Posts
Showing posts from August, 2023
His Name Was Bélizaire’: Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met
- Get link
- X
- Other Apps

‘His Name Was Bélizaire’: Rare Portrait of Enslaved Child Arrives at the Met Check out this article from @nytimes . Because I'm a subscriber, you can read it through this gift link without a subscription. https://t.co/O7W7yVm2i2 — Gregg Chadwick 🇺🇦 🟧 (@greggchadwick) August 14, 2023 Jeremy K. Simien, an art collector from Baton Rouge, spent years trying to find “Bélizaire” after seeing an image of it online in 2013, following its restoration, that featured all four figures. Bélizaire and the Frey Children (After and Before Restoration) Attributed to Jacques Amans (French artist Jacques Amans was a leading portraitist in New Orleans during the 1840s- 1850s) Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection, New York
Maui Strong
- Get link
- X
- Other Apps
PSA: If you have a vacation to Maui planned for the next couple of months, you should probably cancel. The focus has to be on recovery & we need to house thousands of displaced people. Also while we appreciate your photos of Lahaina when you were on vacation, right now...it hurts — HawaiiDelilah™ 🟦 #MauiStrong (@HawaiiDelilah) August 11, 2023
Congressman Eric Swalwell Exposes The Ridiculousness of the House GOP
- Get link
- X
- Other Apps
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas interviews Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell about the Donald Trump indictment, the conduct by the House GOP, and the Democratic Party agenda. Rep Eric Swalwell actively illustrates bravery and political courage outlined in fellow Rep Joe Neguse's new book - Courage in The People's House: Nine Trailblazing Representatives Who Shaped America Support Congressman Swalwell: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mt83 Follow Congressman Swalwell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RepSwalwell And This: Ari Melber shows evidence connecting Ted Cruz and GOP senators to the coup plot. pic.twitter.com/V0EX33QMVW — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) August 2, 2023