posts by Tom Stoelker

Tom Stoelker writes about art, architecture, and academia. He lives in New York, but identifies as Philadelphian.

July 14, 2019 by
Bearded Ladies Cabaret at New York’s La Mama, musical theater takes on Walt Whitman’s racism

Tom Stoelker reviews “Contradict This!” a musical performance by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret for Stonewall at 50 that examines Walt Whitman’s problematic history with racism.

Read More
page 1 of 1
Comics
Two panel comic from the Two panel comic from the Artblog comics series "Grand Ballroom of Doom." The first panel of the comic depicts a man during the second week of the pandemic, looking cheerful and carrying a freshly baked loaf of bread. The second panel shows the same man during the second year of the pandemic. He looks older and more worn out. He sits in an empty, dark room with only scarce sunshine coming in between the dawn blinds. His back is again the wall and he clothes his legs while he holds a beer can. There are more empty beer cans surrounding him.
 
Navigate the Scene
sponsored
Artblog Archives
Support
Subscribe
sponsored
Support
Subscribe
 
Navigate the Scene

Support for Artblog has been provided by The Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
An Ongoing Conversation about Art and Community in Philadelphia and the World

HELLO!

Sign up to receive Artblog’s weekly updates and monthly Our Picks sent directly to your inbox.

Subscribe Today!