Category Archives: Arts and society

What I did on my summer vacation (in October)

Posted on November 12, 2017 by elisefrancesmiller

In October, Jay and I set out on a long-planned New England vacation, which turned out to be a delightful adventure. We flew east, rented a car, and drove through the countryside of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and upstate … Continue reading →

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My Confessions from the Summer of Love

Posted on June 21, 2017 by elisefrancesmiller

During the Summer of Love I was in Berkeley—not in San Francisco. Recently, listening to a PBS special on the Beatles’ masterpiece, “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” brought me back, as only music can do.*  The Beatles and their … Continue reading →

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The Radical View – How Art’s Possibilities Changed America (reprise)

Posted on September 9, 2016 by elisefrancesmiller

[Note: The following is excerpted and updated from my Nov. 2012 blog of the same title–one followed by more readers than any other that year. Please read on to find out why I was inspired to repeat this subject by … Continue reading →

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Art History for Skeptics

Posted on August 26, 2016 by elisefrancesmiller

This blog is dedicated to skeptics. In the preceding blog, I offered specific examples of art which might change minds and inspire action. But what about abstract art, like Picasso’s, or non-objective art, like the constructions of Frank Stella (1936- … Continue reading →

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