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Roadshow Archive | Augusta Savage Sculpture, "Gamin"

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Roadshow Archive | Augusta Savage Sculpture, "Gamin"

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GUEST: My mother had a friend, Miss Foster, and Miss Foster was 90 and going into a nursing home, and mother said, "She would like you to come over and pick out something from the apartment." And I saw this young boy, and I said, "He's darling; may I have him?" And Miss Foster said, "I'd love you to have him." APPRAISER: This is a sculpture by an artist named Augusta Savage. And she was a black artist who worked in New York in the 1920s and '30s. And this is her most famous work. It's called Gamin. And it's actually inscribed on the front, "Gamin."GUEST: Uh-huh.APPRAISER: And the piece is signed on the back with her name, "Savage." And what's interesting about this piece is that while it looks like it's bronze, it's actually made out of plaster, and it's painted to look like bronze. And if you look on the bottom here, you can see the white plaster. She didn't have the money to cast them in bronze. It was a very expensive process. This is a wonderful piece, it really capture the spirit of the young boy.GUEST: It does.APPRAISER: It comes in this size, and there's another version that's slightly larger.GUEST: Oh, did she make many of them?APPRAISER: No, not really, because there just wasn't a demand for them, and I think even if she made a lot of them, because they're plaster, they're very fragile. In fact, yours knocked over and cracked.GUEST: Yes.APPRAISER: Well, I think you might be surprised. This is worth between $15,000 and $20,000.GUEST: With a crack?APPRAISER: With a crack, yes. Isn't that great?GUEST: That's wonderful. I cannot believe that. I...APPRAISER: It can even bring more. GUEST: Thank you very much.

Bad Lieutenant....Bad Movie

UGH! My husband and I watched this movie last night and I was not impressed. It was like Nick Cage took his Face Off character and went retarded with it. It is not for children at all. I do not recommend anyone to see it ever. I think it should be burned. Just because Nick Cage and Eva Mendez are in it, as well as a few other good actors, it isn't worth the time. It was horrendous, and I can't even tell you all the details as to why. It was just BAD in general. The ending was worse. Just terrible. The only good part about the movie was the twist in the story, even though you couldn't really understand all the stuff around it, and the credits rolling.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Trailer

QotD: Starting from Scratch

What would it take to get you to start a new life on a new world?
Sponsored by AVATAR. In theaters December 18. Buy tickets now.

The end of the one I currently live in... LOL

Just hand me a toothbrush and an extra pair of skivvies and I should be just fine :P

Horrible Mannequin at the mall

Was it a man or a woman or a man dressed like a woman? It was scary looking, either way:

the weirdest one in the bunch

God has blessed me for I met a Tuskegee Airman, Charles McGhee

Tuskegee Airman: The Biography of Charles E. McGee, Air Force Fighter Combat Record Holder

Charlene E. McGee Smith

Sometimes I wonder if God uses me as a vessel to do something for him. I always try to approach everyone I meet even enemies with kindness and love. I'm thankful for the wonderful opportunities I have had to *bump* into some amazing individuals.

Yesterday, it was SO random but I met a Tuskegee Airman, Charles McGhee, while I was riding on an elevator with my Mom at Union Station in Washington, DC. We realized we were with a Tuskegee Airman when we saw the gentleman's jacket which was a red bomber jacket and it read, "Tuskegee Airman". I almost cried for I know a lot of the Tuskegee Airman are deceased so it was an honor to ride the elevator with someone who is a history maker.

When I get the picture from my Mom, I'll make sure to share but she took a picture with me and him. He is so cute. I cannot believe he is 90 years old. God blessed him with a long life. He shared with us that George Lucas has been working on a film about them so I will be the FIRST in line to see it.

Aviation History: Interview with Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee » HistoryNet

Teacher Cuts Off Girl's Braid In Front Of Class - Milwaukee News Story - WISN Milwaukee

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Teacher Cuts Off Girl's Braid In Front Of Class - Milwaukee News Story - WISN Milwaukee

http://www.wisn.com/news/21944773/det...

MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee teacher is charged with disorderly conduct after punishing a first-grader by cutting her hair.Lamya Cammon is angry, confused, and scared by the incident last week in which the apparently frustrated teacher cut one of her braids off after she wouldn't stop playing with them in class.Cammon, 7, sports a few dozen braids, but one is conspicuously absent."She told me to stop playing with it. Then cut it off and sent me back to my desk," Cammon said.Cammon's a first-grader at Congress Elementary and said her teacher used a pair of classroom scissors to cut off one of the braids after she absent-mindedly kept playing with them."Tell me how you play with your hair. Show me what that means," 12 News reporter Nick Bohr said to Cammon."I wasn't playing with it that loud," Cammon said.She said the teacher called her to the front of the room and cut it in front of the whole class."What did you do?" Bohr asked."I went to my desk and cried. And they was laughing," Cammon said. "She threw it away, and she said, 'Now what you gonna go home and say to your momma? ' And I said, 'That you cut off my hair,'" Cammon said.Cammon's mother is furious. She went to the school and confronted the teacher."I said, 'Well, you know, you cut a lot of her hair off.' And she was like, 'Well, I do apologize.' She said, 'But I was frustrated,'" Cammon's mother, Helen Cunningham, said.The Milwaukee Public Schools District said it is going through the disciplinary process with the teacher, who remains in class, although Cammon has been moved to a different classroom by the principal."The main thing is, from the heart of the principal, and me speaking for the district, we're very sorry that this happened," MPS spokeswoman Roseann St. Aubin said.Cammon's mother said she appreciates the apology but said the district should seriously question whether the teacher should keep her job."Why would we want someone like that teaching our kids? We trust our kids once they go to school t...

Christmas plans?

What are your plans for Christmas? Ours are tentative, at best. We want to go to NJ and visit family on Christmas Day, then come right back to NY. I don't know yet, though. I know we are going to see the tree in Manhattan, but not sure what day. Trying to talk the hubs into going today, as this day is the only guaranteed day this week that there will be no snow or rain or extremely frigid air to walk in. I am allergic to walking in the cold *literally, though I have never met another person with the same allergy*, so I have to plan any trips where there is a lot of walking in cold temperatures so that I have ample time to walk slow and sit places that are warm. I also have to wear about 3 pairs of socks to extend the time between having to rest. It's crazy! Anywho....

What are YOUR Christmas plans?

Acclaimed artist's works raised racial awareness | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/13/2009

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Acclaimed artist's works raised racial awareness | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/13/2009

http://www.philly.com/philly/obituari...

During World War II, Mr. Keene enlisted in the Army Air Force. He attained the rank of lieutenant and served with the Tuskegee Airmen in the 332d Fighter Group, but never flew because white pilots were given preference, his family said.

2009 December InspirationSounds:GRAMMY Nominee Edition

This is special on two counts: one since I didn't bring you a InspirationSounds podcast last month and second I have been blessed to be the GRAMMY community blogger for the 52nd GRAMMY Awards for the Gospel genre so what else to do but to bring you GRAMMY edition podcast. You know how I love blending Gospel/Christian with some of the best instrumental tunes but this one has a little twist: each of the Gospel songs are up for a nomination for a GRAMMY.

It's pretty cool the power of instrumental music and when it's blended with men and women of God that loves the Lord it's a win-win situation. When you really think about it how many times have you been in service praising and worshiping the Lord and when the choir has stopped singing and the musicians are playing you still are caught up in the spirit, they two go hand in hand.

The tracks featured in this podcast is from their past work to let you that success did not come to these Gospel Nominees over night...it took years for these artists to achieve what they have today and I also feel in order appreciate a person in the present you have to sometime check out what they have done in the past. The artists that are nominated are:

Vicki Winans

Jars of Clay

Smokie Norful

Third Day

J. Moss

Donnie McClurkin

Mary Mary

Kierra "KiKi" Sheard

Sheri Jones-Moffett

Donald Lawrence

Karen Clark Sheard

Israel Houghton

This is only a handful of the talented men and women who have done remarkable work in composing, song writing, arranging some of the best Worship and Praise songs that are nominated this year and if I'm granted the opportunity to participate I will have more tunes in the podcasts.

Big, BIG thanks to the Academy of Music for allowing me to express my feeling in regards to the wonderful talent of the incredible men and women who love the Lord of lords and the King of kings.

Be Blessed, Be Safe,

& Have a Wonderful Day. :-)

Sounds Unlimited: GRAMMY Edition LP1

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[Track Title - Artist or Group]

o1. Long As I Got King Jesus - Vicki Winans{Nominated for Best Traditional Gospel Album}

o2. WindSurfer - Steve Kindler and Teja Bell

o3. Nobody Loves Me Like You - Jars of Clay{Nominated for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album}

o4. Till We Meet Again - Special EFX

o5. Celebrate - Smokie Norful{Nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album}

o6. With You In Mind - Acoustic Alchemy