He was the original smoothy, with, a slight huskiness to his voice that kept it from being too pretty and lent him a boyish appeal. His death in June marks the sad ending to the era of the great crooners. He's backed on some cuts by a orchestra, and on others by a small group with solo riffs on piano or guitar. Til You . After him, we haven't anyone at all.
Women live longer than men, and that's a fact.
But for those women who have had long marriages, and suddenly find they are single, longevity may not always be cause for celebration. Brave, but not always easy, and that is why this practical and compassionate guide was written. Six essays put the artist's perceptive interpretations of domestic life into the context of her life and the art world in which she moved. Feminists have often regarded her as a conservative because of the subjects she painted, but as this handsome catalogue to the current exhibit in Washington makes clear, she was a bold and innovative artist. Her continual experiments in color and brushwork were attempts to make art that was steeped in tradition while reflecting contemporary themes.