Today is the 137th birthday of the fauvist painter André Derain. The progression of his work through his lifetime is beautiful, I love looking at them
Tag: Lost Generation
Happy 131st Birthday Gerald Murphy
Today is the 131st birthday of one half of one of the most elegant couples of the Jazz-Age-Lost-Generation-Paris-in-the-1920s: Gerald Murphy. I think that I first
Happy 145th Birthday Gertrude Stein
Today is the 145th birthday of the eternal wit Gertrude Stein. She was an artist collector as much as she was an art collector, influencing,
Happy 145th Birthday W. Somerset Maugham
Today is the 145th birthday of the writer W. Somerset Maugham. I was given a copy of “The Razor’s Edge” quite a while ago by
Happy 123rd Birthday John Dos Passos
Today is the 123rd birthday of the author John Dos Passos. I got to know his work through Hemingway and Fitzgerald. His membership in the
Happy 135th Birthday Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy
Today is the 135th birthday of Sara Sherman Wiborg Murphy, one half of an amazing Jazz Age Lost Generation couple. I think that I first ‘discovered’ Gerald
