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“KATE MCBRIDE—Art Photo Index Profile
“Art Photo Index (API) is a visual index of important art and documentary photographers, their images and their websites from throughout the world. The artists included in Art Photo Index have been selected as a result of their accomplishments in the art or documentary photography field. Many of those included have been published by major photobook publishers or serious art photography magazines. Some have received awards given by art and documentary photography organizations. Others are represented by major art photography galleries. Continue reading

TALES OF TWO WORLDS: Arnie and Soot Navigate Florence

Two fluffy cats live under a bridge in the center of Florence. Curious and kind, Arnie and Soot navigate the city through secret underground passages. Gourmet taste and an insatiable curiosity lead these library lovers to discover famous and unkonwn places from a cat’s point of view. Where does their “hole with a view” under the Ponte alle Grazie lead to? What adventures await them?

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A CONCORDANCE TO THE COMPLETE POEMS OF E.E. CUMMINGS

The Cornell Concordances (excerpt from Cornell University Press “NEW BOOKS” July 1988 – January 1989) January, 1989, 984 pages, 6 1/8″ x 9 1/4″, LC 88-47749, ISBN 0-8014-2239-6 cloth. Based on e.e. cummings, Complete Poems: 1913 – 1962, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich in 1968, this computer-based concordance is unlike any other concordance ever made.

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L’Ambasciata Teatrale

The name of the large format newspaper-style Florentine publication means ‘gesture.’ The editorial staff presents contributors with a theme. The theme might be the nature of love or mother nature, civic duty or thoughts on an upcoming election. Often the writing takes a political stance. No matter the theme, my monthly column, now more than 35 issues deep, must include two cats named Arnie and Soot who live under the Ponte Alle Grazie in the center of the city. The column appears in English in the print version but online you’ll find the Italian translation.  The center spread is by the artist Guilio Picchi. My partner James O’Mara contributes photos to every issue.  Continue reading