Category: history of art
Guess 8 unusual Alfred Hitchcock movies
Forgotten Hitchcock gothic
When is a Hitchcock film not a Hitchcock film, but in reality a Hitchcock film? “Jamaica Inn” is the answer; on the surface, it appears to be just another period piece with a clumsy introduction of all the main characters. Even with the outdated content and primitive special effects, it then picks up momentum as…
Picasso and bloodhounds
After the German army invaded Paris in the summer of 1940, Gestapo bloodhounds came to Picasso’s studio. Unknown sources are silent about the reason for this visit. The German, seeing a postcard with a reproduction of the painting “Guernica” on Pablo’s table, asked: “Did you do that?” and pointed to the postcard. “No, you did…
Jazz for the eyesÂ
Shadows and dusk of creation that shed light on the inner fire. William Claxton made his name with photographs of Chet Baker. In fact, Claxton’s moody images helped propel Baker to stardom. Photography is jazz for the eyes. All I ask you to do is to listen with your eyes. To say that Baker was…