Gordon Parks: Segregation Story
Excerpts from Maurice Berger's essay of the same title offered here in memory of Maurice, a true friend and advocate for championing social change.
Internet stash
ANTEDILUVIAN
This animated short is a commemorative homage to the pioneers who dared to stand for the truth they started to discover, considered 'outcasts' at the time; and the artists who for the first time imagined an entire different past of our planet.
Shattered Spear
Shattered Spear is a story set in the Neolithic Jordan Valley thousands of year ago, where two lone travelers meet by chance, and realize they have something fateful in common.
The Glass Scientists
A gaslamp fantasy comic about the life and times of a ragtag group of mad scientists and their enigmatic leader, Dr. Henry Jekyll.
LOUISE
Louise, ballerina at the Garnier Opera in 1895, rushes home after a show but is stopped by a friend asking for money. Louise knows what to do in order to repay her.
MAGNIFICA
1907. Magnifica, young Costa Rican harpist, is preparing for her concert at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels where she studies with her fiancé. Inspired by the life of Pacifica Zelaya.
La mort de Robespierre
As the condemned revolutionaries attempt in a last effort to avoid their imminent arrests and executions, Robespierre finds himself paralyzed with doubt and despair.
first day as a second century warlord
first day as a second century warlord i have my men tie branches to their horses’ tails to stir up dust and make it look like there’s a lot of us but i forget it just rained so there isn’t any dust and the enemy can clearly see there’s like twenty of us all spread out in a line
Busy Beaver Button Museum
The mission of the Button Museum to show how as much American history as possible through pinback buttons. The words, artwork, printing style, color, and size were the final result of a vision they wanted to communicate. Buttons tell a peoples' history like anything else!
Hartliss Detective Agency
In the mafia-run streets of 1920s Chicago, a private investigator with a knack for the paranormal gets a case that'll bring him to the dark underbelly of the city in more ways than one.
Merlin
The young wizard Merlin must keep his talent hidden in a kingdom where magic is banned as he and the future King Arthur face their destinies.
Object Lessons
Objects often made by women, such as utilitarian or decorative pottery and baskets, have historically been marginalized within the canon of art history. Works on display here attest to the history of women as makers of objects that simultaneously preserve traditions and push boundaries in materials including clay, reeds, and silver.