Author Archives: Ken Dowell

Whatever Happened To? Buzz Aldrin

Posted on June 15, 2025 by Ken Dowell

The second man to walk on the moon. Continue reading →

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Jasper Johns and Other Artists from the Carolinas

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Ken Dowell

From the Greenville County Museum of Art Continue reading →

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On the Banks of the Reedy

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Ken Dowell

A walk along Greenville’s greenery. Continue reading →

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Amy Sherald’s Portraits

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Ken Dowell

Amy Sherald, American Sublime exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art #art #portraits #museums Continue reading →

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Springtime on the High Line

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Ken Dowell

Manhattan’s elevated linear parkl Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Exene Cervenka

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Ken Dowell

Four decades of X Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Tommy John

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Ken Dowell

Not the surgery, not the underwear, the pitcher. Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Chubby Checker

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Ken Dowell

He’s 83, alive and well, still making music and still performing. Continue reading →

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Whatever Happened To? Chuck Wepner

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Ken Dowell

The story of the ‘Bayonne Bleeder’ Continue reading →

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The Expressionists of the Thyssen

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Ken Dowell

From the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Continue reading →

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