Retired VU professor, fellow docent acquire 13 portraits for collection Dec 3, 2008
Among the purchases they had some background on is a portrait by Jane Stuart, daughter of the portraitist Gilbert Stuart, who is known for his paintings of George Washington, including one the 1 bill is based on. Reeve, 59, studied art in New York 40 years ago before being drafted into military service. (Munster Times, IN)
The cost of official portraiture varies, but can cost taxpayers nearly $50,000 Oct 26, 2008
President Washington once sat for famed artist Gilbert Stuart, but in modern times lesser-known artists have dominated the world of government portraiture. Simmie Knox gained recognition for painting President Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton, but he also created portraits of former energy secretary Hazel R. O'Leary and former transportation secretary Norman Y. Mineta. (Boston Globe)
More of this story Aug 23, 2008
Art Show - now through Sept. 1, at the Gilbert Stuart Museum s Meeting House, 815 Gilbert Stuart Road, Saunderstown. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday through Monday. (Westerly Sun, RI)
The first president: Our founding lame duck Feb 19, 2008
He had to sit for hours for the portraitist Gilbert Stuart, a hard-drinking hustler. Among his second- and third-string Cabinet members - some of whom were founding the job of executive-branch hack - were cronies of Hamilton, who was trying to run the presidency from outside. (International Herald Tribune)
The Rosenbach and The Mutter: A Perfect Pair Oct 19, 2007
-- James Joyce's manuscript of Ulysses -- Paintings by Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, and William Blake. -- Lewis Carroll's rarest photographs, books and letters. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
At home: Power, comfort flow in the Cheneys' abode Oct 5, 2007
-Over the library fireplace hangs a Gilbert Stuart portrait of John Adams -- who was, of course, the nation's first vice president -- borrowed from the National Gallery. A painting by Andrew Wyeth, Maidenhair, previously had been displayed there but was reclaimed for an exhibition. (USA Today -- Life)
Important dates in the history of Boston Common Sep 30, 2007
Composer William Billings and artist Gilbert Stuart were buried there. 1775: After residents protested the Stamp Act and the infamous taxes on tea, the British set up a garrison on the Common with 1,750 men, who burned the fencing around the Common for firewood. (Boston Globe)
Boston's MFA puts downloadable masterpieces on mobile menu Sep 13, 2007
Sign up to receive our free Travel e-newsletter and get the best travel news, deals & features in your inbox. By Nancy Rabinowitz, Associated Press Writer BOSTON Masterpieces are going mobile at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. (USA Today -- Travel)
Boston Art Museum Makes Works Mobile Sep 13, 2007
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Makes Masterpieces Available for Cell Phones. The Associated Press By NANCY RABINOWITZ Associated Press Writer BOSTON Sep 12, 2007 (AP) Font Size. (ABC News -- Wire)
Art Museums of Boston & Cambridge Jun 14, 2007
Along with these are works by Gilbert Stuart, John Singleton Copley and John Singer Sargent whose murals grace the entire ceiling of the front entrance. Also in the front entrance hall is a bronze Bacchanti (a nymph of the ancient wine God Bacchus) by Frederick MacMonnies. (Suite101.com)
Ardrossan estate's final chapter May 10, 2007
Artists, including the likes of Gilbert Stuart and Thomas Sully, have been painting the family since the 18th century. Scott points to a great-grandfather on one wall, a great-grandmother on another, as if paging through a family photo album. (Wayne Suburban Newspapers, PA)
Alice Walton holds private dedication for Crystal Bridges May 4, 2007
The museum, which will feature American art, has already acquired a number of works, including Asher B- Durand's "Kindred Spirits," Thomas Eakins' "Portrait of Professor Benjamin H- Rand" and a portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. Walton says northwest Arkansas' "unsurpassed natural beauty" and the quality of life make it a proper place for the museum. (KSLA.com, LA)
