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Washington, DC History & Culture
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Experience the History and Culture of Washington, DC - and the world!
Washington, DC History & Culture
A non-profit community organization.
Experience the History and Culture of Washington, DC - and the world!
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Robert Kelleman
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Georgia O’Keeffe: Flowers and Abstractions - Art History Livestream
Learn about iconic American artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s life and see her beautiful flower and abstraction paintings in part 2 of our art history series (part 1 featured her early New York years).
"Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time... S- I said to myself - I'll paint what I see - what the flower is to me but I'll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking time to look at it - I will make even busy New-Yorkers take time to see what I see of flowers... Well - I made you take time to look at what I saw.”
- Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe: Flowers & Abstractions - Art History Livestream
YouTube Slideshow Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-77p--aKlkI
Georgia O’Keeffe - The New York Years: 1918-1949 - Art History Program
YouTube Slideshow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n56gvaF4QU
YouTube Full Program:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBift_QQm-4
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Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 - March 6, 1986) was an American modernist artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe has been called the "Mother of American modernism".
In 1905, O'Keeffe began art training at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and then the Art Students League of New York. Between 1912 and 1914 she was introduced to the principles and philosophies of Arthur Wesley Dow, who created works of art based upon personal style, design, and interpretation of subjects, rather than trying to copy or represent them. This caused a major change in the way she felt about and approached art. Alfred Stieglitz, an art dealer and photographer, held an exhibit of her works in 1917.
She moved to New York in 1918 at Stieglitz's request and began working seriously as an artist. They developed a professional and personal relationship that led to their marriage in 1924. O'Keeffe created many forms of abstract art, including close-ups of flowers.
O'Keeffe and Stieglitz lived together in New York until 1929, when O'Keeffe began spending part of the year in the Southwest, which served as inspiration for her paintings of New Mexico landscapes and images of animal skulls. After Stieglitz's death, she lived in New Mexico at Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio in Abiquiú until the last years of her life, when she lived in Santa Fe. In 2014, O'Keeffe's 1932 painting Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 sold for $44,405,000, more than three times the previous world auction record for any female artist. After her death, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum was established in Santa Fe.
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Washington, DC History & Culture
Experience the history and culture of Washington, DC - and the world!
YouTube Previously Recorded Programs:
http://www.Youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCulture
Donations Support Our Non-Profit Community Programs - Thank You!
PayPal: DCHistoryAndCulture@gmail.com
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We look forward to seeing you. Thanks!
Robert Kelleman
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/
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George Caleb Bingham Film - Art History Livestream
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George Caleb Bingham Lecture - Art History LivestreamWe invite you to a special two-part art history program on the life and career of George Caleb Bingham, “the Missouri Artist.'
Part 1, on Thursday, April 24, will be a screening of the film “The American Artist: The Life & Times of George Caleb Bingham."
The film will be screened a second time on Friday, July 11.
YouTube Film Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k-dRkM5-2MPart 2, on Friday, April 25, will be an art history lecture on the life and artistic career of George Caleb Bingham.
The lecture will be hosted a second time on Saturday, July 12.
YouTube Lecture Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev6Of24sm8E***
The American Artist is a biographical docu-drama about George Caleb Bingham. His childhood was spent in the American frontier along the Missouri River. A self-taught painter, his natural talent, relentless ambition, and strategic friendships propelled him into the world of politics. He was a successful artist, politician, and family man ... but it all fell apart. His home, family, career, and life s work were all but lost as the American Civil War split his world in two. A century after his death, George Caleb Bingham s work was not only rediscovered, it is celebrated as a National Treasure. His paintings, his politics, his life are a testament to his perseverance, ingenuity, and unwavering determination. An America, long since forgotten, is preserved through his life s work.
Film Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k-dRkM5-2MGeorge Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 - July 7, 1879) was an American artist, soldier and politician known in his lifetime as "the Missouri Artist". Initially a Whig, he was elected as a delegate to the Missouri legislature before the American Civil War where he fought against the extension of slavery westward. During that war, although born in Virginia, Bingham was dedicated to the Union cause and became captain of a volunteer company which helped keep the state from joining the Confederacy, and then served four years as Missouri's Treasurer. During his final years, Bingham held several offices in Kansas City, while also serving as Missouri's Adjutant General. His paintings of American frontier life along the Missouri River exemplify the Luminist style.
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Washington, DC History & Culture
Experience the history and culture of Washington, DC - and the world!YouTube Previously Recorded Programs:
http://www.Youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCultureDonations Support Our Non-Profit Community Programs - Thank You!
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GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/d29491c0We look forward to seeing you. Thanks!
Robert Kelleman
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202-821-6325 (text only)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/ - SOLD OUT In-Person Buy-Your-Own-Ticket Visit To Ford's TheatreFord's Theatre, Washington, DC
3/27/25. TICKETS FROM FORD'S THEATRE FOR THIS EVENT ARE SOLD OUT, SO I HAVE CLOSED THE RSVP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.
To honor the legacy of President Abraham Lincoln, you're invited to join me at an in-person event at Ford's Theatre on Saturday, April 26th at 9am. The itinerary is below.
HOW TO ATTEND: This in-person event is on Saturday, April 26th. To attend this event, you must purchase your own ticket(s) through the Ford's Theatre Box Office. I encourage you to buy your ticket(s) as soon as possible. A limited number of tickets are available, and these tickets sell quickly since they include the option for the play. I do not have extra tickets. If you wait, you may not be able to buy a ticket.
VERY IMPORTANT: RSVP'ing to this event on Meetup does not give you an admission ticket to the theatre. You must purchase you own ticket(s) from the Ford's Theatre Box Office.
You should purchase an $11.00 ticket for the 9am entry time for Saturday, April 26th.
https://fords.org/calendar/
OVERVIEW OF VISIT: One of the most visited and revered sites in the nation’s capital, Ford’s Theatre reopened its doors in 1968, more than 100 years after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Operated through a partnership between Ford’s Theatre Society and our beloved National Park Service, Ford’s Theatre is the premier destination in the nation’s capital to explore and celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s life and legacy.
8:45am Meet inside the lobby of outside Ford's Theatre, 511 Tenth Street, Washington, DC.
9:00am, the Museum: The ticket is for a 9am entry to tour the museum that contains artifacts from Lincoln’s presidency, Civil War milestones, and the assassination conspiracy led by John Wilkes Booth.
10am, Ford's Theatre: Your ticket includes the 10am production of the play One Destiny.
The Petersen House: Once we finish watching the play, we will go across the street to The Petersen House, where the mortally wounded Lincoln was carried. Inside the Petersen House, we will see the bedroom where Lincoln died and the Aftermath Exhibits. The new gift shop adjacent to the Petersen House is also open.
Baptist Alley: After finishing the tour of the Petersen House, if people are interested, we can walk around the block to the back of Ford's Theatre to see the back stage door from which Booth escaped after assassinating President Lincoln.
GETTING THERE: For parking options or taking Metro, see the website: https://fords.org/visit-us/plan-your-visit/parking-metro/.
GUIDELINES: Please review visitor guidelines to Ford's Theatre: https://fords.org/visit-us/plan-your-visit/historic-site-visit-guidelines/
ACCESSIBILITY: Both Ford's Theatre and the Petersen House are accessible. If you need accessibility at the Petersen House, you must let the Park Rangers know.
REMINDER: AS NOTED ABOVE YOU MUST BUY YOUR OWN TICKET(S) FROM FORD'S THEATRE BOX OFFICE. PLEASE FOLLOW THOSE DIRECTIONS. RSVP'ING TO THE MEETUP EVENT DOES NOT GIVE YOU AN ADMISSION TICKET. I would appreciate that you do not RSVP to the event if you do not plan to attend by buying your own ticket(s) so I can have an accurate headcount of who will be attending. Thank you!
https://fords.org/visit-us/plan-your-visit/
Thank you! I hope to see you at this special event!
MaryBeth
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Georgia O’Keeffe: Flowers and Abstractions - Art History Livestream
Learn about iconic American artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s life and see her beautiful flower and abstraction paintings in part 2 of our art history series (part 1 featured her early New York years).
"Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time... S- I said to myself - I'll paint what I see - what the flower is to me but I'll paint it big and they will be surprised into taking time to look at it - I will make even busy New-Yorkers take time to see what I see of flowers... Well - I made you take time to look at what I saw.”
- Georgia O’KeeffeGeorgia O’Keeffe: Flowers & Abstractions - Art History Livestream
YouTube Slideshow Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-77p--aKlkIGeorgia O’Keeffe - The New York Years: 1918-1949 - Art History Program
YouTube Slideshow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n56gvaF4QU
YouTube Full Program:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBift_QQm-4***
Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 - March 6, 1986) was an American modernist artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes. O'Keeffe has been called the "Mother of American modernism".
In 1905, O'Keeffe began art training at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and then the Art Students League of New York. Between 1912 and 1914 she was introduced to the principles and philosophies of Arthur Wesley Dow, who created works of art based upon personal style, design, and interpretation of subjects, rather than trying to copy or represent them. This caused a major change in the way she felt about and approached art. Alfred Stieglitz, an art dealer and photographer, held an exhibit of her works in 1917.
She moved to New York in 1918 at Stieglitz's request and began working seriously as an artist. They developed a professional and personal relationship that led to their marriage in 1924. O'Keeffe created many forms of abstract art, including close-ups of flowers.
O'Keeffe and Stieglitz lived together in New York until 1929, when O'Keeffe began spending part of the year in the Southwest, which served as inspiration for her paintings of New Mexico landscapes and images of animal skulls. After Stieglitz's death, she lived in New Mexico at Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio in Abiquiú until the last years of her life, when she lived in Santa Fe. In 2014, O'Keeffe's 1932 painting Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 sold for $44,405,000, more than three times the previous world auction record for any female artist. After her death, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum was established in Santa Fe.***
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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Texas History & Culture.
Washington, DC History & Culture
Experience the history and culture of Washington, DC - and the world!YouTube Previously Recorded Programs:
http://www.Youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCultureDonations Support Our Non-Profit Community Programs - Thank You!
PayPal: DCHistoryAndCulture@gmail.com
Venmo: @DCHistoryAndCulture
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/d29491c0We look forward to seeing you. Thanks!
Robert Kelleman
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/ - Winslow Homer and the American Experience - Art History LivestreamLink visible for attendees
Winslow Homer and the American Experience - Art History Livestream
We invite you to join us for a look into the fascinating life and career of iconic American artist Winslow Homer.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Winslow Homer is one of the most popular and important artists in American history. Following the Civil War the United States experienced increased industrialization and urbanization (the Gilded Age) yet Homer’s paintings captured the innocence of daily rural American life.
This is one of a series of educational and entertaining art history programs focusing on “the American Experience”, the history of the United States through the context of American art: painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, furniture, fashion, etc.
We’ll also periodically explore the relationship between American art history and a variety of other cultural mediums such as music, literature, dance, food, religion, economics, politics, sports, radio, television, film, plus much more!
YouTube Preview Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0zyQB00TfoWinslow Homer (February 24, 1836 - September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters of 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art in general.
Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively in watercolor, creating a fluid and prolific oeuvre, primarily chronicling his working vacations.***
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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Washington, DC History & Culture and Texas History & Culture.
Washington, DC History & Culture
Experience the history and culture of Washington, DC - and the world!YouTube Previously Recorded Programs:
http://www.Youtube.com/c/WashingtonDCHistoryCultureDonations Support Our Non-Profit Community Programs - Thank You!
PayPal: DCHistoryAndCulture@gmail.com
Venmo: @DCHistoryAndCulture
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/d29491c0We look forward to seeing you. Thanks!
Robert Kelleman
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/
