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About Guy St. Clair

Guy St. Clair teaches at Columbia University in the City of New York. His subject is knowledge services, an approach to managing intellectual capital that merges information management (including technology management), knowledge management, and strategic learning. His personal interests are varied, with primary attention given to all forms of classical music (especially opera), art (special interest in the works of the Impressionists), design (focusing on Art Nouveau), travel, and, to a certain extent, natural history (he is a great lover of elephants, thinking of the elephant as one of the noblest of creatures). Guy thinks of himself as something of an old-fashioned flâneur, observing what he sees around himself and learning from what he sees.

The Oppermanns

March 28, 2023 By Guy St. Clair

In Brief. This post is about a remarkable book which I have only recently discovered. A few weeks ago, a friend told me about The Oppermanns, a book that I had not been aware of. I was surprised when I heard about it, for I’ve been a long-time reader of European history and, in particular, …

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Filed Under: Current Events, History, Journal Tagged With: Cleugh (James), Cohen (Joshua), Feuchtwanger (Lion), Feuchtwanger (Marta), Fry (Varian), Germany - National Socialism, Nazis, The Oppermanns (book), Weber (Donald)

Vancouver: The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art

March 14, 2023 By Guy St. Clair

“Joy is a well-made object, equaled only by the joy of making it.” – Bill Reid, 1988 Bill Reid (1920-1998) was an acclaimed master goldsmith, carver, sculptor, writer, broadcaster, mentor, and community activist. He was born in Victoria, BC to a Haida mother and an American father with Scottish German roots. The Bill Reid Gallery …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, History, Journal, Nature, Personal History, Travel Tagged With: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, First Nations, First Peoples, Northwest Coast Art, Reid (Bill)

Vancouver: Bill Reid’s Monumental Sculpture

March 6, 2023 By Guy St. Clair

In Brief. When we think about Northwest Coast Art and Vancouver, we are naturally drawn to what is considered by many to be the most important (I think I earlier said “almost-iconic”) work of Haida artist Bill Reid. I’m not sure – and probably not enough of an expert in the study of this art …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, History, Journal, Nature, Personal History, Travel Tagged With: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, MOA, Museum of Anthropology, Raven (creation myth), Reid (Bill), The Raven and the First Men (sculpture), University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver

A Concert for Ukraine

February 27, 2023 By Guy St. Clair

In Brief. Last Friday, the Metropolitan Opera gave us another example of why – for so many of us – this splendid musical organization plays such an important role in the “community” that many of us belong to. Despite its size and the Metropolitan Opera Association’s specific cultural function, there are special occasions that bring …

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Filed Under: Current Events, History, Journal, Music, Personal History Tagged With: A Concert for Ukraine, Buialskyi (Vladyslav), D'Angelo (Emily), For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope, Kiyashko (Olena), Metropolitan Opera Association, Nézet-Séguin (Yannick), Popov (Dmytro), Schultz (Golda), Zelenskyy (Volodymyr)

Vancouver: Northwest Coast Art

February 15, 2023 By Guy St. Clair

Last October, after we had crossed Canada by train (The Canadian, highly recommended), Andrew and I spent the remaining weeks of our vacation in further explorations in Vancouver and, for a bit, in Victoria. Some of these activities (and the train trip) were captured in our several “digital postcards,” posted to the right here. The …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture, History, Journal, Nature, Personal History, Travel Tagged With: art, Bill Reid Gallery, First Peoples, Haida Gwaii (First People), Manion (Kevin), Museum of Anthropology (MOA), Northwest Coast Art, Raven and the First Men (art work), Reid (Bill), Stanley (Dale & Debi), University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Recent Posts

  • The Oppermanns March 28, 2023
  • Vancouver: The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art March 14, 2023
  • Vancouver: Bill Reid’s Monumental Sculpture March 6, 2023
  • A Concert for Ukraine February 27, 2023
  • Vancouver: Northwest Coast Art February 15, 2023
  • Applied Knowledge Services: A New Approach to Management and Leadership February 8, 2023
  • Humanist Management and Knowledge Services: What Do We Get? February 8, 2023
  • Tim Wood Powell on The Value of Knowledge February 8, 2023
  • Frances Hesselbein: A Friend of the Heart, Forever January 23, 2023
  • Personal History: Knowing Frances Hesselbein January 23, 2023
  • The Power of Purpose January 19, 2023
  • The Hours: A Follow-Up December 16, 2022
  • A New American Classic from The Metropolitan Opera December 6, 2022
  • Vancouver: A Very Different Work of Public Art November 13, 2022
  • Vancouver: Christ Church Cathedral November 3, 2022
  • Vancouver: A Very Welcoming City October 29, 2022
  • Crossing Canada by Train (4) October 19, 2022
  • Crossing Canada by Train (3) October 19, 2022
  • Crossing Canada by Train (2) October 18, 2022
  • Crossing Canada by Train (1) October 17, 2022

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