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In this special bonus episode of the Anglotopia Podcast, Jonathan Thomas launches an experimental new monthly format: a London events guide covering what's actually on in the city this month. June is arguably London's finest month — 16 to 17 hours of daylight, the longest evenings of the year, and an events calendar absolutely bursting at the seams. Jonathan walks through everything worth knowing about June in London: the major royal events including Trooping the Colour and Royal Ascot, the blockbuster summer exhibitions at Tate Modern, Tate Britain, the Royal Academy, the National Portrait Gallery, the V&A, and more, plus what's on in London theater from Shakespeare's Globe to the West End, live music at Wembley and the Roundhouse, and practical tips for surviving — and thriving in — a London heat wave. If this episode proves popular, Jonathan will make it a monthly fixture. Let him know what you think in the comments. Links Royal Events ~Trooping the Colour — Official Info~ ~Royal Ascot~ ~Wimbledon Tickets & Ballot~ ⠀Exhibitions — Book Ahead ~Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern~ ~Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (opens June 16)~ ~Anish Kapoor Retrospective at Hayward Gallery (opens June 16)~ ~Marilyn Monroe at National Portrait Gallery~ ~Barbara Hepworth at the Courtauld Gallery (from June 1)~ ~Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art at the V&A~ ~Wes Anderson Exhibition at the Design Museum~ ~James McNeill Whistler Retrospective at Tate Britain~ ~The Queen's Fashion at The King's Gallery~ (sold out through 2026 — book 2027 dates now) ~Inside Aardman: Wallace & Gromit at Young V&A~ ~Hokusai: 36 Views of Mount Fuji at Dulwich Picture Gallery~ (closes June 30) ⠀Theater ~A Midsummer Night's Dream at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (from June 20)~ ~Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe (from June 11)~ ~To Kill a Mockingbird — New West End Adaptation (opens June 25)~ ~Cyrano de Bergerac — West End (opens June 13)~ ~Buy West End Tickets via Anglotopia's Link~ (supports Anglotopia) ~TKTS Booth at Leicester Square — Half-Price Day Tickets~ ⠀Long-Running West End Shows The Lion King Hamilton Wicked Les Misérables Matilda Mamma Mia Six Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (almost always sold out — book well ahead) Sinatra — The Musical ⠀Live Music Harry Styles at Wembley Stadium (from June 12) Olivia Dean at the O2 (from June 12) Orville Peck at the Roundhouse, Camden ⠀Practical Resources ~National Gallery Extended Summer Hours (from July 1)~ ~Londontopia London Events Calendar~ ~Argos UK — Buy a Fan on Arrival~ ~Anglotopia June London Events Article~ (link to article) ~Friends of Anglotopia Club~ ⠀ Takeaways June is arguably London's best month to visit — 16 to 17 hours of daylight, reliably pleasant weather, and the richest events calendar of the year, though it is also peak tourist season with hotel prices running 20 to 40 percent above spring rates. Trooping the Colour — the monarch's official birthday parade — is the major royal event of the year in 2026. Even without a ballot ticket to Horse Guards Parade, you can experience the procession on the Mall and the balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace by arriving very early and staking out a good spot. Every major summer blockbuster exhibition in London requires advance booking — some, like The Queen's Fashion at The King's Gallery, are already sold out through 2026. Book tickets as soon as you finish listening, even if your trip dates aren't confirmed yet. The Frida Kahlo survey at Tate Modern, the James McNeill Whistler retrospective at Tate Britain, and the Marilyn Monroe exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery are Jonathan's top three must-book exhibition picks for the month. The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition — the world's largest open submission art show, running since 1769 — is a uniquely chaotic, democratic, and wonderful experience where everything on the walls is for sale and any artist can enter. Shakespeare's Globe is staging Much Ado About Nothing from June 11, and Regent's Park Open Air Theatre opens A Midsummer Night's Dream on June 20 — watching Shakespeare outdoors on a long June evening is one of the quintessential London summer experiences. London generally does not have air conditioning in older buildings, hotel rooms, or most tube lines. The first thing you should do after arriving in summer is buy a fan — Jonathan recommends going straight to Argos, Britain's version of a catalog store, for an affordable one. The tube's older lines (Central, Piccadilly) get brutally hot in summer due to London clay absorbing and retaining heat underground. The Elizabeth line is fully air conditioned and runs east-west across the city — use it as much as possible in a heat wave. The National Gallery is experimenting with extended summer evening hours, staying open until 7 PM most evenings and until 9 PM on Fridays from July 1 — Jonathan's suggestion: have an early dinner, then walk over for a free evening of world-class art. Don't try to pack too much in. Pick three or four things you genuinely care about, build your days around those, and leave time to wander, sit in Green Park with a deck chair, or walk along the Thames in the long evening light. June in London is as much about the atmosphere as the attractions. ⠀ Soundbites "The light is the headline for June. You get sixteen to seventeen hours of daylight. Twilight stretches from around eight PM to nearly ten PM. You can have a full day of exploring, sit down for dinner, and still walk home along the Thames and have some daylight." — Jonathan on why June is London's best month. "If you've ever wondered what the best month to visit London is, a lot of people will quietly tell you it's this one." — Jonathan on June in London. Plan your day around it. Get up stupidly early — three, four, five in the morning — get your spot on the Mall and soak up the atmosphere. It'll be like a party atmosphere." — Jonathan on how to experience Trooping the Colour without a ticket. "The Queen's Fashion at The King's Gallery is sold out for the rest of the year, and I know a lot of people are gonna be really disappointed when they try to get tickets and they simply can't." — Jonathan's warning on the most in-demand exhibition of the summer. "The walls are packed from floor to ceiling and everything is for sale. It's chaotic and wonderful. And it's a great way to see up-and-coming artists and established artists side by side." — Jonathan on the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. "Shakespeare under the open sky in one of London's loveliest parks on a warm June evening — it doesn't get dark till ten PM anyway. Enjoy some champagne, enjoy some theater out in the green. That's my top theater pick for the month." — Jonathan on Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. "The first thing you should do after you land is go to what the British call an ironmonger — a hardware store — and buy a fan. Don't skimp. It is essential for Americans traveling in Europe." — Jonathan's number one summer travel tip. "The London clay is a heat sink. It absorbs heat and then it doesn't let it back out. So the tube gets really hot in the summer. If you are prone to heat issues, avoid the tube except the Elizabeth line, which is fully air conditioned." — Jonathan on navigating London in a heat wave. "I sat there in the rain in the 40s, got soaking wet. And I — not exaggerating — almost got hypothermia. It was July. I could not warm up when I got back to the hotel because the heating wasn't on and there weren't enough blankets because it was July." — Jonathan's cautionary tale about British summer weather. "Argos is exactly like Service Merchandise — you go in, there's a big catalog, you pick your thing, and it comes out on a conveyor belt. Get a fan. Don't even look at the weather forecast first. Just trust me — you're going to need a fan." — Jonathan's most practical London summer tip. ⠀ Chapters 00:21 Introduction — Jonathan launches the experimental monthly London events format 01:15 The Feel of June in London — Long days, the light, and why June is special 02:20 June Weather — What to expect, heat waves, and the maritime humidity problem 03:45 Peak Tourist Season — Crowds, hotel prices, and why June still beats July 05:00 Trooping the Colour — What it is, how to see it without a ticket, and Jonathan's tips for getting a good spot 08:30 Royal Ascot — Fascinators on the tube, the royal procession, and how to get tickets 10:00 Wimbledon — The ballot, resale tickets, strawberries and cream, and what to do if you can't get in 11:30 How to Book Exhibitions — Why advance booking is non-negotiable and the Queen's Fashion sellout warning 13:00 Frida Kahlo at Tate Modern — Jonathan's pick and why Tate Modern is worth seeing for the building alone 14:30 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition (June 16) — The world's largest open submission art show 15:30 Anish Kapoor at the Hayward Gallery (June 16) — The Cloud Gate connection and why it's worth seeing 16:15 Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery — Just opened, book fast 17:00 Barbara Hepworth at the Courtauld Gallery — And why Somerset House is worth a visit anyway 17:45 Schiaparelli at the V&A — Fashion exhibitions and why the V&A excels at them 18:15 Wes Anderson at the Design Museum — A treat for film fans 18:45 James McNeill Whistler at Tate Britain — A sellout show, book immediately 19:30 Wallace & Gromit at Young V&A — The Aardman exhibition Jonathan is hoping to catch in August 20:15 Closing This Month — Mikalojus Čiurlionis at the Royal Academy (closes June 21) and Hokusai at Dulwich (closes June 30) 21:00 Theater — Why June is the best time for London theater 21:30 Regent's Park Open Air Theatre — A Midsummer Night's Dream, Jonathan's top pick of the month 22:00 Shakespeare's Globe — Much Ado About Nothing from June 11 22:30 New West End Openings — To Kill a Mockingbird (June 25) and Cyrano de Bergerac (June 13) 23:00 Long-Running Shows — Lion King, Hamilton, Wicked, Six, Les Mis, and how to get discount tickets 24:00 Live Music — Harry Styles at Wembley, Olivia Dean at the O2, Orville Peck at the Roundhouse 25:00 Practical Tips: Heat — Does London have air conditioning? (Mostly no) 26:30 The Fan Imperative — Buy one at Argos, the British Service Merchandise 28:30 Pack for All Weathers — The July outdoor concert near-hypothermia story 30:00 Humidity and Heat — Why British summer heat hits differently than dry American heat 31:00 Use the Long Days — 17 hours of light, late museum hours, rooftop bars, evening walks 32:00 National Gallery Extended Hours — Stay open till 7 PM, Fridays till 9 PM from July 1 33:00 Don't Overpack Your Itinerary — Pick three or four things, leave time to wander 34:00 Wrap-Up — Londontopia events calendar, listener feedback request, Friends of Anglotopia Video Version

This season's much anticipated auctions in New York have brought some records and eye-popping prices, including for works by Jackson Pollock, Constantin Brancusi and Mark Rothko, and some more middling results. Ben Luke talks to Judd Tully, who has been reporting on some of the sales for The Art Newspaper. The largest show of the art of James McNeill Whistler in Europe for more than 30 years has just opened at Tate Britain in London, and travels later in the year to the Netherlands, where it forms two shows, at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and The Mesdag Collection in The Hague. Ben takes a tour of the Tate show with its lead curator Carol Jacobi. And this episode's Work of the Week is the frieze made by Edvard Munch in 1922 for the women's canteen of the Freia Chocolate Factory in Oslo. The frieze remains in the collection of the Freia chocolate company today, but is on temporary loan to MUNCH, the museum in the Norwegian capital for the exhibition Edvard Munch and the Chocolate Factory. Our digital editor, Alexander Morrison, went to Oslo to speak to the curator of the exhibition, Ana María Bresciani, about the frieze.James McNeill Whistler, Tate Britain, London, until 27 September 2026; before splitting into two parallel presentations in the Netherlands, Whistler: Dandy and Disruptor, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Whistler: Loving The Netherlands, The Mesdag Collection, The Hague, both 16 October-10 January 2027.Edvard Munch and the Chocolate Factory, MUNCH, Oslo, until 11 October. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Die Ausstellung im Kunstforum Ingelheim verbindet Whistlers historische Stadtansichten mit Masuyamas modernem Blick – inklusive einer faszinierenden Reise ins Weltall.

L'Origine du monde, peint en 1866 par Gustave Courbet, est l'un des tableaux les plus célèbres — et les plus mystérieux — de l'histoire de l'art. Il représente sans détour le sexe d'une femme allongée, cadré de façon très rapprochée. Mais une question continue de fasciner : qui est cette femme ?Pendant longtemps, l'identité du modèle est restée inconnue. Le tableau, jugé scandaleux, a circulé discrètement entre collectionneurs privés, souvent caché derrière d'autres œuvres. Cette clandestinité a entretenu le mystère.Pendant des décennies, une hypothèse dominait : il s'agirait de Joanna Hiffernan, une Irlandaise rousse, compagne du peintre James McNeill Whistler et modèle fréquent de Courbet. Cette théorie reposait notamment sur la couleur des poils pubiens, qui semblait correspondre à sa chevelure.Mais en 2018, un rebondissement majeur survient.Un historien découvre une correspondance entre Alexandre Dumas fils et George Sand, évoquant explicitement le modèle du tableau. Le nom mentionné est celui de Constance Quéniaux.Qui est-elle ? Une danseuse de l'Opéra de Paris, devenue ensuite demi-mondaine — c'est-à-dire courtisane de haut rang. À l'époque, ces femmes évoluent dans les cercles artistiques et mondains, souvent liées à des hommes puissants.Et justement, L'Origine du monde a été commandé par un diplomate ottoman, Khalil-Bey, grand amateur d'art… et collectionneur d'œuvres érotiques. Or, Constance Quéniaux aurait été sa maîtresse. L'hypothèse devient alors très cohérente : Courbet aurait peint le corps d'une femme appartenant à l'entourage direct de son commanditaire.Un autre détail renforce cette piste. À la fin de sa vie, Constance Quéniaux possédait un tableau représentant des fleurs… dont certaines évoquent subtilement l'anatomie féminine. Comme un clin d'œil discret à son passé.Aujourd'hui, la majorité des historiens considère donc qu'elle est très probablement le modèle de L'Origine du monde.Mais au fond, le mystère n'est pas complètement levé — et c'est peut-être volontaire.Car le génie du tableau tient aussi à son anonymat. Le visage est absent. Le corps devient presque universel, détaché d'une identité précise. Ce n'est pas seulement une femme que Courbet peint… c'est une origine, une réalité biologique, brute, sans filtre.Et c'est peut-être pour cela que, même avec un nom, le tableau continue de déranger et de fasciner : parce qu'il montre ce que l'art avait jusque-là soigneusement évité de regarder en face. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

We are pleased to welcome Bill Toomey, Daniel Sutherland and Carol Jacobi from the Whistler Society to explore the extraordinary life and works of James McNeill Whistler. Instrumental in the shift towards Aestheticism, Whistler was always remarkably forward thinking, ahead of his time and radical in his approach to art. This episode precedes a major retrospective on Whistler opening at the Tate in May.    To find out more, please visit: https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/whistler 

It is the first episode of 2026. So we look ahead at the next 12 months with a guide to big museum openings, biennials and exhibitions. Ben Luke is joined by Jane Morris, editor-at-large at The Art Newspaper and Cultureshock, and Gareth Harris, chief contributing editor at The Art Newspaper, to discuss the key art fairs, major museum building projects and the top biennials of the year, and we pick our exhibition highlights.All of the events discussed and many more are featured in The Art Newspaper's guidebook The Year Ahead 2026, an authoritative look at the year's unmissable art exhibitions, museum openings and significant art events. Visit theartnewspapershop.com. £14.99 or the equivalent in your currency.Events discussed:ART FAIRS: Art Basel Qatar, Doha, Qatar, 5-7 Feb; Frieze Abu Dhabi, 17-22 Nov; MUSEUM OPENINGS: Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, date tbc; V&A East, opens 18 Apr; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma), opens Apr; Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, opens 22 Sep; Dataland, Los Angeles, opens spring; New Museum, New York, date tbc. BIENNIALS: Venice Biennale, In Minor Keys, 9 May-22 Nov; Arthur Jafa and Richard Prince: Helter Skelter, Fondazione Prada, Venice, 9 May-22 Nov; Marina Abramović: Transforming Energy, Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, 6 May-19 Oct; Whitney Biennial, opens 8 Mar; Greater New York 2026, MoMA PS1, 16 Apr-17 Aug; EXHIBITIONS: Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture, Frick Collection, 12 Feb-11 May; Raphael: Sublime Poetry, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 29 Mar-28 Jun; Zurbarán, National Gallery, London, 2 May-23 Aug; Michaelina Wautier, Royal Academy of Arts, 27 Mar-21 Jun; James McNeill Whistler, Tate Britain, 21 May-27 Sep, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, 16 Oct-10 Jan 2027; Seurat and the Sea, Courtauld Gallery, ​​13 Feb-17 May; Peggy Guggenheim in London: The Making of a Collector, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 25 Apr-19 Oct; Royal Academy, London, 21 Nov-14 Mar 2027, Cezanne, Fondation Beyeler, Basel, 25 Jan-25 May; Leonor Fini, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, 22 Oct-28 Feb 2027; Hilma af Klint, Grand Palais, 6 May-30 Aug, Matisse 1941-1954, Grand Palais, Paris, 24 Mar-26 Jul; Chez Matisse: The Legacy of a New Painting, Caixa Forum, Barcelona, 27 Mar-16 Aug; Fratino and Matisse: To See This Light Again, Baltimore Museum of Art, 11 Mar-6 Sep; Matisse's Femme au Chapeau: A Modern Scandal, SFMOMA, San Francisco, 16 May-7 Sep; Marcel Duchamp, MoMA, New York, 12 Apr-22 Aug; Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 14 Feb-30 Aug; Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism, Art Institute of Chicago, 6 Sep-3 Jan 2027; Modern Iran and the Avant-Gardes, 1948-78, Vancouver Art Gallery, 11 Dec-2 May 2027; Spectrosynthesis Seoul, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, 20 Mar-28 Jun; Carol Bove, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 5 Mar-2 Aug; New Humans: Memories of the Future, New Museum, New York, opens early 2026; Hurvin Anderson, Tate Britain, 26 Mar-23 Aug; Tracey Emin: A Second Life, 26 Feb-31 Aug; Ana Mendieta, Tate Modern, London, 9 Jul-10 Jan 2027. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Selva Ozelli interviews Mary Tiegreen about her environmentally inspired paintings. Tell us about your educational and professional background as an artist My interest in art began early and led me to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Iowa. I went on to study art in London and New York which resulted in a career in graphic design and the publishing industry. Throughout my career, I always had a fascination with technology as a tool for creation and was a very early adopter of the Macintosh computer for use in my design studio. London Climate Action week featuring Mary Tiegreen How did you become interested in environmental issues as a photographer and an AI artist? My childhood summers were spent in a cottage on a pristine lake in Northern Michigan. It was here that I first connected with nature in a deep and thoughtful way, the way a child becomes a part of the nature around her. The clear cold waters of Lake Superior and the tall pine forests. Chipmunks and porcupines, and the occasional black bear lumbering down the path. A family of eagles high in a white pine tree. A Rainbow Trout breaking the surface of the lake. Wild blueberry bushes everywhere. The Northern Lights reflected in the water. And the beautiful silence when walking in our forest. As the world has grown crowded and the climate continues to heat up, I have been heartsick at the thought of these treasures I cherished being destroyed. I wanted to contribute in some way to help change the direction we are all headed. Tell us about your "Climate Disasters Inspired by Great Masters" ("AI Art Series") that is on exhibit at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University from October 1, 2024 to October 31, 2026. Over the past eight years, I have had the opportunity to work as art director on ClimateChangeResources.org, an extensive not-for profit website dedicated to climate change issues. In early 2023, while working on ideas to illustrate sea level rise on the website, I began to wonder what New York City might look like under ten feet of water if painted by an artist. I'd been exploring Bing's AI text-to-image creator for a while and thought this could be an interesting test of the medium. Included in my prompt was a request for AI to paint this image of sea level rise in New York City in the style of James McNeill Whistler. In less than 30 seconds, I was staring at an image that seemed to have been painted by this artist from a distant past, depicting an environmental crisis from the future. And that was how this project began. I worked closely with Lena Tabori, one of the founders of the site. We collaborated on the choices of the climate issues and possible artists, and Lena wrote the text descriptions. The website presents 36 climate disasters, each inspired by a different famous artist, along with a short description of the issues surrounding this specific disaster as well as a link to a page that offers an in-depth look at the problem. How many issues caused by global warming does your AI Art Series address; why did you choose AI Art as opposed to photography to articulate these issues; and why did you pick each master artist to articulate those issues? While the Climate Change Resources web site has 36 images, the exhibition at Lamont has 29 canvases, due to limited space. Once I saw the possibilities of the AI images, I never thought about another medium. Photography is a very powerful resource to engage people, and there is a lot of incredible work out in the world today. I felt that I could contribute more by working with AI to create evocative and serious images that connect to the hearts of viewers. Matching the artists to the subjects was sometimes a very clear decision, and sometimes serendipity. There were some issues that we tried three or four different artists before finding the one. And other were one and done. Melting Glaciers Some Say the World Will End In Fire, Some Say In Ice Inspired by the work of Alfred Bie...

How can we meet an aromatic plant and its essential oil on a deeper level beyond chemical constituents, reading reference books and a “this is good for that” viewpoint? This episode, and new series, considers the qualitative appreciation of aromatic plants and their essential oils. For instance, what do Lavender's qualities sound like, feel like? You guessed it, this episode features Lavender...Explore how Lavender transforms into sound through the synesthetic talent of Yuliana Kireyeva. Further inspired by the evocative works of James McNeill Whistler and the gentle melodies of Erik Satie, you're invited to feel the qualitative nature, the personality, of Lavender. Look forward to a guided body scan accompanied by Satie's Gymnopédie no. 1. And remember, to smell is to feel. The Lavenders Class: https://nycaromatica.com/online-classes/exploring-all-of-the-lavenders/Lavender Plant Talk Video: https://youtu.be/ykb9zRSILpsFollow Yuliana on Instagram: @olfactorysounds

Yvette's stay at the Pont Royal Hotel, a former “writer's residence” turned hotel and later expanded to its impressive destination status, was enhanced by her opportunity to interview the general manager, Frederic Legallois.    The hotel is located on the Left Bank of the Seine River, where artists and intellectuals of the early and mid-20th century held court on café terraces in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. This neighborhood is a postcard-perfect vision of Paris: a grand, boutique-filled boulevard; café terraces practically made for people-watching; former residences turned into hotels; antique shops and bookstores spilling out on cobblestoned squares.    Yvette enjoyed the hotel staff's attentiveness to quality service, the art on display and the jazz performance in the hotel's well-appointed bar and lounge. The hotel's proximity to museums and gardens allowed Yvette to enjoy the beautifully manicured Jardin du Luxembourg, which dates back 400 years, and the Musee d'Orsay.   The Musee d'Orsay, which was originally established with loans from the Louvre, now claims the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist art in the world. Taking over a former Beaux-Arts railway station along the Seine River, this Museum holds masterpieces, which Yvette had an opportunity to enjoy, like Vincent van Gogh's “The Starry Night” and Edouard Manet's “The Luncheon on the Grass” and a very special find for Yvette, the American artist's James McNeill Whistler's “Whistler Mother.”

Welcome back! I hope you all had a great summer. We'll be spending the rest of 2024 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, starting off with a stunning portrait of a red-headed Irish beauty that shocked London society. We'll find out who she is and how she was much more than a pretty face.  Then we'll learn about the very mercurial artist she had to put up with, James McNeill Whistler and the chaos he caused in his own life and others!   SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas:  “Ascension” https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo and “Easy” https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs Episode music “Chopin Waltz in A Minor, B. 150.” Performed by Aya Higuchi String Quartet no. 2 in B minor - II. Minuetto moderato.” Composed by Joseph Miroslav Weber, Performed by Steves Bedroom Band. Courtesy of musopen.org Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.12198.html https://www.nga.gov/features/joanna-hiffernan-the-white-girl.html https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.12198.html#relatedpages https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/woman-in-white.html https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/whistler-symphony-in-white-no-1-the-white-girl.html https://www.nga.gov/blog/how-whistler-painted-white-in-full-color.html James McNeill Whistler info https://www.theartstory.org/artist/whistler-james-abbott-mcneill Joanna Hiffernan Bio https://www.dib.ie/biography/hiffernan-joanna-jo-a9605 The Peacock Room https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/interactives/peacock-room/making-the-peacock-room/ Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/symphony-in-white/

Welcome back! I hope you all had a great summer. We'll be spending the rest of 2024 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, starting off with a stunning portrait of a red-headed Irish beauty that shocked London society. We'll find out who she is and how she was much more than a pretty face.  Then we'll learn about the very mercurial artist she had to put up with, James McNeill Whistler and the chaos he caused in his own life and others!  SHOW NOTES “A Long Look” opening and closing themes are by Ron Gelinas:  “Ascension” https://youtu.be/jGEdNSNkZoo and “Easy” https://youtu.be/2QGe6skVzSs Episode music “Chopin Waltz in A Minor, B. 150.” Performed by Aya Higuchi String Quartet no. 2 in B minor - II. Minuetto moderato.” Composed by Joseph Miroslav Weber, Performed by Steves Bedroom Band Courtesy of musopen.org Artwork information https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.12198.html https://www.nga.gov/features/joanna-hiffernan-the-white-girl.html https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.12198.html#relatedpages https://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2022/woman-in-white.html https://www.nga.gov/collection/highlights/whistler-symphony-in-white-no-1-the-white-girl.html https://www.nga.gov/blog/how-whistler-painted-white-in-full-color.html James McNeill Whistler info https://www.theartstory.org/artist/whistler-james-abbott-mcneill Joanna Hiffernan Bio https://www.dib.ie/biography/hiffernan-joanna-jo-a9605 The Peacock Room https://asia.si.edu/explore-art-culture/interactives/peacock-room/making-the-peacock-room/ Transcript available at https://alonglookpodcast.com/symphony-in-white/

Today's poem–benign anthem of the resilient human spirit or a hymn to radical autonomy?–has divided audiences for more than a century.Born in Gloucester, England, poet, editor, and critic William Ernest Henley was educated at Crypt Grammar School, where he studied with the poet T.E. Brown, and the University of St. Andrews. His father was a struggling bookseller who died when Henley was a teenager. At age 12 Henley was diagnosed with tubercular arthritis that necessitated the amputation of one of his legs just below the knee; the other foot was saved only through a radical surgery performed by Joseph Lister. As he healed in the infirmary, Henley began to write poems, including “Invictus,” which concludes with the oft-referenced lines “I am the master of my fate; / I am the captain of my soul.” Henley's poems often engage themes of inner strength and perseverance. His numerous collections of poetry include A Book of Verses (1888), London Voluntaries (1893), and Hawthorn and Lavender (1899).Henley edited the Scots Observer (which later became the National Observer), through which he befriended writer Rudyard Kipling, and the Magazine of Art, in which he lauded the work of emerging artists James McNeill Whistler and Auguste Rodin. Henley was a close friend of Robert Louis Stevenson, who reportedly based his Long John Silver character in Treasure Island in part on Henley.-bio via Poetry Foundation Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Described by some as a, “charming rogue,” Charles Augustus Howell was a dodgy figure in Victorian art circles, in particular London's Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood movement. There was extortion. There was forgery. And just a whole lot of unsavory bits. Howell was an art dealer by trade who was also known to manipulate those around him so he could acquire works that would establish and increase his reputation – and his financial security. When that didn't work, in the words of biographer Humphrey Hare, "Howell did not hesitate to blackmail." So let's get to know this charming-yet-unsavory character.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Whistler's Mother has continued to captivate the imagination of viewers through the centuries, the name and story of Whistler's real mother has been wrongfully overlooked. Who was Whistler's mother? And how would she have liked to be remembered?  Listen to ArtMuse's episode on Anna McNeill Whistler, not only the mother of James McNeill Whistler, but also his artistic manager and agent. One may judge by her portrait that Anna was a stern woman who lived a simple life, but doing so would be a great injustice, for Anna was a far from ordinary woman, who lived a far from simple life. She was Whistler's mother, but she was also so much more. Please FOLLOW and RATE ArtMuse on Spotify and SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW our show on Apple Podcasts. Instagram/ Website/BuyMeACoffee

Welcome to episode 124 of the London History Podcast. I'm Hazel, your navigator through the winding lanes of London's rich tapestry of time. Today, we're peeling back the layers of history in one of Chelsea's most renowned streets — Tite Street with City of Westminster tour guide Dr Stephen King. A street synonymous with cultural luminaries and architectural beauty, Tite Street is a prism through which we can explore the artistic soul of Chelsea. Once the stomping ground for the likes of Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler, Tite Street has long been a magnet for those who dare to dream and dare to disrupt the status quo. In this episode, we'll amble through the Victorian era when Tite Street became the epicentre of an aesthetic revolution, housing a tapestry of artists and thinkers who would leave an indelible mark on the art world. We'll discover the hidden narratives of the street's residents, the stories behind the iconic facades, and the spirit of a community that thrived on creativity and rebellion. So, whether you're a lifelong Londoner or an admirer of history from afar, join us as we take a journey down the cobblestones of Tite Street and unravel the stories that have made it an enduring emblem of London's artistic heritage. Let's step back in time together on the London History Podcast. https://londonguidedwalks.co.uk/podcast/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/londonguidedwalks/message

Venice by the end of the 19th century had lost much of the glory it once had known. Crumbling palazzi, a bad economy and an overall sense of decay permeated the city. New writings published on the long-forgotten Venetian Renaissance painters and artists brought a new stream of visitors to the city including Henry James, John Singer Sargent and James McNeill Whistler among others. American expatriate art connoisseurs such as Daniel and Ariana Curtis and the great Isabella Stewart Gardner all made Venice home for a time. Much of the activity centered around the majestic Palazzo Barbaro on the Grand Canal which the Curtises bought, becoming the scene of much entertaining and socializing among artists. This episode takes a look at what the city meant to James on his many visits since his first in 1869 to his last in 1907. In addition, the show considers what it meant to other artists and how they interpreted it amidst a fascinating, eccentric, educated community of people flowing into the city. We will also take a look at the two great works in which James captured the city and this community, The Aspern Papers (1888) and The Wings of the Dove (1902).  Visit the Gilded Gentleman website for more episodes 

This one has it all: sibling rivalry, country club politics, adultery, duels, the Civil War, Spanish colonial policy, three giant piles of bird poop, all connected by the greatest American painter of the 19th Century: James McNeill Whistler. Transcript, sources, links and more at https://order-of-the-jackalope.com/crepuscule-in-blood-and-guts/ Key sources for this episode include Daniel E. Sutherland's Whistler: A Life for Art's Sake; Nikolaus Pevsner's "Whistler's Valparaiso Harbour at the Tate Gallery"; William Columbus Davis's The Last Conquistadores: The Spanish Intervention in Peru and Chile, 1863-1866; and the personal correspondence of James McNeill Whistler. Part of the That's Not Canon Productions podcast network. https://thatsnotcanon.com/ This week we're co-promoting with fellow TNC podcast Art Slice. Join artists Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker as they approach art history from an artist's perspective, without all the technical gibberish getting in the way. https://www.artslicepod.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/Mbap3UQyCB Twitter: https://twitter.com/orderjackalope Tumblr: https://orderjackalope.tumblr.com Email: jackalope@order-of-the-jackalope.com

XVI. Independent scholar and author Eve Kahn, today's guest on The Gilded Gentleman, calls Mary Rogers Williams "the Mary Cassatt you never heard of". While Cassatt and Rogers lives differed and they likely never met, the rediscovered life of Gilded Age painter Mary Rogers Williams is a fascinating tale of late 19th century artistic circles. Originally from the farmlands of Connecticut, Williams lived and painted among famous artists in New York, London and Paris, and her studies included time with artists such as William Merritt Chase and James McNeill Whistler. A mysterious painting and an extraordinary discovery in 2012 led Kahn to reconstruct the life and world of a unique, innovative -- yet little known until now -- female artist of the Gilded Age. Visit the Gilded Gentleman website for more information.

Randall talks to Chris about the transition to modernism in painting. slideshow download: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/chrisandrandall/ep90slideshow.zip Timeline: 1863 -- Salon des Refusés 1874 -- Impression, Sunrise by Monet 1875 -- James Abbott McNeill Whistler paints Nocturne in Black and Gold -- The Falling Rocket 1877 -- John Ruskin published his attack on the paintings of James McNeill Whistler exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery 1878 -- Whistler v Ruskin trial (https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/24650) 1881 -- Paul Gauguin moves to Tahiti. His avowed intent was to escape European civilization and "everything that is artificial and conventional" 1884 -- Georges Seurat founds theory of chromoluminarism, divisionism 1886 -- Symbolism coined 1888 -- Cloisonnism coined 1889 -- Synthetism coined 1890 -- Whistler publishes The Gentle Art of Making Enemies with full transcript of case 1903 -- Gauguin dies 1903 - 1906 -- Gauguin retrospectives in Paris 1903 -- Kandinsky paints the Blue Rider Topics discussed include: "alternative" art alternative music Camille Pisarro Impressionism Eugène Delacroix Islamic art Zen art Alexander Cozens inkblots traditional African art James Abbott McNeill Whistler Positivism recorded March 7, 2022 Visit us at https://chrisandrandall.com/

Moe Dunford stars in Nightride, about a drug dealer desperate to go straight. The Woman in White Joanna Hiffernan and James McNeill Whistler, an exhibition running at the Royal Academy in London. Living Canvas, digital art at Dublin's Wilton Park.

Le Musée d'Orsay présente jusqu'à début mai un ensemble exceptionnel d'œuvres du peintre américain de la fin du XIXe siècle James McNeill Whistler. La plupart viennent de la Frick collection à New York, et certaines n'ont jamais été montrées en France. Peintures, pastels, eaux fortes ont, pour la plupart, été réalisées en Europe par l'artiste américain, très attaché aux scènes artistiques parisienne et londonienne.

The red-haired Joanna Hiffernan was James McNeill Whistler's Woman in White. An exhibition curated by Margaret MacDonald for the Royal Academy of Arts, London and the National Gallery of Art, Washington uncovers the role she played in his career. An instagram account about the women painted by Viennese artist Egon Schiele has amassed over 100,000 followers. Now Sophie Haydock is publishing a novel called The Flames, which imagines the story of Schiele's wife and three other women who modelled for him. Ilona Sagar has been working for over 2 years in social care services and community settings in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham to make art reflecting the consequences of asbestos exposure involving social workers, carers, organisers and residents. Shahidha Bari hosts a conversation about famous artists and their sometimes less famous models. Whistler's Woman in White: Joanna Hiffernan runs at the Royal Academy in London from 26 February — 22 May 2022 https://www.ilonasagar.com/ https://www.serpentinegalleries.org/whats-on/radio-ballads/ On view at Serpentine (31 March – 29 May) and Barking Town Hall and Learning Centre (2-17 April), Radio Ballads presents new film commissions alongside paintings, drawings and contextual materials that share each project's collaborative research process. The original documentary series Radio Ballads produced by musicians Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, working with radio producer Charlie Parker, were broadcast by the BBC from 1957–64. Sophie Haydock's novel The Flames is published in March 2022. Producer: Torquil MacLeod You can find a playlist on the Free Thinking website exploring Art, Architecture, Photography and Museums with discussions on colour, trompe l'oeil, world's fairs, and guests including Veronica Ryan, Jennifer Higgie, Eric Parry and Alison Brooks, the directors of museums in London, Paris, Singapore, Los Angeles, Washington https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p026wnjl

“James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)“Chefs-d'oeuvre de la Frick Collection, New Yorkau Musée d'Orsay, Parisdu 8 février au 8 mai 2022Interview de Paul Perrin, conservateur peinture au musée d'Orsay et commissaire de l'exposition,par Anne-Frédérique Fer, à Paris, le 7 février 2022, durée 18'31.© FranceFineArt.Communiqué de presseCommissariat : Paul Perrin, conservateur peinture au musée d'OrsayLa Frick Collection, ouverte au public en 1935 dans la « mansion » new-yorkaise du magnat de l'industrie et grand collectionneur Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), est l'un des plus importants musées d'art européen des États-Unis.À la faveur de la fermeture de l'institution pour travaux et de la présentation temporaire des collections au « Frick Madison » entre 2021 et 2023, un important ensemble d'oeuvres du peintre américain James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) quitte New York pour la première fois depuis plus d'un siècle pour être présenté au Musée d'Orsay au début de l'année 2022.Avec les États-Unis et le Royaume-Uni, la France est une des trois patries du peintre. Né en 1834 dans le Massachussetts, Whistler fait son apprentissage et ses débuts à Paris entre 1855 et 1859. Après son installation à Londres, l'artiste garde un lien privilégié avec la scène artistique parisienne, exposant aux côtés des refusés en 1863 et devenant dans les années 1890 l'un des « phares » de la nouvelle génération symboliste. En 1891, l'État achète son chef-d'oeuvre : Arrangement en gris et noir : portrait de la mère de l'artiste. À la même date, Henry Clay Frick bâtit sa collection, et au début des années 1910, l'ouvre à l'art de la fin du XIXe siècle. Il achète vingt oeuvres de Whistler – peintures et arts graphiques – faisant ainsi de cet artiste l‘un des mieux représentés dans sa collection. Aujourd'hui, les grands portraits en pieds de Whistler de la Frick Collection comptent parmi les oeuvres les plus admirées des visiteurs au côté des remarquables peintures d'Holbein, Rembrandt, Van Dyck ou Gainsborough.Au Musée d'Orsay seront présentés l'étonnant paysage L'Océan, peint par Whistler lors d'un voyage au Chili, trois pastels et douze estampes à sujets vénitiens, et trois grands portraits représentatifs de ses célèbres « symphonies en blanc » et « arrangements en noir » : le portrait de Mrs Frederick Leyland (chef-d'oeuvre de l'Aesthetic Movement), le portrait de Rosa Corder, et enfin celui de l'extravagant esthète Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac. Ce dernier, l'un des ultimes tableaux peints par Whistler, est probablement l'œuvre la plus moderne de la collection de Frick. Alors que l'année 2022 sera placée sous le signe de Marcel Proust, dont nous célébrerons le centenaire de la mort, cette effigie nous rappellera aussi l'influence de Montesquiou et de Whistler dans l'élaboration de La Recherche et la création des personnages du baron de Charlus et du peintre Elstir.Cette présentation exceptionnelle rassemble 22 oeuvres dont 4 peintures, 3 pastels et 12 eaux-fortes de la Frick Collection ainsi que 3 peintures des collections du musée d'Orsay. Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

Lisa Molina, Melinda Thomsen, and Meg Pokrass share this week. TERcets is a literary podcast by The Ekphrastic Review. Each episode features three pieces selected by the host, Brian Salmons, from our website, ekphrastic.net. melindathomsen.com megpokrass.com The Ekphrastic Review is an online journal devoted entirely to writing inspired by visual art. Our objective is to promote ekphrastic writing and art appreciation, and to experience how the two strengthen each other and bring enrichment to every facet of life. We want to inspire more ekphrastic writing and promote the best in ekphrasis far and wide. Intro music is "Far-Away Planet" by Curtis Hasselbring (https://curtishasselbring.bandcamp.com/), outro is "Hopp" by Judadi (https://soundcloud.com/judadi/), bumpers by Robert Tilly & Wooden Ambulance ("Baby, Come On Home"), Boris & Oliver ("Mary Wants My Beat"), and Zühn ("La Sainte Chapelle"). The art is a detail of "Nocturne, Grey and Silver" (1873), by James McNeill Whistler.

This episode shares one story about the artist James McNeill Whistler and another about the singer and dancer Josephine Baker.

This episode shares one story about the artist James McNeill Whistler and another about the singer and dancer Josephine Baker.

On Today's Trivia Podcast Episode Annie and David discuss James McNeill Whistler's famous work - Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, best known under its colloquial name Whistler's Mother. We learned a lot of new fun facts about this painting with wisegest. We bring twenty new trivia questions for you to answer like: The time needed for a planet to make one complete rotation on its axis is called a what? Who was the first US President to travel to Europe while in office? In what Italian city did the Renaissance begin? Which medieval philosopher fused the ideas of Aristotle with the teachings of the Christian Church? Which Latin term, probably well-known to Superman and Batman, means "another self?" Be it a wheel, tiller or joystick, what is the term for any equipment associated with the steering of a boat or ship? What country has produced some of the top pop song producers along with the bands Ace of Base and Roxette? Though not very scandalous, nor short and stout, Laddie Boy was the name of which U.S. President's dog? Which Broadway musical features a song about the syllable tones of the musical scale? Music Hot Swing, Fast Talkin, Bass Walker, Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Don't forget to follow us on social media for more trivia at home: Patreon - patreon.com/quizbang - Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Check out our fun extras for patrons and help us keep this podcast going. We appreciate any level of support! Website - quizbangpod.com Check out our website, it will have all the links for social media that you need and while you're there, why not go to the contact us page and submit a question! Facebook - @quizbangpodcast - we post episode links and silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess. Instagram - Quiz Quiz Bang Bang (quizquizbangbang), we post silly lego pictures to go with our trivia questions. Enjoy the silly picture and give your best guess, we will respond to your answer the next day to give everyone a chance to guess. Twitter - @quizbangpod We want to start a fun community for our fellow trivia lovers. If you hear/think of a fun or challenging trivia question, post it to our twitter feed and we will repost it so everyone can take a stab it. Come for the trivia - stay for the trivia. Ko-Fi - ko-fi.com/quizbangpod - Keep that sweet caffeine running through our body with a Ko-Fi, power us through a late night of fact checking and editing!

Whistler's Mother is an iconic painting by James McNeill Whistler, a bohemian who rejected the conventional.

One of the world's most famous paintings is "Whistler's Mother" by James McNeill Whistler, except that it isn't, even though she is.

For the purpose of this episode, when we say “props” we mean any additional implements that you add to your game that are not an inherent part of the gaming mechanics. ### Handouts (3:07) These are basically just pieces of paper with a depiction of the information or images that the characters are exposed to. [Etchings by James McNeill Whistler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Abbott_McNeill_Whistler#Printmaking) ### Actual Props (6:08) Riddle devices like a locking puzzle box or a representation of some important in-game item. [Relics and Rarities](https://geekandsundry.com/shows/relics-rarities/) ### Apparels (9:55) ### Mood Setters (12:10) Change the lighting of the room: make the room a little bit lighter or darker than usual. You can even go as far as lighting candles or changing one of the lightbulbs to a colored bulb. Music: [TabletopAudio.com](https://tabletopaudio.com/), [SyrinScape](https://syrinscape.com/), [Melodice.org](Melodice.org) Smell: Scented candle or Incense are a dime a dozen and have a great effect, especially if used sparingly. ### Marker vs one-time experience (16:35) ### Food and snacks (18:15) ### Taking the Load Off (22:50) ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode, and check out [our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. Also, most links to [DriveThruRPG are affiliate](http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=29668), which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you. Intro and outro based on On the Shoulders of Dwarves by the Cliches Duo. On the Shoulders of Dwarves is shared under [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)

Some of the best, most trenchant art is rife with controversy. Join our hosts as they discuss and debate the work of 19th century masters Gustave Courbet and James McNeill Whistler.  

It’s often said that cooking is an art. But what can art tell us about cooking? Hear about food etiquette in medieval Iran, tea-drinking in Japan, the development of wine in Eurasia, and artist James McNeill Whistler’s distinctive breakfast parties.

It’s often said that cooking is an art. But what can art tell us about cooking? Hear about food etiquette in medieval Iran, tea-drinking in Japan, the development of wine in Eurasia, and artist James McNeill Whistler’s distinctive breakfast parties.

U of A Professor Daniel Sutherland has published Whistler: A Life for Art’s Sake. It's the first biography of artist James McNeill Whistler in more than 20 years, and the first to use Whistler’s private correspondence to tell the story of his life & work.

In this video podcast, produced in conjunction with the exhibition Tête-à-tête: Three Masterpieces from the Museé d’Orsay, Associate Curator Emily A. Beeny discusses James McNeill Whistler’s Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, also called "Portrait of the Artist’s Mother," widely regarded as one of the greatest works of American art to date. The painting is on view at the Norton Simon Museum from March 27 through June 22, 2015.

James McNeill Whistler (1834 ‑ 1903) Green and Violet: The Evening Walk, 1896 Oil on panel 5 x 8 1/2 in.

Greg celebrates the hundredth episode of Smartest Man back in West Hollywood's Bar Lubitch, with japes on James McNeill Whistler, jasmine and Johnny Cash.

In this episode Nicholas Daly reads from the Introduction to his book Sensation and Modernity in the 1860's published by Cambridge University Press. This is a study of high and low culture in the years before the Reform Act of 1867, which vastly increased the number of voters in Victorian Britain. As many commentators worried about the political consequences of this 'Leap in the Dark', authors and artists began to re-evaluate their own role in a democratic society that was also becoming more urban and more anonymous. While some fantasized about ways of capturing and holding the attention of the masses, others preferred to make art and literature more exclusive, to shut out the crowd. One path led to 'Sensation'; the other to aestheticism, though there were also efforts to evade this opposition. This book examines the fiction, drama, fine art, and ephemeral forms of these years against the backdrop of Reform. Authors and artists studied include Wilkie Collins, Dion Boucicault, Charles Dickens, James McNeill Whistler, and the popular illustrator, Alfred Concanen.

In this episode Nicholas Daly reads from the Introduction to his book Sensation and Modernity in the 1860's published by Cambridge University Press. This is a study of high and low culture in the years before the Reform Act of 1867, which vastly increased the number of voters in Victorian Britain. As many commentators worried about the political consequences of this 'Leap in the Dark', authors and artists began to re-evaluate their own role in a democratic society that was also becoming more urban and more anonymous. While some fantasized about ways of capturing and holding the attention of the masses, others preferred to make art and literature more exclusive, to shut out the crowd. One path led to 'Sensation'; the other to aestheticism, though there were also efforts to evade this opposition. This book examines the fiction, drama, fine art, and ephemeral forms of these years against the backdrop of Reform. Authors and artists studied include Wilkie Collins, Dion Boucicault, Charles Dickens, James McNeill Whistler, and the popular illustrator, Alfred Concanen.