October 25, 2016~ Museo del Prado opens its first solo exhibition of a female artist

Still Life with Flowers, a Silver-gilt Goblet, Dried Fruit, Sweetmeats,
Bread sticks, Wine and a Pewter Pitcher  by Clara Peeters

1611 / Oil on panel / 20 2/5”x28 3/4” / Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain

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Autumn~ October 25

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/25~

October 24, 1931~ George Washington Bridge dedicated; opens to traffic the next day

George Washington Bridge,
Riverside Drive and 179th Street, Manhattan
by Berenice Abbott

1936 / Gelatin silver print / 9 15/16”x7 15/16” / Various, incl. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

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Autumn~ October 24

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/24~

October 22, 1721~ Peter the Great officially proclaimed Emperor of All Russia

Portrait of Emperor Peter I  by Bartolomeo Carlo Rastrelli

1723-1729 / Bronze / 40”x35 2/5”x15 3/4” / The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Autumn~ October 22

The Abu Simbel Sun Festival~ 2/22 & 10/22

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/22~

October 21, 1959~ The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens

Solomon R. Guggenheim by Hilla Rebay

1928 / Oil on canvas / 60”x40” / Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC

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The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Timeline~
https://www.guggenheim.org/the-frank-lloyd-wright-building/timeline
About Frank Lloyd Wright~ https://franklloydwright.org/frank-lloyd-wright/

Previous October 21 posts:

Autumn~ October 21

Mary Blair: Born October 21, 1911

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/21~

October 20, 1973~ Opening of the Sydney Opera House

Front Cover illustrating the Spherical Solution by Jørn Utzon

Back Cover indicating his inspirational sources by Jørn Utzon

1962 / 38 pages of plans, sections and elevations known as the Yellow Book
/ ©Utzon Archives / Aalborg University & Utzon Center

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Autumn~ October 20

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/20~

October 19, 1943~ French sculptor Camille Claudel dies

The Wave or The Bathers by Camille Claudel

c.1897-1903 / Onyx, marble, and bronze / 24 2/5”x22”x19 5/8” / Musée Rodin, Paris, France

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Autumn~ October 19

Peter Max: Born October 19, 1937

Harris Glenn Milstead: Born October 19, 1945

Artist Birthday Quiz for 10/19~