Artist AnaRosa

AnaRosa is a talented artist whose affection for Louise Brooks comes across in her art. According to the artist's webpage, "AnaRosa has been honoring the life and image of Louise Brooks through her art for many years. Her renditions of the beautiful 'Jazz Baby' of the Art Deco era captures the everlasting essence of the flapper girl as well as the inner light of a woman who captivated the world and remains a mystifying legend." AnaRosa's Brooks' paintings are especially appealing. I own a couple of her pieces, including the one shown here.



The artist has said, "I'd love to be known as the girl who paints Lulu". For more on Ana Rosa, check out her website at www.epiphaniart.com

More pics: "Smoking with Lulu" rehearsal

Posted a half-dozen pics from the rehearsal for Smoking with Lulu, the play by Janet Munsil recently performed at Lulupalooza. Shown here is Elizabeth Cusack (Louise), Stephanie Kelley (Lulu), and Mark Adams (Kenneth Tynan) - photo by Amie Oliver. These images can be found at the LBS at Flickr webpage.

Lulupalooza pictures

Harry Kollatz, the organizational genius behind Lulupalooza, has sent me a bunch of photos taken at the recent Richmond, Virginia event. He asked me to share them with everyone. This picture (depicting a scene from Smoking With Lulu by Janet Munsil) and others can be found online at the newly established webpage, LBS at Flickr. (Flickr is a popular photo sharing website. It's cool, check it out.) 

Logogle

Louise Brooks Society + Google = Logogle. Check it out.

Siouxsie Sioux

A July 22, 2005 article on the Guardian website about musical maverick Siouxsie Sioux states that the the one-time punk rocker claims Louise Brooks as her inspiration. Click here to see the profile of Siouxsie Sioux on the British newspaper website.

First record bought: ABC by the Jackson Five
Favourite film: Kill Bill
Record to grab in an emergency: Akhnaten by Philip Glass
Inspiration: Louise Brooks
Recent discovery: Telstar by the Tornados

New articles - "Louise Bobs Her Hair"

There is an article about Louise Brooks and Lulupalooza in the current issue of CityPaper from Washington D.C. (CityPaper is the free weekly.) The article can also be found online for the next four weeks.

And today's "Weekend Update" in the Richmond Times-Dispatch ran this bit. "Lulupalooza '05: A Celebration of the Cinematic Life of Louise Brooks" screens cult favorites from the'20s and'30s, beginning with remarks and special presentations at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Firehouse Theatre, 1609 W. Broad St., running through 10:30 p.m. Sunday. All events are at the Firehouse, except for the 1:30 p.m. Saturday showing of "Pandora's Box" at the Byrd Theatre, 2908 W. Cary St. $37.50 weekend; $17.50 per day; $5 per film, except "Pandora's Box," which is $12.50. www.lulupalooza.org or 355-2001." Don't forget !

"That '20s Girl: Lulupalooza celebrates the work of a screen goddess" appears in the current issue of Style Weekly, a free newspaper in Richmond, Virginia. The article can be found on-line as well.

Louise Brooks' art from 1974

I just came across this rather interesting art depicting Louise Brooks. It dates from 1974. The piece, entitled "Louise Brooks," is by Frank Martin (b. 1921). It is an intaglio print on paper and measures 371 x 273 mm. The work is owned by the Tate Gallery in England, and was presented to that museum by Christie's Contemporary Art through the Institute of Contemporary Prints in 1975. Does anyone know anything more about this artist? (Stylistically, the piece looks like its from the 1920's. For me, it recalls the Cubist aesthetic and the work of Leger.)