art

Wayne Miller: He Took the Shots Seen Round the World

Posted on 05/23/2013 by Patrick Kiger | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | LegacyWayne Miller, who died on May 22 at age 94 in Orinda, Calif., captured iconic images of such a wide range of subjects that it’s almost hard to believe that a single person even saw all these moments, let alone photographed them. Just look at this 2009 retrospective, which includes just a small portion of the portfolio that he shot from the 1940s to the mid-1970s. There’s a dramatic photo of a wounded airman being lifted from a plane on the …

Cool New Tech Gifts for Grandkids at CES

Posted on 01/9/2013 by Amy Goyer | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Home & Family | Relationships | TechnologyCalling all grandparents! My first day at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has proven to be pretty overwhelming but also totally exciting! The most fun I had today was checking out some of the cool tech items geared for kids. There are literally hundreds of toys, learning tools, games and other entertainment for kids on exhibition here. As I went through the exhibit hall, here are just a few items I loved in a variety of price …

The Takeaway: Hospital Lets Artists Paint, Perform to Pay Medical Bills

Posted on 06/29/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsA Bronx hospital is launching a program that lets artistic patients knock $40 off their medical bills for every hour they spend providing some other “creative activity or service” at the hospital. The Lincoln Art Exchange, at the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, is essentially a bartering program where actors, musicians, dancers, writers and visual artists can trade their talents for medical care.

The Takeaway: AIDS Memorial Quilt On Display in Washington, D.C.

Posted on 06/27/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsIn 1987, the AIDS Memorial Quilt was started to memorialize Americans who died of AIDS. Portions of the quilt’s now 48,000 panels–hand sewn by family and friends of those lost to the disease-will be displayed throughout Washington, D.C. during the month of July.

The Takeaway: Love, Joy and Alzheimer’s On Display in New Portraits

Posted on 04/26/2012 by Elizabeth Brown | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsToo many pictures of Alzheimer’s patients present dim nursing home hallways or grim hospital corridors, lives of isolation and unwitting apathy. Cathy Greenblat aims to show another, brighter side of the disease, in her new book, Love, Loss and Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently, and accompanying photo exhibition in New York.

Seeing the Real Beijing: The Hutongs – the Old Fashioned Way

Posted on 03/14/2012 by Grannies on Safari | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TravelFor the last leg of our Trans-Siberian railway journey, we spent almost three days in Beijing. There we enjoyed seeing the city’s modern architecture, soaring skyscrapers, colorful shopping districts and first-class hotels. Towards the end of our visit, our guide reminded us that we had one more urban adventure on the agenda – a visit to Beijing’s Hutong district aboard a bicycle rickshaw. I wasn’t sure what more there was to see in the city, so I looked at him …