Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #7

Letters From Prison: Part 7, 2018 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . I lived in Washington, DC, in the mid to late 60s while working for the Smithsonian. I never worked in the buildings on the National Mall. Our division was housed in a big old building on Lamont Street that said “Sunshine … Read more

News: Artwork by 68 Pennsylvania Artists Now on Permanent Display

    PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority is pleased to announce the completion of its $1.5 million Juried Art Competition which resulted in the installation of 127 works of art including paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and other mixed media projects by a range of talented Pennsylvania artists.   “The artwork that grace … Read more

Anisha Arora: A Whiff of History

  Photography and Text by Anisha Arora, Copyright 2018 . A Whiff of History . The Wharton/Penn bubble is real. My looming graduation in May made me realize that I have spent all my time at Wharton in the small bubble extending from Huntsman Hall in Center City to Rittenhouse Square. So, for this assignment, … Read more

Picture of the Day: Matera, Italy

    Photography and Text by Luca Pioltelli, Copyright 2018 . MATERA, ITALY . Known as “la Citta Sotterranea” (the Subterranean City), Matera is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, having been inhabited since the 10th millennium BC.  Its historical center “Sassi”, is considered a World Heritage Site UNESCO since 1993. … Read more

Bob Shell: Letters From Prison 2018 #5

  . Letters From Prison: Part 5, 2018 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . Retuning, as promised, to 2003: On June 7 when I returned from attending Marion’s memorial service and wake in North Carolina I was arrested on charges that were later dismissed and thrown in jail, where I was held for … Read more