Modern Day Cowboy was recorded ten years after the violent death of a young man named Billy. Wikipedia acknowledges “citation needed” on the claim that Modern Day Cowboy’s lyrics are in reference to Billy the Kid. I’m not so sure. I’m a primary source kind of gal. One day, I want to sit down with …
Freedom, that terrible word inscribed on the chariot of the storm, is the motivating principle of all revolutions. Albert Camus, The Rebel His given name was Roy Dale Billy. That’s all his mother, his wife, and his first-born son ever called him. Everyone else called him Lightning. Some say it was because he was fast, …
Today, is the final day to see The Eye of Lightning Billy by Harold Stevenson on exhibit at the Jewish Museum of New York. During the exhibit, back in June, 2022, Brandon Stanton, author of Humans of New York, wrote a story about Detra Denise. It was an amazingly familiar story to me. Maybe, because …
Abstract Realism is taken over by Pop Harold Stevenson (American, 1929 – 2022) was living in Paris during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He would make frequent flights home with a new crowd called jetsetters. As aeroplane [Harold’s word for it] travel became affordable, Harold’s perspective on what was happening in Paris France and …
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Beautifully illustrated exhibition catalog featuring the art and biography of Harold Stevenson (American, 1929-2018). The curated art pieces cover more than 70 years of Stevenson’s career. Jordan includes biographical narratives that introduce the reader to Stevenson’s childhood growing up in rural southeastern Oklahoma. Choctaw Indians and African Americans were his neighbors and frequent models for …
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Harold Stevenson (March 11, 1929 – October 21, 2018). On this anniversary of Harold Stevenson’s death, I like to imagine he is everywhere that is good again. Looking back to a single year, 1962, we see what an international pop star Harold Stevenson was. 1962 Exhibitions 1962 Obsession and Fantasy, Robert Fraser Gallery, London England …
It will take at least an hour to tell Harold Stevenson’s story. Here’s a 5-minute video from Art in Community: The Harold Stevenson Collection, curated by Dian Jordan, University of Texas Permian Basin. Transcript: Harold Stevenson was uninvited by the Guggenheim New York for their 1963 Six Painters and the Object. After being rejected, Stevenson’s …
With Covid-19 shuttering our long awaited Harold Stevenson exhibit, we bring a quick YouTube walk through the gallery. One of the 54 pieces is particularly fitting during these times. Art in Community: The Harold Stevenson Collections exhibit has been extended through August 23, 2020. Patron Saint of Archers Regarded as the patron saint of the …
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Saint Sebastian (c. AD 256 – 288) promoted Christianity during the time of the Roman Empire. For his beliefs he was stripped naked, tied to a tree, and shot with arrows by order of the Roman Emperor in AD 286. Left for dead, he was discovered by Irene of Rome and nursed back to health. Once recovered, he …
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Harold Stevenson, American artist, creates Murano glass sculptures while residing in Venice, 1968-1969. He was primarily known as a portrait artist and a member of the early Pop establishment. His objects were not the soup can or a slice of cake. Harold wanted his audience to see the beauty of the human body. Each tiny …