When you click on a link below, a new window will open to make it easier for you to continue browsing, without loosing this page. Close the new window, when you are done with that website and open another link from this page. The Star Spangled Season Continues Summer is here and Sarasota heats up. Many docent shifts are lacking their number of dedicated docents who are up north or on vacations.The Ringling "diggers" can keep informed about the events at the Museum and learn of www Art sites in this monthly web page. Aaron DeGroft spoke to the docents at a slide presentation on 6/10 about the paintings in the current Exhibit An American Anthem from the Butler Institute of Art. Joseph Butler, like John Ringling, used his fortune to passionately collect Art. Since the Tragedy of 9/11 a renewed intrest in the "American Spirit" has swept the country. On the web the report of the sale of Norman Rockwell's painting, Rosie the Riveter for $4.9 million at a Sotheby's auction, on 5/22 was "Big" news. The 1943 painting became a cover for the Saturday Evening Post and was taken around the U.S. to help sell war bonds. The model for Rosie, Mary Keefe, now 78 posed for the painting when she was 19. Rockwell used Keefe's face but modeled Rosie's body on Isiah from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling. To learn more about Norman Rockwell go to: www.nrm.org One of the best art sites on the web has just re-designed their web pages.It is artdaily.com You will find daily reports of www Exhibits and listings of Museums as well as news of Artists and links to Art world venues. Below are paintings from An American Anthem: to the left is Rembrant Peale's Porthole Washington and on the right is Robert Henri's Little Dancer . The Peale is an early American work c.1828 while the Henri is leader of the artists known as "The Eight"and he painted this in 1916-18 To learn more about The Eight go click here.
Finally, read an interesting review of the Joan Mitchell Show at the Whitney Museum "In Joyous Colors, a Hint of Joy Lost". For comments, e-mail Betty Klein at ringlingdig@comcast.net [Docent Website] [Search Engines] [Ca d'Zan] [Museum's Website] [DIG members]
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