HOMAGE: Edgar Allan Poe

We all know the symbolism contained within Edgar Allan Poe's famous works. But do you know the story of the three red roses?

Starting in 1949, on Poe's birthday, a mysterious male figure would arrive at Poe's grave and drink Martell Cognac and leave the unfinished bottle and three red roses on Poe's grave. It is said the roses were for Poe, his wife, Virginia Clemm Poe and wife's mother, Maria Poe Clemm, who are all buried in Westminster Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Maryland. The tradition stopped in 2012. Apparently the toaster had also gone to his great reward. The tradition has been resurrected as of 2015.

Enjoy this video on YouTube from the Baltimore Historical Society so you can learn more about this annual tradition:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7YZUoAbRRY&t=314s

OR

read this about the "Poe Toaster" from Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe_Toaster

Homage - Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) has painted the famous artwork "Girl with a pearl earring". I used her face in this collage and gave her a modern look. To be honest, Vermeer is not my favourite artist, but I love his work and it is easy for me to find second hand books about him. He lived in Delft, a small Dutch town, not far away from my hometown The Hague.

Homage To Joseph Cornell

From the archives.