Month: June 2020

On my walk: An illustrators’ museum…who knew?

Or…It is amazing what one discovers by just taking the time to look!

The Museum of the Society of Illustrators

Walking along, minding my own business, just looking to see what’s new on my stroll, or interesting, or just eye catching. I think I’ve walked by this museum countless times and never paid attention. I was probably walking with a destination in mind…no excuses. It’s closed now due to the Covid-19, but you know I’ll be going when it reopens.

As I scrolled through their website, I was taken aback by its history, its galleries, its programs and the building itself. The museum is housed in a lovely brownstone on 63rd. The Society was founded in 1901 and bought the brownstone in 1939. Check out their website for more on this remarkable place. And, as a bonus, a great looking bar and cafe, 128 Bar and Bistro. Their French Martini looks pretty good! societyillustrators.org/

The panel on the outside of the museum, Women In Comics, is the work of one of the illustrators in the exhibition, Afua Richardson, an African-Native American multi-talented woman! WOW! Read below.

” Afua Richardson is an American illustrator best known for her work  on the Eisner award winning series, Black Panther World of Wakanda. In addition to being an illustrator and writer, Afua is a musician, vocalist, performer, songwriter, voice actor, activist, and mentor, she has been aptly called the Jane of all trades “ From her website: afuarichardson.com/

This City continually amazes me. Love discovering new wonderful things and the City never disappoints: One of the reasons I want to live here and no where else!

Love this City!
Stay safe and wear a mask!

KAY’S NOTES: Hidden gem, was the way one writer described the museum. Can’t wait to go and when I do… I’ll write a post about this “gem”!

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You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught!

This song on racism is from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beautiful musical of 1949, SOUTH PACIFIC. I first posted these lyrics following Charlottesville in 2017: Here they are again.

You’ve got to be taught to hate and fear
You’ve got to be taught from year to year
It’s got to be drummed in your dear little ear
You’ve got to be carefully taught

You’ve got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made
And people whose skin is a diff’rent shade
You’ve got to be carefully taught

You’ve got to be taught before it’s too late
Before you are six or seven or eight
To hate all the people your relatives hate
You’ve got to be carefully taught.

Rodgers and Hammerstein believed they could write a musical based on the novel by James Michener Tales of the South Pacific that would be financially successful and, at the same time, send a strong progressive message on racism.* That was in 1949…it’s now 2020! Over 70 years ago. We must continue the fight against racism and for social justice !

Peace and love,
Kay

*Wikipedia
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On my walk…albeit a short one!

Or… even just a few steps can bring big results.
Walking on my little balcony….and there it is! A beautiful sky at
sunset captured during these turbulent times.

KAY’S NOTES: I wanted to take a photo of the brilliant sun setting in the west. It was so bright, I couldn’t do it. So I turned around and took this one. I liked it immediately with the way the light and shadows played with the darkening sky in the distance. ( Taken with my handy dandy smart phone camera.)

STAY SAFE AND WEAR A MASK!

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