In 1917, Berdine Sheimer gave birth to a son named Hans. He was born in a small barn in a small town in a small country. His family was poor, as were most Germans after the First World War. He was homeschooled by his mother and a neighbor taught him to tend horses. Read More »

“I meet her in the gallery where I work. She’s a volunteer at one of our cocktail parties. She is tiny, cute, with a gap between her front teeth. She is the only thing that makes the night tolerable.” Read More »