Topics by Susan Stamberg
Food
Mrs. Stamberg's Relish Goes To Washington
By Susan Stamberg
This year, Susan Stamberg brings her mother-in-law's famous cranberry relish recipe to two veteran White House chefs. They say it reminds them of the infamous "cheddar cheese ring" from the Carter administration.
This year, Susan Stamberg brings her mother-in-law's famous cranberry relish recipe to two veteran White House chefs. They say it reminds them of the infamous "cheddar cheese ring" from the Carter administration.
Fine Art
For Gertrude Stein, Collecting Art Was A Family Affair
By Susan Stamberg
In the early 1900s, Gertrude Stein and her brothers filled their Paris apartments with avant-garde art. The Steins bought paintings right out of the studios of young, scandalous artists — Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and others — who met and mingled at the Steins' salons.
In the early 1900s, Gertrude Stein and her brothers filled their Paris apartments with avant-garde art. The Steins bought paintings right out of the studios of young, scandalous artists — Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and others — who met and mingled at the Steins' salons.
Fine Art
Andy Warhol's 'Headline': Sensationalism Always Sells
By Susan Stamberg
The National Gallery of Art showcases 80 early-'60s Andy Warhol works, all on the theme of newspapers and celebrity. In prints, paintings and drawings, the pop-art icon methodically reproduced tabloid headlines, interrogating the relationship between publications and their readers.
The National Gallery of Art showcases 80 early-'60s Andy Warhol works, all on the theme of newspapers and celebrity. In prints, paintings and drawings, the pop-art icon methodically reproduced tabloid headlines, interrogating the relationship between publications and their readers.
Arts & Living
Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone With The Wind' Turns 75
By Susan Stamberg
Gone With the Wind sold one million copies in its first six months, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, and brought an explosion of unexpected, unwished for celebrity to its author. NPR's Susan Stamberg's visits the tiny Atlanta apartment where Mitchell wrote the famous novel 75 years ago.
Gone With the Wind sold one million copies in its first six months, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, and brought an explosion of unexpected, unwished for celebrity to its author. NPR's Susan Stamberg's visits the tiny Atlanta apartment where Mitchell wrote the famous novel 75 years ago.
Fine Art
Gabriel Metsu: The Dutch Master You Don't Know
By Susan Stamberg
When it comes to Dutch artists, you probably know of Rembrandt and Vermeer, but a man named Gabriel Metsu was once the darling of Dutch painting. He's fallen out of the spotlight, but an exhibit at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., is bringing the master back.
When it comes to Dutch artists, you probably know of Rembrandt and Vermeer, but a man named Gabriel Metsu was once the darling of Dutch painting. He's fallen out of the spotlight, but an exhibit at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., is bringing the master back.
Fine Art
Celebrating Green: As Color, As Concept, As Cause
By Susan Stamberg
Green has taken on many meanings — envy, ecology, money and more. A new exhibition at the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., salutes the color of spring, and all that it has come to symbolize.
Green has taken on many meanings — envy, ecology, money and more. A new exhibition at the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., salutes the color of spring, and all that it has come to symbolize.
Fine Art
Gauguin's Nude Tahitians Give The Wrong Impression
By Susan Stamberg
The Polynesian women Paul Gauguin painted probably wore a lot more clothing than he wanted you to believe. A new exhibit explores how the post-Impressionist artist didn't let reality stop him from painting the primitive island culture he'd hoped to find — but didn't.
The Polynesian women Paul Gauguin painted probably wore a lot more clothing than he wanted you to believe. A new exhibit explores how the post-Impressionist artist didn't let reality stop him from painting the primitive island culture he'd hoped to find — but didn't.
Fine Art
Portraits Of The Poor: Dignity In Times Of Despair
By Susan Stamberg
Taxing Visions is a new exhibit that depicts the underside of the Gilded Age at the end of the 19th century. The artwork on display at the Huntington in San Marino, Calif., pays tribute to the men, women and children hit hardest by the economic downturn.
Taxing Visions is a new exhibit that depicts the underside of the Gilded Age at the end of the 19th century. The artwork on display at the Huntington in San Marino, Calif., pays tribute to the men, women and children hit hardest by the economic downturn.
OSCARS 2011
For Location Scouts, It's All About Making The Scene
By Susan Stamberg
Among the earliest production crew members hired on a film, they help directors turn words into pictures — and help manage the chaos of a movie set. For the second of this year's Hollywood Jobs stories, NPR's Susan Stamberg tags along to see the sites.
Among the earliest production crew members hired on a film, they help directors turn words into pictures — and help manage the chaos of a movie set. For the second of this year's Hollywood Jobs stories, NPR's Susan Stamberg tags along to see the sites.
Movies
For Location Scouts, It's All About Making The Scene
By Susan Stamberg
Among the earliest production crew members hired on a film, they help directors turn words into pictures — and help manage the chaos of a movie set. For the second of this year's Hollywood Jobs stories, NPR's Susan Stamberg tags along to see the sites.
Among the earliest production crew members hired on a film, they help directors turn words into pictures — and help manage the chaos of a movie set. For the second of this year's Hollywood Jobs stories, NPR's Susan Stamberg tags along to see the sites.
Movies
Objectively Speaking, It's All About The Prop Master
By Susan Stamberg
When The Social Network needs 60 vintage computers that work — or Steven Spielberg needs live crabs, and needs them in motion — it's prop masters who move heaven and earth to make it happen.
When The Social Network needs 60 vintage computers that work — or Steven Spielberg needs live crabs, and needs them in motion — it's prop masters who move heaven and earth to make it happen.
Fine Art
Norton Simon: The Best Museum You Haven't Visited
By Susan Stamberg
The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif., just might be America's least known great museum. NPR's Susan Stamberg explores the vast collection, amassed by a businessman who had a knack for finding great art.
The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif., just might be America's least known great museum. NPR's Susan Stamberg explores the vast collection, amassed by a businessman who had a knack for finding great art.
Arts & Living
Celebrating The Phillips Collection's 90th Birthday
By Susan Stamberg
This year marks the 90th anniversary of The Phillips Collection, one of Washington D.C.'s premier art museums. Susan Stamberg reports on the man behind the museum, and what the space has meant to artists, writers and actors over time.
This year marks the 90th anniversary of The Phillips Collection, one of Washington D.C.'s premier art museums. Susan Stamberg reports on the man behind the museum, and what the space has meant to artists, writers and actors over time.
Author Interviews
The True Love Story Of Lady Antonia And Her Harold
By Susan Stamberg
They were married when they first met, but he kept her from leaving a party when he asked, "Must you go?" That simple question launched a 33-year relationship and serves as the title of biographer Lady Antonia Fraser's new memoir about her years with playwright Harold Pinter.
They were married when they first met, but he kept her from leaving a party when he asked, "Must you go?" That simple question launched a 33-year relationship and serves as the title of biographer Lady Antonia Fraser's new memoir about her years with playwright Harold Pinter.
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