Posting Art Images

How did he do that? 1. Hit "new post" in the upper right corner 2. hit the icon of a picture in the posting window. 3. hit "Browse" because I had put the image on my desktop previously [otherwise you can make a link to an address] 4. clicked the format-right option 5. started typing below all the html. You could put your notes from your report here; and maybe add some links [hit the link icon]

How many times can you read the Marble Faun?!

from Appleton’s Journal “Literature Notes” (1870)

“Dean Stanley read Hawthorne’s MF six times. Once, when first published, from curiosity; a second time for its beautiful language; third, before visiting Rome; fourth, while in Rome, as well suited to the spirit of the place; fifth, after returning from Rome, as a pleasant reminder of the visit; and the last time, as he said, “because I wanted to.”

Descendants of William Wells Brown

I mentioned in class the celebrated artist, Kara Walker, who has revived the art of the anti-slavery panorama. Check out these videos of her work--especially "Slavery, Slavery" [pictured at the right here] for some pertinent stuff on travel, art, and, well, politics... http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/walker/index.html