GEORGE PLATT LYNES (American, 1907–1955): Jean Cocteau, 1934. Gelatin silver print, 10 x 8 in.Gift of Baroness Jeane von Oppenheimin honor of Charles Stainback, 2006.18.© Estate of George Platt LynesArt: Only a couple of weeks are left to see two of the outstanding exhibitions at the Norton Museum of Art: "A Tradition Redefined: Chinese Paintings from the Chu-tsing Li … [Read more...]
Five discs for the holidays
By Scott SimmonsThe Christmas season is here, which means standard listening fare gets put on hold in favor of a few choice holiday recordings. Yes, there's holly, there's ivy and there's a heaping helping of good cheer. This is what's in my CD player:1. In the Spirit, Jessye Norman (Polygram) — Norman wraps her voluptuous soprano around some of the great sugarplums of the … [Read more...]