Is the digitization of works of art in museums a curse? Or might the digitization be a blessing? by Earl of Cruise French Liner NORMANDIE backing out of her New York pier during a night sailing in 1935. Oil on canvas 15"x22" courtesy of William G. Müller , marine artist We here in Germany, we are not really in love with the modern technologies as in other countries. This when it comes to controlling - George Orwell `1884 - Big Brother is watching You´, spy cams and unasked photographies, etc. But otherwise we are as free as everybody else, the most, who share on social media their daily life. A bit crazy ... As we encountered some years ago, with the internet giant who send obscure cars through our streets for photographing each, all and everything, we went on barrikades and cried that our privacy has to be protected. But otherwise the very same internet giant is used for daily searches in the web. That is used so often, some people don´t search their pens, they
For liners and the shipping companies movies and films had been a top marketing tool Movies or Films and liners at sea, had been intriguing me since I have read about in my youth in LUXUSLINER - BILDER EINER GROSSEN ZEIT by Lee Server ( THE GOLDEN AGE OF OCEAN LINERS ). But earlier, mot only since my first crossing, I was keen watching movies with liners in it, and disapointed, which was an understatement, when I realized the films have been made in a set ashore in some movie "factory". That was after my first crossing. by Earl of Cruise an essay in progress `Sabrina´, Humphrey Bogart in the office, while LIBERTÉ is sailing out of New York harbor - screenshot Ocean liners, especially those of the luxury category, had been the location of dramas, love stories, thrillers, suspense and catastrophies sinde film was born, or nearly. In this list, the most descriptions are taken from Wikipedia, as I guess no one can expect having seen all these films ... otherwise I w