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William Heysham Overend, An August Morning with Farragut; The Battle of Mobile Bay, August 5, 1864; 1883. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Wadsworth Atheneum, part 14

This week: more European art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. 1669: Jacob Ochtervelt, The Dancing Dog Jacob Ochtervelt, The Dancing Dog, 1669. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.…

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Wadsworth Atheneum, part 13

This week we move on to European art at the Wadsworth. For previous posts on the Wadsworth, click here. Morgan Wing, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L.…

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Dining room, Railcar No. 91. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 4

Click here for all posts on the Flagler Museum. This week we’re looking at Henry Flagler's private railcar, built in 1886 by Jackson and Sharp of Wilmington, Delaware. In 1912, Flagler celebrated…

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Heliotrope Room, one of the guest bedrooms at the Flagler Museum. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 3

Click here for all posts on the Flagler Museum. This week we're looking at the upstairs of the mansion. Master Bedroom Master Suite, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright ©…

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Drawing Room, Breakfast Room, Hotel Addition, 1925. Grand Ballroom, Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 2

The introduction to this series is in last week's post. Click here for all posts. South Hall Off the South Hall open the Billiard Room (left) and the Grand Ballroom…

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Grand Hall. Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, part 1

Henry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913) became enormously wealthy as one of the founders of Standard Oil, which he joined in 1867. He was credited by John D. Rockefeller with developing the…

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Read more about the article Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 12
John Singleton Copley, Portrait of a Lady (Mrs. Seymour Fort?), ca. 1778. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 12

This week's post includes a number of seventeenth- and eighteeenth-century American artworks at the Wadsworth. The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all…

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William Rice, Tavern sign, ca. 1800-1825. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 11

This week's post is mostly on the legacy of the Colt family to the Wadsworth. The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all…

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Frishmuth, Slavonic Dancer, 1921. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 10

This week we return to the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, after a brief diversion to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. This post includes several lovely sculptures of the…

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Ca' d'Zan. Ringling estate, Sarasota. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Ringling Museum, Sarasota: Ca’ d’Zan

In my last two posts (here and here), I looked at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota. Also on the grounds of the Ringling estate is the home of John and…

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