Tag Archives: David Smith

When a Nation Forgets Its Own Clichés (‘Uphill Lift’ Edition)

From our annual That’s Just Sad desk As the hardworking staff wends its way through this veil – sorry, vale – of tears, we’ve felt obliged to keep track of the mangled phrases employed by our differently worded brethren, who go … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging ‘American Vanguards’ At The Addison Gallery

So the Missus and I trundled up to Andover yesterday to catch the American Vanguards: Graham, Davis, Gorky, De Kooning, and Their Circle, 1927-1942 at the Addison Gallery of American Art. And it’s a corker. John Graham, Stuart Davis, and … Continue reading

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What I Caught

Well the Missus and I went to the Big Town and here’s what we took in (sorry for the goofy graphics, but I can’t get them straightened out): WEDNESDAY Any day that Page One of both the New York Times … Continue reading

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