I watched the screen in disgust as the crowd began to tear apart the tree. They ripped off whole limbs with their hands and women grabbed leaves and began to stuff them inside of their jacket pockets. The mob grew larger and eventually the assault on the tree resulted in the bare trunk being pulledContinue reading “The destruction of the sacred”
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adjusting foundations – a broad definition of preservation
Thaden Jordan mid-century modern sideboard. Molded birch plywood sideboard designed and produced by Thaden Jordan Furniture Corporation, USA, late 1940s – early 1950s. After selling this piece of furniture on Craigslist, I began to think about my relationship with the objects in my life & how that relationship has helped form a broad philosophy ofContinue reading “adjusting foundations – a broad definition of preservation”
Ashes in Alabama and the power of flaws 3.8.14
I traveled down to Montgomery, AL to visit the Dexter Ave. Parsonage. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family resided in this home during a 1956 bombing attack. It is now an historic house museum. (Image: Franklin D. Vagnone) The damaged porch of MLK’s Montgomery home. (Image: blogspot.com) One of the most amazing thingsContinue reading “Ashes in Alabama and the power of flaws 3.8.14”
Fix it or leave it? – 11.11.13
1. An amazing outbuilding. Private residence. Privy, Upstate New York. 2. Multiple layers of history expressed through paint, hardware, wallpaper & many repairs. Lott House, Brooklyn, New York 3. Which is dominant – historic artifact or time? Upper East Side, New York NY 4. It is quite common for situations like this for the originalContinue reading “Fix it or leave it? – 11.11.13”
Museum Anarchist tags
“museum anarchist” tags were begun as a way to engage a wider community in soliciting comments and ideas about the present state of museums and historic house museums. Many people have taken this idea and tweeted pictures back to me showing their “anarchist” tags in situ ( @franklinvagnone ). What do you find annoying aboutContinue reading “Museum Anarchist tags”
The Sagredo Bedroom – 9.15.13
“I am a museum anarchist and I think this is the most inviting bedroom ever – I would never leave. ” (but I will never know because there is a glass wall between me and the bed!)
Twisted Preservation 