Wandering Eye: The View of Bennington Jamie Franklin
This week’s installment of the
Eye is guest-edited by our friend, Bennington Museum curator Jamie Franklin. The Green Mountains of Vermont are home to far more than craft breweries, brilliant blankets of color in autumn, and the finest skiing on the East Coast. Vermont is rich in history and artistic culture. Allow Mr. Franklin to guide you through some of the exhibitions and permanent works in the collection of the Bennington Museum, where he has been in his post since 2005. His passion for American art has led him to present shows dedicated to Rockwell Kent, Grandma Moses, Milton Avery, Alice Neel, and many others. For a little more background on Jamie, check out this “tour” of his tremendous collection of self taught art. Enjoy!
George Santayana famously said that those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. That was demonstrated when a Florida representative made a remarkable claim last week on the floor of the state House of Representatives. He claimed socialism never killed anyone.
Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D), representing the University of Central Florida area (Orlando), defended “democratic socialism” with this amazing statement: “These are semi-allegations that socialism has killed people around the world. My question is, ‘Are you at all concerned that by focusing on democratic socialism, which has exactly resulted in no deaths, no one being physically harmed, and not addressing the very real problem of neo-Nazism, white supremacy, and fascism in the last four years, we are sending a very bad message?’”
Julia Rubin April 21, 2021 - 6:05 AM
The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts.
Weâre not talking about screens, which weâve all been glued to during the pandemic. Less noticed is another trend: people tuning in to nature for quieter, real-life, high-stakes drama.
From new Audubon field guides, updated for the first time in decades, to a book of poetry about insects, publishers are trying to meet this moment: Not only is public engagement with nature high, but so is concern over climate change.
âNature has been a point of solace for people over the course of the pandemic that they can tap into, either for the first time, or tap into it again,â says John Rowden, senior director of bird-friendly communities for the National Audubon Society.
Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors
JULIA RUBIN, Associated Press
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1of9People wearing face masks as a precaution against COVID-19 walk beneath blossoming cherry trees along Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 14, 2021.Matt Rourke/APShow MoreShow Less
2of9This combination of cover images shows Birds of North America, left, and Trees of North America by the National Audubon Society. (Knopf via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
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4of9FILE - A juvenile bald eagle sits in a tree overlooking a pond at Water Works Park in Des Moines, Iowa on April 12, 2021. The National Audubon Society has updated its million-selling field guides on birds and trees of North America for the first time in decades. The guides now include the conservation status of nearly every species of bird and tree. Maps show how climate change has affected their ranges.Charlie Neibergall/APShow MoreShow Less
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