Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Citadelle Laferriere, built between 1805 and 1820 to protect Haiti from invasion. Photo by Stephen Poleskie     Almost Shot Out of the Sky While Flying Over a “Shithole” Country     By Stephen Poleskie Donald Trump’s recent derogatory comment about...
Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

  Archives Center, National Museum of American History Save Your Cans/Help Pass the Ammunition” World War II posters from 1940 *** Collecting Tin Cans   by Stephen Poleskie Contributing Columnist   I don’t suppose that I am the only person who goes to sleep...
Steve Poleskie/Then and  Now

Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Jeanne Mackin photo Steve Poleskie and his screen prints at the American Center in Belgrade, June 1981 *** A Cold War Warrior   by Stephen Poleskie     There has been a lot of comment in the news lately about Russia and its leader. This got me thinking about my...
Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Steve Poleskie with his first airplane, a Champion Citabria 7ECA, 1972 *** Teaching Myself to Fly an Airplane   by Stephen Poleskie Columnist When I mentioned that I was writing an article about teaching myself to fly, my friend asked: “Who do you think you are,...
Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Steve Poleskie/Then and Now

Steve Poleskie works with Helen Frankenthaler *** Helen Frankenthaler’s Scarf   by Stephen Poleskie My article on Elaine de Kooning in the last issue of Ragazine apparently proved quite popular. So I will write about another person included in the Denver Museum’s...