Blog archive
June 2023
Bridget Brewster Discovers Village Benefits
06/04/2023
Rumor of Humor #16
06/04/2023
Communications Project with Cal State LA
06/02/2023
Creative Aging
06/01/2023
May 2023
One Villager's Story
05/31/2023
Pasadena Area Liberal Arts Center
05/31/2023
Pasadena Village Responds to Rainbow Flag Burning at Pasadena Buddhist Temple
05/31/2023
Plan Ahead - And Be Prepared
05/31/2023
Tuesday, May 23 Pasadena Celebrated Older Americans
05/31/2023
Reparations, Social Justice Activity
05/24/2023
Rumor of Humor #14
05/19/2023
Rumor of Humor #13
05/12/2023
Issue #12
05/09/2023
Science Monday - Review of Meeting on April 10, 2023
05/09/2023
Conversations Re African American Artists Before 1920
05/08/2023
Beyond the Village – Suzi and Phil Hoge
05/01/2023
Congratulations Wayne April! Honored at UNH
05/01/2023
Table Topics
05/01/2023
Volunteer Appreciation at the Village
05/01/2023
“ACCIDENTAL HOST—The Story of Rat Lungworm Disease”
05/01/2023
April 2023
Jumbo Joy
04/24/2023
Pasadenans Recent Experience With Racism
04/23/2023
Recent Events Reflecting Racism
04/23/2023
Fig and Goat Cheese Bruschetta
04/18/2023
Photography for Social Justice
04/11/2023
Issue #8
04/07/2023
BEYOND THE VILLAGE - Catherine Deely
04/06/2023
Creative Writing in Older Adults
04/06/2023
Gifts of Love
04/06/2023
March 2023
Issue #7
03/31/2023
Issue #6
03/26/2023
Great Decisions update
03/14/2023
Dominion Lawsuit, South Africa and 710 Stub
03/08/2023
February 2023
2023 DEI Progress
02/27/2023
BEYOND THE VILLAGE - Doug Colliflower
02/26/2023
CONVERSATIONS WITH ART
02/26/2023
GREAT DECISIONS
02/26/2023
OLDER ADULTS RESOURCE FAIR
02/26/2023
The Important, Influential Books in our Lives - Revisited
02/26/2023
History, Resolution of the 710 Freeway
02/19/2023
Eminent Domain, 710 Highway
02/13/2023
Bernard Garrett, 710 Freeway
02/06/2023
Men's Times Gatherings
02/03/2023
January 2023
Pasadena's Senior Commission
01/30/2023
BEYOND THE VILLAGE - JIM HENDRICK
01/27/2023
GRATITUDE - IT'S GOOD FOR YOU!
01/27/2023
JEFF GUTSTADT - FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST
01/27/2023
Bernard Garrett, Incredible Black Entrepreneur
01/17/2023
What is the "Spirit Talk" Group About?
01/16/2023
Same Ol’ New Year, Brand New Me
01/12/2023
Review of 2022, Consideration of 2023
01/06/2023
BEYOND THE VILLAGE - PATTI LA MARR
01/03/2023
FROM THE CHAIR
01/03/2023
WALK WITH EASE
01/03/2023
Conversations Re African American Artists Before 1920
By Richard MyersPosted: 05/08/2023
Edward Mitchell Bannister
- 1828 to 1901
- Example of American Barbizon School
- Educated at Lowell Institute
- Won first prize at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition for his painting "Under the Oaks"
- Founding member of the Rhode Island School of Design and Providence Art Club
- Paintings used in discussion: "A Cityscape" and an untitled landscape.
- 1821 to 1872
- Example of Ohio River Landscape tradition
- Self Taught
- First well known African American Artist
- Paintings used in discussion: "Landscape with Rainbow" and "Untitled Landscape"
- 1877 to 1931
- Painting and sculpture in the New Negro Movement
- Sculpture used in discussion: "Boy Slave" also known as "Portrait of an African" and in the present day "Portrait of an African American"
- 1763 to 1824
- Naive Portraits
- Self Taught
- Portraits used in discusson: "The McCormacks" and "Portrait of a Girl"
- 1844 to 1907
- Educated at Oberlin College
- Sculpture
- Exhibited sculpture "Death of Cleopatra" at 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition
- Worked primarily in Italy saying "The land of liberty had no room for a colored sculptor"
- Sculptures used in discussion: "Forever Free" and "The Death of Cleopatra "
- 1847 to 1923
- Still Life
- Educated at National Academy of Design and Ecole des Artes Decoratifs
- Paintings used in discussion: "Mountain Laurels" and "Lilacs"
- 1856 to 1937
- Educated at Academie Julian and with Thomas Eakins
- Painting
- Moved to France in 1891
- Exhibited at the 1896 Academia des Beaux Artes Exhibition
- Received the Legion of Honor in 1923
- Painting used in discussion: "The Thankful Poor"