Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
When it comes to fashion, hats have the practical function of keeping one’s head warm. However, hats are also symbols of identity that can tell us about the owner’s social class, occupation and personal style. One of the Pink Palace’s most unusual hats belonged to Ms.…
Author Archives: Caroline Mitchell Carrico
Soundtrack
I’ve noticed a subtle, yet persistent change in the soundtrack of my life. It used to include large spans of quiet; I am not one for constant aural stimulation. Music is wonderful, but I don’t need to always have it on. Sometimes I turn off my car radio and drive accompanied by my daydreams. Part of the reasonContinue reading “Soundtrack”
Guest post for Memphis Type History
I’ve been loving the Memphis Type History blog, and I recently got the chance to work on a guest post for them about the Pink Palace’s small version of the Holiday Inn Great Sign. You can read it here: http://www.memphistypehistory.com/the-holiday-inn-great-sign/
2015 in Books, June
This month I went for the horrific and depressing. It was one of those accidental reading mash-ups that happen from time to time. Two summers ago I found myself reading book after book set in WWII England. This June it was colonial Australian history and one of the worst hurricanes in modern America. Isaac’s Storm:Continue reading “2015 in Books, June”
Burton Callicott’s Mid-South Allegory
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
Three of the largest objects in the Memphis Pink Palace Museum’s collection are Burton Callicott’s Hernando De Soto murals in the mansion lobby. Callicott painted these murals in 1934 as part of the New Deal’s Public Works of Art Project. In 1936, he competed for one…
Carroll Cloar
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
Carroll Cloar was one of the most famous artists to call Memphis home. He was a Realist painter whose works occasionally took on a Surrealist slant. One of his most well-known paintings is My Father is as Big as a Tree, which is owned by the…
Toddler/Dog Love
My attitude towards my toddler’s relationship to my dog Zeb will likely make some parents and concerned citizens of the internet cringe. However, the beauty of parenting is that I am not required to pay attention to what anyone [other than my parental counterpart] thinks as long as I am not hurting anyone. Which, despite what youContinue reading “Toddler/Dog Love”
2015 in Books, May
Another month’s worth of reading: Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by John M. Berry It took me from mid-March until the beginning of May to finish this behemoth. Berry wrote an exhaustive history of flooding on the Mississippi River, focusing his attention on the engineers who unwittinglyContinue reading “2015 in Books, May”
Memphis and the Vietnam War
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
American involvement in Southeast Asia began in 1954 when the United States government offered support to a corrupt but pro-American democratic government in South Vietnam and lasted until the fall of Saigon in 1975. While Congress never officially declared war, thousands of American soldiers died and…
Some Awareness
May is a time for flowers, mothers and, at least in Memphis, city-wide parties. It is also a time for mental health awareness. I struggled with whether or not to write this post, but I’m taking a deep breath and being brave. I do not consider myself “crazy,” but I do live with a mental illness. I am alsoContinue reading “Some Awareness”
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