Reflections of Chartres Cathedral, August, 2005
Archive for February 8th, 2009
Travel Photo of the Day: Chartres, France
Posted in Architecture, Europe, Foreign Travel, Photography, Religion on February 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Bringing It All Back Home: Peter Guttman’s Travel Museum
Posted in Antiques & Folk Art, Collectors & Collecting, Ephemera, Foreign Travel, New York City, Photography, U.S. Travel on February 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »
“You may feel as if you’d stepped into a quirky 19th-century museum, but that’s not how Mr. [Peter] Guttman, a travel photographer, sees the densely packed four walls, floor and ceiling of his family’s living room. His meticulously organized collection of rare folk art and handmade tools, toys, weapons, textiles, baskets, ceramics, etc., dedicated to the memory of extinct or nearly-so ways of life and assembled as snugly as a jigsaw puzzle, is ‘a mirror of my personal life,’ he said, ‘a diary of global travels.'” (Audio Slide Show) (via NY Times)
The 'Not-So-Rough' Guide 