Chances are, you've never heard of Morro and Jasp. They just so happen to be two colorful and kooky Canadian clowns (say that three times fast) that have been delighting audiences for several years; not to mention the fact they've also been winning awards and accolades at a variety of Fringe Festivals. A collaborative act between performers Heather Marie Annis (Morro, as in 'Tommorow' without…
Read moreCindy Sherman (January 19th, 1954) is a contemporary American photographer known for her pioneering work in conceptual portraiture. A graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo, Sherman quickly turned from painting to photography so she could focus more on ideas rather than simply capture or copy a likeness. Sherman uses photography as a means to explore identity, and thus takes on…
Read moreI've read (and reviewed) more than a few pro wrestler autobiographies, so I usually know what to expect from them. Yet when I sat down to read The Hardcore Truth by Bob 'Hardcore' Holly, I wasn't entirely certain what I was in for. Bob was never 'the guy', in the World Wrestling Federation or even when it became World Wrestling Entertainment. Yet he was with…
Read moreGentileschi, Artemisia. Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting. 1630s. British Royal Collection, oil on canvas. Artemisia Gentileschi (July 8th, 1593 to c. 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter known for her expressive works reminiscent of Caravaggio. Gentileschi learned to draw and paint from her father, a Mannerist artist well-recognized during the time. With her talent flourishing, a private tutor was hired to…
Read moreUpon her graduation in 1951, she was the first female African-American graduate of the law school. Learn more about this pioneer of Milwaukee.
Read moreMarya Alexandrovna Zaturenska, noted American poet, was born in Kiev, Russia on 12 September 1902. Her family migrated to New York City when she was very young. Though she dropped out of the New York public school system at age fourteen, Marya continued to write poetry while working during the day at bookshops, as a newspaper feature-writer, and as a seamstress. As some of her…
Read moreCharlotte Ebener, North Division High School yearbook photo, 1936 Charlotte Ebener was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 29 September 1918. She graduated from North Division High School in 1936 and the University of Wisconsin in 1942. She began her career of Foreign Service with the American Red Cross during World War II. Ms. Ebener then worked for International News Service (INS) as an overseas correspondent.…
Read morePhotograph of MATC building by Royalbroil. Ruth K. (Dunham) Cortell was a social studies and history teacher for Milwaukee School of Vocational and Adult Education, also known as Milwaukee Vocational and Adult Schools (MVAS), and today known as Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC). Mrs. Cortell was born 31 January 1902. She graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1933. She taught at MVAS/MATC from 1933…
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