Tag: #Roman Golla

The Color of Snow
On the moonlit evening of August 5, 1851, Henry David Thoreau recorded despair over the contents of the current Annual of Scientific Discovery. Comparing an unnamed astronomer’s dry writing to a woodcutter protecting his eyes […]

The Chess Paintings of Roman Golla
Naïve painter, Roman Golla was an avid chess player. One might even say his participation in the US Open Chess Tournaments in 1953, 1961, 1963 and 1968 would qualify him as a master. An immigrant […]