating places I’ve been to. I’m a fairly new visitor since I’ve only been going since 2000. Been on maybe a half dozen trips and mainly done tourist activities. I’ve read about it all my life. It helps if you have a love of ghost stories and history and get obsessed with architecture. You can find all of that there. And that’s without touching on the food. The food. Liz M., a friend of mine, who is from New Orleans recently shared this article on Facebook. Leah Chase sounds like an extraordinary human being. I wish I’d had the chance to meet her. She changed her life and the world around her and there are generations who will remember her and what she did. And in such simple, meaningful ways. Her work…
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