This week on Artworks,
Two-twenty-one-B Baker Street just got a little more crowded. Adam Schwartz speaks with an author that puts a new partner at the heart of the Sherlock Holmes universe… his equally-savvy, crime-solving wife!
Also on the program, Yaël Ksanders series touring the artistic icons of Indiana University Bloomington stops in the heart of the Fine Arts Plaza for a closer look at the Showalter Fountain
And we’ll visit another Bloomington location where the keeping the past alive and blooming is part of the mission.
That’s all just ahead on Artworks.
Stories On This Episode
Laurie R. King: A 20th Century Feminist Marries Sherlock Holmes
By Adam Schwartz - May 19, 2010
Adam Schwartz interviews Laurie R. King, author of a popular series of thrillers featuring the crime-busting team of Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell.
The Birth Of Venus: A Long Labor Of Love
By Yaël Ksander - May 18, 2010
Since 1961, Robert Laurent’s Birth of Venus fountain has been the centerpiece of Showalter Plaza, the artistic core of Indiana University’s Bloomington campus.
2010 BloomingPlays Festival
By George Walker - May 10, 2010
“Playwriting is my passion. I actually feel as if my play is my baby. At the same time, dealing with a character who’s kind of a terrible person is a struggle."
The Wylie House Garden: Curating A Living History
By Megan Meyer - Dec 9, 2009
Upon first glance, the Wylie House looks like any other antebellum house museum. But it's the museum's heirloom garden that draws seekers of living history.
