Howard Finster was a Man of Visions. He was a preacher, folk artist and celebrity in his own time. He passed in 2001, and left a living legacy: a swampy site in northwest Georgia he called Paradise
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Art
A Visit to Matlacha, Florida
In July 2022, I spent a day in the charming fishing village called Matlacha, Florida. My friends and I shopped in the
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Obama Portraits at the High Museum of Atlanta
The official portraits of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are on tour across the
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A Stay at the Woolworth Lofts in Selma, Alabama
When you go to Selma, my friend said, you need to stay at the Woolworth Lofts. These renovated rooms atop the old
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Flowers, Poetry and Light at Selby Garden
I am starved for gardens and art. Two years of the homebound life has meant experiencing these worlds through screens on
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Walking Around Selma, Alabama
“Selma is a place where we injected something very meaningful into our democracy. We opened up the political process and
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