Art Category

It takes more than a trust fund to build a great art collection.

Posted on October 19, 2014     Leave a Comment

I’ve been a member of The Met for years – and every so often, maybe once a year, I receive a letter from Thomas Campbell reminding me of the financial benefits of donating works of art to The Met as promised gifts. I always chuckle at the idea that Mr. Campbell has identified me as […]

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I need your help

Posted on September 1, 2014     Leave a Comment

I have some unfinished business and I’m launching a new one. When I left my job about a year ago, I had two goals: 1 – write my first book. 2 – finish the NYC Marathon in under 4 hours. Well, I accomplished one of the goals – I wrote and published Stonewall to Obama. […]

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Marilyn Monroe Slept Here

Posted on August 7, 2014     Leave a Comment

The drive from Nanny and Poppy’s house in Claverack to Grandma and Grandpa’s house in Hudson was about 5 miles. The route is filled with some of Columbia County’s most historic homes. It passes by the Cedar Park cemetary where all the Giffords are buried. My favorite site though, was the Marilyn Monroe house, just […]

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Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Posted on August 7, 2014     Leave a Comment

Augustus Saint-Gaudens by Kenyon Cox Saint-Gaudens (March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907) was an American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who most embodied the ideals of the “American Renaissance”. Raised in New York City, he traveled to Europe for further training and artistic study, and then returned to New York, where he achieved major […]

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Robert Fulton the artist

Posted on August 6, 2014     Leave a Comment

Miniature portrait of Robert Fulton by Thomas Sully In researching my new book, I stumbled across this minature portrait of Robert Fulton painted by Thomas Sully. It has intrigued me to do further research on the early American art movement of miniature. But, that’s another book entirely. Fulton (born Nov. 14, 1765, Lancaster county, Pa., […]

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