Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Fifth Avenue Nocturne c.1895 Oil on canvas, 61.2 x 51 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Boston native Childe Hassam began painting in an Impressionist style during a three-year stay in Paris, from 1886 to 1889. On settling…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Fifth Avenue 1919 Oil on canvas, 61.3 x 51.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland During World War I, the fiercely nationalistic Hassam was mistakenly arrested for being a German spy. Childe Hassam was fascinated by bustling Fifth…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Avenue of the Allies, Great Britain 1918 Oil on canvas, 91.4 x 72.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The only major American Impressionist to depict the home front during World War I, Hassam produced his Flag…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Avenue of the Allies: Brazil, Belgium 1918 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 61.75 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles The Preparedness Parade down Fifth Avenue in New York on May 13, 1916, demonstrated America’s readiness…
Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Allies Day, May 1917 1917 Oil on canvas, 92.7 x 76.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A patriotic whirlwind overtook mid–town Manhattan as America entered the First World War in the spring of 1917. On Fifth Avenue,…
(1926–2013) Filmography as Actor: Romeo and Juliet 1968 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey The Purple Rose of Cairo 1985 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels Born June 2 1926 Dublin (Ireland) Died…
(1915–2014) Eli Herschel Wallach Filmography as Actor: How to Steal a Million 1966 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter O’Toole The Godfather: Part III 1990 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton The…
Fifth Avenue in Art: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Fifth Avenue at Washington Square, New York 1891 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Fifth Avenue Nocturne c.1895 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Allies Day, May 1917 1917…
Streets: • Fifth Avenue Manhattan in Art: O’Keeffe, Georgia (1887-1986) Manhattan 1932 Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington Manhattan in Film: Manhattan 1979 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton Births: • Aiello, Danny (1933-2019) • Cukor, George (1899-1983) • Gazzara,…
(1924–2001) John Carroll O’Connor Filmography as Actor: Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton Born August 2 1924 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Died June 21 2001 Culver City, CA (USA) Occupation Actor Awards Emmy Golden Globe