Things that make us go mm-hmm.
Bibliotaph
Left: Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch, New York City, 1954 © Shaw Family Archives Ltd / ACC Art Books. From Sam Shaw’s new book, Dear Marilyn: The Unseen Letters and Photographs ( ACC Art Books, accartbooks.com), a collection of rare photographs and personal letters/diary entries from photographer Sam Shaw, a close friend and confidant of Monroe. The book offers an intimate look at Monroe’s life, career, and the story behind Shaw’s iconic Seven Year Itch images.
A Light Touch
How a frustrating search for the "perfect' lampshade prompted one woman to start a shady small business.
Text: Bridget Cottrell
Photos: Rachel Sitarz, courtesy of Admiral Landings Designs
Sourcing Antiques from London to Paris
Navigate flea markets like a pro with Paris-based interior designer Marianne Tiegen's tips.
I Didn’t Know I Married a Pop Artist
When I married Chuck Middlekauff in 1972, I didn't know he would be a red-hot pop artist. He didn't know it either.
I did know we were both green-eyed left-handers, and I did know we would have the same initials. But I didn't know his heroes were the cowboys in the "Westerns" he watched as a kid—and later the Beatles and Beach Boys. I didn't know he would spend a good part of his hours cruising in—or lying under—old cars. I didn't know he played guitar. I didn't know he would be a weightlifter, that he would spend time in jail, or that he had a serious case of "road rash."
I did know that, after four Navy years, while he mastered drafting school, he was the part-time mail clerk at the insurance company where I was a file clerk. And I did know I fell madly in love with him when our fingers touched as he handed me the mail.
Five months later, we declared our vows. And I began to know about the rest.
Text: By Carol Middlekauff
Photo: Cutie Pie - 40" x 30" - Mixed Media on Paper Mounted on Canvas ($3,850). Image courtesy Chuck Middlekauff
