By Dale King Ethel Waters died 35 years ago. But the spirit of this bold and opinionated woman, who rose from dire poverty to become one of the greatest and most outspoken African-American singers and actresses of the early to mid-20th century, is unquenchable. Public demand for a retelling of her life story and reprise of her best-known songs prompted the Delray Beach … [Read more...]
Segal sculpted with compassionate eye, Norton exhibit shows
Four tractor-trailers hauled thousands of pounds of George Segal’s sculptures from Dallas to West Palm Beach. This is worth noting because an exhibition of his work, now at the Norton Museum of Art, presents 16 installations in a modest corner gallery of the museum’s first floor. For all of its physical weight, George Segal: Street Scenes is not a sprawling sort of show, the … [Read more...]