Jun 19, 2020
With helicopters circling overhead, I wish you a happy end of
slavery day!
My mom is a true champion and the current reigning champion of
our Scrabble competition. Mother and child is one of
the eternal themes of art and that is the theme of my podcast
right now as my mother and I search the history of world art to
bring you the happiest and most interesting stories we could find
for you this week. In this episode we talk about how art made the
world, Stonehenge, Persepolis, Alexander the Great, Roman Emperor
Augustus and Gilgamesh.
We then take you on a tour of Vatican City and The Louvre
before ending with a celebration of the life of Georgia
O'Keefe and her scandals that rocked the art world when she was a
young artist and another when she was a mature artist. In my never
ending search for heroes I'm happy to present you with these words:
"A hero can not define himself a hero. A hero is defined by the
actions they undergo. A hero is defined by the events that happen
to them. The spiritual and moral response is what makes a
hero."