Posted inChanel, Coco Dior, Christian Fashion and Apparel Paris (France) The New Look (TV Program) World War II (1939-45)
In the End, ‘The New Look’ Left Us Wanting More
More Dior. More Chanel. More fashion!
Posted inArt Hayakawa, Miki Hibi, Hisako Japanese American National Museum Japanese-Americans Monterey Museum of Art Museums Okubo, Mine Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Pictures of Belonging (Exhibit) Smithsonian American Art Museum Utah Museum of Fine Arts World War II (1939-45)
Women Who Made Art in Japanese Internment Camps Are Getting Their Due
A traveling exhibit will focus on the work of three Japanese American women artists, Hisako Hibi, Miki Hayakawa and Miné Okubo.
Posted inDeaths (Obituaries) Holocaust and the Nazi Era Jews and Judaism Tel Aviv (Israel) Violins and Violas Violins of Hope (Nonprofit) Weinstein, Amnon (1939-2024) World War II (1939-45)
Amnon Weinstein, Who Restored Violins From the Holocaust, Dies at 84
Many had been left behind by victims of the gas chambers. He let the instruments be heard again in melodic tributes through his organization, Violins of Hope.
Posted inAcademy Awards (Oscars) Bowes-Lyon, Elizabeth (1900-2002) Deaths (Obituaries) George VI, King of Great Britain Movies Seidler, David (1936-2024) Stuttering World War II (1939-45) Writing and Writers
David Seidler, Oscar-Winning Writer of ‘The King’s Speech,’ Dies at 86
He drew on his own painful experiences with a stutter in depicting King George VI’s struggles to overcome his impediment and rally Britain in World War II.