Frescoes in America

by Linda Bennett Pennell

The two frescoes depicted here are arguably the world’s most famous examples of Italian High Renaissance art. Even persons not particularly knowledgeable are usually able to identify Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel (left) and Leonardo… Continue reading →

When Needs Must: Women Take to the Air by Marty Wingate

by Linda Bennett Pennell

I am delighted to welcome Marty Wingate to First Friday! When Needs Must: Women Take to the Air by Marty Wingate It wasn’t all jam making for women in Britain during the Second… Continue reading →