I was so excited to read in Vanity Fair that London’s Victoria & Albert Museum was featuring an exhibition of Grace Kelly‘s clothes. What a treat! I thought. Imagine all those beautiful 1950s dresses designed for actress Grace Kelly (1929-1982) together in one place. Of course I couldn’t get to London, I knew; I was recovering from [...]
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Grace Kelly: Floating on Chiffon
Posted in Edith Head, Grace Kelly, PEOPLE, Princess Grace (Grace Kelly), tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Edith Head, Grace Kelly, Grace Kelly fashion, Grace Kelly in Rear Window, Grace Kelly Paris dress, Grace Kelly pictures, London, Monaco, Rear Window, Victoria & Albert Museum on April 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Benjamin Franklin: I Am a Book
Posted in Benjamin Franklin, PEOPLE, tagged Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin loved to read, Benjamin Franklin's epitaph, Boston, Philadelphia, the first subscription library in America, the Junto on April 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
At the age of 28, Benjamin Franklin wrote this mock epitaph. (1) Over the years, he wrote different versions and passed them out to friends. The Body of B. Franklin, Printer; Like the Cover of an old Book, Its Contents torn out, And stript of its Lettering and Gilding, Lies here, Food for Worms. But the [...]
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