Tag Archives: War and Peace

TODAY’S PORTRAIT: Flowers of War and Peace

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Touch2Touch

Who would have thought that this dreamy camellia would rouse thoughts of war and peace for me? Her photo is only one among the many I snapped at the Spring Bulb Show at Mount Holyoke, and — I would have … Continue reading →

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FREEDOM FROM WANT

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Touch2Touch

This has been the iconic American Thanksgiving feast since the painting first appeared on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post in 1943. Painter Norman Rockwell was inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s State of the Union address in 1941 about the … Continue reading →

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