I like social media. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I’m a social media junkie, but I definitely enjoy keeping up with friends, voyeuristically connecting with acquaintances and curating what I share with others. Facebook is my primary platform of choice, but I also use LinkedIn to showcase my CV. Pinterest isContinue reading “#IsThisHowWeDoIt?”
Category Archives: Museums
What exactly do you do?
Other than questions about how old my baby is, the most frequent thing I get asked is, “What do you do?” I generally assume that people mean “what do you do to make money” so I generally leave out the part about being a mom and cooking and raking leaves and reading books and playing peekaboo. IContinue reading “What exactly do you do?”
Tom “Midtown is Memphis” Foster Draws the Palace
Here’s a link to my latest post over at the Pink Palace blog about some postcards I found in our magic filing cabinet. Tom “Midtown is Memphis” Foster Draws the Palace.
Fugitive at the Museum
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
October 24, 1950, started as a normal day at the Memphis Museum. Visitors explored the galleries and looked at exhibits of animal heads, glass, documents and fossils. One of those afternoon visitors was James Eddington who made a trip to the museum as part of his…
Memphis Pink Palace Museum Murals – Memphis TN
In museum-related, crowd sourced history news, I submitted the Pink Palace’s PWAP murals done by Burton Callicott to UC Berkeley’s Living New Deal site. While you’re there, poke around and see the long reach and legacy of FDR’s federal programs: Memphis Pink Palace Museum Murals – Memphis TN. You can also read more about theContinue reading “Memphis Pink Palace Museum Murals – Memphis TN”
Memphis’ First Museum
Originally posted on The Pink Palace Family of Museums:
The first museum in Memphis was a room on the second floor of the tower over the entrance to the Cossitt Library. The Cossitt Library was completed in 1893 and was funded though the bequest of Frederick Cossitt. Cossitt was a Connecticut born entrepreneur who maintained…
Memphis Milano at The Dixon
Our air conditioner appears to be circling the drain. It’s a long story, but suffice it to say that our house is very warm and the last thing I wanted to do was spend the heat of the day in our many square foot oven. The baby and I took advantage of Dixon Gallery andContinue reading “Memphis Milano at The Dixon”
Clyde Parke Circus Post
Clyde Parke Circus Post I wrote my first blog post for the new Pink Palace Museum blog. Check it out.
Caroline Mitchell Carrico 