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Five O ‘Clock Clubber Carroll Cavanagh: The Picture of Success
by Mary Harmon It’s clear that Carroll Cavanagh loves his work. When this 54-year-old entrepreneur talks about his present work and the previous two positions he has held, he uses the word “fun” a lot. He speaks of having had “lots of fun” working… Read more
Bringing It Back Home–How to Live With Art and Collectibles
by Carlo Lamagna Why we like the art we like was the subject of my last column. In addition to pointing out that keeping an open mind enables us to have a fuller, richer life experience, the article urged readers to explore the sources of their… Read more
Keeping an Open Mind: Exploring Why We Like the Art We Like
by Carlo Lamagna This column originally embraced the belief that the visual arts are an essential and useful part of everyone’s life. The enjoyment and appreciation of art encourages the development of visual skills that positively affect critical… Read more
Private Passion Produces Public Museum: A Steel Magnate Shares His Wealth
by Carlo Lamagna Historic homes serve as a mirror of the taste of their times and as testimony to the social and cultural aspirations of their owners. The more grand the ambition of the builder, the larger the resulting house and the more plentiful… Read more
The Secret Life of the Street:Appreciating the Architecture Around Us
by Carlo Lamagna To move ahead with a visual education, we should begin to look outside the study of art and design in an interior context. Everything we see contributes to the mix of stimuli that forms and nurtures our individual aesthetic. Thus… Read more
Art in Your Own Backyard
By Carlo Lamagna The most convenient way to begin a visual education is to utilize the opportunities that surround us in our everyday activities. The development of visual skills should start in the workplace itself, where the organizational… Read more