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I just hold still for a while. \u003C\/i\u003EHe works in a small, basement room. No windows. No art on the walls. Whatever comes, it comes from within. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiWfHSXCTpD82wQQRcK_XUYR8hQZKj667g3YF9daAeBfJ7z_nFzHfPPTWuFigDyPLWnhf3uYohqywhHQtj3JVQPYinimXPAYsp1ofWGcjmHOzmIPpKfhTkkEOmvjNAErfR9R3jrPFWatcebUISEof7GGVImQP6OXnxBqVs3lASD4_3hg9wWfg8nLrPN\/s576\/289504459_10220124106202283_768982825745158550_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"526\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiWfHSXCTpD82wQQRcK_XUYR8hQZKj667g3YF9daAeBfJ7z_nFzHfPPTWuFigDyPLWnhf3uYohqywhHQtj3JVQPYinimXPAYsp1ofWGcjmHOzmIPpKfhTkkEOmvjNAErfR9R3jrPFWatcebUISEof7GGVImQP6OXnxBqVs3lASD4_3hg9wWfg8nLrPN\/w218-h238\/289504459_10220124106202283_768982825745158550_n.jpg\" width=\"218\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EScott Nelson: photo courtesy\u003Cbr \/\u003EWorcester Art Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EHe was talking about some of the hardest work an artist does. He connects with himself, his vulnerabilities, and, ultimately, his artist’s voice. Author Steve Almond won’t answer that question directly. Instead, he insists: \u003Ci\u003EI’ve found my own way and you have to find yours.\u003C\/i\u003E Be alone with yourself. That’s where you’ll find your singular offerings, the ones that matter.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EIllustrator, author and art teacher at the Worcester Art Museum Scott Nelson has the same idea. “The work starts to get good when it becomes individualized.”\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ECreative expression is about communicating sometimes complex and emotional messages in ways that resonate with audiences. It’s not easy, this kind of opening up, digging deeper. Being expressive means igniting that connection between head and heart, and then making sense of whatever emotional material spews out. It takes courage to dig deep, to tap the emotional vein. And it takes a lot of practice to work with feelings — the stuff that shapes the clay.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhfCZpHjszXEkidONqr8blwwtTkElGdfX2el5u9cB7bQ6q2wDGoboihzlT2m4AGJ-wF9yW1q_hL6Aw0BeHlOfKawnaQbnjHceDwNEpY3OpcN36DMmcUk_lly8Nb34S4zQQfUsa5aGMiQJsZm8MeBtuDAud42B1t5mcu4wFbynAbjuT9Y7gfQTM5kMZ7Gw=w240-h320\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Photo courtesy of Worcester Art Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EMy friend Rod Philbrick wrote 15 novels before he heard the words, “They like it, kid. You’re in.” Practically from birth, he dreamed of being a famous novelist and, wow, did he persevere. That 28-year-old who could make a boat or a song or a painting, he finally got it right on his 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Etry. For all his talent, he had only one identity that mattered to him: writer.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E“I lived in NH at the time, and on every license plate it said, ‘Live Free or Die.’ In my mind, I always amended that to ‘Publish Soon or Die.’ That was the reality of my every waking moment.” And that’s how one writer finally found his most affecting storytelling voice, a voice that took 15 years and 15 books to fledge.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EHow can a writer pull life from a block of Helvetica type? Or a painter make a \u003Ci\u003EStarry Night \u003C\/i\u003Efrom pigment?\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E“You need to make a strong connection with your audience. You do that through emotion,” says Scott Nelson, whose classes include illustration and bookmaking in WAM’s studio arts program. “I tell my students they can make these emotional connections through the eyes, through facial expression and body language. Young children, especially, make connections through eye-to-eye contact. Think of how babies look right into the eyes of their caregivers.”\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjeU_1dGoQc6FVJlEHm34_H6woBfte0X7mXHtxNToN7dBofNdW6n-UTVOahK5mlhM82YdFJ5D-Yg0_RgjLyA097NHWWCbgr6DBsqr6Ujck9EfClB4GU2Es0oGjLlp_dDRXg7qzETDgN7qXEcmz_51Afx9lzca_DpHN7KfBXGdphCIHYIl_rdDm6_zWRbg\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"701\" data-original-width=\"526\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjeU_1dGoQc6FVJlEHm34_H6woBfte0X7mXHtxNToN7dBofNdW6n-UTVOahK5mlhM82YdFJ5D-Yg0_RgjLyA097NHWWCbgr6DBsqr6Ujck9EfClB4GU2Es0oGjLlp_dDRXg7qzETDgN7qXEcmz_51Afx9lzca_DpHN7KfBXGdphCIHYIl_rdDm6_zWRbg=w240-h320\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Photo courtesy of Worcester Art Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003EThe book, “Van Gogh: The Passionate Eye,” by Pascal Bonafoux, introduces readers to the artist with a series of self-portraits. What greets me are Van Gogh’s eyes, the fire around which the rest of him is arranged — both the artist and the subject. He is so skilled, alive, honest and so variable. The eyes under the brim of a straw hat seem curious, while in another portrait he feels slyly wise. In another he is clearly guarded. I get the feeling something just happened. And in “Self-Portrait with Gray Felt Hat, Paris, 1887,” he confronts me straight on, though I am unsure where this encounter will lead. If I just watch and wait, more will happen.\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EWhen Scott Nelson teaches his students about illustrating characters in children’s books, his first lessons involve the eyes. From there he moves to an artist’s use of body language with emphasis on the word \u003Ci\u003Elanguage\u003C\/i\u003E. He says he likes to draw his own characters as if they were macaroni people — loose and free, very natural. “Body language can be as simple as the slump of a shoulder, the arc of a spine, the way a person leans on one leg. All these little nuances, no matter how subtle, are things kids can read. Despite their young ages, they already understand body language.”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EVan Gogh only painted for about nine years, beginning in 1881. He started expressing his passionate point of view by keying in on body language. “For a long time,” wrote Bonafoux, “Vincent did not paint portraits but painted only what he called ‘figures’: men and women who did not pose for their features but for a gesture, an attitude, most often associated with work. \u003Ci\u003EOld Man with His Head in His Hands, 1882,\u003C\/i\u003E is a portrait not of a man but of his despair.”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgSfX1FmpmOPtLl2gQwAoSMCsRVREEcjCH9krcmTTArdB0OBRa_qsLEcoD6yM7BFqhoY9WfaFQT_nBgZ_hiVuWN2vhN_sg5qoPBEwSFPKhqqoFKwrR166AYPDoN3wBWHkOlSq0Ucgg7cDChIW0pICRUCoo057n7aSnmQXVhMYMAgZwqlZ5F1gngp6uCwg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"531\" data-original-width=\"640\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgSfX1FmpmOPtLl2gQwAoSMCsRVREEcjCH9krcmTTArdB0OBRa_qsLEcoD6yM7BFqhoY9WfaFQT_nBgZ_hiVuWN2vhN_sg5qoPBEwSFPKhqqoFKwrR166AYPDoN3wBWHkOlSq0Ucgg7cDChIW0pICRUCoo057n7aSnmQXVhMYMAgZwqlZ5F1gngp6uCwg=w400-h332\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Photo courtesy of Worcester Art Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjPG2C_h-L_1on_-qzGcmTyqVu3isErRc7pES872pVWaTtV4Lcc4W8HsOSy52dYqHOO4i2Rami9i36Kmwh7zEDLY2ep4SEfeblms1wKVbZcBfdfaQmXvu9FytMsFl2QKHC7uLSdYD9Vw31JXME6sfbtzV_hfQeWdUhT043k7ghK_eTkpvK_J7WVsZ59Vg\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"540\" data-original-width=\"792\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjPG2C_h-L_1on_-qzGcmTyqVu3isErRc7pES872pVWaTtV4Lcc4W8HsOSy52dYqHOO4i2Rami9i36Kmwh7zEDLY2ep4SEfeblms1wKVbZcBfdfaQmXvu9FytMsFl2QKHC7uLSdYD9Vw31JXME6sfbtzV_hfQeWdUhT043k7ghK_eTkpvK_J7WVsZ59Vg=w400-h272\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Photo courtesy of Worcester Art Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EWhen an artist can tap into that place where feelings reside and bring them out through their brush strokes, their fingerpicking, their interpretation of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” then they are on their way to communicating with their audience.\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003EAgain, it’s such hard work. Sometimes, when I’m teaching or editing someone’s work, I’ll say, “You need to go deeper.” A lot happens when rewriting and revising. Writer George Saunders dug deep when he wrote “Lincoln in the Bardo.” While reading that complex, astonishing book I felt like I was right there, in the gloom and miasma of President Lincoln’s all-consuming grief at the loss of his young son. I can summon it, still.\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ESaunders tells his writing students: “We can’t believe a story if we don’t see it and feel it.” Rod Philbrick’s most widely read book, “Freak the Mighty,” feels joyful at times, heartbreaking at other times. “That’s why I write in first person. I can tell the story heart to heart,” he says. \u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEi_GbX2dBrrQr95VjlWfJIDL1bR2fFxd8sa1NWEZX0nPFCUUuojilJT8xa7QG1JTinFa-h6dGd0KR_IF3X1ZSbGzdBVmD1-22QdqCksukwmW36Z291mtE1K4RWeOqF7xVu8Ao_l_QBq6HxwAEiATGD41bOs3wcIOBMcNbFfxFmPc9tPBjpE8dw8OaFxzg\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"707\" data-original-width=\"526\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEi_GbX2dBrrQr95VjlWfJIDL1bR2fFxd8sa1NWEZX0nPFCUUuojilJT8xa7QG1JTinFa-h6dGd0KR_IF3X1ZSbGzdBVmD1-22QdqCksukwmW36Z291mtE1K4RWeOqF7xVu8Ao_l_QBq6HxwAEiATGD41bOs3wcIOBMcNbFfxFmPc9tPBjpE8dw8OaFxzg=w239-h320\" width=\"239\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Photo courtesy of Worcester Art Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EOprah Winfrey said she was so angry reading Dubus’s novel, “House of Sand and Fog,” that she threw the book across the room. One of Rod’s young readers, Tanyana B., wrote: “Dear Mr. Philbrick, your book, ‘Freak the Mighty,’ made our teacher Mrs. Troxell cry at the end, which the whole class thought was funny. Thanks.” Okay, plenty of emotion, not all of it expected!\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EScott Nelson produced more than 2,000 greeting cards before he moved on to writing and illustrating children’s books. He’s very focused on the customer and this orientation has served him well. “Be passionate,” he says, “but don’t be precious. Whatever story you have inside, let’s make it the best it can be.”\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ENelson, a cartoonist by trade, leans toward funny stories. “I like to laugh. It’s my thing. I also write about bullying, or, to be precise, no bullying. That’s my well. In my classes, we process our stories through the storyboarding. That’s where we go deeper. And that’s where it happens, and students are always surprised. ‘I see it,’ they’ll say. ‘It’s happening.’ The story is coming to life.”\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFor more information:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ERegister for Scott Nelson’s summer class for adults on illustrating and developing stories for children’s books:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Hkgxt5\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/bit.ly\/3Hkgxt5\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EListening to Kids with Rodman Philbrick:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3tx2FWK\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/amzn.to\/3tx2FWK\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EVan Gogh: The Passionate Eye\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NPEcE6\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/amzn.to\/3NPEcE6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003EGeorge Saunders’ Substack writing class — Story Club:\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/georgesaunders.substack.com\/p\/welcome-to-story-club?s=r\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/georgesaunders.substack.com\/p\/welcome-to-story-club?s=r\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/4792774969211068984"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/4792774969211068984"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2022\/08\/bringing-emotion-to-art-you-make.html","title":"Bringing Emotion to the Art You Make"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiWfHSXCTpD82wQQRcK_XUYR8hQZKj667g3YF9daAeBfJ7z_nFzHfPPTWuFigDyPLWnhf3uYohqywhHQtj3JVQPYinimXPAYsp1ofWGcjmHOzmIPpKfhTkkEOmvjNAErfR9R3jrPFWatcebUISEof7GGVImQP6OXnxBqVs3lASD4_3hg9wWfg8nLrPN\/s72-w218-h238-c\/289504459_10220124106202283_768982825745158550_n.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077007152788576015.post-7382911489884867186"},"published":{"$t":"2022-06-23T10:38:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-20T10:31:29.308-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"WAM x University"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EWhat does it take to be able to see a painting in your mind’s eye as you listen to a discussion of it? Maybe it helps to hear an animated account of its colors and composition. Maybe it helps to hear about the life of the artist, and their struggles to figure out what kind of art they wanted to make. Can an audio recording help foster an aesthetic appreciation of a challenging work of art?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZ5EX4v4DaQjYYBAZHdTe1ZNitIwqssDvagEVoRbtDqvZCRRtdsQTV60M0n4Bmw7z6RDIBLxoYsHRkjrbZzAGoQF_90YDOhR2iz30HgEwb7y4w72FnyxHiZzDQr7oqNowG2RBEQWJ2C6y6M3-NbfbKBzFxHXA-1ceLObay_BWvNhoPwr_zyXtD1J9P9A\/s1023\/Artboard%208.png\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1023\" data-original-width=\"997\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZ5EX4v4DaQjYYBAZHdTe1ZNitIwqssDvagEVoRbtDqvZCRRtdsQTV60M0n4Bmw7z6RDIBLxoYsHRkjrbZzAGoQF_90YDOhR2iz30HgEwb7y4w72FnyxHiZzDQr7oqNowG2RBEQWJ2C6y6M3-NbfbKBzFxHXA-1ceLObay_BWvNhoPwr_zyXtD1J9P9A\/w195-h200\/Artboard%208.png\" width=\"195\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ELast fall, students in my Art History seminar confronted these and many other questions as they embarked on an exciting, if challenging project, to develop a podcast that introduced WAM’s amazing collection of Abstract Expressionist paintings to the public. The students—who were sophomores, juniors, and seniors, mostly Art History majors and minors—were enrolled in a course titled “Art, the Public, and Worcester’s Cultural Institutions.” This course is designed to give students the opportunity to put their Art History skills in the service of public scholarship.\u0026nbsp; At Clark, we run this course every year, although the specific public project that students are involved with varies from year to year (WAM visitors may recall the exhibition Women at WAM from 2019, which was also the product of this course, when taught by my colleague, Prof. John Garton). For the Fall 2021 semester, the students and I worked with then-Associate Curator of American Art Erin Corrales-Diaz to develop a season of podcast episodes that would introduce the public to WAM’s extraordinarily deep and vibrant collection of mid-twentieth-century Abstract Expressionist paintings.\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Abstract Expressionist (or “AbEx” – as you will hear many of the students call it in their podcast episodes) collection includes important works by artists like Joan Mitchell, Grace Hartigan, Franz Kline, and Norman Lewis. Yet many people—my students included—often feel frustrated and even intimidated when looking at these paintings. Most of them are quite large, and they feature dynamic brushwork, layers of paint, vibrant colors—and no recognizable images. How is a viewer supposed to respond?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOver the course of the semester, students learned about the AbEx movement, its foundational ideas, and its key critics. They spent hours looking at the individual painting they were assigned to work on, thinking about how best to describe it. How do you translate a vibrant visual object into words? It’s not very easy! Then they had the opportunity to do deep research in the archives here at WAM and extensive reading in WAM’s library. They learned about the careers of the artists behind these passionate paintings, about their ambitions, their triumphs, and their inspirations. After weeks of research and reading, the students drafted their scripts, peer reviewed each other’s work, and finally sat down to record the episodes you can hear now.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile at first you may have thought these paintings were nothing more than “beautiful nonsense,” as Jonathan Hoff admits in the first episode of the season, by the conclusion, in Margret Lambert’s words, “the light is revealed.” The listener of the season’s episodes will have a layered, thoughtful, and—yes—joyful experience learning about them. Tune in!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7JHFKfRMKwp0afiZKdJE8L\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EListen to the WAM x University podcast\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKristina Wilson, Professor of Art History, Clark University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgWtPIkRrSSEG1y7Mt43uw7uoQ0K_365PBjHPLc3YTRl8qIQctAHqPeVz0DFjpFzAvy2x_395Cbt7aMjULltw8H8hzPLFDmJ3yw_a0tsqK5lfd_ss3OYP6mQBBvy0UF-t9elvbprGepCcJhVOl5RpoUOTm_KieVJwpjukW-A52nxcP8uaeAPwONKSnImw\/s1989\/KWilson%20portrait.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1989\" data-original-width=\"1988\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgWtPIkRrSSEG1y7Mt43uw7uoQ0K_365PBjHPLc3YTRl8qIQctAHqPeVz0DFjpFzAvy2x_395Cbt7aMjULltw8H8hzPLFDmJ3yw_a0tsqK5lfd_ss3OYP6mQBBvy0UF-t9elvbprGepCcJhVOl5RpoUOTm_KieVJwpjukW-A52nxcP8uaeAPwONKSnImw\/w200-h200\/KWilson%20portrait.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/7382911489884867186"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/7382911489884867186"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2022\/06\/wam-x-university.html","title":"WAM x University"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjZ5EX4v4DaQjYYBAZHdTe1ZNitIwqssDvagEVoRbtDqvZCRRtdsQTV60M0n4Bmw7z6RDIBLxoYsHRkjrbZzAGoQF_90YDOhR2iz30HgEwb7y4w72FnyxHiZzDQr7oqNowG2RBEQWJ2C6y6M3-NbfbKBzFxHXA-1ceLObay_BWvNhoPwr_zyXtD1J9P9A\/s72-w195-h200-c\/Artboard%208.png","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077007152788576015.post-3903537949821777546"},"published":{"$t":"2022-05-05T14:34:00.013-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-05-09T08:46:32.552-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Express Yourself! "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I grew up in Santa Barbara, where beautiful beaches were within walking distance and where half my childhood, it seemed, took place on a beach towel or in the surf. If my mother was with me, she sat on a towel and sketched — tidepools, shore birds, couples walking hand-in-hand, driftwood, even me, when I wasn’t looking. She had a degree in fine arts, but I never heard her say the words \u003Ci\u003Een plein air\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EFor her, sketching while outdoors was how she expressed her love of nature. Her father, trained as a cabinetmaker in Switzerland, “whittled” or carved little animals and tiny cages in which to hold his diminutive sculptures. In that way he preserved what caught his fancy when in the Sierras, camping. Meanwhile I glommed onto the John Muir model — ecstatic written expression. My sketchbook had lines and strings of words. A multi-media family, you might say, with much to express.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith spring finally here, students of all ages taking studio art classes at the Worcester Art Museum may be moved to step outside and linger for a while. You may think you are in search of a broader view than winter’s confines may have provided. You may simply want some deep breaths of sun-infused air or the thrilling song of mating birds. Or you might just want to take your senses out for some long overdue exercise. But, surprise, you might be moved to make some art outdoors as your senses rejuvenate.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj0Wp63MdojeSsYUbYGJ4k36YZRqY0AjdkbMna4Iq3JjNYkYSClr2zMMocEcRWIibm5IrwaIbB3OimCkwStEckWGc_AVPFVygPya9wU7zHBDvRaNN3DOeanpIQ_1ZI_cofH4RCfBjlsXYNkGgRZCos22qZ35gOoET3g0pApL9zIhRl0j3WloaadDxRPqw\/s438\/02.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"313\" data-original-width=\"438\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj0Wp63MdojeSsYUbYGJ4k36YZRqY0AjdkbMna4Iq3JjNYkYSClr2zMMocEcRWIibm5IrwaIbB3OimCkwStEckWGc_AVPFVygPya9wU7zHBDvRaNN3DOeanpIQ_1ZI_cofH4RCfBjlsXYNkGgRZCos22qZ35gOoET3g0pApL9zIhRl0j3WloaadDxRPqw\/w400-h279\/02.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: right;\"\u003EAdult Studio\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Classes, Photo Credit Worcester Art Museum.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;As the naturalist John Muir wrote, “The snow is melting into music.”\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;All his senses were fully engaged at the river’s edge.\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C!--more--\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiLajw3UHzWQpo7lGE86R5OQmWKftFvd9F4RSR74vQQJWwmfoPFjmw23RxtKcTKSxY2mFBpFiO70QTdvY9Cdx12pIBV_dNhkK6EcaDqsbYHcXMIl9lB_MS8B78Zy63gQqfsRXoe-cvWsY9GiNbL6-vOJhKyzWiz0al-2U0Gg-8K-cY-YsUkDFbo-s5n-A\/s3264\/20170304_105932.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1836\" data-original-width=\"3264\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiLajw3UHzWQpo7lGE86R5OQmWKftFvd9F4RSR74vQQJWwmfoPFjmw23RxtKcTKSxY2mFBpFiO70QTdvY9Cdx12pIBV_dNhkK6EcaDqsbYHcXMIl9lB_MS8B78Zy63gQqfsRXoe-cvWsY9GiNbL6-vOJhKyzWiz0al-2U0Gg-8K-cY-YsUkDFbo-s5n-A\/w400-h213\/20170304_105932.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAdult Studio\u0026nbsp;Classes, Photo Credit Worcester Art Museum.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EWe have plenty of evidence that human beings have long turned to nature to seek meaning and derive\u003Cbr \/\u003E inspiration. I recall hikes to the Painted Caves in the Santa Barbara foothills where the Chumash tribe first began making paintings in the 1600s. It felt like a sacred place and the caves in that region drew the Chumash over generations, layering image on top of image. Those paintings convey spiritual ideas, communicated through stylized forms found in nature.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EDuring the Industrial Revolution, many Romantic and Impressionist artists chose to depict nature in reaction to society’s encroachment on wild spaces. As time passed, artists turned their attention to issues such as urbanization, technology and moral concerns.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"#\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjX1en9Rh2YTmrPgPCKnHe4Kf7kITLIBKcBoi6Q2LrtPmE0EMNyRvzOxF4x1jX7lTlcy6rJJovCaXAlG_KkMQc9fiD-Ey1b_o4DbPlcSM8QggbZDF7MgMdaSbgkT4h1Po3UIPaY3ctTqwSE_NQJnHyIm-UeJA5FrUYTYqadpAF9A4kHSrlQ0SVgb0nbHg\/s320\/DP2213.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003EClaude Monet, \u003Ci\u003EWaterlilies\u003C\/i\u003E, 1908, oil on canvas, 94.8 x 89.9 cm (37 5\/16\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"text-align: start;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003Ex 35 3\/8 in.), Worcester Art Museum, 1910.26\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EArtists’ preoccupation with nature, as climate change and development further deplete our natural resources, is still a prevalent theme. In the small town of Rockport, Massachusetts, where I live, depictions of nature are seen in many galleries. The annual Cape Ann Plein Air Festival draws artists from around the country.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EUntil the mid-19th century, however, painters had to mix ground pigment to make their colors. They sketched outside but painted indoors where they could mix their colors. They painted color and light from memory, never entirely sure of their accuracy. With the invention of tin tubes of paint in the mid-1800s, artists saw possibilities for greater freedom of expression. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEn plein air really caught hold in the early 1880s. Monet was the impetus. He brought several canvases outdoors and painted the same landscape at different times of the day to see the effects of light on a landscape’s colors. He then returned to his subject, day after day, to complete each of the paintings in succession.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWe have weathered another winter. We feel the tug for change, for emergence. Some of us are like the tulips we now see pushing through the softening soil. We, too, slowly unfurl in spring as the sun pulls us up and out. There’s so much to see and feel and say. It’s a perfect time to grab a sketchbook or a camera. Join others like you who want to explore art in nature. WAM’s studio art program offers classes in outdoor photography, art in nature and many other related courses this spring. As Muir said, there’s so much to find in a single tiny nook or hollow. Let WAM be your guide.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EFor further exploration:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003EArt in Nature, taught by David White at WAM\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/6230a.blackbaudhosting.com\/6230a\/22APMXD330---Art-in-Nature\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/6230a.blackbaudhosting.com\/6230a\/22APMXD330---Art-in-Nature\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOutdoor photography one-day workshop with Richard Hoyer at WAM\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/6230a.blackbaudhosting.com\/6230a\/22APPHT300---Outdoor-Photography-Workshop\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/6230a.blackbaudhosting.com\/6230a\/22APPHT300---Outdoor-Photography-Workshop\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDrawing with color with Susmita Bando at WAM\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/6230a.blackbaudhosting.com\/6230a\/22APDRW230---Drawing-with-Colors\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/6230a.blackbaudhosting.com\/6230a\/22APDRW230---Drawing-with-Colors\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll about plein air painting\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.outdoorpainter.com\/plein-air-painting-guide\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.outdoorpainter.com\/plein-air-painting-guide\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESome of John Muir’s writing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/author\/john-muir\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/author\/john-muir\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECape Ann Plein Air\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capeannpleinair\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/capeannpleinair\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"gmail-il\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERae\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;Padilla Francoeur is a journalist who has contributed articles to access magazine and the studio class program.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgPssJpzyUPLCXUJkrZ8r8WYhlXGAl2wAOo_xqSlaakYqU6AarFIE2MloszmuEg0pdh2ypv-cWUlTsoVnbpWqgiAA99WukGpfHEdFWkkAbN_5LE3UUWxGVJojvnn_oEfHe-u8mjOQ-yT8KJRaFmqizk6nPlquXGJjYiqP8ghT97v7lrpZAskS6vWaLejQ\/s4032\/Rae%20Fancoeur.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4032\" data-original-width=\"3024\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgPssJpzyUPLCXUJkrZ8r8WYhlXGAl2wAOo_xqSlaakYqU6AarFIE2MloszmuEg0pdh2ypv-cWUlTsoVnbpWqgiAA99WukGpfHEdFWkkAbN_5LE3UUWxGVJojvnn_oEfHe-u8mjOQ-yT8KJRaFmqizk6nPlquXGJjYiqP8ghT97v7lrpZAskS6vWaLejQ\/w113-h151\/Rae%20Fancoeur.jpg\" width=\"113\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/3903537949821777546"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/3903537949821777546"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2022\/05\/express-yourself.html","title":"Express Yourself! "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj0Wp63MdojeSsYUbYGJ4k36YZRqY0AjdkbMna4Iq3JjNYkYSClr2zMMocEcRWIibm5IrwaIbB3OimCkwStEckWGc_AVPFVygPya9wU7zHBDvRaNN3DOeanpIQ_1ZI_cofH4RCfBjlsXYNkGgRZCos22qZ35gOoET3g0pApL9zIhRl0j3WloaadDxRPqw\/s72-w400-h279-c\/02.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"01609"},"georss$point":{"$t":"40.6440175 -70.017049599999993"},"georss$box":{"$t":"10.954259738266508 -105.17329959999999 70.333775261733479 -34.860799599999993"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077007152788576015.post-4493088460087392785"},"published":{"$t":"2021-11-04T11:17:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-11-08T15:45:12.732-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Love From Worcester, Massachusetts"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Vbu3Gn6FFtw\/YYP0ZXBFoYI\/AAAAAAAABGE\/ZBdafKvwkTodkx_jcaX5rTfql7QPvM-gwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/YELLOWHOWLAND.jpeg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1536\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Vbu3Gn6FFtw\/YYP0ZXBFoYI\/AAAAAAAABGE\/ZBdafKvwkTodkx_jcaX5rTfql7QPvM-gwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s600\/YELLOWHOWLAND.jpeg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003EEsther Howland (American, 1828–1904),\u0026nbsp;Valentine, 1847–1879,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003ECollage of papers with embossment, gold leaf, chromolithograph, and letterpress, \u003Cbr \/\u003Ecourtesy\u0026nbsp;Worcester Historical Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"line-height: 12pt; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;Ask people what the city of Worcester is known for, and responses will likely run the gamut, from Harvey Ball’s yellow Smiley, to the city’s music scene, to its industrial roots. \u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EIn the mid-19th century, the city also emerged as a manufacturing hub for commercial valentines, beginning with the entrepreneurial initiative of Esther Howland (1828-1904), the Mount Holyoke College-educated daughter of a local stationer. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; Howland is a storied figure, and verified accounts of her life can be difficult to extract from local lore. Various stories agree that she saw imported lace valentines from England in the 1840s, and through her father’s business, was able to fabricate her own valentines using imported lace, lithographed decals, and other products. The valentines that she assembled were intricate and quickly became popular.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-t_oVvYk1d3M\/YYPyVtG7sUI\/AAAAAAAABFs\/nbw3zR4zZtU6KeDELjJqnU2CkX8O6JH2wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/TAFT.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-t_oVvYk1d3M\/YYPyVtG7sUI\/AAAAAAAABFs\/nbw3zR4zZtU6KeDELjJqnU2CkX8O6JH2wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/TAFT.jpeg\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003EJotham W. Taft \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003E(American, 1816–1909),\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003EValentine,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003Eabout 1860s–1879, \u003Cbr \/\u003Ecollage of paperswith embossment, gold leaf, paint, and \u003Cbr \/\u003Echromolithograph, courtesy\u0026nbsp;Worcester Historical Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E Howland was an innovative valentine-maker, who used paper “springs” to create three-dimensional layered valentines that she referred to as “lift-ups.” She also inserted colorful paper “wafers” under the lace top, to add pops of bright color. What is perhaps most remarkable is that Howland implemented an assembly system, in which the women who worked for her each tackled one task in the multi-step production of her elegant valentines.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWorcester proudly claims Howland as the first maker of commercial valentines in the area, although Grafton, Worcester’s next-door neighbor, boasts that their own commercial valentine-maker, Jotham W. Taft (1816-1909). Taft’s valentines can be more difficult to identify than Howland’s, because his Quaker parents disapproved of signing one’s own work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003EHowland and Taft’s accomplishments were roughly simultaneous, and in 1879, Howland formed the New England Valentine Company with Edward Taft, Jotham’s son. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; font-weight: normal; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_oZfXCJB8Ho\/YYPyr529vyI\/AAAAAAAABF4\/YMaRNiOq1ZQ0TXYm4J-pAggljw9Yie5CACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/NEVCO.jpeg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1536\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_oZfXCJB8Ho\/YYPyr529vyI\/AAAAAAAABF4\/YMaRNiOq1ZQ0TXYm4J-pAggljw9Yie5CACLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/NEVCO.jpeg\" width=\"240\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003ENew England Valentine Company \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003E(American, 1879–1881),\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003EValentine,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003E1879–81, \u003Cbr \/\u003Ecollage of papers with embossment, gold leaf, chromolithograph, \u003Cbr \/\u003Eand paint, Courtesy\u0026nbsp;Worcester Historical Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zijv78SguHY\/YYP07fn31cI\/AAAAAAAABGM\/sW0pZORXgSo2X0ZsNkRJ7o-s5Ksw-y_5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/POSTCARD.jpg\" style=\"display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1320\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zijv78SguHY\/YYP07fn31cI\/AAAAAAAABGM\/sW0pZORXgSo2X0ZsNkRJ7o-s5Ksw-y_5wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s600\/POSTCARD.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003EWhitney Valentine Company \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003E(American, 1863–1942),\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003EPostcard Valentine,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"Arial, sans-serif\"\u003Eearly 20\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Ecentury, relief print and halftone on paper, courtesy\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EWorcester Historical Museum\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EAnother legendary Worcester valentine manufacturer was the Whitney Valentine Company, founded when George C. Whitney (1842-1915) joined his family’s stationary business in 1863. This family-run business grew by leaps and bounds in the late 19\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003Ecentury, with Whitney buying out smaller greeting card manufacturers and their stock from around the east coast. In 1881, they absorbed Howland and Taft’s New England Valentine Company. The Whitney Company also began to print their own base designs (rather than assembling valentines from sourced materials as Howland and Taft had done), which greatly increased their scale of production. 20th-century Whitney valentines are recognizable through the style of children featured on them, which collectors refer to as “Campbell’s Soup Kids” due to their stylistic similarity to the advertising mascots designed by Grace Drayton in 1904, and they can be positively identified through the “Whitney Made” logo that was stamped on the back.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EIn preparation for the exhibition \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.worcesterart.org\/exhibitions\/love-stories\/press\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELoveStories from the National Portrait Gallery, London\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E(November 13, 2021 – March 13, 2022), the curatorial staff at the Worcester Art Museum realized that we wanted to incorporate this important local history into the gallery of great British portraits and famous love stories. While there are no Worcester valentines in the WAM’s collection, a generous loan from the Worcester Historical Museum allows us to host two rotations of historic valentines in a special case within the exhibition. There you will see beautiful examples of valentines by Howland, Taft, the New England Valentine Company, and the Whitney Valentine Company—love, from the Heart of the Commonwealth.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nMP3LFzPRlk\/YYP1vb4AX2I\/AAAAAAAABGU\/HWLatcr6N7wAKdZ7ZO46y-4Qlj0vQdMhACLcBGAsYHQ\/s800\/olivia-stone.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"600\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nMP3LFzPRlk\/YYP1vb4AX2I\/AAAAAAAABGU\/HWLatcr6N7wAKdZ7ZO46y-4Qlj0vQdMhACLcBGAsYHQ\/w80-h107\/olivia-stone.jpg\" width=\"80\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EBy Olivia J. Stone, Curatorial Assistant\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; line-height: 150%; text-align: left;\"\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESources\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003EKerr, Joan P. “The Amorous Art of Esther Howland.” \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003EAmerican Heritage Magazine\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E. February 1982.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003EKreider, Katherine. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003EValentines With Values\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1996.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003ELee, Ruth Webb. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003EA History of Valentines\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E. New York, NY and London: The Studio Publications, Inc. in association with Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1952.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003ENutt, Charles. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003EHistory of Worcester and Its People\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif;\"\u003E. Volume 3. New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1919.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E   \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"StrongEmphasis\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Arial Unicode MS\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ESpecial thanks for the expertise of the Worcester Historical Museum, especially Wendy Essery, Library and Archive Manager, and William D. Wallace, Executive Director, and for the teaching resources they so graciously provided.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Co:p\u003E\u003C\/o:p\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;, serif; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/4493088460087392785"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/4493088460087392785"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2021\/11\/love-from-worcester-massachusetts.html","title":"Love From Worcester, Massachusetts"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Vbu3Gn6FFtw\/YYP0ZXBFoYI\/AAAAAAAABGE\/ZBdafKvwkTodkx_jcaX5rTfql7QPvM-gwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/YELLOWHOWLAND.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077007152788576015.post-723566539635697389"},"published":{"$t":"2021-10-20T15:45:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-10-20T15:45:53.248-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jack Gallagher Finds Himself at WAM"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":" Tucked away in a corner of the Chinese jade gallery is a small, unassuming bowl decorated with a charming goldfish design. \u003Ci\u003ECovered Tea Bowl with Design of Swimming Goldfish \u003C\/i\u003E(Chinese, 1821 – 1850) is elegant and expertly crafted, but there is a whimsy in the colors and design that make it feel relatable and almost contemporary. The stylized fish, the delicate texture of the scalloped waves that shimmer under the light, the soft teal contrasting with orange—it’s all so satisfying.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E  \u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tRmdtCJyLyo\/YXBZcks9XXI\/AAAAAAAABDE\/8CIxAuG7mdMKU_RXOHZqy1G59MQO5FyjgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s800\/2008.51.jpg\" style=\"display: flex; justify-content: space-between: 1em 1; text-align: center; clear: right; margin-right:10px; float: left;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"1\" width=\"320\" data-original-height=\"582\" data-original-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tRmdtCJyLyo\/YXBZcks9XXI\/AAAAAAAABDE\/8CIxAuG7mdMKU_RXOHZqy1G59MQO5FyjgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s320\/2008.51.jpg\"\/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E   \u003Cp\u003E For me this little bowl represents an evolution in both my understanding of art and my relationship with the Museum. As a kid growing up in Worcester I mostly paid attention to the huge, dramatic paintings in the European galleries (basically the bigger the better!). Then in college at Holy Cross I had the opportunity to take art history courses that frequently held lectures at the Museum. These formative WAM visits helped me develop a roster of favorite artists, periods, and styles. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter college I began another phase in my relationship with the Museum when I was lucky enough to start working here. Beginning as a gallery attendant and spending so much more time in the Museum, I learned to appreciate works I might previously have rushed past. Ceramics, furniture, and other decorative arts that previously held little appeal suddenly became fascinating to me. Finding such a love for this little porcelain bowl, amongst so much else at WAM, has changed my perspective on how I appreciate art and experience museums.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E  View this image and others through the Worcester Art Museum Online Catalogue  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/worcester.emuseum.com\/objects\/3653\/covered-tea-bowl-with-design-of-swimming-goldfish\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/worcester.emuseum.com\/objects\/3653\/covered-tea-bowl-with-design-of-swimming-goldfish\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E \u003Ci\u003EPictured above: Covered Tea Bowl with Design of Swimming Goldfish, Chinese, Jingdezhen, in Jiangxi province, Daoguang period (1821 – 1850) of the Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911), porcelain with enamel decoration and incised ground over transparent glaze, Gift of Helen M. Fernald, 2008.51\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align:left;\"\u003EJack Gallagher lives in Worcester and is WAM’s Marketing Coordinator. He previously worked as a Gallery Attendant and Guest Services Representative.\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"real-image.png\"target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-R6QrG4Ghe_Y\/YXBlrBrTHAI\/AAAAAAAABDk\/eYbsGf4D_eEYVdtDSZmcPehma2PeIaMFwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s200\/jack%2Bheadshot%2B2.jpg\" height=80 width=70 style= display: flex; justify-content: space-between: 1em 1; text-align: left; clear: right; margin-right:10px; float: left;\/\u003E     "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/723566539635697389"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/723566539635697389"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2021\/10\/jack-gallagher-finds-himself-at-wam.html","title":"Jack Gallagher Finds Himself at WAM"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tRmdtCJyLyo\/YXBZcks9XXI\/AAAAAAAABDE\/8CIxAuG7mdMKU_RXOHZqy1G59MQO5FyjgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/2008.51.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"georss$featurename":{"$t":"55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609, USA"},"georss$point":{"$t":"42.2731 -71.801999999999992"},"georss$box":{"$t":"13.962866163821154 -106.95824999999999 70.583333836178838 -36.645749999999992"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077007152788576015.post-5519775353136958943"},"published":{"$t":"2021-06-02T09:58:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-06-02T10:43:44.560-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Flight from France: The Final Journey 4\/4"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EPreviously in this WAM Update series, Dr. Richard Neumann and his wife, with the help of their guide \"Mr. P.\" successfully smuggled themselves out of Nazi-occupied Paris and crossed the border into unoccupied Vichy France. However, they were soon arrested, and found to have entered the territory without official leave. They must await their trial to learn whether they will be handed over to the German authorities or allowed to continue into Spain.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Neumann and his art collection are the subject of WAM's ongoing exhibition, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.worcesterart.org\/exhibitions\/neumann\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"What the Nazis Stole from Richard Neumann (and the Search to Get it Back),\"\u003C\/a\u003E on view through January 2022. This narrative was written by Dr. Neumann, and shared with the permission of his family.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E--\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E[With the help of Mr. P., the Neumanns were allowed to await their trial in the town of M., where a guest house was available. They had to regularly report to the police station in M., where their documents were held.] \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iNfprUptPUM\/YJLvw9RU_TI\/AAAAAAAABXw\/Vi7Tg7rQyh8Y03XhGcfmWk4KBpj-qT07wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Europe-Cuba-2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A map of Europe, showing a journey from Vienna to Paris, south through Vichy to Bilbao, Spain, then across the ocean to Cuba.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1229\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iNfprUptPUM\/YJLvw9RU_TI\/AAAAAAAABXw\/Vi7Tg7rQyh8Y03XhGcfmWk4KBpj-qT07wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h240\/Europe-Cuba-2.jpg\" title=\"The Neumanns' journey from Vienna, Austria to Havana, Cuba\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Neumanns' journey from Vienna, Austria to Havana, Cuba\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUnfortunately Mr. P. also imparted the news that we had been robbed, and that the 22,000 French francs were missing from the briefcase. Luckily, the $200 was still there. We were appropriately horrified, but already so tired and worn out that we were glad to know that at least the dollar amount had been saved…\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENow began for us a somewhat boring, but for our nerves a much needed rest and rehabilitation…\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E[The Neumanns requested permission to leave France, in light of their danger. The police ultimately declared they had to stay until after their trial was settled, and that at best they should expect a fine—at worst, being turned over to German authorities.]\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe awaited the 26th of September with great concern, at which time the court proceedings were to take place in the State capital. The trip […] would require a journey of two days. Fortunately, we had a visit from the policeman from the town where we were originally arrested, who had shown himself to be somewhat sympathetic to our situation. We explained our concerns to him, and told him that the local policeman insisted that we return once more after the judicial process, and that he would—depending on the ruling of the Court—then decide whether or not to issue the travel permit. Since we had meanwhile already missed connections with one ship, any further delay, even by a day, was extremely uncomfortable for us. Thus we were extremely happy when our friend declared himself ready to issue us a safe-conduct for travel, so that, in the event of our being freed by the court, we could immediately depart.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the 24th we got under way to the Courthouse and took with us, just in case, the few belongings left to us. On the 26th, at noon in a beautiful old courthouse, the formal proceedings took place…\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe very friendly and sympathetic judge posed just a single question, the answer to which was already on the tip of my tongue: “…did you feel endangered in Paris?...” Since I was able to reply in the affirmative, based on the German racial regulations, he declared—after a brief advisory discussion with his colleagues, and to our indescribable joy, since we had expected at least a fine—that we could go free on the grounds of unavoidable danger. Our safe-conduct permit was good until October 10th. On September 27th we finally arrived in B. where we recovered our luggage except for two pieces, which could not be immediately found, cleared our accounts with Mr. P. and after a short stay traveled onward to Toulouse.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E[Once in Toulouse, Neumann sought permission to take the remaining $200 out of the country. On October 8th, he got the required proof from the National Bank of France, stating that he had received it at the official exchange rate.]\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7HGrYw8ysVQ\/YJLxLh9b7VI\/AAAAAAAABYI\/BRYXp1QRDQcToW7JMgvX_AhSQ9aMZTHVwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s800\/Austrian%2Brefugees%2Bto%2BShanghai.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A large crowd of people stand on the dock, watching passengers descend the stairs from an ocean liner. Black and white.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"631\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7HGrYw8ysVQ\/YJLxLh9b7VI\/AAAAAAAABYI\/BRYXp1QRDQcToW7JMgvX_AhSQ9aMZTHVwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h315\/Austrian%2Brefugees%2Bto%2BShanghai.jpg\" title=\"The Italian ship \u0026quot;Conte Verde\u0026quot; bring Jewish refugees to Shanghai, 1938\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Italian ship \"Conte Verde\" brings Jewish refugees to Shanghai, 1938\u003Cbr \/\u003E(United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of\u003Cbr \/\u003ENational Archives and Records Administration, College Park)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E…Since we now only had two days remaining on our safe-conduct, we could no longer await the promised delivery of our two missing pieces of luggage, so we asked our friends to send them along later, and left on October 9th for Barcelona. Passage through the customs control was relatively easy, but upon arrival in Barcelona we were advised that all the passenger ships were completely sold out until the following January. Through a coincidence we found a friend who had close connections with the founder of a shipping line, who took us to him, and there we were promised that, if the full fare to Havana were promptly remitted, we would receive the first available tickets. We telegraphed immediately to effect payment for the ship tickets, and traveled on to Bilbao. There we were told again that there were absolutely no tickets to be had.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the meantime, a regulation was promulgated that the Transatlantic Shipping Company would no longer be permitted to transport non-Aryan persons. Our visa read “Visa without arrest,” [i.e. the Neumanns could pass through Spain but not take up residence] and we were threatened with the possibility that, if we did not make it on the next boat, we would be deported. The big question was: where to? France would naturally not allow us to enter, and again the German concentration camps threatened in the background.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt that point we asked ourselves whether the big adventure, the huge monetary sacrifice and all that effort would, at the last moment, all have been in vain. We now went daily to the shipping line offices and after two days we heard that those persons, whose tickets had already been paid for, could still be taken on board, and the definite prohibition (against non-Aryans) would only take effect on the following voyage. 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\tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin-top:0in; \tmso-para-margin-right:0in; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt; \tmso-para-margin-left:0in; \tline-height:107%; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:11.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Calibri\",sans-serif; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; \tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; \tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} \u003C\/style\u003E\u003C![endif]--\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;;\"\u003EUpon reaching Havana, Dr. Neumann and his wife were safe; once again, he found work in the textile industry and became a leading figure in the local art community, giving lectures on European and Cuban art to a wide audience. He was named honorary President of the “Patronato del Arte,” a group founded to create a modern art museum in Havana. This museum, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana (National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana, pictured below), was recognized by UNESCO, and is still a major cultural attraction today. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;;\"\u003EAfter the war, Dr. Neumann and Alice traveled to New York City, reuniting with their daughters. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZSu_cMHMgv0\/YJv0rXK5h7I\/AAAAAAAABY0\/z2FRi_lWUWIaCJ-8_R3X_iidSjtnMQfFQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/iPhone%2Bpics%2B2738.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"The courtyard of a modern-looking building with relief sculpture on parts of the walls. The courtyard has a large grassy area and a fountain with a sculpture.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1536\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZSu_cMHMgv0\/YJv0rXK5h7I\/AAAAAAAABY0\/z2FRi_lWUWIaCJ-8_R3X_iidSjtnMQfFQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h300\/iPhone%2Bpics%2B2738.JPG\" title=\"The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana\u003Cbr \/\u003E(National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-s68qALqMIHo\/YJLxbukXaQI\/AAAAAAAABYU\/vAD_H-lmgNwocqpahSXL5T26JUjK1yQmQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Neumann%2Bfamily%2Bin%2BNY%2B.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Richard and Alice Neumann, looking somewhat older, stand with two young women in their home. Everyone is well-dressed. Black and white.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1583\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-s68qALqMIHo\/YJLxbukXaQI\/AAAAAAAABYU\/vAD_H-lmgNwocqpahSXL5T26JUjK1yQmQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h309\/Neumann%2Bfamily%2Bin%2BNY%2B.jpg\" title=\"Richard and Alice Neumann with their daughters Dora and Lili, New York, early 1950s\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERichard and Alice Neumann with their daughters \u003Cbr \/\u003EDora and Lili, New York, early 1950s\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/5519775353136958943"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/5519775353136958943"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2021\/06\/flight-from-france-final-journey-44.html","title":"Flight from France: The Final Journey 4\/4"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"worcester art museum"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12045273956284295593"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iNfprUptPUM\/YJLvw9RU_TI\/AAAAAAAABXw\/Vi7Tg7rQyh8Y03XhGcfmWk4KBpj-qT07wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w400-h240-c\/Europe-Cuba-2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077007152788576015.post-3542215701492207958"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-26T09:59:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-26T09:59:13.117-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Flight from France: Arrested! (3\/4)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EToday's WAM Update is part three of a series based on Dr. Richard Neumann's account of his journey escaping Nazi-occupied France in 1943. In the previous sections, he and his wife, Alice, left Paris and crossed France with the help of their guide, \"Mr. P.\" They are now in the unoccupied territory of Vichy France, but the drive towards the Spanish border almost immediately goes wrong.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Neumann and his art collection are the subject of our ongoing exhibition, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/worcesterart.org\/exhibitions\/neumann\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"What the Nazis Stole from Richard Neumann (and the Search to get it Back),\"\u003C\/a\u003E on view through January 2022. This narrative is shared with the permission of Dr. Neumann's family.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-- \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter about 20 minutes, a rather old, not very trustworthy-looking automobile arrived, filled with the baskets of chickens, geese, etc. as well as with our hand luggage. The driver who now took over was unfriendly right from the start, cursing under his breath. It was clear that he undertook this drive very reluctantly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Iqq74hMPN0U\/YJmXrgt4-JI\/AAAAAAAABYk\/2CLsmd2OrxIOaGVkUO1Nn6ec_J2c3k_OwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s800\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-247-0775-38%252C_Paris%252C_Stra%25C3%259Fenszene.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"An outdoor cafe, small round tables facing a street with heavy foot traffic. Two uniformed German soldiers sit at the nearest, watching people pass. Black and white.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"577\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Iqq74hMPN0U\/YJmXrgt4-JI\/AAAAAAAABYk\/2CLsmd2OrxIOaGVkUO1Nn6ec_J2c3k_OwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h289\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-247-0775-38%252C_Paris%252C_Stra%25C3%259Fenszene.jpg\" title=\"German Luftwaffe soldiers at a Paris cafe, 1941\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGerman Luftwaffe soldiers at a Paris cafe, 1941\u003Cbr \/\u003E(German Federal Archives)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter six kilometers, he stopped in a larger town in front of a bakery, and declared that he could not drive any further until he had something to eat. We remained seated in the auto, impatient to hear something from our pilot, and above all, anxious to continue our drive toward our destination. As we were waiting, two local civilians came upon the driver—who was eating—and made angry accusations that he had refused to give them a ride earlier, and now had in fact taken two passengers on board.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt this moment, Mr. P. arrived at the auto […] Both the civilians spoke harshly to him, showing papers identifying themselves as members of the special border police, and asked for his documents. He was able to show that he was a French citizen, and also that his military discharge papers were in order. However, this did not satisfy them and they then also asked for our identification papers, from which they could see right away that we had crossed the border without “laissez-passer” (legal permission). Whereupon they declared us under arrest and I had to follow them to the Police Station, while my wife was allowed to stay with the automobile and our possessions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOnce at the police station, both of the Inspectors told me “…you will be turned over to the German Authorities…” I became very much afraid. All my protestations, that I was a Czech citizen, 62 years old, and had sufficient funds for my subsistence, were useless.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-79Gw6A7uL2g\/YJmYbOayjzI\/AAAAAAAABYs\/bXOowUgSveEAskHfWG9xtWRnDd5RE7k1gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s799\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-J27289%252C_Frankreich%252C_Festnahme_von_Franzosen.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Three German soldiers are arresting a young man, handcuffing him. At least five more are lined up facing the buildings behind them.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"543\" data-original-width=\"799\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-79Gw6A7uL2g\/YJmYbOayjzI\/AAAAAAAABYs\/bXOowUgSveEAskHfWG9xtWRnDd5RE7k1gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h271\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-J27289%252C_Frankreich%252C_Festnahme_von_Franzosen.jpg\" title=\"German soldiers and prisoners, July 1944\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGerman soldiers and prisoners, July 1944\u003Cbr \/\u003E(German Federal Archive) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E[…] I was taken back to the automobile, and my wife gave me 18,000 French francs, which I showed them. In her great fright, as I was led back to the police station, my wife took the money out of the briefcase and placed it in the travel-bag of Mr. P., without having the opportunity to tell him that she was doing so. Shortly thereafter, she was also taken to the police station and advised of what lay before her, e.g. “…being turned over to the German authorities, etc.” My wife, who had until now showed herself remarkably courageous and able, burst into tears.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll seemed to no avail and made absolutely no impression on the supervising policeman. We were officially processed, asked about a lot of irrelevant matters, and the writing of a long complaint was begun. I continually protested that we had been in an untenable and dangerous situation and as Czech citizens were deserving of special consideration. One of the policemen present seemed to not totally ignore my arguments, and tried to find among the various regulations a paragraph which might help us.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe were sitting on a light wooden bench without a back support, and as I rose in order to show the Police inspector my passport, the bench tipped over and my wife fell to the ground. This, as well as our totally distraught appearance, seemed finally to awaken some small amount of pity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E[After about 7 hours in custody, the police decided that in view of the facts Neumann argued above, the police decided to submit the case to a French tribunal, who would determine if they should be delivered to German authorities or permitted to leave. It was now about 5pm.]\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E[…] After this decision about our future, we […] were given permission to look around for private quarters, with the obligation to present ourselves at the police station twice daily, and to not leave the vicinity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThereupon we went with the friendly police inspector on a search for a place to stay […] No room was to be found in the entire town and after a very long search the police inspector finally declared that he was not responsible for finding a room for us, and that, if we were unable to find a place, he would simply take us to jail. At this last moment, my wife addressed a woman who had been leaning out of her window and who appeared to be somewhat sympathetic, and asked if there was not anywhere that she could find a room for us. The woman softened, and while declaring that she had neither room nor bed available […] she could let us spend the night sitting on two chairs. We were glad even with this result, and advised the Police Station accordingly.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E[They also found that during their time at the station, the automobile, their luggage, Mr. P. and the woman who had helped him had all boarded a train for the Neumanns’ intended destination in B. Mr. P. promised to return in the morning with news of their luggage and money.]\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xJL_AKGFSYk\/YJLtDnisc8I\/AAAAAAAABXo\/B43MaLcsRP8RqTaFvQN00wccSlQVmuHagCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1874\/01_Photo%2BMemories%2B04_015.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Richard and Alice Neumann in black coats and hats stand on a sidewalk by a wroght iron fence.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1874\" data-original-width=\"1310\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xJL_AKGFSYk\/YJLtDnisc8I\/AAAAAAAABXo\/B43MaLcsRP8RqTaFvQN00wccSlQVmuHagCLcBGAsYHQ\/w280-h400\/01_Photo%2BMemories%2B04_015.JPG\" title=\"Undated photograph of Richard and Alice Neumann, taken in France.\" width=\"280\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EUndated photograph of Richard and Alice Neumann,\u003Cbr \/\u003Etaken in France\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe were dead tired and hungry, but there was little to eat…a piece of cheese and a little bread was the substance of our dinner…and we then took possession of our night’s lodging on the two chairs in the kitchen of the good Frenchwoman, where it was at least somewhat dry and warm. Despite the frequent, and not altogether quiet passage of the other guests past our room, we fell asleep surprisingly quickly, tired and stressed as we were, and passed the night.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere could be no thought of washing, or other forms of toilet, and our appearance, covered as we were with layers of mud and dirt, wet and bedraggled gave no hint that we might be persons of culture and refinement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-- \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the moment, the Neumanns were safe--but still before them still lay the tribunal, and the crossing into Spain. In addition, due to pressure from Germany, it was becoming increasingly difficult for \"non-Aryans\" to book passage on ships out of Europe. Learn the resolution of these difficulties in the final installment of this WAM Update series.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(German Federal Archive photographs licensed under the Creative Commons \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/de\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAttribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany \u003C\/a\u003Elicense.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBundesarchiv, Bild 101I-247-0775-38 \/ Langhaus \/ CC-BY-SA 3.0 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBundesarchiv, Bild 183-J27289 \/ Koll \/ CC-BY-SA 3.0 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/3542215701492207958"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/3542215701492207958"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2021\/05\/flight-from-france-arrested-34.html","title":"Flight from France: Arrested! (3\/4)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"worcester art museum"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12045273956284295593"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Iqq74hMPN0U\/YJmXrgt4-JI\/AAAAAAAABYk\/2CLsmd2OrxIOaGVkUO1Nn6ec_J2c3k_OwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w400-h289-c\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-247-0775-38%252C_Paris%252C_Stra%25C3%259Fenszene.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077007152788576015.post-589709556840140256"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-19T11:40:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-19T11:40:44.190-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Flight from France: The Demarcation Line (2\/4)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 1943, Dr. Richard Neumann and his wife, Alice--already refugees from Nazi-occupied Austria--arranged to have themselves smuggled out of France. In part one of this narrative, we saw them make arrangements with a guide known as \"Mr. P.\" to leave their temporary home in Paris and make their way south, bringing only a few pieces of luggage and some currency obtained by selling part of their art collection. In the next stage of their journey, they must cross the border from Nazi-occupied France into unoccupied Vichy France.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Neumann and his art collection are the focus of WAM's ongoing exhibition, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/worcesterart.org\/exhibitions\/neumann\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"What the Nazis Stole from Richard Neumann (and the Search to Get it Back),\"\u003C\/a\u003E on view until January 2022. This narrative was written by Dr. Neumann, and shared with the permission of his family.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-- \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe plan for the forthcoming border crossing made me very concerned, especially in light of the amount of French francs and foreign currency we carried, which in the event we fell into the hands of the Germans might result in our being severely punished not only for crossing the border illegally, but also as currency smugglers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ta4D71V4m84\/YJLlgR20wRI\/AAAAAAAABXY\/UCK6Imb1fxY3y0w8d36sdr8q4LaiZDkWwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Europe-Cuba-2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A map of Europe showing the journey from Austria to Paris, south through Vichy to Bilbao Spain and across the ocean to Havana\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1229\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ta4D71V4m84\/YJLlgR20wRI\/AAAAAAAABXY\/UCK6Imb1fxY3y0w8d36sdr8q4LaiZDkWwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h240\/Europe-Cuba-2.jpg\" title=\"Richard and Alice Neumann's jourey from Vienna, Austria to Havana, Cuba\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERichard and Alice Neumann's journey, from Vienna, Austria to Havana, Cuba\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn any case, I wrapped the briefcase in which we had all our money in a plaid blanket, and gave this to our French guide, and hid as best I could from my wife the worry occasioned by the change in the program. In the farm, we were forbidden to go near a window, or even to venture into the open courtyard, because of the danger that someone might notice our presence. Meanwhile, a number of people assembled in the kitchen, one man with a dog, and several equipped with bicycles. The weather had, if anything, gotten worse, and it rained buckets. After a rest of about three-quarters of an hour, a genuine creeping patrol was organized. First went the man with the dog. Then the various bicyclists, at distances of about 500 feet apart. [Behind this group] went my wife and I. Finally, our guide brought up the rear. We were cautioned not to make the least noise, and to cross open areas where we might be seen bent over and as rapidly as possible.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe waded along behind bushes, in roadside gullies, through patches of forest, being always careful to wait until the person ahead of us gave a sign. […] After about twenty minutes, we were climbing a steep hill, when suddenly a dog’s loud barking could be heard from the top, and those ahead of us made wild signs to back up, whereupon we turned around as fast as possible. We ran as fast as we could down the hill, and I saw our guide throw my briefcase, wrapped in its blanket into a thick bush […] he led us, quite agitated, into a gully which was hidden from the forest, and there he had us lie silently in deep water and covered with dirt. […] We heard two shots, and the man with the dog never returned to us. Only later, after we were over the border, did we learn that he was stopped by a German sentry and arrested, and that thereby attention was diverted from us others. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfter three quarters of an hour, the old peasant woman was the first who dared to leave our hiding place, and gave a sign that the coast was clear. With one person less, our little group started to move again. We now made a detour, over very difficult terrain; we had to jump and scramble, and my wife had to be carried or lifted repeatedly over difficult passages by our guide. After a time we saw a road in the distance, which we approached carefully, taking every opportunity to remain in cover. Our guide reconnoitered the possibilities for crossing, and gave a sign to cross the road as rapidly as possible. About 600 to 1,000 feet beyond the road, as we went through a high cornfield, he told us “...the German line is now behind us, now we only have to cross the French border…”\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HAGc-4FxLyQ\/YJLkXKx2gNI\/AAAAAAAABXQ\/mA69Ssmk0dce45BXq61eTbzsX4BFvU2IwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s796\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-017-1065-44A%252C_Frankreich%252C_Demarkationslinie%252C_Kontrollposten.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A simple wooden barricade surrounded by barbed wire crosses a street. Beyond it are a Nazi flag, two German soldiers, and a sign in German. Black and white.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"540\" data-original-width=\"796\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HAGc-4FxLyQ\/YJLkXKx2gNI\/AAAAAAAABXQ\/mA69Ssmk0dce45BXq61eTbzsX4BFvU2IwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h271\/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-017-1065-44A%252C_Frankreich%252C_Demarkationslinie%252C_Kontrollposten.jpg\" title=\"German control post on the Demarkation Line (German Federal Archives)\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGerman control post on the Demarcation Line, 1941\u003Cbr \/\u003E(German Federal Archives)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWe made a small rest-stop between the two lines, the French and the German, because Mr. P. wanted to cross the French line only at noon, when he knew that the French sentries would be at lunch. From a distance, he showed us the French border station house, and our march to a guesthouse, which was already in the free French zone, was relatively trouble free. Here we ate a rather bad bowl of soup, which was nevertheless very welcome after a fast of 16 hours and a four hour-long march.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003EWe already felt we were saved, and—according to the arrangements by our pilot, who left us at this point—were to await the arrival of an automobile to take us to B., the object of our voyage…\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-- \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Neumanns were not safe yet; still they needed to cross the southern border of France, and secure passage on a ship across the Atlantic. In the next installment, they begin this leg of the journey, only to immediately run into trouble with the local police...\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E(German Federal Archive image shared under the Creative Commons \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/de\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAttribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany\u003C\/a\u003E license.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBundesarchiv, Bild 101I-017-1065-44A \/ Becker \/ CC-BY-SA 3.0\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/589709556840140256"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/589709556840140256"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2021\/05\/flight-from-france-demarcation-line-24.html","title":"Flight from France: The Demarcation Line (2\/4)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"worcester art museum"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12045273956284295593"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ta4D71V4m84\/YJLlgR20wRI\/AAAAAAAABXY\/UCK6Imb1fxY3y0w8d36sdr8q4LaiZDkWwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w400-h240-c\/Europe-Cuba-2.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077007152788576015.post-7183349418380709980"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-13T10:29:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-17T10:29:56.502-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Flight from France: Escaping Paris (1\/4)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the Nazi invasion of his city--Vienna, Austria--Dr. Richard Neumann, textile entrepreneur and art collector of Jewish descent, left his home and, with his wife, Alice, moved to Paris in 1938. They brought with them 38 paintings from their extensive art collection, fully expecting to return to Vienna once hostilities had ended.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFive years later, they were forced to flee Paris, as well, this time leaving behind nearly all of their possessions and money. Here is the story of their escape (part one of four), written by Dr. Neumann after his arrival in Cuba, detailing the harrowing journey, and the many dangers of occupied France. It is shared with the permission of his family.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Neumann and his art collection are the subject of WAM's ongoing exhibition, \"What the Nazis Stole from Richard Neumann (and the Search to Get it Back)\" on view through January 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;--\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEach day in Paris brought more alarming news. Arrests, deportations, confiscations of property gave no end of worry for the immigrants. Each day one or another of our many acquaintances disappeared without explanation. For a long time I refused to allow myself to think of leaving Paris, but now I had given in and begun to explore the possibilities. Very quickly, I discovered that obtaining official permission for a legal departure was impossible... \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wH8nxCB63m4\/YJLXkj5o2gI\/AAAAAAAABWo\/7h7YInfFhCclAQ7OCynoR3tfAxKwmZdmwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/Richard%2BNeumann%2Bbefore%2BWWIItouchedup.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Richard Neumann, dressed in a formal suit. Monochrome.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"1667\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wH8nxCB63m4\/YJLXkj5o2gI\/AAAAAAAABWo\/7h7YInfFhCclAQ7OCynoR3tfAxKwmZdmwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w325-h400\/Richard%2BNeumann%2Bbefore%2BWWIItouchedup.jpg\" title=\"Richard Neumann, photographed in Vienna before WWII\" width=\"325\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERichard Neumann, photographed in Vienna\u003Cbr \/\u003Ebefore WWII\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E[The Neumanns eventually made arrangements with a young man, Mr. P., from the south of France, who promised to take them safely by automobile to the unoccupied territory in Vichy, France]\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe told us that we could send our large trunk to the address of his father in the unoccupied zone, but on no account to include any kind of valuables with it. As personal baggage he allowed us only small hand luggage.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe left on Friday evening from the Gare d’Austerlitz in Paris. The compartment was full, but we had numbered seats and the trip went quite normally. We had as much cash as possible with us, —which we obtained, unfortunately, partly through the below-market sale of some our valuable art objects—since we saw little opportunity to obtain any kind of funds in the foreseeable future. This amounted to 40,000 French francs and 200 US dollars.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-thh9BwfDhPk\/YJLbe7oIE0I\/AAAAAAAABW8\/Y2GwqbYA_awc9spoJViifqjYb7utmpgNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Rue%2BMarguerite%2Bwherer%2BOpa%2Blived.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"An apartment block in the typical Hausmann style, five storeys with tan stone facade and black wrought iron railings.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-thh9BwfDhPk\/YJLbe7oIE0I\/AAAAAAAABW8\/Y2GwqbYA_awc9spoJViifqjYb7utmpgNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h300\/Rue%2BMarguerite%2Bwherer%2BOpa%2Blived.JPG\" title=\"Rue Marguerite, where Richard and Alice Neumann lived, modern day\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERue Marguerite, where Richard and Alice Neumann\u003Cbr \/\u003Elived, modern day\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt quarter to four in the morning we arrived in A. We descended from the train, went to take a seat in the overfull waiting room and looked around to find Mr. P. (our young guide), who was nowhere to be seen. We became quite concerned, and I began to regret the entire undertaking. Nevertheless, after about 20 minutes Mr. P. arrived, accompanied by an elderly peasant woman. He called on us to follow him quickly, and led us over five sets of train tracks into the darkness of the railroad station, and then into a dark freight car into which he then dragged\u0026nbsp; […] a basket of chickens, a box containing rabbits, another basket with geese, vegetables, and other farm products.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo our question as to where, in fact, the automobile was, he gave the answer that it had been promised for “later.” The freight car was shifted, and a half hour later it began to move again, only to stop in about 20 minutes at a small station, where we descended. Now we had to wait in the darkness. The automobile was nowhere to be seen. Mr. P. left on his bicycle, and after a while he returned in the company of an old peasant driving a high, two-wheeled cart, pulled by a heavy horse. It was raining buckets, and was totally dark. The geese, ducks, chicken etc. were loaded on the wagon. My wife put on a headscarf; I put on a blue beret; the peasant woman went ahead on the bicycle and we must have given the impression of a farm family. The cart began to move, with Mr. P. at the rear of the procession. In terrible weather and deep in the night we now went, on awful cart paths into a large forest and were badly shaken up on the spring-less cart.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vcNpyS1Zq9Q\/YJLb44XBJLI\/AAAAAAAABXI\/4ED2rOf0PLUrA55kC8BjnDXfbyUVXxjHwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/wwiigermanynazismarch3000.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A dense formation of Nazi soldiers march past an organized crowd standing in rows. Everyone is uniformed and the street is lined with swastika flags. Black and white.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vcNpyS1Zq9Q\/YJLb44XBJLI\/AAAAAAAABXI\/4ED2rOf0PLUrA55kC8BjnDXfbyUVXxjHwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h266\/wwiigermanynazismarch3000.jpg\" title=\"Nazi troops marching through Paris after the fall of the city (AP Images)\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ENazi troops marching through Paris after the fall of the city\u003Cbr \/\u003E(AP Images)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter about an hour, during which it gradually became light, we saw in the distance a French gendarme. We stopped, and our friend P. rode over to him and became involved in a long conversation. It appeared that the Frenchman was sympathetic, but warned us not to go further on the road, since this would undoubtedly cause us to fall into the hands of the Germans. He himself closed his eyes, and we left the road and drove, in the slowest speed, directly through the forest and up an incline, stopping frequently to await the signal from the peasant woman who had gone ahead, to see if the coast was clear.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinally we came, after a two and half-hour trip, to a high corner of the forest where there was a farmyard, into which we drove and descended. We were led into a large farm kitchen, where a fire burned and where a number of children were lying in beds, or stood around, and which was filled quite to capacity by us and our party.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe tried, totally soaked as we were, to dry out a little and then learned, as we again asked about the promised automobile, that it would not become available due to the shortage of gasoline. So it now seems that we would have to make the voyage on foot, quite contrary to plan. The conversations around us dealt mainly with successful or failed border crossings, and especially the latter were described in fulsome detail, with shootings, chases by police dogs, etc. recounted at length to lift everyone’s spirits.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E--\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003EStill to come: the Neumanns must next make their way to the border between Nazi-occupied France and the unoccupied territory of Vichy France. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"mso-element: comment-list;\"\u003E\u003Chr align=\"left\" class=\"msocomoff\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"mso-element: comment;\"\u003E \u003Cdiv class=\"msocomtxt\" id=\"_com_1\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-comment-author: \u0026quot;Claire Whitner\u0026quot;;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E   \u003C\/div\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E   \u003C\/div\u003E "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/7183349418380709980"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/7183349418380709980"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2021\/05\/flight-from-france-escaping-paris-14.html","title":"Flight from France: Escaping Paris (1\/4)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"worcester art museum"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12045273956284295593"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wH8nxCB63m4\/YJLXkj5o2gI\/AAAAAAAABWo\/7h7YInfFhCclAQ7OCynoR3tfAxKwmZdmwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w325-h400-c\/Richard%2BNeumann%2Bbefore%2BWWIItouchedup.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077007152788576015.post-301269814670272357"},"published":{"$t":"2021-05-07T09:54:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-07T09:54:10.276-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Beautiful Friendship"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003EWe have asked our Docents to share some of their favorite stories from their time at WAM, in honor of the Docent program's 50th anniversary! Today, Shelley Rodman tells the story of a friendship that began with a conversation in the WAM Galleries. \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESometimes, our most important contributions and memorable experiences as docents isn't about the art.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a2GKKL295tM\/YJQ9TaabslI\/AAAAAAAABYc\/pEYO1fPs0p0HMnUamc_gz5Wizrh7xqJZQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/IMG_4166.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Four women and a toddler smiling at a cafe table; the toddler (far left, held by her mother) and young woman (right, standing between her mother and godmother) both have Down Syndrome.\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1536\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a2GKKL295tM\/YJQ9TaabslI\/AAAAAAAABYc\/pEYO1fPs0p0HMnUamc_gz5Wizrh7xqJZQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w400-h300\/IMG_4166.JPG\" title=\"From left to right: Baby Abby, Caroline, Shelly, Tessa, and Tina\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFrom left to right: Baby Abby, Caroline, Shelley, Tessa, and Tina\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI was managing the Arms and Armor Art Cart. Caroline (to my left in this photo) came into the room and she had her baby in a front carrier. I couldn't see the baby's face, she was nuzzled into her mom. Caroline said she loved bringing her baby into the museum. She said that it is an inviting and quiet place where she can walk around, enjoy the art and her baby can rest or also enjoy being carried through the galleries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBaby Abby woke up while we were talking and I recognized that she has Down syndrome. Before I could say anything, Caroline said, \"This is my daughter Abby. She has Down syndrome.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI responded that my goddaughter, Tessa, (to my right in this photo), has Down syndrome and she is a well-rounded, independently-living and working young adult.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECaroline's eyes watered and she said, \"You're the first person who has shared any good news for Abby's future.\" She so appreciated hearing more about my relationship with Tessa and about Tessa's education, travels, can-do attitude and great sense of humor. I said I would touch base with Tessa's mom, my dear friend Tina, and maybe we could arrange a meeting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd here we all are, months later at the WAM cafe, celebrating Tina's birthday and the friendship that developed between Tina and Caroline, Tessa and Abby.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E-- Shelley Rodman, WAM Docent\u003Cbr \/\u003EMay 7, 2021 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/301269814670272357"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8077007152788576015\/posts\/default\/301269814670272357"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/wamupdates.worcesterart.org\/2021\/05\/a-beautiful-friendship.html","title":"A Beautiful Friendship"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"worcester art museum"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12045273956284295593"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a2GKKL295tM\/YJQ9TaabslI\/AAAAAAAABYc\/pEYO1fPs0p0HMnUamc_gz5Wizrh7xqJZQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-w400-h300-c\/IMG_4166.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"}}]}});