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FRAME|WORK: Eléphantaisie by Pierre Dubreuil

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on January 25, 2012

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week we feature a classic photograph by Pierre Dubreuil. If you missed Eléphantaisie when it was on view in Impressionist Paris: City of Light, you will no doubt enjoy this virtual viewing.

Eléphantaisie

Pierre Dubreuil (French, 1872–1944). Eléphantaisie, 1908. Gelatin silver print. Museum purchase, Prints and Drawings Art Trust Fund. 2009.29

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Bird Bath: The Conservation of a William Morris Textile

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on January 23, 2012

The British Aesthetic Movement, which is the subject of the upcoming exhibition The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde 1860–1900 opening at the Legion of Honor on February 18, promoted the integration of beauty and art into every aspect of life. William Morris (1834–1896) was a chief proponent of the Aesthetic Movement and contributed luxe designs for wallpaper, carpets, tiles, and furniture. His career as a textiles designer, however, quickly surpassed his involvement with all other areas of artistic production.

Bird wall hanging, 1878

William Morris (English, 1834–1896). Bird wall hanging, 1878 (detail). Wool jacquard woven doublecloth. Museum purchase, Art Trust Fund. 1996.47

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FRAME|WORK: A Statue of Asklepios from Hellenistic Greece

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on January 18, 2012

The subject of quality health care has dominated political rhetoric for decades, but the issue has been of interest for centuries. This week’s FRAME|WORK examines one of the earliest manifestations of the power of medicine in the form of the Statue of Asklepios currently on view in the Hall of Antiquities at the Legion of Honor.

Statue of Asklepios

Statue of Asklepios. 2nd century BC. Greece. Pentelic marble. Museum purchase, United Hellenic American Congress and the William H. Noble Bequest Fund. 1981.41

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FRAME|WORK: The Empire of Flora by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on January 10, 2012

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week we present a dynamic work by one of Italy’s most important painters. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s The Empire of Flora is currently on loan to the Allentown Art Museum where it is featured in the special exhibition Shared Treasure: The Legacy of Samuel H. Kress.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770). The Empire of Flora, ca. 1743. Oil on canvas. Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. 61.44.19

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The Metamorphosis of Medusa

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on January 6, 2012

The Legion of Honor is currently host to a terrifyingly beautiful bust of The Medusa, on view through February 19. Created by master Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680), this nightmare in marble arrives at the museum via the Dream of Rome, a project initiated by the mayor of Rome to exhibit timeless masterpieces in the United States. The Medusa is the inaugural loan in the prestigious partnership between the Fine Arts Museums and Rome’s Capitoline Museum.

Medusa projected onto the facade of the Legion of Honor

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Will Work for Art: Gregory Stock

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on December 22, 2011

"Will Work for Art" takes you behind the scenes to meet the people who make the Fine Arts Museums work. This week we meet museum educator and "Mr. Friday Night," Gregory Stock. Originally from Saint Louis, Missouri, Gregory just celebrated his one-year anniversary as a full-time employee at the Museums.

Gregory Stock

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