2534 - Moscow, Russia

Maya sends a nice card from a painter I had never heard of before - Boris Grigoriev Бори́с Дми́триевич Григо́рьев (1886-1939). Not only was he known for his painting, but he was also a graphic artist and an author. The postcard features his painting "Female Portrait (Darling)," 1917.

Grigoriev studied art at the Stroganov Art School and at the Imperial Academy of Arts. He became a member of the Union of Impressionists in 1909. He was interested in the Russian countryside, the peasants that worked the land, and village life. From 1916-1918 he created a series of paintings and graphic works called "Russia" which depicted the poverty and strength of rural Russia.

In 1919 he travelled and lived abroad in Finland, Germany, France, the United States, and Central and South America. There isn't any information about it, but I wonder if Grigoriev got out because of the Russian Civil War. While living in Paris, Gregoriev was strongly influenced by Paul Cézanne.

Grigoriev died in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France in 1939.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

Keita is a junior high science teacher in Iwate 岩手町. He sent me a photo of the Tokyo Sky Tower during a fireworks display. The Tokyo Sky Tower is a broadcasting and observation tower in Simide, a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. In 2011, when it was completed at a height of 634 meters, it became the tallest tower in the world, and the second tallest structure in the world, after Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE.

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