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The Detroit Institute of Arts: The American Collection - Art History Livestream
You’re invited to join us for a livestream art history tour of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the top art museums in the United States. This particular program will focus on American art, with the DIA having one of the best American collections in the world. On a later date we’ll focus on some other areas, including European highlights and Impressionism. Your host, Robert, spent the first two years of his career working at the Detroit Institute of Arts and is extremely familiar with the museum and its collection.
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), located in Detroit, Michigan, has one of the largest and most significant art collections in the United States. With over 100 galleries, it covers 658,000 square feet. The DIA collection is regarded as among the top six museums in the United States with an encyclopedic collection which spans the globe from ancient Egyptian and European works to contemporary art. Its art collection is valued in billions of dollars, up to $8.1 billion according to a 2014 appraisal. The DIA campus is located in Detroit's Cultural Center Historic District, about two miles (3 km) north of the downtown area.
The museum building is highly regarded by architects. The original building, designed by Paul Philippe Cret, is flanked by north and south wings with the white marble as the main exterior material for the entire structure. The campus is part of the city's Cultural Center Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The museum's first painting was donated in 1883 and its collection consists of over 65,000 works. With about 677,500 visitors annually for 2015, the DIA is among the most visited art museums in the world.Detroit Institute of Arts - Web Links:
https://www.dia.org/
https://www.facebook.com/DetroitInstituteofArts/
https://www.youtube.com/user/DetroitInstituteArts
https://www.instagram.com/diadetroit/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Institute_of_Arts***
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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.
Texas History & Culture
Experience the history and culture of Texas - and the world!
Meetup:
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Facebook:
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Venmo: @DCHistoryAndCulture
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/d29491c0We look forward to seeing you - thanks!
Robert Kelleman
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202-821-6325 (text only) - Amon Carter Museum of American Art - FREE Guided Tour (Fort Worth)Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX
Amon Carter Museum of American Art - FREE Guided Tour (Fort Worth)
Thursday, August 15 - 6:00 pm
Meeting Point: Inside the lobby of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art: 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd - Fort Worth.Robert and Michele invite you to join us for a FREE guided tour of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.
For our special Thursday evening tour we'll be highlighting the "American Experience", the unique history of the United States of America, and viewing works by artists such as Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Georgia O'Keeffe, and many more.***
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art (ACMAA) is located in Fort Worth, Texas, in the city's cultural district. The museum's permanent collection features paintings, photography, sculpture, and works on paper by leading artists working in the United States and its North American territories in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The greatest concentration of works falls into the period from the 1820s through the 1940s. Photographs, prints, and other works on paper produced up to the present day are also an area of strength in the museum's holdings.
The collection is particularly focused on portrayals of the Old West by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, artworks depicting nineteenth-century exploration and settlement of the North American continent, and masterworks that are emblematic of major turning points in American art history. Museum admission for all exhibits, including special exhibits, is free.
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art opened in 1961 as the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. The museum's original collection of more than 300 works of art by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell was assembled by Fort Worth newspaper publisher and philanthropist Amon G. Carter, Sr. (1879–1955). Carter spent the last ten years of his life laying the legal, financial, and philosophical groundwork for the museum's creation.
Ruth Carter Stevenson, greatly expanded the museum’s collection to include all areas and periods of American art. In 2011, on the occasion of the museum’s 50th anniversary, the museum was renamed the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.Amon Carter Museum of American Art - Web Links
https://www.cartermuseum.org/***
Event Details ...
Cost: FREE.
Weather: Our tours is indoors and will thus take place rain or shine; if it’s on the calendar then we’re proceeding as planned.
Parking: A variety of options throughout the area, including a free lot next to the museum and street parking nearby. Please arrive to the area early so that you have plenty of time to find parking and walk to our meeting point.
Meeting Point: 6:00 pm inside the lobby of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art: 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd - Fort Worth. Look for your hosts Robert (wearing a fedora-style hat) and Michele along with a group of friendly people.
Icebreaker Introductions: We should have a good-sized group and so instead of everyone introducing themselves to the group we will get to know each other by distributing blank stickers and colored markers and we’ll ask everyone to write down on their sticker: 1). first name. 2). favorite type of art of artists. Example: “Michele - Harlem Renaissance” or “Robert - Georgia O’Keeffe”.
After the Tour: The tour will end between 7:00 and 7:30 pm. However, the museum is open until 8:00 pm so you’re free to stay until then on your own.
What Are The Tours Like?
YouTube Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eh3Fpt_HIMAdditional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.
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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.
Texas History & Culture
A non-profit community organization
Experience the history and culture of Texas - and the world!
Meetup - Dallas-Fort Worth:
https://4142298.xyz/DallasFortWorthHistoryAndCulture/
Meetup - Austin:
https://4142298.xyz/AustinTexasHistoryAndCulture/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TexasHistoryAndCulture/
Eventbrite:
https://TexasHistoryAndCulture.eventbrite.com
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TexasHistoryAndCulture/videosWe look forward to seeing you - thanks!
Robert Kelleman
[email protected]
202-821-6325 (text only) - Bishop Arts District FREE Guided Walking Tour & Optional Lunch AfterThe Salty, Dallas, TX
Bishop Arts District FREE Saturday Morning Guided Walking Tour & Optional Lunch After.
Saturday, October 5 - 9:30 am. All are welcome.
Meeting Point: At “The Salty” doughnut and coffee shop: 414 West Davis - Dallas.Join us for a leisurely stroll through Bishop Arts District, one of the most historic and fun places to visit in Dallas - with of course lots of great art, including shops and murals, and a variety of places to eat.
Bishop Arts District can get crowded during the afternoons and evenings, so let's visit on Saturday morning when there are fewer people. : )Bishop Arts District - Previous Tour Photos:
https://4142298.xyz/dallashistoryandculture/photos/32722317/The Bishop Arts District is a small shopping and entertainment district in north Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas (USA), near the intersection of Bishop Street and Davis Street. The Bishop Arts District is immediately southwest of Downtown Dallas.
The Bishop Arts District is home to over 60 boutiques, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, theaters and art galleries. Located in the heart of North Oak Cliff and only five minutes from downtown, we boast one of Dallas' most unique neighborhoods with our historical shopping district full of great finds, good eats, and good ol' Oak Cliff charm! While many of the shops stay open late on the weekends to provide a fun shop, stroll, and eat environment for visitors, the Bishop Arts District is populated with many independently-owned businesses.
Bishop Arts District
Web Links:
https://www.bishopartsdistrict.com/
https://www.facebook.com/BishopArtsDistrict
https://www.instagram.com/bishopartsdistrict/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_Arts_District,_Dallas***
Event Details ...
Cost: FREE for the guided walking tour, optional lunch afterward at your own expense.
Parking: A variety of options throughout the area.
Before the Event: Socializing at “The Salty”.
Meeting Point: 9:30 am at “The Salty” doughnut and coffee shop: 414 West Davis = Dallas, great food and beverages and restroom (arrive early). Look for your hosts Robert (wearing a fedora-style hat) and Michele, along with a group of friendly people. We’ll depart on our tour at approximately 9:45 am.
Icebreaker Introductions: We should have a good-sized group so instead of everyone introducing themselves to the group we will get to know each other by distributing blank stickers and colored markers and we’ll ask everyone to write down on their sticker: 1). first name. 2). favorite food. 3). dream vacation. Example: or “Michele - Strawberries - Fiji” or “Robert - Chocolate - Tokyo”.
Itinerary: At approximately 9:45 am we’ll depart The Salt and proceed south on Bishop Avenue, although we’ll often be detouring down some of the side streets. There is a lot of great art, particularly murals, and many nice shops and restaurants.
After the Event: Optional lunch afterward at a TBD location?
What Are The Tours Like?
YouTube Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eh3Fpt_HIMAdditional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.
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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.
Texas History & Culture
A non-profit community organization
Experience the history and culture of Texas - and the world!
Meetup:
https://4142298.xyz/DallasFortWorthHistoryAndCulture/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TexasHistoryAndCulture/
Eventbrite:
https://TexasHistoryAndCulture.eventbrite.com
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TexasHistoryAndCulture/videosWe look forward to seeing you - thanks!
Robert Kelleman
202-821-6325 (text only)
[email protected]
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertkelleman/ - Renoir and Impressionism - National Gallery of Art LivestreamLink visible for attendees
Renoir and Impressionism: The National Gallery of Art Livestream
You are invited to join us for an online/virtual tour of one of our favorite places, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, where we'll explore their amazing art collection.
This particular program, one of a series we're hosting on the National Gallery of Art, will feature Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Impressionism.Pierre-Auguste Renoir (25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau."
Renoir's paintings are notable for their vibrant light and saturated color, most often focusing on people in intimate and candid compositions. The female nude was one of his primary subjects. Yes in characteristic Impressionist style, Renoir suggested the details of a scene through freely brushed touches of colour, so that his figures softly fuse with one another and their surroundings.
A prolific artist, he created several thousand paintings. The warm sensuality of Renoir's style made his paintings some of the most well-known and frequently reproduced works in the history of art. The single largest collection of his works—181 paintings in all—is at the Barnes Foundation, in Philadelphia.
He was the father of actor Pierre Renoir (1885–1952), filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894–1979) and ceramic artist Claude Renoir (1901–1969). He was the grandfather of the filmmaker Claude Renoir (1913–1993), son of Pierre.The National Gallery of Art, and its attached Sculpture Garden, is a national art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall. Open to the public and free of charge, the museum was privately established in 1937 for the American people by a joint resolution of the United States Congress. Andrew W. Mellon donated a substantial art collection and funds for construction. The core collection includes major works of art donated by Paul Mellon, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, Lessing J. Rosenwald, Samuel Henry Kress, Rush Harrison Kress, Peter Arrell Browne Widener, Joseph E. Widener, and Chester Dale. The Gallery's collection of paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, medals, and decorative arts traces the development of Western Art from the Middle Ages to the present, including the only painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the Americas and the largest mobile created by Alexander Calder.
Renoir & The Metropolitan Museum of Art - YouTube Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k82Z61azAJMRenoir & The Barnes Foundation - YouTube Program
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef2leDSh0HQ***
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87970768403?pwd=OTBWRHMwTWVzcFhPckt0c3FhekRrUT09
Meeting ID: 879 7076 8403
Passcode: 053792
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+16694449171,,87970768403#,,,,*053792# US
Dial by your location
• +1 646 931 3860 US
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kpmid1hRf
Connecting a few minutes early is recommended.
When all else fails please read and follow the directions. : )***
Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History & Culture.
Texas History & Culture
Experience the history and culture of Texas - and the world!
Meetup - Dallas-Fort Worth:
https://4142298.xyz/DallasFortWorthHistoryAndCulture/
Meetup - Austin:
https://4142298.xyz/AustinTexasHistoryAndCulture/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TexasHistoryAndCulture/
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@TexasHistoryAndCulture/videos
Eventbrite:
https://TexasHistoryAndCulture.eventbrite.comDonations Support Our Non-Profit Community Programs - Thank You!
PayPal: [email protected]
Venmo: @DCHistoryAndCulture
GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/d29491c0We look forward to seeing you - thanks!
Robert Kelleman
[email protected]
202-821-6325 (text only)