Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'portrait'

Annie Leibovitz: The View From Behind The Lens

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:10:00 EST

Whoopi Goldberg in a milk bath? Meryl Streep in a white mime face? After training her lens on some of the most notable faces of our day, the photographer reveals the stories behind some of her famous portraits.

Art Spiegelman, The Artist As A 'Young %@&*!'

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:22:00 EST

First published in 1978, Breakdowns: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*! revisits and restores the lost and mildly X-rated nascent years of a great American artist.

A Century Of Beautiful People

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:02:00 EST

Artists and athletes, celebrities and scribes, the talented and the tainted promiscuously link arms and promenade in this exuberant collection of portraits from the Vanity Fair archives.

Inside 'The Evangelical Ivy League'

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:54:00 EDT

Photographer Jona Frank's portraits of the Patrick Henry College student body reveal a group of kids for whom the Abercrombie & Fitch catalog is the work of sinners and a game of sloppy beer pong immoral.

Le Clezio, Portrait Of A Gentle Writer

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:19:00 EDT

Though born in France, Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Gustav Le Clezio is a nomadic writer, whose work has been defined by his life of travel around the world. For him, storytelling means melting into the background.

Paul Newman's 'Lincoln Portrait' At Carnegie Hall

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:15:00 EDT

Along with his acting career, Paul Newman made a name for himself as a philanthropist and humanitarian, traits that made him an appropriate choice to narrate Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait, in a performance at Carnegie Hall with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

A Portrait Of The U.S., 'State By State'

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey talk to host Andrea Seabrook about their new compilation, State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America. The book is inspired by the Depression-era Federal Writers' Project, which sent the great authors of the day out on the road to write a series of travel guides.

Howard Bingham: Photographing Ali And America

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:20:00 EDT

Howard Bingham describes himself as the "Forrest Gump of photojournalism" — frequently "popping up" at just the right time to document some of the greatest moments in U.S. history. He is best known for his portraits of boxing great Muhammad Ali.

Snapping Salmon: A Biologist's Underwater Passion

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:16:00 EDT

Mary Edwards is a fish biologist who loves salmon — especially if they're running upriver. But her true passion is to take portrait-style photos of fish underwater, in the remote rivers of the Pacific Northwest.

Shaw's Graphic Take On Ordinary Family Drama

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:08:00 EDT

Bottomless Belly Button, Dash Shaw's portrait of good people with a desperate, bourgeois dignity, is a welcome break from the comic genre's usual angst-ridden post-modernity.

'Scattershot' A Bipolar Family Portrait

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:27:00 EDT

In his memoir, Scattershot, David Lovelace chronicles what he calls "the family sickness." Terri Cheney joins the discussion and shares details from Manic, a chronicle of her own struggle with bipolar disorder.

A Photo Project's Message: Hello, Neighbor

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:18:00 EDT

If you're someone who thinks neighbors and neighborhoods aren't what they used to be, you aren't alone. A sense of community can be hard to come by, even in thriving areas. A public photography project in Oregon is meant to change that, with large banner portraits of residents.

A 'Frozen River,' Treacherous And Deep

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:01:00 EDT

With its bleak landscape and bleaker plot, Courtney Hunt's directorial debut — a Sundance festival favorite — provides a moving portrait of two women's desperation in a Canadian border town.

A 'Frozen River,' Treacherous And Deep

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:27:00 EDT

With its bleak landscape and bleaker plot, Courtney Hunt's directorial debut — a Sundance festival favorite — provides a moving portrait of two women's desperation in a Canadian border town.

Three Authors On Surviving Tough Times

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:48:00 EDT

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage by Daniel Mark Epstine, Alfred & Emily by Doris Lessing and Furious Improvisation by Susan Quinn.

'Before I Forget' A Poignant Memoir

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:21:00 EDT

With steely nerve and mordant wit, Jacques Nolot's Before I Forget presents an unflinching portrait of a former hustler now in middle age, HIV-positive, and negotiating the financial and emotional legacies of several generations of gay men.

A Portrait Of The Great 'Gonzo'

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:32:00 EDT

The documentary Gonzo remembers the strange and wild life of writer Hunter S. Thompson. Critic John Powers reviews the film.

Charles Ives' Rambunctious 'Fourth Of July'

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:24:00 EDT

Fireworks, folk songs and marching bands are just a few of the disparate elements that Charles Ives dropped into his evocative — and explosive — musical portrait of the national holiday. The festivities end as the town hall goes up in flames.

In A Crumbling House, A Trove Of Everyday History

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:29:00 EDT

For years, historian Adam Goodheart had been taking students to an old Maryland plantation. Little did he know there was a trove of family records — an intimate portrait of an influential family — stashed upstairs.

Atmosphere: Overlooking a Father's Flaws

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:11:00 EDT

While Atmosphere's new album frequently profiles bums, junkies, and promiscuous women, "In Her Music Box" paints a tender portrait of a young, adoring daughter. She and her dad are connected by their love of rap music, and in between trips to McDonald's and the car wash, they sing in their Buick.

Pain, Betrayal and Love in Old Russia

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:01:00 EDT

Doctor Zhivago offers a day-by-day portrait of the lives of ordinary Russians through the Revolution of 1917. Nearly 40 years after reading it for the first time, Ursula La Guin credits Boris Pasternak's sweeping epic for making her the novelist she is today.

Laila Hathay Returns with New Music, Message

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Soul singer Lailah Hathaway is back on the scene with a new album, Self Portrait. The daughter of the late R&B legend Donnie Hathaway talks about her music, her legacy and why this album challenged her in very different ways. (5. ) Hockey: Not Just for Whites — While many in the sports world have been consumed with the NBA finals, hockey fans are also closely watching their sport. Bill Douglas, a Washington, D.C., reporter, talks about his love for hockey as an African-American sports fan, and why he shouldn't be in the minority.

Excerpt: 'The Other'

Tue, 27 May 2008 00:34:00 EDT

This 1971 debut novel by actor-turned-writer Thomas Tryon is a portrait of psychological decay and transference between identical twin boys born, incongruously, on different days (one before, the other just after midnight) and with different Zodiac signs.

At Velvet Museum, Get in Touch with Kitsch

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:01:00 EDT

There are no velvet ropes at the Velveteria in Portland, Ore., where visitors can rub velvet — or velveteen — art, including portraits of Jesus, Elvis, Liberace and Michael Jackson.

Ricky Ricardo: The 'Mr. Babalu' Next Door

Sun, 18 May 2008 11:41:00 EDT

In the 1950s, the man who loved Lucy helped introduce mainstream America to a slice of Latin culture. He was based on Desi Arnaz — yet Arnaz was hardly just playing himself. Felix Contreras has a musical portrait of the fictional Cuban-American bandleader.