The Art and Tragedy of Albert Bierstadt

The German American landscape painter Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) The painting depicted below is not what most people consider a typical Albert Bierstadt landscape. It was created during the “tragedy” period of Bierstadt’s life and career. Many art...

German Easter and Springtime Traditions

German Easter Customs (Osterbräuche): Introduction Easter, Ostern in German, is a very special time in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and in all of the German-speaking countries of Europe. Catholic and Protestant Christians celebrate the arisen Christ with many...

Marian Anderson in Salzburg

Marian Anderson in Europe • With Timeline Marian Anderson was a noted African American operatic singer who broke various racial barriers during her four-decades-long international career. Anderson, by her own account, did not like personal confrontation. When faced...