Griffstream

Art Deco teacup and saucer. Circa late 1920s.

Window; Stained and Leaded Glass, Wood, Bronze, ca. 1901-02

Designed by Georges de Feure

Also on May 12: On this day in 1963, Bob Dylan walked off the set of the Ed Sullivan Show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCxi5VOYKOY

Just one month after his career-making Town Hall show in New York, Bob Dylan was poised to break big in America by appearing coast-to-coast on the premier talent showcase of the day. Instead, the moment was lost after a producer on the show, advised by the network’s attorneys, told Bob that his intent to perform “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues” would subject CBS to a potential libel suit. Instead of selecting another song, or altering the lyrics, Bob politely declined and took a pass.

Though conventional wisdom held that taking such a stand was potentially career suicide, the publicity brought him the kind of credibility for artistic integrity that dovetailed nicely with the appeal he held among the idealistic - a net plus overall.