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Alice Runnels James 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
Note
Exhibitions
John Singer
Sargent, An Exhibition -- Whitney Museum, NY & The Art Institute of Chicago
1986-1987
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Apollo and the Muses 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
Apollo is
the god of light, the patron of music and fine arts. Often in his attendance
are the muses. Earlier numbers were unclear but the Greeks finally established
nine muses in mythology:
1.
Calliope,
the Muse of epic poetry
2.
Clio,
the Muse of history
3.
Polyhymnia, the Muse of... | GA | igrkio | |
Architecture, Painting and Sculpture Protected by Athena from the Ravages of Time 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
Athena is
many things, but above all, she is the Goddess of the City and the protectress of civilized life -- of artesian activities
such as Architecture, Painting and Sculpture. She is the favorite daughter of
Zeus and born miraculously from his head with her helmut already on.
Notes:
Special
thanks to Lee Sandstead of New York, for being... | GA | igrkio | |
Astronomy 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | ||
Charles Sprague Sargent 1920 |
Charles
Sprague Sargent (1841-1927) A
Harvard Grad. Was apponted director of Harvard's Botanic Garden in 1872. In
1873 he was appointed the first
director of the Arnold Arboretum.
"The
Arnold Arboretum is a research and educational institution. It manages a
collection of hardy trees, shrubs, and vines located on 265 acres in... | GA | igrkio | |
Charles Woodbury 1921 |
Charles
Herbert Woodbury, American Painter (1864-1940) He was a fellow painter, teacher
and illistrator.
At the age
of fifteen, he was the youngest exhibitors of the Boston Art Club, having exhibited
a painting in the inaugural exhibition of the new club house in 1882.
In addition
to the Art Club, he was a member of the Copley Society, the... | GA | igrkio | |
Classic and Romantic Art 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA | GA | igrkio | ||
Eleonora Randolph Sears 1921 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Note:
Sold Doyle
New York, May 24, 2005, Lot 144, $96,000.
Sold from
the Collection of William J. and Jean Hogan of Bronxville, New York. The Hogan
Collection was assembled predominantly during the 1950s through the 1970s and
offers works by a number of prominent American and European artists. Jean Hogan
studied nuclear physics and joined IBM... | GA | igrkio | |
Ganymede and the Eagle 1921 Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Lee Sandstead of New York, for being a friend of the JSS Gallery, for
taking this picture on his trip and sharing this with us.
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James Ford Rhodes 1920 |
James Ford
Rhodes (1 May 1848–22 January 1927), was an American industrialist and
Pulitzer Prize winning historian born in Cleveland, Ohio.
He and his
father made a pot of money in iron, coal and steel industries in Cleveland but
then retired in 1885 at the age of 37 (approximately) and devoted
the remainder of his life to the pursuit of... | GA | igrkio |
- John Singer Sargent