Eye of God, 1966

Under a beloved burden, a mother picks cotton near Tibni. Women make up a third of Syria’s labor force; most work in agriculture, which is not yet heavily mechanized. Cotton planted in pre-independence days to make Syria the “cotton farm of France” now provides an export second only to oil as a revenue earner. A growing number of Syrian mills are expected to weave 75 percent of the nation’s cotton by 1980.

ART: Paintings by Jack Vanzet

Melbourne-based Jack Vanzet creates colorful abstract paintings based on simple large brushstrokes.

Brian Donnelly

Fountain of Youth, 2014

SPOTLIGHT: Psychological Oil Paintings by Adam Lupton

Canadian artist Adam Lupton’s gaze explores psychological and sociological struggles in modern society.