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Sunset, San Clemente, California, January 2021.
The Endless Summer is an influential 1966 American surf documentary film by Bruce Brown. The film follows California surfers Mike Hynson & Robert August on a surfing trip around the world. They travel to the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa in a quest for surf spots while introducing locals to surfing along the way. The film made the then little known break off Cape St. Francis in South Africa world famous by characterizing it as having the “perfect wave.”
The narrative differs from the typical documentary style of the 1950s & early 1960s, with its casual, fun-loving and personal style. The film's surf rock soundtrack by The Sandals (San Clemente, California) features a theme song that became a classic, as did the film’s movie poster. In 2002, The Endless Summer was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Endless_Summer
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Sony a6400. Sony E 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens. 50mm, F5, 1/1000 sec, ISO 100. Thanks for viewing. Like KHJ “Boss Radio” 930 AM, this movie really evokes 1960s So Cal childhood memories.
The most pivotal, influential and important event of 1944 was of course, D-Day, a day that is remembered in history as a momentous occasion, the opening of the second front on in Europe. So for the first three figures, I have a British/Canadian soldier, an American soldier and a German defender. Many of the German defenders were actually from other countries such as Poland and Hungary who had chosen to leave their now occupied homes for more profitable opportunities. Waves and waves of Allied troops attacked 5 key beaches with the help of new, intuitive technology, leaving the Germans behind. And with no German generals willing to wake Adolf Hitler from is drug induced sleep, no Panzer divisions were moved up to halt the Allied advance.
On the other side of the world to this, the war in the East, in the pacific and in Burma and India was at it's height. The Allied armies were pushing back the Japanese forces and making headway in removing Japanese presence in Eastern Asia and on Pacific islands. The US air force and Australian air force were also gaining the upper hand against Japanese aerial attacks.
Thanks for taking a look as always, hope you like the figures. :)
“The Halahans is a Ukrainian noble family known from the second half of the 17th century. In the 19th century the Halahans were still among wealthy and influential landowners. However, in 1869 the family of Hryhorii and Kateryna Halahan was overtaken by the tragedy. During the trip to the family mansion in Chernihiv region, Pavlo Halahan, their 15-year-old son caught a cold. Over the course of several days the disease was progressing rapidly but, unfortunately, there was no experienced doctor nearby. At the end of April the young boy died. That event became a family tragedy. The Halahans decided to preserve the memory of their son alive.
After the early death of Pavlo Halahan the married couple decided to establish a private secondary educational institution for talented youth. As a tribute to their son the school was named after him – Pavlo Halahan Collegium. Red tape and the arrangement of all the details took about two years. Only in 1871 Hryhorii Halahan together with his wife handed over the building, located on Fundukleivska Street, worth 40 000 rubles to the Collegium. At the request of Hryhorii Halahan the architect Oleksandr Shile reconstructed the premises for the purposes of the educational institution. Moreover, Hryhorii Halahan bought a nearby mansion for 35 000 rubles so that the Collegium would have enough space. To guarantee that the establishment would function consistently the patrons donated to the collegium their ancestral estates in Poltava and Chernihiv regions. The overall price of the property constituted 275 000 rubles and the annual profit surpassed 12 000. It was enough to start the educational process.
The collegium was opened as a private boarding school for talented youth that was preparing to enter university. By its organization it was similar to British colleges. That is to say the students were boarders having the possibility to immerse deeply into the educational process. Among the staff there were dedicated tutors and mentors that helped students with their studies. Essentially the young people studied, lived and had their rest in the collegium. There were only 70 students in total, 30 of them studied free of charge and the rest paid for their education. During the educational process they used various innovative methods which favored quality preparation of the youth in the humanities. The collegium prepared the entire constellation of prominent scientists.
The collegium did not receive any state funding. The family of the founders took charge of all the college expenses. The first 25 years of the collegium maintenance cost over 1million rubles. The work of the establishment was possible only by courtesy of the patrons.
Ґалаґани - український старшинсько-дворянський рід відомий з другої половини 17 століття. У 19 столітті Ґалаґани залишалася серед числа заможних і впливових землевласників. Однак у 1869 році сім'ю Григорія і Катерини Ґалаґанів спіткало лихо. Під час подорожі до родинного маєтку на Чернігівщині Павло Ґалаґан, їхній 15-річний син, застудився. Упродовж кількох днів хвороба швидко прогресувала, поруч не було досвідченого лікаря. Наприкінці квітня 1869 року юнак помер. Ця подія стала сімейним горем. Родина вирішила зберегти пам'ять про сина.
Після раптової смерті Павла Ґалаґана подружжя вирішило заснувати приватний середній навчальний заклад для талановитої молоді. У пам'ять про сина його назвали - Колегія Павла Ґалаґана. Бюрократична тяганина, узгодження всіх деталей забрали близько двох років. Тільки у 1871 році Григорій Ґалаґан з дружиною передав Колегії будинок на вулиці Фундуклеївській вартістю 40 тисяч рублів. На замовлення Григорія Ґалаґана архітектор Олександр Шіле перебудував приміщення для потреб навчального закладу. Також Ґалаґан купив сусідню садибу за 35 тисяч рублів, щоб Колегія мала достатньо простору. Для того, щоб навчальний заклад міг стабільно функціонувати родина меценатів також пожертвувала на утримання Колегії свої родові маєтки у Полтавській та Чернігівській губерніях, загальна вартість майна становила 275 тисяч рублів, а щорічний прибуток перевищував 12 тисяч. Цього було досить для запуску навчального процесу.
Колегія відкрилася як закритий приватний навчальний заклад для талановитої молоді, яка готувалася до вступу в університет. За своєю організацією Колегія була подібна до британських коледжів. Тобто вихованці мали повний пансіон для глибокого занурення у навчальний процес. У штаті закладу були спеціальні тьютори-наставники, які допомагали юнакам у навчанні. По суті, молоді люди навчалися, жили і відпочивали в Колегії. Кількість вихованців була невеликою тільки 70 осіб, 30 з них навчалися безкоштовно, інші платили. У навчальному процесі застосовувалися різні інноваційні методи, які сприяли якісній підготовці молоді у сфері гуманітарних наук. Колегія підготувала цілу плеяду видатних науковців.
Колегія не отримувала державного фінансування. Головні витрати взяла на себе родина засновників навчального закладу. За перші 25 років роботи Колегії її утримання коштувало понад 1 мільйон рублів. Діяльність закладу була можлива тільки завдяки меценатам.”
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The University of Coimbra is a Portuguese public university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537. The university is among the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, the oldest in Portugal, and played an influential role in the development of higher education in the Portuguese-speaking world. In 2013, UNESCO declared the university a World Heritage Site, noting its architecture, unique culture and traditions, and historical role.
The Porte Saint-Denis is a Parisian monument located in the 10th arrondissement, at the site of one of the gates of the Wall of Charles V, one of Paris' former city walls. It is located at the crossing of the Rue Saint-Denis continued by the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, with the Boulevard de Bonne-Nouvelle and the Boulevard Saint-Denis.
To replace the old gateway of Porte Saint-Denis, Louis XIV commanded architect François Blondel and the sculptor Michel Anguier to build him a monumental archway that would honor the capture of Franche-Comté in 1668 and the victories on the Rhine during the Franco-Dutch War. Work began in 1672 and was paid for by the city of Paris.
A monument defining the official art of its epoque, the Porte Saint-Denis provided the subject of the engraved frontispiece to Blondel's influential Cours d'architecture, 1698.[1] It was restored in 1988.
The Porte Saint-Denis was the first of four triumphal arches to be built in Paris. The three others are the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel (1674), Porte Saint-Martin (1674), and Arc de Triomphe (1836).
According to Wikipedia, in 1892 the hugely influential U.S. senator Henry W. Corbett, Republican of Oregon, built a summer home The Pines in Seaview, Washington. However, if The Pines was the mansion's name, why is Westborough House painted on the mantle? This has the makings of a research project!
Delving deeper I discovered another source that said Corbett named his beach house Westborough House. Wherever did Wikipedia come up with The Pines?
It's exhausting just to scan Corbett's Wikipedia entry and see how many huge ventures he was involved in. I guess it pays to be a pioneer when the landscape is rife with opportunities. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_W._Corbett
Wikipedia provides additional details about the Corbett place in the entry about the hamlet of Seaview:
In 1892 US Senator and Portland businessman Henry Winslow Corbett built a vacation home in Seaview on three acres facing the ocean. This summer home, which he named Westborough House, included the main three-story house with a ballroom on the second floor as well as housing for the servants and a stable for horses and carriages. A cow accompanied the family for its summer sojourn on the peninsula so they would always have fresh milk.[5] In the late 1930s the property left the Corbett family and became the Grandview Lodge, welcoming tourists with rooms in the main house and cabins on the grounds. Grandview Lodge is now the Sou'wester Lodge, still an imposing sight on the Seaview beach approach. It has often functioned as a cultural center in Seaview, hosting lectures, literary events, topical discussions, dramatic performances, and chamber concerts. The Corbett pasture is now an RV park and campground.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaview,_Washington
According to the Sou'wester Lodge's website:
"In the 1950s the second-floor Great Ballroom was converted into 4 separate suites, each with a private kitchen and bathroom and their own old-world charm."
Not only does the lodge offer accommodations, visitors can chose from among an array of vintage trailers.
www.souwesterlodge.com/stay/lodge/
When I stopped in to check it out, the Lodge was gradually returning to normal operations, having shut down during the pandemic. The living room was not yet open to the public full time, though live music is offered there on Saturday nights.
Thanks Cindy for the amazing pile <3!
Sun in Capricorn/Moon in Aquarius: Whiz Kid
You have a combination of good intelligence, extraordinary intuition, and compelling charm to help you achieve success. You will never be lonely because your cheerful charm will always draw people to you. You are likely to have many odd and influential friends who are vital to you. You have far ranging and far out involvements and activities. There is nothing like the ordinary Capricorn about you.
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
For almost forty years some of the most influential economists in the world met in Monteriggioni, province of Siena. Towards the beginning or the end of the summer they met in the hamlet of Santa Colomba, in a majestic Renaissance palace which for centuries has been known as Villa Petrucci, because it was Pandolfo Petrucci, then lord of Siena, who wanted to build it on the ruins of a castle. . For the economists who tell us, however, that villa with frescoed ceilings was Palazzo Mundell. In fact, it was there that Robert Mundell, winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1999, had established his home and died on Sunday at the age of 88.
David, modelling of the marble. Location: Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze:
The history of the statue begins before Michelangelo's work on it from 1501 to 1504. Prior to Michelangelo's involvement, the Overseers of the Office of Works of Florence Cathedral, consisting mostly of members of the influential woolen cloth guild, the Arte della Lana, had plans to commission a series of twelve large Old Testament sculptures for the buttresses of the cathedral. In 1410 Donatello made the first of the statues, a figure of Joshua in terracotta. A figure of Hercules, also in terracotta, was commissioned from the Florentine sculptor Agostino di Duccio in 1463 and was made perhaps under Donatello's direction. Eager to continue their project, in 1464, the Operai contracted Agostino to create a sculpture of David. A block of marble was provided from a quarry in Carrara, a town in the Apuan Alps in northern Tuscany. Agostino only got as far as beginning to shape the legs, feet and the torso, roughing out some drapery and probably gouging a hole between the legs. His association with the project ceased, for reasons unknown, with the death of Donatello in 1466, and ten years later Antonio Rossellino was commissioned to take up where Agostino had left off.
Rossellino's contract was terminated soon thereafter, and the block of marble remained neglected for 25 years, all the while exposed to the elements in the yard of the cathedral workshop. This was of great concern to the Opera authorities, as such a large piece of marble not only was costly but represented a large amount of labour and difficulty in its transportation to Florence. In 1500, an inventory of the cathedral workshops described the piece as "a certain figure of marble called David, badly blocked out and supine." A year later, documents showed that the Operai were determined to find an artist who could take this large piece of marble and turn it into a finished work of art. They ordered the block of stone, which they called The Giant, "raised on its feet" so that a master experienced in this kind of work might examine it and express an opinion. Though Leonardo da Vinci and others were consulted, it was Michelangelo, only 26 years old, who convinced the Operai that he deserved the commission. On 16 August 1501, Michelangelo was given the official contract to undertake this challenging new task. He began carving the statue early in the morning on 13 September, a month after he was awarded the contract. He would work on the massive statue for more than two years.
On 25 January 1504, when the sculpture was nearing completion, Florentine authorities had to acknowledge there would be little possibility of raising the more than 6-ton statue to the roof of the cathedral. They convened a committee of 30 Florentine citizens that comprised many artists, including Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli, to decide on an appropriate site for David. While nine different locations for the statue were discussed, the majority of members seem to have been closely split between two sites. One group, led by Giuliano da Sangallo and supported by da Vinci and Piero di Cosimo, among others, believed that, due to the imperfections in the marble, the sculpture should be placed under the roof of the Loggia dei Lanzi on Piazza della Signoria; the other group thought it should stand at the entrance to the Palazzo della Signoria, the city's town hall (now known as Palazzo Vecchio). Another opinion, supported by Botticelli, was that the sculpture should be situated on or near the cathedral. In June 1504, David was installed next to the entrance to the Palazzo Vecchio, replacing Donatello's bronze sculpture of Judith and Holofernes, which embodied a comparable theme of heroic resistance. It took four days to move the statue the half mile from Michelangelo's workshop into the Piazza della Signoria. Later that summer the sling and tree-stump support were gilded, and the figure was given a gilded loin-garland.
Later history
In 1873 the statue of David was removed from the piazza, to protect it from damage, and displayed in the Accademia Gallery, Florence, where it attracts many visitors. A replica was placed in the Piazza della Signoria in 1910.
In 1991, a man attacked the statue with a hammer he had concealed beneath his jacket; in the process of damaging the toes of the left foot, he was restrained.
On 12 November 2010, a fiberglass replica of the David was installed on the roofline of Florence Cathedral, for one day only. Photographs of the installation reveal the statue the way the Operai who commissioned the work originally expected it to be seen.
In 2010, a dispute over the ownership of David arose when, based on a legal review of historical documents, the Italian Culture Ministry claimed ownership of the statue in opposition to the city of Florence, where it has always been located. Florence disputes the state's claim!
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_(Michelangelo)
Florence (/ˈflɒrəns/ FLOR-əns; Italian: Firenze [fiˈrɛntse] ( listen)) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the Metropolitan City of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 382,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000 in the metropolitan area.
Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy.
The Historic Centre of Florence attracts 13 millions of tourists each year, and Euromonitor International ranked the city as the world's 89th most visited in 2012, with 1.8 million visitors. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Florence is an important city in Italian fashion, being ranked in the top 51 fashion capitals of the world; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as well as a tourist and industrial hub. In 2008, the city had the 17th highest average income in Italy.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence
[ENG] In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks" was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States of America.
[ESP] En cada paseo por la naturaleza, uno recibe mucho más de lo que busca. John Muir, también conocido como "Juan de las Montañas" y "Padre de los Parques Nacionales", fue un influyente escocés-americano naturalista, autor, filósofo ambiental, botánico, zoólogo, glaciólogo y defensor de la preservación de la naturaleza salvaje en los Estados Unidos de América.
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There was an influential Lego builder who made a memorable scene of a car against a white marble brick building. (Edit: It's W. Navarre. Link ) It made me aware of the kind of avant garde Lego worth of worn bricks. I've got loads of them from my father's childhood. Irreplaceable.
I have left almost to the last the magic of water, an element which owing to its changefulness of form and mood and colour and to the vast range of its effects is ever the principal source of landscape beauty, and has like music a mysterious influence over the mind.
Sir George Sitwell
Parts of the beautiful Hrafnabjargarfoss waterfalls, the Icelandic highlands, just off Sprengisandsleið, N-Iceland.
Part of my 'Duffus Castle through the seasons' project.
The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
By 1350, the castle had passed to a younger son of the Earl of Sutherland through marriage. It may have been then that the keep was abandoned, possibly because it was beginning to slip down the mound, and a new residence established at the north of the bailey.
Viscount Dundee, leader of the first Jacobite Rising, dined in the castle as a guest of James, Lord Duffus in 1689, prior to his victory against King William II’s government forces at Killiecrankie. Soon after, Lord Duffus moved to the nearby Duffus House. The castle quickly fell into decay.
Statue of Axel Oxenstierna in the park north to the House of Nobility, Stockholm.
Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna af Södermöre 1583 – 1654, Count of Södermöre, was a Swedish statesman. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death. He was a confidant of first Gustavus Adolphus and then Queen Christina.
Oxenstierna is widely considered one of the most influential people in Swedish history.
Post-1950 Hawaii: Perhaps the most influential Hawaii breeder of the 1950s, Augie Miller is awarded an American Hibiscus Society honorable membership in
1961. His hybrids are sought for their beauty and vigor by fellow breeders around the globe. Traveling the world in the early 1960s, breeder Ross
H. Gast finds Miller and other Hawal'i hybrids in far-flung locales including
Fiji, Australia, Kenya, and South Africa.
Born in Honolulu, popular HawaiI breeder Charles Nil begins hybridizing in the 1950s. Nil quickly becomes well known throughout the islands for swapping and sharing hybrids with Augie Miller, Hideo Asato, and fellow Hawaii breeders.
Today the family owned and
operated Charles NIl Nursery in Honolulu features many of
his hybrids
Tomorrow we'll tell the story of Olegas Truchanas (1923-1972) and how he became one of Australia's most influential wilderness photographers and environmentalists.
Truchanas arrived in Tasmania as a refugee from Lithuania in 1948. A skilled bushman and canoeist he took to exploring the Tasmanian wilderness. But in the early 1950s he took up photography as a way of recording the beauty he saw around him.
This beautiful Rolleiflex Twin Lens Reflex camera enabled him to take medium format 6x6 negatives. You'll see on the wall behind his tent in the This Vanishing World: Photography of Olegas Truchanas exhibition the large square format black and whites. These were taken with this camera. But as lovely as the Rolleiflex was to use, it really couldn't handle the rough wilderness conditions and he needed to find a more practical camera.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolleiflex
A SPECIAL NOTE:
A last posting from a longtime follower of mine. I just learned that Pierre is signing off from Flickr today for the final time! On Tuesday he departs this world. www.flickr.com/photos/59584735@N00/54189306247/in/photost...
You have just a few hours to leave a final goodbye message. I will be praying for you my dear friend [https://www.flickr.com/photos/59584735@N00] as you make your journey beyond the limitations of time and space.
I will treasure this last fave from you...
Bespoke, highly influential modern bodywork by one of Italy's best designers.
Documented by the famous historian and former historical advisor of Pininfarina Paolo Giusti.
Powered by its numbers-matching V-4 engine.
Accompanied by Paolo Giusti report, Pininfarina press images and Lancia Storico production certificate.
As noted by the research of Lancia brand historian and former Pininfarina historical advisor Paolo Giusti, chassis 439-11844 was completed by the factory on March 27, 1947. Two weeks later it was bought by SVAM – the Lancia dealer in Modena, Italy – for the sum of 556.480 lire. SVAM then immediately sent the bare chassis to Pinin Farina with the special assignment to provide it with a unique “2+2” convertible body.
Giusti notes that the design bears the direct influence of Pinin Farina stylist Fedele Bianco, who clearly took this opportunity to improve on his previous 2+2 convertible treatment, which claimed top honors at the concours d'elegance from Monte Carlo and Cannes in 1947. Aptly named the 'Speciale', this prototype was dressed in a one-off aluminum body with sloping sides, open wheels, a swept-back windshield and a low profile. (www.metropoleclassiccars.com/)
Techno-Classica 2023
Essen, Germany.
6 year old Thoroughbred broodmare. Take a look at her pedigree and you'll see that her female line traces back to the most influential broodmare of the 20th century, La Troienne:
www.pedigreequery.com/brokerage+account
From Wikipedia...
"She produced fourteen foals and 12 of them raced. 10 of those 12 were winners. The first of these was the Champion Black Helen, by Black Toney, born in 1932. Black Helen won the American Derby, the Florida Derby, the Maryland Handicap, and the Coaching Club American Oaks. The second was born in 1934, Biologist, by Bubbling Over who won the 1926 Kentucky Derby. The third was Baby League, born in 1935, again by Bubbling Over, who became the dam of four stakes winners: the great Hall of Fame filly Busher, as well as Mr. Busher, Striking, and Harmonizing. Her fourth winning foal was Big Hurry, another Black Toney filly, born in 1936, and the dam of five stakes winners: Be Fearless, Bridal Flower, The Admiral, Great Captain, and Searching. La Troienne also brought forth the great Hall of Fame colt Bimelech, born in 1937. By Black Toney, Bimlech won the Belmont Stakes, the Preakness Stakes, and placed in the 1940 Kentucky Derby. Big Event came next in 1938, a Blue Larkspur filly and dam of stakes winner Hall of Fame. In 1939, she dropped Businesslike who was the dam of two stakes winners: Busanda (who was the dam of Buckpasser) and Auditing. Then came Besieged by Balladier in 1940, Broke Even in 1941, a colt by Blue Larkspur, Back Yard in 1942, a gelding by Balladier, and in 1944 Bee Ann Mac by Blue Larkspur. Belle Histoire came along in 1945, once more by Blue Larkspur. Belle Histoire was the dam of stakes winner Royal Record. La Troienne's last two foals were Belle of Troy in 1947, again by Blue Larkspur, and the gelding Trojan War in 1948 by Shut Out.
Les Brinsfield, a pedigree expert, wrote: "Anyone who wants can take any daughter of La Troienne (or all of them) and trace them through pedigrees to today's stars. It will be a rare week when there is no stakes winner linebred to La Troienne.""
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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When I saw this building in our travels I made a point to get back to it to shoot it for this prompt. Love all the lines and angles! I'll post more photos in the next day of this awesome building.
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From Wiki: "The angular façade is composed of pleated stainless steel and glass and was conceived to give the building 'an ever-changing appearance that arouses curiosity yet never quite reveals its content' "(Zaha Hadid Architects)
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Frederick Douglas was arguably the most influential African American of the 19th century. A statesman, newspaper publisher, abolitionist, husband, father, orator and women's suffrage advocate, Douglas was a man of strong convictions. Born in slavery, Douglas escaped from his master after refusing to take a beating from an overseer on a Maryland plantation. He became a leading spokesman for the abolitionist movement. He turned down an invitation from John Brown to join the Harper's Ferry raid because he believed lawlessness did not help the anti-slavery cause. In 1865 he gave a speech at Hosanna Meeting House in Oxford, Pennsylvania that prompted my great-great grandfather, two of his brothers, and many of his friends to join the union army during the civil war. He was named ambassador to Haiti in 1889. Douglas and his wife Anna purchased this home in 1877, breaking a whites' only covenant. On February 20, 1895, shortly after attending a women's rights rally, Douglas died in the hallway of this home. He may have been the greatest African American leader in American history.
Beale Street's entertainment district is an important site in the history of the blues, that influential musical form which has had an impact on American rock, jazz, pop, and symphonic music. Theaters also held an important place in the life of Beale Street. The largest show-house for blacks in the South was the Palace Theater on Beale. It was famous for its traditional Tuesday night amateur shows. The old Pastime, opened in 1909, was the first theater for blacks on Beale Street. The Daisy Theatre (seen in the photo above) was constructed in 1912 and a loan was secured on a handshake. The 'Old' Daisy is a prime surviving example of nickelodeon architecture from the early cinema era. The tiny hall features a grand half dome entrance on Memphis’s famous Beale Street.
The Daisy Theatre is unusual in that the stage and screen are on the sidewalk end of the building. Double doors on either side of the half-dome enter into small vestibules one on either side of the stage. Emerging from the vestibules, you have the audience looking at you! There is a small balcony, vaguely horse-shoe shaped, supported from above with iron rods. This is the reason for the reverse design, the fire escapes from the balcony and booth could only open onto the alley behind the building. There was no lobby at all, just hallways. Despite its tiny stage, The Daisy was a prime performing venue on the so-called “Chitlin' Circuit” from the 1930’s up into the 1960’s.
During much of the 20th century Beale Street served as the business and entertainment center for African-Americans from all over the Mid-South. This extensive history resulted in the Beale Street Historic District being listed as a National Historic Landmark (NHL) and included on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on October 15, 1966. In addition, the historic district had its boundary increased on July 29, 1993. Included in the original listing as a contributing structure was The 'Old' Daisy Theatre. All the information above about the historic district (and much more) was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/86ff03b2-f33a-4377-b51...
Information about The Daisy Theatre above was found on the following website:
cinematreasures.org/theaters/10962
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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The castle is situated on the Laich of Moray, a fertile plain that was once the swampy foreshore of Spynie Loch. This was originally a more defensive position than it appears today, long after the loch was drained.
The motte is a huge man-made mound, with steep sides and a wide ditch separating it from the bailey. The whole site is enclosed by a water-filled ditch, which is more a mark of its boundary than it is a serious defensive measure.
Duffus Castle was built by a Flemish man named Freskin, who came to Scotland in the first half of the 1100s. After an uprising by the ‘men of Moray’ against David I in 1130, the king sent Freskin north as a representative of royal authority.
He was given the estate of Duffus, and here he built an earthwork-and-timber castle. Freskin’s son William adopted the title of ‘de Moravia’ – of Moray. By 1200, the family had become the most influential noble family in northern Scotland, giving rise to the earls of Sutherland and Clan Murray.
In about 1270, the castle passed to Sir Reginald Cheyne the Elder, Lord of Inverugie. He probably built the square stone keep on top of the motte, and the curtain wall encircling the bailey. In 1305, the invading King Edward I of England gave him a grant of 200 oaks from the royal forests of Darnaway and Longmorn, which were probably used for the castle’s floors and roofs.
By 1350, the castle had passed to a younger son of the Earl of Sutherland through marriage. It may have been then that the keep was abandoned, possibly because it was beginning to slip down the mound, and a new residence established at the north of the bailey.
Viscount Dundee, leader of the first Jacobite Rising, dined in the castle as a guest of James, Lord Duffus in 1689, prior to his victory against King William II’s government forces at Killiecrankie. Soon after, Lord Duffus moved to the nearby Duffus House. The castle quickly fell into decay.
One of the most important and influential science fiction movies of the 90s was the Matrix. It revolutionized cinematography, specifically camera movement and the optimization of slow motion and CG effects. This one scene, Neo dodging the bullets, really sold audiences on these incredible concepts and cemented the film’s spot in cinema history, and a spot on my list.
This was easily the most simple build for this project. I put the whole build on a turntable to provide a spinning effect like in the movie, and I’ll hopefully be able to motorize it as soon as I get another motor. I hope y’all like it!
Frederick Douglas was arguably the most influential African American of the 19th century. A statesman, newspaper publisher, abolitionist, husband, father, orator and women's suffrage advocate, Douglas was a man of strong convictions. Born in slavery, Douglas escaped from his master after refusing to take a beating from an overseer on a Maryland plantation. He became a leading spokesman for the abolitionist movement. He turned down and invitation from John Brown to join the Harper's Ferry raid because he believed lawlessness did not help the anti-slavery cause. In 1865 he gave a speech at Hosanna Meeting House in Oxford, Pennsylvania that prompted my great-great grandfather, two of his brothers, and many of his friends to join the union army during the civil war. He was named ambassador to Haiti in 1889. Douglas and his wife Anna purchased this home in 1877, breaking a whites' only covenant. On February 20, 1895, shortly after attending a women's rights rally, Douglas died in the hallway of this home. He may have been the greatest African American leader in American history.
# Immanuel Kant is one of the influential German philosophers of his time. He was born in the Prussian city of Königsberg, which is today's Kaliningrad located in present day Russia.
# He is known for his ideas in the fields of Epistemology, Ethics, Metaphysics and Logic.
# His 3 major works are : Critique of Pure Reason (German: Kritik der reinen Vernunft), in 1781 which was his Magnum Opus; Critique of Practical Reason (German: Kritik der praktischen Vernunft), in 1788 and Critique of Judgment (German: Kritik der Urteilskraft), in 1790.
# His philosophy on ethics (Kantian ethics) is considered central in Deontology. His major work, Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (German: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten), in 1785, explained his philosophy on morality.
# He believed himself to be a compromise between the Empricists and Rationalists of his time and thought that human understanding of Metaphyics can be enhanced or bettered through our study of Epistemology, which is the study of the nature of human knowledge.
# Kant's ideas are studied as Kantianism, and include ideas such as the Categorical imperative, Transcendental Idealism, Deontological Morality, Synthetic A Priori, Noumenon, Schema, Sapere Aude, Nebular hypothesis.
# Though not regarded as a Political Theorist, Kant used his ideas to expound some political views like the classical republican theory which was explained in his work Science of Right.
# The Kingdom of Ends is another thought experiment of Kant which he explained in his work Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals. His is a hypothetical kingdom based on his idea of morality taking shape from the Deontologically moralistic idea of the Categorical Imperative.
Anne Zahalka's work has been influential for some time now. She is one of Australia's most respected photographic artists who has exhibited all over the world. Her work first came to my attention with her wonderful whimsical recreations of Australian paintings and the photography of Max Dupain. www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/?group_accessi...
In this exhibition she is recovering "Lost Landscapes", inspired by the dioramas of Terry Cashion (see my discussion in the previous photograph). You can see instantly from this very large slide how she has taken elements from the original diorama and added some of her own spectacular touches. I'll show you some more examples tomorrow.
arcone.com.au/anne-zahalka-artist-profile
For my own work the challenge here was to deal with the traditional lighting setup in the diorama, and then having to adapt to the backlit screen that showed Zahalka's work. Getting the exposure right was crucial in both cases.
Herr Kopittke must have been a very influential man, given that both him and his roadside inn were photographed and featured on a postcard from Zugdam in the 1940s, alongside the local NSDAP council (now the county council) and the 18th century church. Despite his 'fame', it looks like no more drinks will be served at the inn, but his legacy carries on to this day on the clearly visible front sign.
You can view the postcard on the online Museum of Pomerania service - muzeumpomorza.pl/resource/3322_suchy-dab.html . The entire website is really worth checking out, as it shows many postcards, photographs and paintings from that era.
Suchy Dąb - until 1945 known as Zugdam, 2024.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
Lim Sai Hor Association Building at 525 Carrall Street is an example of a once common building type in this part of Vancouver's Chinatown.
This four-storey (including a 'cheater' storey), brick and timber frame building at the southwestern edge of Vancouver's historic Chinatown district was constructed in 1903 for the Chinese Empire Reform Association.
The associations focus was to bring about political reform in China and was the most influential association in Chinatown at the time.
At its height the building housed a school and published a newspaper. Its members included Chang Toy, Yip Sang and Alexander Won Cumyow (the first person of Chinese descent born in Canada).
The Empire Reform Association’s influence faded with the fall of the Qing Empire and the emergence of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen led republic in 1911.
The newly formed Lim Sai Hor (Kow Mok) Association rented the space in 1926 and bought the building in 1945 to serve as headquarters for its members defined by common surname Lim or Lam.
A 2017 rehabilitation project restored the exterior balcony details, lighting and other distinctive features that reflect the exchange between China and Canada, influencing the traditional village house style and blending it with modern western design trends.
The use of green as an accent colour in the interior and exterior is a nod to the members’ surname which means “forest.”
An alteration of the Carrall Street frontage in 1914 to the designs of Chinese Canadian architect W. H. Chow, from a grandiose colonial style edifice to a stylistically ambiguous, unimposing facade, is representative of changes made to many Chinatown buildings at that time, reflecting the effects of the Revolution on all aspects of daily life, including architecture.
The alterations are an example of Chow's work, that remains largely undocumented and unrecognized.
Rivermaya is an influential Filipino rock band founded in 1993. Their musical direction has evolved through standard rock, hard rock, pop, progressive, and other genres. They have recently released work in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia; and have garnered the attention of fans throughout Southeast Asia.
The current members are now Jayson Fernandez – Vocals, Guitars, Japs Sergio – Vocals, Bass, Mike Elgar – Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards and Mark Escueta – Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Occasional guitars.
Text Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivermaya
Location: Ilocos Norte, Capitol Stage, Laoag City
Rivermaya is an influential Filipino rock band founded in 1993. Their musical direction has evolved through standard rock, hard rock, pop, progressive, and other genres. They have recently released work in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia; and have garnered the attention of fans throughout Southeast Asia.
The current members are now Jayson Fernandez – Vocals, Guitars, Japs Sergio – Vocals, Bass, Mike Elgar – Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards and Mark Escueta – Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Occasional guitars.
Text Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivermaya
Location: Ilocos Norte, Capitol Stage, Laoag City
Rivermaya is an influential Filipino rock band founded in 1993. Their musical direction has evolved through standard rock, hard rock, pop, progressive, and other genres. They have recently released work in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia; and have garnered the attention of fans throughout Southeast Asia.
The current members are now Jayson Fernandez – Vocals, Guitars, Japs Sergio – Vocals, Bass, Mike Elgar – Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards and Mark Escueta – Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Occasional guitars.
Text Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivermaya
Location: Ilocos Norte, Capitol Stage, Laoag City
A Spanish Catalan architect who was highly influential on Modernisme català, the Catalan Art Nouveau / Jugendstil movement.
His most famous buildings, the Hospital de Sant Pau and Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, have been collectively designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Martin Luther King Jr. (Atlanta, Georgia, 15 January 1929 – Memphis, Tennessee, 4 April 1968) was a Baptist minister, intellectual, and one of the most influential leaders in modern history. He became the moral and strategic heart of the American Civil Rights Movement, transforming the fight against racism and segregation into a universal struggle for human dignity. He was not simply a “speaker”: he was an organizer, a strategist of nonviolent resistance, and a global symbol of justice.
King was born into a deeply rooted Black Christian community. His birth name was Michael King Jr., later changed to Martin Luther King Jr. He studied at Morehouse College, then at Crozer Theological Seminary, and earned a PhD in Systematic Theology from Boston University. His education and faith shaped a rare combination: spiritual authority, intellectual depth, and political clarity.
He married Coretta Scott King, who would become a powerful activist in her own right and carry his legacy forward. Together they had four children: Yolanda, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott, and Bernice. King’s family life was inseparable from his mission: his wife and children lived under constant threat, surveillance, and hatred, because his struggle disturbed the foundations of a racist system.
King rose to national prominence during the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955–1956), triggered by Rosa Parks’ arrest. The boycott was not only a protest: it was a disciplined political campaign that proved collective dignity could defeat legalized humiliation. King’s leadership helped turn nonviolent resistance into a mass force—organized, strategic, and morally unbreakable.
In 1957 he became the first president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), helping coordinate civil rights campaigns across the South. He led and supported major actions in Birmingham, Selma, and other cities, facing arrests, beatings, threats, and violent repression. He was jailed multiple times; his “Letter from Birmingham Jail” became a landmark of modern political ethics, defending civil disobedience against unjust laws and condemning the dangerous comfort of neutrality.
On 28 August 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, King delivered the speech that became one of the most famous in human history: “I Have a Dream.” It was not a poetic moment alone—it was a political declaration that made equality a global moral demand. In the following years, the Civil Rights Movement achieved historic legal victories, including the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965), milestones that changed the United States forever.
In 1964 King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent resistance to racial injustice. The prize recognized not only his words, but the discipline and courage of a movement that faced hatred with moral strength and political strategy.
In his final years, King expanded his struggle beyond segregation. He spoke openly against poverty, economic exploitation, and the Vietnam War—positions that made him even more threatening to power. He launched what would become the Poor People’s Campaign, insisting that civil rights without economic justice were incomplete.
In 1968 King traveled to Memphis to support the strike of Black sanitation workers—men demanding dignity, fair treatment, and the right to live as human beings. On 4 April 1968, King was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel when he was shot and killed. He died at the age of 39. James Earl Ray was convicted of the assassination. King’s death sparked grief, rage, and uprisings across the United States, because his murder was widely felt as the execution of hope itself.
Martin Luther King Jr. was killed because he was effective. He exposed injustice with clarity, and he organized people to defeat it without becoming what they fought against. He proved that nonviolence is not weakness: it is discipline, courage, and political power. His life remains a permanent accusation against racism, indifference, and every system built on humiliation.
Can You Feel the Love Tonight ♪♫♬ … ?
A couple near the “flame” at Sushisamba Bar under a fanciful orange-lit tree was taking advantage of the external terrace as they could still hear “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” ♪♫♬ echoing in the night sky.
Can You Feel the Love Tonight ♪♫♬ … ?
"There’s a calm surrender to the rush of day;when the heat of the rolling world can be turned away,an enchanted moment and it sees me through.It is where we are.
There’s a time for everyone, if they only learn that the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn.There’s a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors,when the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours … ♪♫♬
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer that we got this far
... " Elton John / Tim Rice
"Doubt that the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move his aides, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love thee best, O most best, believe it ..." Hamlet (Act 2, Scene 2)
How dramatically eternal truths and powerful forces in the universe function for the couple under the incandescent tree lights and near the flame on the outdoor terrace of the sky-high rooftop bar on the 38th floor.It was Love and the express glass lift that sent them to Heaven in less than 30 seconds ...
♥ Replenishing the source of Love,the most Beautiful Celebration of the Soul ... ♥
We cannot sell or buy love ; love has no price ...
Female Douglas squirrel, with a battle-scarred left ear, eating a peanut on a moss-covered maple branch.
"He is, without exception, the wildest animal I ever saw, --a fiery, sputtering little bolt of life."
That description may be a bit exaggerated.
John Muir concluded: "The Douglas squirrel is by far the most interesting and influential of the California Sciuridae [squirrel family], surpassing every other species in force of character, numbers, and extent of range, and in the amount of influence he brings to bear upon the health and distribution of the vast forests he inhabits."
Dawn over the Pantheon
Reputed to be one of the most preserved and influential building of ancient Rome. It is a Roman temple dedicated to all the gods of Rome. When approaching the front of the Pantheon one can see the inscription above. It still reads in Latin as the original dedication by Marcus Agrippa. The inscription reads:
"M. AGRIPPA.L.F.COSTERTIUM.FECIT”
“Marcus Agrippa, son of Lucius, made [this building] when consul for the third time”.
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Sculpture in Schönbrunn
"Aspasia [...] c. 470 BC[...] – c. 400 BC)[...] was an influential immigrant to Classical-era Athens who was the lover and partner of the statesman Pericles. The couple had a son, Pericles the Younger, but the full details of the couple's marital status are unknown. According to Plutarch, her house became an intellectual centre in Athens, attracting the most prominent writers and thinkers, including the philosopher Socrates. It has also been suggested that the teachings of Aspasia influenced Socrates. Aspasia is mentioned in the writings of Plato, Aristophanes, Xenophon, and others. Though she spent most of her adult life in Greece, few details of her life are fully known. Some scholars suggest that Aspasia was a brothel keeper and a prostitute. Aspasia's role in history provides crucial insight to the understanding of the women of ancient Greece. Very little is known about women from her time period. One scholar stated that, "To ask questions about Aspasia's life is to ask questions about half of humanity."" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspasia
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From my series "Shoot First, Ask Later"
Buddhism was influential in ancient times and Christianity had influenced large segments of the population in the 18th and 19th century, yet they grew rapidly in membership only by the mid-20th century, as part of the profound transformations that South Korean society went through in the past century. But they have shown some decline from the year 2000 onwards. Buddhism entered Korea from China during the period of the three kingdoms (372, or the 4th century). Buddhism was the dominant religious and cultural influence in the North–South States Period (698–926) and subsequent Goryeo (918-1392) states. Confucianism was also brought to Korea from China in early centuries, and was formulated as Korean Confucianism in Goryeo. However, it was only in the subsequent Joseon kingdom (1392–1910) that Korean Confucianism was established as the state ideology and religion, and Korean Buddhism underwent 500 years of suppression. Buddhism in the contemporary state of South Korea is stronger in the east of the country, namely the Yeongnam and Gangwon regions, as well as in Jeju.
La catedral de Parma (Duomo) (del italiano: Basilica Cattedrale della Assunzione di Maria Virgine) es una basílica catedral de la ciudad italiana de Parma, Emilia-Romaña. Es una importante catedral de estilo románico, y el fresco del artista il Correggio es una de las obras maestras al fresco de la época renacentista.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catedral_de_Parma
Parma Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Parma; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Parma, Emilia-Romagna (Italy), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Parma. It is an important Italian Romanesque cathedral: the dome, in particular, is decorated by a highly influential illusionistic fresco by Renaissance painter Antonio da Correggio.
In studying Andre Kertesz's photography I really like how he captured the shadows in his images. There is an artistic and pleasing balance between the subject and shadows.
This is my attempt at a still life "influenced" by Kertesz's work.
I went for a shot inspired by his Involuntary Sculpture series since I don't know any prostitutes personally. ;o)
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©Christine A. Owens 3.6.18
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The influential urban activist, Jane Jacobs once compared the activity on a city block to “a complex and intricate ballet in which the individual dancers and ensembles all have distinctive parts which miraculously reinforce each other and compose an orderly whole.” In taking this image, I was struck by how each person in it is busy going about their own business apparently unaware of what anyone else is doing. Yet I thought also of Jacobs' metaphor and of the underlying connections that link this street scene and the countless others like it to the larger dance of a living, vibrant city,
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Category 27. The Ides of March
History is marked by the blood of assassinated leaders, rulers, and other influential men, and much of this can be found in ancient japan. Throughout Japans History we can find a long story of power, betrayal, and assassinations...
This is a two part build with a complete story of the life and assassination of
Japanese Emporer Sushun But, to see the second build and the rest of the story you'll have to go check this out on Mocpages!:
www.mocpages.com/moc.php/357061
Thanks for Looking! -Kyle
Personnage / Figure, 1945, fireclay.
Joan Miró (1893 - 1983) was one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. The Catalan master broke artistic boundaries, by merging painting with poetry. His surrealistic representations are filled with mysterious signs and symbols. This unbound creativity also characterizes the sculptures which Miró created.
Time spent on the beach near his studio ultimately fostered Miró's love for sculpture. The natural objects the artist found there were a major influence on his sculptures. It is therefore particularly fitting that his three-dimensional work is now being exhibited in close proximity to the sea.
This exhibition (20 September '24 - 2 March '25) was organised in collaboration with the Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona. An accompanying catalog explores Miró’s creative methods and the symbolism found in his sculptures.
“Walnuts have a shell, and they have a kernel. Religions are the same. They have an essence, but then they have a protective coating. This is not the only way to put it. But it’s my way. So the kernels are the same. However, the shells are different.” ~ Huston Smith
Huston Cummings Smith (May 31, 1919 – December 30, 2016) was an influential scholar of religious studies in the United States. He authored at least thirteen books on world's religions and philosophy.