VIRTUAL DISPLAY - February Artist of the Month: Mr. Charles Lazarus

Mr. Charles Lazarus

Artist Statement

I first came upon the idea of keeping Time magazine covers in the early 1970’s.  Much was occurring throughout the world.  Here in the US, we had the Vietnam War and the Watergate investigation.  Every week I thoroughly read Time magazine because as a doctoral graduate student, I did not own a television and the local paper was insufficient, so a reduced rate Time magazine for college students satisfied my needs.  

I continued collecting these covers until about 2000, when family, work, internet and the NYT fulfilled those needs of staying current with social and political changes here and elsewhere.

History and awareness are still among my favorite interests.  Creating a montage of historical events using news magazine covers can inform and stimulate an individual to look further into a particular person, place or event.  

Many young people are unaware of our recent American and world events.  These posters describe the civil, political, educational, moral, environmental and yes, sporting events that have shaped our culture as Americans.

For more information contact Mr. Lazarus at thepasttimecompany@gmail.com