Born in 1914 – William Stafford, American poet and author.
“Here’s how to count the people who are ready to do right: ‘One.’ ‘One.’ ‘One.’…”
Also: Benjamin Franklin, who said, ““If you desire many things, many things will seem few.”
True Knot
Born in 2013–Joseph Hunt
Above: The true knot, tied by Jojo in the womb.
Born in 1928 – Garry Winogrand, American photographer and author.
Above: Los Angeles, California, 1969
On this day in 1968, Johnny Cash performed two sets at Folsom State Prison, California.
Born in 1849 – Jean Béraud, Russian-French painter and academic.
Above: Béraud’s Après la faute (After the misdeed), c. 1885
Born in 1887 – Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher.
Above: Hawk Tower, which Jeffers built for his wife Una, adjacent to their home (Tor House) in Carmel, California.
Born in 1961–Todd Haynes, American filmmaker.
Above: Barbie as Karen Carpenter in Haynes’ 1987 film, Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story.
It’s the feast day of Basil of Caesarea.
“A musician would not willingly consent that his lyre should be out of tune, nor a leader of a chorus that his choir should not sing in the strictest possible harmony. But shall each individual person be at variance with himself, and exhibit a life in disagreement with his words?”
“There is nothing which the prudent must shun more carefully than living with a view to popularity, or giving serious thought to the things esteemed by the multitude…”
Born in 1869 – Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor.
Above: Matisse a few months before his death.
Also: Paul Westerberg
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