By Hal Kanthor, M.D. I first discovered the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas as a teenager, after seeing a high school production of The Pirates of Penzance. I was so impressed that I began reading the librettos and listening to recordings of their other operas. Recognizing an affinity for Gilbert’s […]
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Sponsored by The Book Club of California Humans have been fascinated by animal imagery since the prehistoric era when cavemen painted images of animals on walls to symbolically capture their prey and to record their observations. With the advent of the printing press, animal imagery was used as a symbol […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Before Amazon, before big box stores, and even before mailboxes sagged under the weight of catalogs in the mid-20th century, customers and shop-owners alike turned to a wide variety of media to select their purchases, and to aspire to grander lifestyles. Trade cards, […]
By Marcia McBrien In war, not all battles are about taking territory or capturing enemy forces. An important – but largely hidden – aspect of war is a fight for hearts and minds. On April 13, thanks to retired U.S. Army Major Joseph L. Tebor, members of the Book Club […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California Active between 1957 and 1972, The Situationist International (S.I.) was a revolutionary alliance of artists, intellectuals, architects and political theorists that is hailed as the “last avant-garde” of the 20th century. One of the organization’s core concepts is that of détournement, which can […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Paul Freedman, Chester D. Tripp Professor of History at Yale University, and a scholar of American cuisine, will speak in connection with the current Grolier exhibition, “A Century of Dining Out: The American Story in Menus, 1841-1941,” from the collection of Henry Voigt. Register Here: […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Menus can transport us back to the everyday life of the past, whether to a lavish banquet in the Gilded Age or a food-relief eatery during the Great Depression. Coming into general use in the United States in the 1840s when hotels and restaurants began […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of California. In-person and virtual presentation Exhibition opening: American Ingenuity & Innovation: Kitchen Appliance Manuals. From air conditioners to yogurt makers, kitchen appliance manuals—with step by step directions for achieving a desired outcome—are incredible examples of early technical writing. The instruction manuals on display reflect […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club NOTE: The virtual component of this event has been canceled. In conjunction with the “Century of Dining Out” exhibition, the Grolier Club will host renowned scholar Paul Freedman on Wednesday, June 21, at 6pm EDT, as he lectures on “How Dining Out Changed, 1841-1941.” Virtual […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Jan 18, 6:00-7:30pm New York time Join this virtual webcast of curator Ellen G. K. Rubin in conversation with three collectors and practitioners on movable paper works Now on view at The Grolier Club, “Animated Advertising” features over 170 unique advertising objects from 200 years […]