Category Archives: Art Scene

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Darkroom Magic From A Modern Master

by Linda Arntzenius Amazing things are happening at the Michener these days. If you haven’t made the trip over to Doylestown in a while, be sure to put it on your calendar for this spring. The Mind’s Eye: 50 Years … Continue reading

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Continuum Captures Fond Memories of Past Princeton Projects

by Linda Arntzenius When it comes to art in public places, Princeton has its fair share. The seated student with his bundle of books enjoying lunch by the news kiosk in Palmer Square and the newspaper reader seated by the … Continue reading

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In Search of an Absolute: Valery Yurlov’s Singular View

by Linda Arntzenius Even among other Soviet non-conformist artists of the Cold War period, Valery Yurlov stood apart. Hollywood handsome, with a life story worthy of a screenplay, Yurlov was the quintessential outsider, eschewing not only the Communist government-prescribed Soviet … Continue reading

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Sprites and Gargoyles: Princeton and the Gothic Revival

By Linda Arntzenius // Images courtesy of the University Archives, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library As the afternoon sunlight catches the stained glass windows of Proctor Hall, the great Medieval-inspired refectory of Princeton University’s Graduate College, it’s hard … Continue reading