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David Rimoin[edit]

David Lawrence Rimoin (November 9, 1936–May 27, 2012) was a Canadian American geneticist. He was especially noted for his research into the genetics of skeletal dysplasia (dwarfism), inheritable diseases such as Tay–Sachs disease, and diabetes.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Born in Montreal, Rimoin attended college and medical school at McGill University, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1957, followed by a medical degree and a master of science in genetics in 1961. He followed with internships and residencies at Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal and at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where he studied under genetics pioneer Victor A. McKusick[3] and received a Ph.D in medical genetics. He spent three years at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. His 1970 study of diabetes mellitus challenged the then-prevailing consensus that diabetes was a single disorder, and showed instead that it could have multiple genetic causes.[1]

In 1970 Rimoin moved to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he became chief of the division of medical genetics. He moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 1986. He founded the International Skeletal Dysplasia Registry. Together with Michael Kaback, he organized a California Tay-Sachs screening program that became a national model.[1] Rimoin and English geneticist Alan E. H. Emery co-edited Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics, first published in 1983 and now considered an essential textbook on the subject.[4][5] At Cedars-Sinai he was chair of the pediatrics practice, established an adult genetics program, and more recently began a screening program focused on genetic diseases within Los Angeles' large population of Persian Jews.[1][2]

Rimoin died in Los Angeles on May 27, 2012, days after having been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[1]

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James Grashow[edit]

James ("Jimmy") Grashow (born January 16, 1942)[6] is an American sculptor and woodcut artist. He is especially known for his sculptures and large-scale installations (such as cities, fountains, and menageries) made of cardboard.[7]

Grashow was born in Brooklyn, New York and received his B.F.A. (1963) and M.F.A. (1965) degrees from Pratt Institute.[6] He then received a Fulbright Travel Grant to study in Florence.[7] Based in Redding, Connecticut,[8] his works have been exhibited at many museums including the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Massachusetts;[9] the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, Massachusetts;[10] the Center for the Arts at SUNY Purchase[11] the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia[12] and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut[13][14]

Grashow also created cover art for record albums such as Jethro Tull's 1969 album Stand Up and the 1971 Yardbirds album Live Yardbirds: Featuring Jimmy Page.[7]

Grashow is the subject of a 2012 documentary entitled Cardboard Bernini, describing the creation, exhibition, anticipated decay, and ultimate destruction of an enormous cardboard fountain, inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome and the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.[14][15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Thomas H. Maugh, II, "Dr. David L. Rimoin dies at 75; Cedars-Sinai geneticist", Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. David Rimoin, pioneering geneticist, dies at 75", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, May 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Betty M. Adelson, Dwarfism: Medical And Psychosocial Aspects Of Profound Short Stature (JHU Press, 2005), ISBN 9780801881213, pp. 51-52. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  4. ^ Luis Escobar, MD, Review of Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics, 5th ed., Shock vol. 30, no.3 (September 2008).
  5. ^ Fred D. Ledley, MD, Review of Principles and Practice of Medical Genetics, 2nd ed., N Engl J Med 1992; 326:961-962 (April 2, 1992).
  6. ^ a b James Grashow official resume (accessed 2012-12-20)
  7. ^ a b c "James Grashow: I have always intended my art to be accessible", Art Interview Online Magazine, May 14, 2010.
  8. ^ Bryan Lambert, "James Grashow: His art is larger than life", Redding Pilot, October 21, 1993.
  9. ^ Robert Taylor, "Unexpected Talents fill DeCordoba Show", The Boston Globe, January 10, 1988  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  10. ^ Sandy Coleman, "Art exhibit features homage to the forest", The Boston Globe, July 7, 1991  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  11. ^ "Prince of a City", New York, July 19, 1982.
  12. ^ Mike Allen, "Arts & Extras: New exhibits evoke contrasts in mood at Taubman", The Roanoke Times, June 20, 2010.
  13. ^ William Zimmer, "ART; On the Cutting Edge and in Cardboard", The New York Times, May 3, 1998.
  14. ^ a b Susan Hodara, "A Cardboard Fountain, Braving the Elements", The New York Times, March 30, 2012.
  15. ^ Michele Garza, "Santa Fe Film Festival: 'The Cardboard Bernini'", KCET, December 13, 2012.

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William Allison Shimer[edit]

William Allison Shimer (1894-1983) was an American professor of philosophy. From 1932 to 1943 he served as the first editor of the Phi Beta Kappa Society's literary journal, The American Scholar. After a stint as president of Marietta College, he spend the latter part of his life teaching in Hawaii and working for the World Brotherhood, an international organization founded under the auspices of the National Conference of Christians and Jews.

Early life[edit]

Shimer was born in Freed, West Virginia in 1894 and in 1914 graduated from the Glenville State Normal School (now Glenville State College) in Glenville, West Virginia. Continuing his education, he "worked his way through Harvard"[1] and received an A.B (1917), a master's degree from the University of Rochester (1922), and then a second master's degree (1923) and a Ph.D (1925) from Harvard,[2] writing his dissertation on "The History and Validity of the Concept of Relativity".[1] He taught philosophy at Ohio State and at Bucknell, (where he served as dean of the faculty).[2] He met his first wife, Edith Richmond, when he was a Harvard undergraduate and she was a Radcliffe student; according to a 1940 New Yorker magazine profile, she was responsible for his being elected to Phi Beta Kappa in absentia while he was away from Harvard during World War I.[1]

Phi Beta Kappa[edit]

In 1930 Shimer accepted the position of executive secretary of the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. He conceived the idea for The American Scholar as a publication collecting scholarly work for a general audience, and worked to gain support from a variety of publishers and academics, ultimately receiving approval from the Phi Beta Kappa Senate in September 1931. The first issue was released in January 1932. Shimer served as the journal's editor for 12 years.[3] In 1943 he resigned to join the armed services[4] and served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy.[5]

Marietta College[edit]

After World War II, Shimer was selected to become president of Marietta College in Ohio. Serving during a period of rapid post-war growth, he worked to expand the school's enrollment and physical plant. He hired the distinguished Swiss philosopher Fritz Marti to start a philosophy department at the college.[6]

Shimer became embroiled in personal controversy after he was divorced from his first wife, and a year later married Dorothy Blair, the school's dean of women. The controversy was covered in the national media, and ultimately led to the board of trustee's July 1947 decision to force him from office, despite expressions of support from faculty, students, and townspeople.[5][7][8][9][10]

Hawaii and the World Brotherhood[edit]

Shimer and his wife Dorothy moved to Hawaii in 1947, and he taught at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. [11] The Shimers also became involved with the World Brotherhood (later renamed the Council on World Tensions), an international organization founded under the auspices of the National Conference of Christians and Jews to promote understanding among different religions and cultures. They headed the Asia Pacific chapter of the organization, spent several years in Asia on its behalf, and edited its quarterly journal called Brotherhood.[12][13] Later, Shimer became a professor and librarian at Mauna Olu College, a now-closed[14] community college near Paia, Maui; he retired in 1968.[2]

Writings[edit]

Along with many articles over the years,[2] Shimer wrote a 1948 book entitled Conscious Clay: From science via philosophy to religion, published by Charles Scribner's Sons, arguing for the existence of God as "the eternal all-inclusive reality".[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Phi Beta Kappa", The New Yorker, June 8, 1940, pp. 11-12 (subscription required).
  2. ^ a b c d "Shimer, Moyers are Alumni-Of-The-Year", The Glenville Mercury, April 16, 1970.
  3. ^ Betsy Saunders, A Note on the History of The American Scholar in Hiram Haydn & Betsy Saunders, eds. (1960). The American Scholar Reader. Atheneum Press, reissued by Transaction Publishers 2012). pp. xvi-xx.
  4. ^ Tracy Chevalier (2012). Encyclopedia of the Essay. Routledge. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-135-31410-1.
  5. ^ a b "William Allison Shimer (1945-1947)", Marietta College (accessed 2016-05-19).
  6. ^ Judith Baumrin (2015). Fritz Marti: Immigrant, A Biographical Memoir. UPA. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-7618-6599-5.
  7. ^ "College President Asked to Resign", Associated Press in St. Petersburg Times, July 29, 1947.
  8. ^ "Prexy Must Quit, Trustees Repeat", United Press International in Pittsburgh Press, July 30, 1947.
  9. ^ "'Inspiration to Students'", The Day, July 30, 1947.
  10. ^ Education: Willie Loves Dottie", Time, August 11, 1947 (subscription required).
  11. ^ "Prof's Wife Thrilled By Racial Harmony of Students", Ka Leo O Hawaii, January 16, 1948.
  12. ^ Moses Jung (1963). Relations Among Religions Today: A Handbook of Policies and Principles. Brill Archive. pp. 155–157. GGKEY:04RPJ4HJLLP.
  13. ^ Martin Erdmann (2005). Building the Kingdom of God on Earth: The Churches' Contribution to Marshal Public Support for World Order and Peace, 1919-1945. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-59752-135-2.
  14. ^ "Maunaolu College", Maui Attractions, November 2014.
  15. ^ John Gardner, Book notice for Conscious Clay, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume XVII, Issue 3, p. 211 (1949).

Categories[edit]

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The Woodsman (play)[edit]

The Woodsman is a 2012 American stage play, written by James Ortiz with music by Edward W. Hardy and lyrics by Jen Loring. It focuses on the story of the Tin Woodman character from L. Frank Baum's series of books set in the fictional Land of Oz, notably Baum's 1918 book The Tin Woodman of Oz.[1] The production employs live performers, puppets, music, and very few spoken words.[2]

Originally developed and produced by Ortiz's Strangemen & Co. troupe, the show debuted in 2012 at Standard ToyKraft in Brooklyn, followed by a 2013 run at the Ars Nova ANT Fest. It has been produced Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters in 2014[3] and 2015,[4] and at New World Stages in 2016.[5]

The play has received critical praise, and won a 2016 Obie Award for Ortiz's puppet design.[6][7] On September 2, 2016, a filmed performance of the work was broadcast by PBS stations, as part of the Theater Close-Up series produced by WNET in association with BroadwayHD.[8]

Plot[edit]

The play focuses on the story of Nick Chopper, a mortal woodsman who falls in love with a young woman whose guardian is the Wicked Witch of the East. (The witch's rule has made everyone afraid to speak aloud, so people mainly communicate in noises.) The witch curses his axe and he begins to lose pieces of himself. As he falls apart, he is replaced piece by piece with metal, while trying to hold on to his love and identity.[9]

Reception[edit]

New York Times critic Laura Collins-Hughes praised the 2015 production, especially for Ortiz's puppet design and for Hardy's music, while noting that the visual, nonverbal storytelling of the hour-long production was not always clear to the audience.[4] Collins-Hughes found the 2016 production to be less rushed and "more assured", with an increased "visual lushness", but felt that "mechanics get in the way of fantasy" during part of the show.[5] Variety's Marilyn Stasio cited the production's "haunting beauty", while Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter described the "charming and disturbing", minimalist production as the antithesis of Wicked, the massively successful big-budget Oz-based musical playing a block away.[1]

Original Off-Broadway cast[edit]

  • Ben Bass (Munchkin)
  • Devin Dunne Cannon (Ma)
  • Will Gallacher (Pa/Tinker)
  • Edward W. Hardy (Munchkin/Violinist)
  • Amanda Lederer (The Witch/ Tinker)
  • Aaron McDaniel (Tinker)
  • James Ortiz (Nick Chopper)
  • Eliza Simpson (Nimmie)
  • Meghan St. Thomas (Munchkin)
  • Carol Uraneck (The Witch)

Cast recording[edit]

The Woodsman
Solo Recording by
Edward W. Hardy
ReleasedMay 29, 2016 (2016-05-29)
Recorded(2016) Jonathan Jetter - Right Angle Studios New York, NY
Genre
Length34:14
LabelSolo
Producer

An album featuring the music composed and performed by Edward W. Hardy, was released digitally on May 29, 2016.

The album received positive mention in Broadway World.[10] Hardy said the music was intended to "reflect the period in history and to pay homage to L. Frank Baum’s touching story", using different musical genres.[11]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Cerulean Sky (Prologue)"5:23
2."Whispering Munchkins-Dark Woods"2:01
3."Nick Chopper"6:10
4."Nimme and the Wicked Witch of the East"2:30
5."The Kalidah"3:00
6."Nick Chopper & Nimmie Amee"1:33
7."Finding Love"1:39
8."Forever Yours"1:45
9."Tinkers"2:40
10."My Heart Is Gone"2:12
11."Rusting Tin Man"2:41
12."Dorothy Arrives"1:33
13."Bonus Track"1:06

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Frank Scheck, "'The Woodsman': Theater Review", The Hollywood Reporter, February 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Mark Kennedy, "New York home to idiosyncratic works from actor-playwrights", Associated Press, May 5, 2016  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  3. ^ Woodsman (2014 production), 59E59 Theaters (accessed 2016-09-27).
  4. ^ a b Laura Collins-Hughes, "Led by a Tender Heart, Before It Is Ripped Out: ‘The Woodsman’ Tells the Tin Man’s Tale", The New York Times, January 20, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Laura Collins-Hughes, "Review: In ‘The Woodsman,’ a Love Lost in Oz Under a Witch’s Spell", The New York Times, February 21, 2016.
  6. ^ 2016 Obie Award winners, accessed 2016-09-27.
  7. ^ Zoe Beery, "The Tin Man of Oz Gets a Refit in 'The Woodsman'", The Village Voice, May 24, 2016.
  8. ^ "Theater Close-Up: The Woodsman", WNET (accessed 2016-09-27).
  9. ^ Marilyn Stasio, "Off Broadway Review: Oz Backstory ‘The Woodsman’", Variety, February 8, 2016.
  10. ^ Jessica Khan. "Broadway AM Report, 6/30/2016 - Vineyard Luncheon, Idina on THE TALK and More!". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  11. ^ "Edward W. Hardy's wonderful world". The Pickwyck. Retrieved 2016-08-28.

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