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Mauerbild "Berlyn" von Gerhard Lahr an der 1,3 km langen East Side Gallery in Berlin-Friedrichshain.
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Zwischen Bundestag und Reichstag mit Blick zum Fernsehturm, Richtung Alexanderplatz
Between Bundestag and Reichstag with view to the TV tower, direction Alexanderplatz
Deutschland (Germany)
Berlin
November 2017
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In choosing the title for this artwork, I am playing off the predominant themes behind most of Cecil B. DeMille’s movies.
The background picture (of which I am not the photographer)
Cecil B DeMille former estate
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA (Los Feliz area)
PRICE: $24,950,000
SIZE: (approx.) 11,000 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms
The former mansion of legendary filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille, in the gated and celeb-stocked Laughlin Park enclave in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, has popped up for sale with an eye-catching asking price of $24.95 million. The current owners, novelist Richard Grossman and art consultant Lisa Lyons, acquired the multi-structure compound sometime in the late 1990s and, as veteran watchers of the L.A. real estate may recall, this is not the first time they’ve attempted to sell the Hollywood pedigreed spread. In March 2008 the 2.1-acre estate came to market with an aggressive $26.25 million price tag that plummeted to $18.95 million before it was taken off the market the following year.
Source Variety
Attributation Berlyn Photpgraphy
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Cecil B. DeMille (1881 – 1959)
Cecil B. DeMille was a founder of the Hollywood motion-picture industry, one of the most commercially successful producer-directors of his time, and one of the most influential filmmakers in history. Between 1914 and 1956, he made seventy feature films; all but seven were profitable. Cecil B. DeMille is synonymous with religious epics: The King of Kings (1927), Cleopatra (1934), Samson and Delilah (1949), and The Ten Commandments (1956). He blended spectacle, sex, and spellbinding narrative to convey a message of faith. DeMille’s first “talkie” movie was Dynamite (1929) which did not receive much acclaim other than the introduction of a new and innovative media for the movie industry.
It was DeMille who created the image of the omnipotent director, megaphone in hand, wearing boots and a visored cap. DeMille gave Hollywood numerous stars: Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, William (“Hopalong Cassidy”) Boyd, Claudette Colbert, Robert Preston, Jean Arthur, and Charlton Heston.
DeMille created the posts of studio story editor, art director, and concept artist. He was one of the first to use theatrical lighting on a movie set. In the late 1920s, when Hollywood converted to sound films, DeMille defied the sound experts, liberating the camera from a confining booth, and implementing the microphone boom.
DeMille’s authority extended beyond the confines of his studio. He was a power in aviation, banking, politics, and real estate. In the 1930s, his fame as a filmmaker was surpassed by his fame as a radio star.
He was a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, an institution from which he eventually won two awards. In 1953 his film The Greatest Show on Earth won the Award for Best Picture of 1952; and he was presented with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
DeMille’s influence on world culture is incalculable, but there are estimates and milestones. His biography of Jesus Christ, The King of Kings, was a silent film, but because of a unique distribution arrangement, it was eventually seen by 800 million viewers. Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Ten Commandments (1956) are still listed with the top ten all-time box-office champions. They continue to generate revenue and provoke thought.
Source Cecil B DeMille biography
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Celebrity purchases estate
Angelina Jolie buys Cecil B. DeMille estate in Los Feliz
Actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has closed sale on the Cecil B. DeMille estate, a Los Feliz mansion once owned by the early filmmaker, according to real estate sources not authorized to comment on the deal. The sale price was $24.5 million.
Found behind gates in the Laughlin Park area, the two-plus-acre estate was home to DeMille for roughly 40 years. Following his death in 1959, it was maintained by the movie mogul's family for three decades until it was sold in 1988.
Source Los Angeles Times by By Neal J. Leitereg - Jun 01, 2017
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The car
1929 Auburn 8-120 Boattail Speedster
1929 brought few changes to the Speedsters; they were now known as the 8-90 and the 8-120. The naming scheme varied slightly from prior years, as horsepower was not rated at 96 and 125 respectively, but the names did not necessarily match. This increase in power was due to a change in the fuel system.
1929 was a great year for the Auburn 8 Models, and enjoyed record sales numbers. The company chose to make minimal changes for the following year, as the cars were selling well and most of their attention was diverted to the upcoming front-wheel drive Cord models.
In 1930 horsepower again improved, now rated at 100 for the smaller eight. The name 'Speedster' no longer appeared as part of the Model 8 name. It would re-appear the following year (In 1931), as the company wanted to put emphasis on performance.
Source conceptcarz by Daniel Vaughn | Jun 2008
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I may be skirting with a trademark violation here. Although I wrote to the license holders of the picture of the former Cecil DeMille house (Berlyn Photography), asking their permission for use, in a non-commercial manner, as a background picture in my proposed composite artwork, I never received a response. Am I to interpret a “non-response” as approval or non-approval? I’m going with the latter. If at some later point in time, there should arise an issue, I am sure all my good and loyal flickr friends will support me………. both, in character support and financial support, right?
Also, I also suppose that I could stand the chance of running into a problem with Angelina Jolie in regard to placing this fine, 1929 Auburn Boattail Speedster in her front yard, but I feel confident that by discussing this matter personally with Angelina (say, over a nice romantic dinner) we could come to a mutually acceptable arrangement. Now that Brad Pitt, Billy Bob Thornton and Johnny Lee Miller are no longer in the picture, I’m sure my “charm” would overwhelm her………… ;)
In the meantime, hope ya’all enjoy…………….
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Note: My good flickr and personal friend, Steve Brown has several outstanding pictures of this same car. Here are a few links, for your viewing pleasure. If you have an interest of classic antique cars and enjoy fine pictures of same…….or exceptional pictures of almost anything and everything, I highly recommend visiting Steve’s flickr photostream.
The Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten) is one of several war memorials in Berlin, capital city of Germany, erected by the Soviet Union to commemorate its war dead, particularly the 80,000 soldiers of the Soviet Armed Forces who died during the Battle of Berlin in April and May 1945. The memorial is located in the Tiergarten, a large public park to the west of the city centre, on the north side of the east-west Strasse des 17 Juni (17 June Street).
This memorial was erected in 1945, within a few months of the capture of the city. Early photographs show the memorial standing in a wilderness of ruins, the Tiergarten having been destroyed by incendiary bombs and then stripped of timber for firewood during the last months of the war. Today, it is surrounded by the extensive woodlands of the reconstituted Tiergarten. Although the memorial stood in the British sector of Berlin, its construction was supported by all the Allied powers. Throughout the Cold War, Soviet Guards were present at the memorial, sent out and changed regularly by Soviet occupying forces in the Soviet sector.
The memorial, built from stonework taken from the destroyed Reich Chancellery, takes the form of a curved stoa topped by a large statue of a Soviet soldier. It is set in landscaped gardens and flanked by two Red Army ML-20 152mm gun-howitzer artillery pieces and two T-34 tanks. Behind the memorial is an outdoor museum showing photographs of the memorial's construction and giving a guide to other memorials in the Berlin area. A large Cyrillic inscription is written underneath the soldier statue, which is translated as "Eternal glory to heroes who fell in battle with the German fascist invaders for the freedom and independence of the Soviet Union". The Soviets built the statue with the soldier's arm in a position to symbolize the Red Army's putting down of the German National Socialist state. The memorial was designed by architect Mikhail Gorvits with the monument of the Soviet soldier by sculptors Vladimir Tsigal and Lev Kerbel.
The memorial is built in a style reminiscent of other Soviet monuments of WWII, once found all over the former Eastern bloc. There is a sign next to the monument explaining in English, German and Russian that this is the burial site of some 2000 fallen Soviet soldiers. However, there are several indicators that this monument was intended not so much to commemorate the dead Soviet soldiers as purely for propaganda purposes. It is located in the heart of Berlin along one of the major roads with a clear sight of the Reichstag and the Brandenburg gate, both symbols of the city. Some of the marble used to build it came from the destroyed governmental buildings nearby, and it is built on a place which Adolf Hitler meant to devote to Welthauptstadt Germania. The monument was built in a great hurry and does not mention the 2000- 2500 soldiers buried in the park. Besides the main inscription, the columns state names of only some dead Heroes of the Soviet Union buried here. Also the official name in German is "Ehrenmal" (honour monument) not "Denkmal" (memorial). Thus one interpretation of this could be that this monument was intended for propaganda purposes to demonstrate to everyone visiting the city the total Soviet victory over the Nazis and possibly to humiliate the indigenous population. Consequentially it has earned some not-so-flattering nicknames from the local population with references to crimes committed by Soviet occupation troops.
The monument is built in the British sector of (western) Berlin, thus after the building of the Berlin wall in 1961 this monument was seen as a sign of communist provocation on West German soil, having to be protected by British soldiers against being destroyed by the West Berliners. In 1970 a neo-Nazi, Ekkehard Weil, shot one of the Soviet honour guards at the monument, severely wounding the soldier. In 2010, the monument was vandalized with red graffiti just before Victory in Europe Day celebrations with text "thiefs, murderers, rapists", sparking a protest from the Russian embassy in Berlin, accusing German authorities of not being able to take sufficient measures to protect the monument.
The viewed hemisphere's highest point in this image is about 200 meters high. If you look closely (full size), those are pine trees outlined against the advancing dust cloud, not long for this world.
This is my one-and-only Featured Picture at Wikipedia, from 2008. From my nomination:
An icon of the Atomic Age. The New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe has a print of this photo on permanent display, and I've spent a long time studying it there (and here). The WW I German helmet shape; the One-Eye Monster; Death, the Destroyer of Worlds.... An amazing photograph, taken under extraordinary conditions. Berlyn Brixner was the photographer, and some details are on his page. Blown up from a single 16-mm movie frame.
More details:
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This area at the Spree in Berlin Kreuzberg has been photographed millions of times. But today there was this mysterious strange light, a combination of dark furious clouds and strong light of a yellow sun and strong wind. Amazing atmosphere
Berlin, Deutschland
August 2010
HDR
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#99 in interestingness (on 2010-12-29)
(I have replaced an other version due to conversion problems in PaintshopPro XII)
The French Cathedral (in German: Französischer Dom) the older of the two cathedrals was built by the Huguenot community between 1701 and 1705. The cathedral was modeled after the destroyed Huguenot church in Charenton-Saint-Maurice, France. The tower and porticos, designed by Carl von Gontard, were added to the building in 1785. The French cathedral has a viewing platform, a restaurant and a Huguenot museum.
This area at the Spree in Berlin Kreuzberg has been photographed millions of times. But today there was this mysterious strange light, combination of dark furious clouds and strong light, yellow sun with strong wind. Amazing atmosphere
Landscape in Contemporary Quilts
Design and Technique
by Ineke Berlyn
ISBN: 071348974X
SIBN: 9780713489743
Roof view on Reichtag building (Berlin - Germay)
(I used the Nik color filter - Kodachrome 200 in order to add some color)
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Sarah-Kate Berlyn swims past a 12ft x 40ft sculpture of British swimming champion Rebecca Adlington is unveiled in The Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park, as part of the Kellogg’s #GreatStarts Olympic campaign, to encourage the public to support Team GB at Rio 2016 Olympics, PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday July 25, 2016. Photo credit should read: David Parry/PA Wire
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L-R Sarah-Kate Berlyn and George Cselko swim past a 12ft x 40ft sculpture of British swimming champion Rebecca Adlington is unveiled in The Serpentine in London’s Hyde Park, as part of the Kellogg’s #GreatStarts Olympic campaign, to encourage the public to support Team GB at Rio 2016 Olympics, PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday July 25, 2016. Photo credit should read: David Parry/PA Wire
Berlin, Deutschland
August 2010
HDR
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