Oliver Fischer, a self-styled bohemian, boardwalk caricaturist, and student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, enrages his banker father and earns the contempt of Philadelphia’s foremost realist painter Thomas Eakins when he attempts to stage Manet’s scandalous painting The Luncheon on the Grass. Soon after, he is ensnarled, along with Mark Twain and Andrew… Continue reading Review: The Caricaturist by Norman Lock
I finally went up to Cliveden house/Chew Mansion where the Battle of Germantown was fought. For more info on the battle, see my previous post here.
The Outlander PA group, myself included, are raising funds in Diana Gabaldon's name for the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. We plan to present her with this donation at her June 17th book signing here in Philly. About the Museum - http://amrevmuseum.org/ From the website: "The Museum will be steps away from where… Continue reading Outlander PA raises money for Philly’s upcoming Museum of the American Revolution
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