Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Seasons Change

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Kittatinny State Park, Newton, N.J. Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged fall foliage, hiking trails, Kittatinny State Park, Lake Aeroflex, New Jersey, Newton | 8 Comments

The Gentle, Dreamy Abstractions of Agnes Pelton

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist, Whitney Museum of American Art Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged abstract painting, Agnes Pelton, art, painting, Phoenix Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art | 10 Comments

Montclair Film Festival 2020: Movies That Make You Want to Go Out and Vote

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Election-time fare in the pandemic cinema. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged documentary, film, film fesstivals, Freeland, Montclair Film Festival, movie reviews, movies, Nomadland, Surge, The New Corporation, Us Kids | 7 Comments

Montclair Film Festival 2020: Best Of

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Hate, love and Zappa Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged documentaries, Down a Dark Stairwell, Farewell Amor, film, film festivals, Montclair Film Festival, movie reviews, movies, My Name is Sara, Two of Us, Zappa | 10 Comments

A Brief History of Racial and Social Injustice Drawn and Painted

Posted on October 18, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Artists’ views of bigotry, violence and labor unrest in America. Continue reading →

Posted in Art, History | Tagged art, Depression, history, labor, Louisville Flood, Memorial Day Massacre, Norman Rockwell, painting, racism, Sacco and Vanzetti, Scottsboro Boys, social justice, Warhol, Whitney Museum of American Art | 12 Comments

From Germany to New Jersey: Colonial Ironworkers

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Long Pond Ironworks State Park and Historic District Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Greenwood Lake, Hassenclever Iron Trail, Hewitt, hiking trails, Long Pond Ironworks, New Jersey, New Jersey State Park, Peter Hassenclever, Ringwood | 5 Comments

Crawling, Buzzing, Creeping

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Critter photos by Aidan Dowell Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beetle, butterfly, critters, dragonfly, grasshopper, insects, newt | 3 Comments

Museums: The Slow Crawl Back Toward Normal

Posted on September 27, 2020 by Ken Dowell

The reopening of the Whitney Museum of American Art Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged art, COVID-19, museums, New York, reopening, Whitney Museum of American Art | 4 Comments

The Men Behind the Toppled Statues

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Who thought is was a good idea to celebrate the lives of racists, colonialists and slave traders? Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Albert Pike, Edward Carmack, Edward Colston, history, Junipero Serra, monuments, protesters, racism, statues | 5 Comments

Walking Away the COVID-19 Blues

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Hiking trails in Northern New Jersey/Southern New York State Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Campgaw Mountain Reservation, Cedar Lakes Estates, Eagle Rock Reservation, Franklin Lakes, Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve, hiking trails, Mahwah, New Jersey, Port Jervis, West Orange | 9 Comments

Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Seasons Change

The Gentle, Dreamy Abstractions of Agnes Pelton

Montclair Film Festival 2020: Movies That Make You Want to Go Out and Vote

Montclair Film Festival 2020: Best Of

From Germany to New Jersey: Colonial Ironworkers

Crawling, Buzzing, Creeping

Museums: The Slow Crawl Back Toward Normal

The Men Behind the Toppled Statues

Walking Away the COVID-19 Blues

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