Ed Voves

Jun 20, 2024 | calitreview.com | Ed Voves

On first reflection, the title for the new exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1859-1937, at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), in Philadelphia, seems open to question. Was Henry Ossawa Tanner truly a “modern spirit?”Were Tanner’s depictions of biblical themes and African-American family life among the dying flourishes of 19th century Academic art?

May 27, 2024 | calitreview.com | Ed Voves

In February 1921, Alfred Stieglitz wrote a brief, extraordinary summary of his long and extraordinary life. I was born in Hoboken. I am an American. Photography is my passion. The search for Truth my obsession. PLEASE NOTE: In the above STATEMENT the following, fast becoming “obsolete” terms do not appear: ART, SCIENCE, BEAUTY, RELIGION, every ISM … The term TRUTH did creep in but may be kicked out by anyone.

May 5, 2024 | calitreview.com | Ed Voves

During the summer of 1656, the brilliant career of Rembrandt van Rijn went bust. The great Dutch artist (1606-1669) endured the humiliation of having his personal art collection and his eclectic stock of costumes and painting props inventoried for auction to pay-off his debts. Among the items meticulously entered on the list were three small portraits of Jesus, including one entitled Head of Christ, from life. Nobody, of course, knows what Jesus really looked like.

May 4, 2024 | calitreview.com | Amor Towles |Ed Voves

Rules of CivilityViking Adult, 352 pp. CLR [rating:5]New York State of MindsDecember 31, 1937 was a tough time to make a New Year’s resolution. The Great Depression was back for a return engagement. Hitler was on the march. It was hardly an era for great expectations. In Rules of Civility, a spirited novel set in the 1930’s, three young New Yorkers solve this New Year’s dilemma by making resolutions for each other.

Jun 15, 2023 | calitreview.com | Ed Voves