Author Archives: Suzanne Loebl

Arles Revisited

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

Fifty years ago, when my children were eight and ten, they, my mom and I drove from Oxford, England to Rome. We had a week to cover a thousand miles via Europe’s then old, double-lane, tree-lined highways. The trip was … Continue reading →

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Family Reunion: The Red Boy (Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga) and his Family by Francisco Goya

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

Portraits of children occupy an important place in art history, and few are more beloved than Francisco Goya’s Red Boy, one of the Met’s iconic paintings. Manuel Osorio’s portrait, painted when he was three or four, is neither saccharine nor … Continue reading →

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Conception, Contraception Revisited

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

Forty years ago I wrote a young adult book entitled Conception, Contraception: A New Look. It details the miracle of conception and explores humanity’s millennia-long search to understand its mystery. The book was also meant to alert young readers to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged abortion, anton von leeuwenhoek, birth control, conception contraception, contraception, feminism, guttmacher institute, karl ernst von baer, margaret sanger, overpopulation, planned parenthood, pro-choice, reproductive justice, reproductive rights, reproductive rights movement, right to choose, roe v wade, thomas malthus, women's rights | 1 Comment

The Rebirth of the River Cafe

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

When Hurricane Sandy barreled down on New York City’s waterfront, it destroyed the River Café. After it hit the moored barge, the storm carried away the Cafe’s stash of priceless wines, plants, rattan chairs, mirrors, pots and pans. Whatever was … Continue reading →

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Degenerate Art: Exhibition at the Neue Galerie and my Family

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

In addition to its Jews, gypsies, mentally ill, and gays, Nazi Germany decided to rid its homeland of the “alleged horrors” perpetrated by its own writers and artists. Specially chosen “experts” plundered Germany’s museums and private collections and confiscated, sold … Continue reading →

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At the Mercy of Strangers: The Book That Keeps Giving

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

Like many teenagers, I kept a diary. In flowery prose I bemoaned my unrequited love for an older married man. I cherished leftist views of the world and a bombastic philosophy to match. I saw myself as a useless bystander … Continue reading →

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Radiant Light: The Ancestors of Christ at the Cloisters

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

To help The Cloisters, the medieval branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, celebrate its seventy-fifth birthday, Canterbury Cathedral, founded in 597 CE, lent it six stained glass panels from its Ancestors of Christ Cycle, dating from 1178 CE. They will … Continue reading →

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Peter’s Hat

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl

I am a clotheshorse from way back. I fondly remember the smoked yellow silk dress I wore, age seven, to my cousin’s bar mitzvah. I recall a hand-me-down lace dress that did not suit my style when I was eight, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged asja, brooklyn, brooklyn writers, clothes, clotheshorse, clothing, crafts at lincoln, crafts fair, fashion, trends, writing | 1 Comment

If you love children’s books, hurry to the Morgan Library and Museum in New York to partake in an unusual exhibit entitled The Little Prince: A New York Story. The exhibit is on view until May 27th. Bring a child. Copies are … Continue reading →

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl | 1 Comment

Operas, operettas, and musicals, all of which are a combination of songs, music, dance and dialogue, are an essential form of theatrical entertainment. Successful opera composers, including Verdi, Mozart, and Wagner, became folk heroes, as did their American descendants including … Continue reading →

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Suzanne Loebl | 1 Comment