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Lectures Gertrude Jekyll and the Country House Garden Friday, March 22, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Speaker: Judith Tankard One of the most important garden designers of the twentieth century, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) was a prolific writer and hugely influential horticulturist. Landscape historian and author, Judith B. Tankard, will explore Jekyll’s gardens and her legendary theories on color, planting and design with a wonderful selection of some of her famous garden commissions. She explores Jekyll’s most important collaborations with Sir Edwin Lutyens, which spanned over 40 years and resulted in such seminal masterpieces of the Arts and Crafts movement as Hestercombe, Folly Farm and Deanery Gardens. Mrs. Tankard offers an opportunity to visit these great country house gardens and more through a selection of superb photographs from the Country Life archives. Her book of this title will be available for sale and signing during the reception that immediately follows the presentation. Fee: $25 members; $30 non-members Tony Duquette: Legendary Designer Friday, April 19, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Speaker: Hutton Wilkinson Mrs. Roth was famous for her hospitality and her collaboration with design icon Tony Duquette made her parties unforgettable. Join Hutton Wilkinson, president of Tony Duquette, Inc., for a look at the life and work of this legendary designer, whose client list outside of Hollywood included style mavens such as Lady Elsie de Wolfe Mendl, the Duchess of Windsor and Dodie Rosenkrans. He designed costumes, jewelry, interiors and furniture and was the first American artist to be given a one-man show at the Louvre. Duquette and his wife Beegle (Elizabeth) were party-givers extraordinaire at their Dawnridge Estate in Los Angeles as well. Hutton Wilkinson will share all of this with us. There will be a book sale, signing and reception immediately following the presentation. Fee: $25 members; $30 non-members Art Exhibitions Botanical Art Exhibit April 16 through June 16, 2013 This year we celebrate our 15th Annual Botanical Art Exhibit. This beautiful exhibit has long been an essential part of the Filoli Botanical Art Program’s mission to interpret and preserve this historically significant art form. Filoli has been a leader in the renewal of this art form, which combines the observational skills of the scientist and the sensibility of the artist. Part of our commitment is to sponsor an annual nationwide juried exhibition to showcase the best of botanical art. Hippeastrum, Amaryllis by Regina Gardner Miller. Artist Reception Thursday, April 18, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Filoli will host an artist reception for this outstanding exhibition. Artists are on hand to share their botanical art knowledge and experiences. In addition, a collection of prints, matted originals and note cards will be for sale. A visit to the Garden after hours will complete this special evening. While admission is FREE, reservations are required. Reservation deadline is Friday, April 12. CALL FOR ENTRIES Botanical artists are invited to enter original artwork not previously exhibited in a Filoli botanical art exhibition in any two-dimensional medium that reflects the rich tradition of botanical art and adheres to high standards of botanical accuracy. All work will be juried using digital images. Deadline for entry is February 11, 2013. Download a Prospectus and Entry Form from our web site at www.filoli.org or request one by phone to the Education Office at 650-364-8300 x233. January and February 2013, Filoli Highlights 6 Filoli and the United Nations, Part II —continued from page 5 Mrs. Roth recalled the visit this way. “So we had the luncheon, and fortunately it was the worst day you ever imagined. It rained so hard that everything was just flooded, and all the writers, media, from the east, from Philadelphia, Washington, and New York, thought this was the worst place they had ever seen, thought it was just dreadful, which was very lucky.” “And they had—it just made me sick—they had all the blown-up pictures of what it would look like when finished, tacked along the walls of the ballroom. Which was the most pathetic sight!” Filoli’s bubble had indeed burst as delegates quietly expressed dismay about the site’s isolation. The talk at the delegates’ dinner that evening at a San Francisco golf club was again of the Presidio. Dr. Zuleta Angel confirmed this at a news conference. The next day the delegates spent the morning inspecting the Presidio once more and then were off to the Stanford/Cal game. The “Big Game” at Berkeley headlines dwarfed the news of the delegation’s departure for Boston on Sunday. It was Stanford 25, Berkeley 6. The New York Times article read “Site Group Cools on San Francisco” because of the lengthy cross-country journey and the continued opposition of the Soviets and Great Britain to any site off the East Coast. Mayor Lapham was still confident that San Francisco would be the eventual home for the UNO and work began on securing the Presidio site. The site committee returned to New York from their last stop in Boston and began immediately touring sites in New York with the papers there covering it like a horse race. When the odds-on-favorite Flushing Meadow failed to show, dark horses appeared in upstate New York. A new Westchester site was on the table and Averill Harriman offered his father’s old estate, Arden, in Sterling Forest that had been used as a convalescent home during the war. But the Rockefellers had something else entirely in mind, which was announced on December 13, 1946. At the behest of his son Nelson, who had been part of the U.S. delegation to the San Francisco conference, John D. Rockefeller Jr., offered a check for $8,500,000 as a gift to the UNO to buy land along the East River in a warehouse and tenement district. The UNO readily accepted. For Le Corbusier, “we” obviously overcame “our” fear and the United Nations complex opened for business in 1949 in a sleek, modern high-rise where it has been home to the world’s squabbles ever since. Each October, Manhattan traffic gridlocks and helicopters whirl overhead as motorcades bearing diplomats from 193 member nations descend for the opening session. For Filoli, Mrs. Roth summed it up quite nicely. “It’s all turned out for the best.” Sources: Lapham, Roger D., An Interview on Shipping, Labor, San Francisco City Government and American Foreign Aid. Berkeley: University of California, 1957. New York Times (New York, NY.) 1945-1946. Powell, Michael. “How the U.N. Came to Be in Manhattan,” Washington Post, October 26, 2003. Roth, Lurline. Matson and Roth Family History: a Love of Ships, Horses, and Gardens. Berkeley: Regents of the University of California, 1982. San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA.) 1945-1946. San Mateo Times and Daily News Leader (San Mateo, CA.) 1945-1946. The author gratefully acknowledges Kristen Sammons for her help with research.
Botanical Art f iloli education programs Introduction to Botanical Art Dates: Friday, March 1 and Saturday, March 2 Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Instructor: Catherine Watters Have you admired botanical art but questioned whether you could do it? If so, this is just the class for you. This two day hands-on workshop Drawing Plants in Perspective I Botany through Drawing Dates and Times: Dates and Times: Fridays, January 25 and February 1, Tuesday, February 26, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Tuesdays, March 5, 12 and 19, Friday, February 15, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Instructor: Catherine M. Watters Instructor: This foundation course teaches students Lee McCaffree to accurately draw plants by observing Studying botany basic botanical shapes and structures and increases your illustrating them in great detail with botanical understanding accuracy. Each of the five sessions focuses and ability to on one shape to emphasize and develop be a successful Strawberry by Catherine M. Watters. observation and foreshortening skills. Students learn to interpret hidden edges to achieve a believable drawing and work on shading skills through value contrast to create three-dimensional shapes. Students enrolled in the Certificate Program are given homework assignments in each session. Fee: $235 members; $280 non-members Prerequisite: none botanical artist. By understanding the structure of stems, leaves, flowers and Primula by roots, an artist can Lee McCaffree. be more creative in arranging an accurate plant portrait. Each class will explore a different aspect of plant structure and growth as well as plant families and nomenclature. Students exhibit what they have Early Spring Flowers Watercolor Pencil Workshop Date: Thursday, February 14 Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Instructor: learned through a series of drawings. Students enrolled in the Certificate Program are given homework assignments in each class. Fee: $235 members; $280 non-members Prerequisite: none Nina Antze Watercolor pencils are a wonderful tool for outdoor and travel journaling. They also provide a nice base for doing colored pencil drawings. Using watercolor pencils and regular Camellia by Nina Antze. colored pencils we will focus on the first flowers of spring. Learn to create delicate washes and then build up color to create intensity and luminosity. Match Master Class: Watercolor on Vellum Dates: Wednesday, March 20 through Saturday, March 23 Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm Instructor: Carol Woodin This intensive master class will provide all the tools needed to produce beautiful paintings on vellum. After a brief discussion about vellum and its unique qualities, we will head Peony by out into the Garden Carol Woodin. to choose a peony as the lightest petal and give your leaves a lovely your subject. To enhance the liveliness of glow. our depictions of these dramatic flowers, you Fee: $80 members; $95 non-members will sketch them in graphite and watercolors Prerequisite: none in the garden, then your subjects will be cut to bring into the classroom. Through discussion, demonstration, and practice A complete program schedule, you will learn about transferring, cleaning, and refining drawings, and building intense, descriptions, hours of credit, prerequisites, materials lists and instructor biographies are available on our web site at www.filoli.org. fresh color through transparent dry brush layering. You will learn a variety of techniques specific to vellum that can increase options in approaching botanical subjects. A demonstration of stretching vellum over a panel will be given. Each student will have a painting substantially advanced or completed by the end of the class. Fee: $460 members; $550 non-members Fee includes vellum. Prerequisite: Intermediate watercolor skills introduces traditional botanical art skills such as plant observation, drawing, color mixing and watercolor painting using leaves, flowers and fruit as models. No previous art experience is needed. Fee: $200 members; $240 non-members Fee includes all materials. BOTANICAL ART CERTIFICATE PROGRAM Filoli has been a leader in the renewal of this exquisite art form, which combines the observational skills of the scientist and the sensibility of the artist. Our Botanical Art Certificate Program is an essential part of Filoli’s mission to preserve this historically significant art form by offering a unique in-depth study of botanical art through challenging, integrated and comprehensive courses. The curriculum includes the systematic study of artistic skills and concepts, basic botany and botanical art history. A certificate will be presented upon successful completion of course work (180 classroom hours plus homework) and presentation of a portfolio and final project. Enrollment in the certificate program is not necessary to participate in these classes however, prerequisites must be completed. To enroll in the Certificate Program, please complete the enrollment form available on our web site. January and February 2012, Filoli Highlights • Education Section • Ed:1
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