Bryn Mawr Historic District [Edgewater Presbyterian Church]

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Elks National Memorial: Rotunda

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The Elks National Memorial..
Here's the Rotunda .. there are sculptures, murals, columns, marbles, carved ceiling.. In short, there is detail in every corner.. I will bring images of murals and sculptures separately.. Meanwhile enjoy it's richly ornamented dome!

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# The Elks National Memorial..
# Facade freizes- By Adolph A. Weinman...
# Sculptures: "Fraternity" and "Patriotism" - By Adolph A. Weinman..
# Sculptures: Reclining Elks - By Laura Gardin Fraser..
# Sculptures: "Air" & "Earth" - By Laura Gardin Fraser
# Rotunda: Heroic Sculptures - By James Earle Fraser..
# Rotunda: The intricately carved ceiling...
# Rotunda: murals- By Eugene Francis Savage..
# Grand Reception Hall: Entry murals - By Edwin Howland Blashfield..
# Grand Reception Hall..
# Grand Reception Hall: Hand-painted glass windows..
# Grand Reception Hall: Ceiling murals...
# Grand Reception Hall: Wall murals- By Eugene Francis Savage..

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The Elks National Memorial: Rotunda [sculptures by James Earle Fraser and murals by Eugene Francis Savage]

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Memorial Rotunda..
The Memorial has many beautiful sculptures and murals..
The rotunda has four sculptures representing the Four Cardinal Virtues of the Order of Elks; Brotherly Love, Fidelity, Justice and Charity. These heroic sculptures in gilded bronze are by James Earle Fraser.
Directly above the sculptures are murals representing Army, Air Force, Navy and those who do not fight, but assist in other ways.. These are by muralist Eugene Francis Savage..

As mentioned earlier, directly above each of the sculptures is a mural. The murals represent Army, Air Force, Navy and those who do not fight, but assist in other ways.. These are by muralist Eugene Francis Savage..

Brotherly Love.

The marker reads..

Brotherly Love..

One of the Cardinal Virtues of the Order of Elks. Heroic sculpture in guilded bronze.

By James Earle Fraser.

The mural directly above the pediment symbolizes the Army, Combat on Land. Two soldiers carry their wounded comrade through the barbed wire entanglements while shells burst around them.

By Eugene Francis Savage..

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The marker reads..

Fidelity..

One of the Cardinal Virtues of the Order of Elks. Heroic sculpture in guilded bronze.

By James Earle Fraser.

The mural directly above the pediment represents the Air Force, Combat from Above, with a plane falling towards earth, the pilot and mechanic grasing each other as they hurl through Space, searchlights scanning the skies of a ruined city in the background.

By Eugene Francis Savage..

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The marker reads..

Justice..

One of the Cardinal Virtues of the Order of Elks. Heroic sculpture in guilded bronze.

By James Earle Fraser.

The mural directly above the pediment represents the Navy, Combat on Sea, with a wounded helmsman falling away from the Wheel and a fellow pilot grasping it to steer the ship through troubled sea.

By Eugene Francis Savage..

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Charity..

One of the Cardinal Virtues of the Order of Elks. Heroic sculpture in guilded bronze.

By James Earle Fraser.

The mural directly above the pediment represents those who do not fight, but assist in other ways, the Ship of Mercy out in the ocean, the Red Cross nurses who care for wounded and the aged Councilor comforting the distraught.

By Eugene Francis Savage...

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The Elks National Memorial: Air & Earth

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"Air" - by By Laura Gardin Fraser..

"Air" - by By Laura Gardin Fraser

"Earth" - by By Laura Gardin Fraser

"Air" and "Earth" - by By Laura Gardin Fraser..

Apart from the two "Reclining Elks" by Laura Gardin Fraser, there are two more sculptures inside the Memorial.. Air and Earth..

The images are not at all good, but I dont think I am going there soon to take more pictures, so these remain.

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The Elks National Memorial: Reclining Elks

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The Elks National Memorial: Reclining Elks..
Sculptor: Laura Gardin Fraser..
Two life size reclining elks flank the steps in front of the Elks National Memorial, where the steps where they meet the sidewalk.. These are made by Laura Gardin Fraser.

Laura Gardin was born in Chicago, Illinois. She was the wife of James Earle Fraser. She created many metals, coins, fountains and animals. She was the first woman to design a coin for United States Treasury. She was especially famous for animal sculptures..

For more.. [click on the link]
# The Elks National Memorial..
# Facade freizes- By Adolph A. Weinman...
# Sculptures: "Fraternity" and "Patriotism" - By Adolph A. Weinman..
# Sculptures: Reclining Elks - By Laura Gardin Fraser..
# Sculptures: "Air" & "Earth" - By Laura Garden Fraser
# Rotunda: Heroic Sculptures - By James Earle Fraser..
# Rotunda: The intricately carved ceiling...
# Rotunda: murals- By Eugene Francis Savage..
# Grand Reception Hall: Entry murals - By Edwin Howland Blashfield..
# Grand Reception Hall..
# Grand Reception Hall: Hand-painted glass windows..
# Grand Reception Hall: Ceiling murals...
# Grand Reception Hall: Wall murals- By Eugene Francis Savage..

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Monday, March 1, 2010

The Elks National Memorial: "Fraternity" & "Patriotism"

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Patriotism - By Adolph A. Weinman

North Wing of the Memorial..

Fraternity - By Adolph A. Weinman

South Wing of the Memorial..

"Fraternity" - By Adolph A. Weinman

Patriotism - By Adolph A. Weinman

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The Elks National Memorial: Freize

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"The Triumphs of Peace Endure & The Triumphs of War Perish" ..
By Adolph A. Weinman..
On either side of the entrance there is freize..In the center these words are inscribed..
"The Triumphs of Peace Endure & The Triumphs of War Perish"
On the North side of the building, the freize details the perils of war..
On the South side of the building, the freize details the prosperity which comes with peace..

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The Triumphs of War Perish
Above four images are on the theme of war and destruction associated with it..

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The Triumphs of Peace Endure..
The above three images details the peace and prosperity that comes along with peace..

For more.. [click on the link]
# The Elks National Memorial..
# Facade freizes- By Adolph A. Weinman...
# Sculptures: "Fraternity" and "Patriotism" - By Adolph A. Weinman..
# Sculptures: Reclining Elks - By Laura Gardin Fraser..
# Sculptures: "Air" & "Earth" - By Laura Gardin Fraser
# Rotunda: Heroic Sculptures - By James Earle Fraser..
# Rotunda: The intricately carved ceiling...
# Rotunda: murals- By Eugene Francis Savage..
# Grand Reception Hall: Entry murals - By Edwin Howland Blashfield..
# Grand Reception Hall..
# Grand Reception Hall: Hand-painted glass windows..
# Grand Reception Hall: Ceiling murals...
# Grand Reception Hall: Wall murals- By Eugene Francis Savage..

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Art Institute of Chicago

Posted on 5:06 PM by babli panday

I can never do justice in covering the Art Institute of Chicago..
It's huge with a magnificent collection! There are paintings, sculptures, decorative arts, architectural fragments, photographs, special exhibits.. And then, there is the architecture of the building itself!
Where to begin? What to include?
Well, it was not so difficult to decide that I would focus on paintings, sculptures and architecture.. But even if I take a single element, say paintings, the coverage can potentially be multifaceted. Each painting has a story, each painter has a story, each painter is influenced by the then existing School of Art and in turn influences it! All I can do is just present some aspects of the Institute's huge depth and breadth of collections..

So, here's an attempt at covering the Art Institute of Chicago.. divided into many posts..

New Asian Art Galleries..
On Dec 13, 2008, the Art Institute opened two new Asian Art galleries..
- Alsdorf Galleries of Indian, Southeast Asian, Himalayan and Islamic Art. Previously it was the Gunsaulus Hall..
- Galleries of Indian and Islamic Art, situated North of McKinlock Court.
The new space design is by Renzo Piano and contains about 435 works, many dating back to 8th and 10th century and some even older..
# For more Galleries of Asian Art.. click here..

Galleries of European Art: Impressionism..
The Art Institute of Chicago has one of the largest collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionst art outside of Paris. It includes works of Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, Gustave Caillebotte.. and more..
# For more on European Art: Impressionism.. click here..

Galleries of European Art: Post-Impressionism..
Post-Impressionsts began rejecting the realism of Impressionsts, and develped highly personal art form.. Painters like Paul Cézanne, Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, worked alone and developed very distinctive styles.
# For more on Post-Impressionism.. click here..

Galleries of American Art [Rice Building - Lower Level]
The galleries has a fair share of American paintings, arts-&-crafts and sculptures, but I was mostly interested in sculptures. It has works by American sculptors like Lorado Taft, Edward Kemeys, Hermon Atkins McNeil, Daniel Chester French and Frederic Remington..
# For more on Galleries of American Art.. click here..

Galleries of American Art - II [Rice Building: Upper Level]
This has all time favourite painting, "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper.. Also are works of famous American painters like Grant Wood, Archibald John Motley Jr, Stuart Davis, Georgia O'Keefee, Mary Cassatt and John Singer Sargent among others..
# For more on.. Galleries of American Art-II.. click here..

Galleries of Contemporary Art..
Modern Wing of the Art Institute houses the Contemporary Art collection. The Art Institute of Chicago has one of the most comprehensive collection of contemporary art in any general museum in the world, with about 1,000 works. It encompasses almost every significant art movement from 1950 to the present and includes painting, sculpture, installation art, and new-media work..
# For more on Contemporary Art.. click here..

The Modern Wing..
The Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago opened on May 16, 2009.. Designed by
architect Renzo Piano, it adds 264,000 square feet to the Art Institute, increasing the size of the museum by a third. The Modern Wing has some very interesting features described as zero-gravity, flying-carpet, green-elements..
# For more on Modern Wing.. click here..

[Original] Chicago Stock Exchange Trading Room..
It built by one of the city's most important early architects Louis Sullivan, with his partner, Dankmar Adler, in 1893–94. When the Stock Exchange was demolished in 1972, sections of Sullivan's elaborate stenciled decorations, molded plaster capitals, and art glass were preserved from the Trading Room, the magnificent centerpiece of this 13-story structure. Using these fragments, the Art Institute was able to reconstruct the Trading Room in its new wing in 1976–77...
# For more on Stock Exchange Trading Room.. click here..

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The Art Institute of Chicago...

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Bryn Mawr Historic District [Edgewater Presbyterian Church]

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Elks National Memorial: Rotunda

The Elks National Memorial: Rotunda [sculptures by James Earle Fraser and murals by Eugene Francis Savage]

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The Elks National Memorial: Air & Earth

The Elks National Memorial: Reclining Elks

Monday, March 1, 2010

The Elks National Memorial: "Fraternity" & "Patriotism"

The Elks National Memorial: Freize

Thursday, February 25, 2010

The Art Institute of Chicago

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