Posted on June 30th, 2010 by sperryahf
Nathan Glick shows his WWII sketches.
How do we, as civilians, understand war?
Nathan Glick, a WWII veteran and combat artist, brought World War II to life for SUPER teachers June 11 with his portfolio of portraits of heroic WWII pilots and sketches of combat and soldiers at leisure. At 98 years old, Nathan Glick vividly remembers every location where he witnessed and recorded the personal stories and graphic images of WWII. Last week at the SUPER Institute, teachers explored World War II, considered by many to be the last “good” war, through art, music and literature. The lead scholar, Dr. Alan Brown, professor of English at the University of West Alabama, showed the PBS documentary film “They Drew Fire” about the 100 U.S. servicemen and civilians who served as combat artists in WWII. You can see the art gallery of their work, often unseen since the war, on the PBS website. Read more »
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Posted on June 28th, 2010 by rstewartahf
I am very pleased to announce that Jennifer L. Dome is the new AHF public relations and publications manager as of June 28. Jennifer replaces Katie Crawford, who has taken a marketing and public relations position at DAXKO, a Birmingham-based software company.
A New Jersey native, Jennifer is a 2001 graduate of Penn State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in Spanish. She received a master’s degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2006. From 2001-2005 she was employed by Greater Media Newspapers in Freehold, NJ, moving up from copy editor to managing editor before leaving for Medill. While at Medill, she interned in the London bureau of Fairchild Publications. After graduation, Jennifer joined Time Inc. as an intern at Southern Living magazine. She served as assistant copy editor for Southern Living until March 2010. Since March she was freelance writing and copy editing for Hoffman Media in Birmingham.
Jennifer has also been very involved locally with the United Way Young Leaders Society, as well as serving as a volunteer with Grace’s Kitchen and the Time to Read program at Center Street Middle School. Please welcome Jennifer, as she takes charge of our print and electronic communication—including the print Mosaic, eMosaic newsletter, and “Kudzu Twines Journal” blog.
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Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by rstewartahf
Now on the AHF website are nearly 100 photos of our recent To Kill a Mockingbird events in Birmingham and Montgomery. The events included a panel discussion at Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church on the impact of the book on the legal profession and the court system; an opening night exhibition reception and silent auction at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute; an opening reception at Stonehenge Gallery in Montgomery; screening of the 1962 film, starring Gregory Peck, before a packed audience at the Capri Theatre adjacent to Stonehenge; and a reception and silent and live auction at Wynfield Estates in Montgomery, home of the late Winton “Red” and Carolyn Blount. If you missed one or more of the events, the photos are an excellent documentation of the art, the associated educational programs and the social gatherings. Read more »
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Posted on June 17th, 2010 by kcrawfordahf
“TKAM 2010: To Kill a Mockingbird–Awakening America’s Conscience” contributing artist Bethanne Hill recently created the cover art for the Traditional Musics of Alabama Volume 5 album. Those interested in purchasing the album should visit this link.
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Posted on June 15th, 2010 by plawsonahf
I remember. In fact, I will never forget.
Exactly 40 years ago in the city of Montgomery and at a spot named Patterson Field a hard fought, nail-biting baseball game took place. It was on a late May night as the Ensley High School Yellow Jackets squared off against Montgomery’s mighty Robert E. Lee Generals. Read more »
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Posted on June 10th, 2010 by bwhetstoneahf
Attired to test the limits of the dress code, the 12 surly teenagers shuffle in. Who would possibly look forward to embracing this marginal collection of anti-social misfits whose behavior has them teetering on the edge of permanent suspension? Leaning against the desk up front, Bruce attracts only passing glances until one by one each boy sneaks a sullen study of the faded jeans, the khaki shirt, the worn sneakers and a headband that barely corrals the man’s long, unruly hair. He is obviously cut from a unique pattern. As they rowdily compete for seats as far as possible from the man up front, they have no idea of the good fortune they’ve just stepped into. Read more »
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Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by rstewartahf
In a previous blog post, I described a visit to two sites in Washington, the new U.S. Capitol Visitors Center and the Folger Shakespeare Library, where Alabamians have become somewhat notable fixtures. In the case of the visitors center, it is the statue of Helen Keller as a child. At the Folger, it is a television studio under development by Alabama Public Television. Read more »
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Posted on May 27th, 2010 by Jennifer Dome
Posted on May 19th, 2010 by sperryahf
Do you remember the joy of escaping into a book as a child? Saturday, April 17, the Alabama Book Festival (ABF) at Old Alabama Town in Montgomery reminded me why I love to read. Read more »
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Posted on May 17th, 2010 by rstewartahf
In one of his most memorable lines in To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch tells his daughter, Scout, “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view–until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” The line has sometimes been misquoted as walking in someone else’s shoes. However, that’s a more commonplace idiom (and more easily visualized than climbing into somebody’s skin!), which perhaps accounts for Sally Legg’s and Larry Thompson’s use of shoes in their paintings in the AHF exhibition “TKAM 2010: To Kill a Mockingbird—Awakening America’s Conscience.” Read more »
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