A.H. Scott: Trumpty Dumpty and The Bear

“Trumpty Dumbty” and The Bear . Poetry and Prose by A.H. Scott, Copyright 2022 . “Trumpty Dumpty” (Scrambled) Trumpty Dumpty sits on his wall Trumpty Dumpty thought he’d had it all Crafty Con Don was once on the ball Believing his own hype He was the hubristic egg archetype Trumpty Dumpty made many a ‘perfect’… Continue reading A.H. Scott: Trumpty Dumpty and The Bear

Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month

Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2022 . Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month . When I received the call from George Pitts, picture editor for Vibe magazine in the Fall of 1994, I didn’t know who Keith Murray was.  Most of the public didn’t know either until he released his first… Continue reading Keith Murray: In Honor of Black History Month

Faces of Immigration: Photographs by Harvey Finkle

Press Release: . Faces of Immigration: Photographs by Harvey Finkle . On Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 3:00-7:30pm . For five decades social worker turned photographer Harvey Finkle (Penn MSW ’61) has documented immigrant communities as well as social and political activism across Philadelphia and beyond. He began photographing the work of the Sanctuary Movement in… Continue reading Faces of Immigration: Photographs by Harvey Finkle

Farewell: Andre Leon Talley

Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2022 . Farewell: Andre Leon Talley I first met Andre Leon Tally at the American Embassy in Paris in 1994. Pamela Harriman was the U.S. Ambassador to France at that time. I was invited to a Vogue party in celebration of Steven Florio’s rise to President and CEO of Conde… Continue reading Farewell: Andre Leon Talley

Bob Shell: A Revolution in Imaging

Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2021 . A Revolution in Imaging . I’ve just learned of an amazing breakthrough in imaging technology. A camera the size of a grain of salt has been developed by a team of researchers at Princeton University and the University of Washington. In spite of its tiny size, the camera… Continue reading Bob Shell: A Revolution in Imaging