Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Dream Garden
Dream Garden was designed by the famed Philadelphia artist Maxfield Parrish and executed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. This was Tiffany's only mural in this country.
Dream Garden is housed in the Curtis Publishing Building at 6 th and Walnut Sts in Philadelphia.
A collaboration
Some of the most ambitious works Parrish accomplished, was in his murals, especially the ones he did for the Curtis Publishing Co. between 1911 -1916. And especailly Florentine Fete and Dream Garden, a mosaic executed by Louise Comfort Tiffany.
The Dream Garden required the efforts of more than 30 artisans to execute over the course of a year, in thousands of handcut Favrile glass, a new type of material invented by Tiffany. Favrile, a deviation of the old Saxon word for "handmade". Favrile dazzels with iridescent colors and a jewel like patina. As one leading critic wrote: "Mere words are only aggrevating in describing this amazing picture".
The Dream Garden required the efforts of more than 30 artisans to execute over the course of a year, in thousands of handcut Favrile glass, a new type of material invented by Tiffany. Favrile, a deviation of the old Saxon word for "handmade". Favrile dazzels with iridescent colors and a jewel like patina. As one leading critic wrote: "Mere words are only aggrevating in describing this amazing picture".
Dream Garden / left detail
The mosaic measure 15' x 49' & contains more than 100,000 pieces of favrile glass.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Philadelphia
View of downtown Philadelphia from the grassy knoll at the Mann Center in Fairmount Park.
Mann Music Center
The Mann Center is located in Fairmount Park, 15 minutes from downtown Philadelphia.
Mann Music Center
The refreshment tent at the Mann Music Center.
I kept waitng for jousters and jesters to appear.
Philadelphia Orchestra
The orchestra preforming at the Mann Center.
The program consisted of works by Mozart and Mendelssohn .
Thursday, July 2, 2009
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