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Tennessee Williams

(1911–1983) Thomas Lanier Williams III Filmography as Writer: A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Director: Elia Kazan Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando     The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 1961 Director: José Quintero Starring: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty     The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone…

Robert Allan Ackerman

(1944–2022) Filmography as Director: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2003 Director: Robert Allan Ackerman Starring: Helen Mirren, Olivier Martinez   Born June 30 1944 Brooklyn, New York, NY (USA) Died January 10 2022 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Kidney failure…

José Quintero

(1924–1999) Filmography as Director: The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 1961 Director: José Quintero Starring: Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty   Born October 15 1924 Panama City (Panamá) Died February 26 1999 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Cancer (esophageal) Occupation Film…

Fantin-Latour drawing (1859)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Fantin-Latour drawing 1859 Black chalk and graphite on paper, 24.5 x 15.5 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Inscription, in pencil, top right: ‘Fantin au lit/ la poursuite/ de ses études dans les difficultés, 14° froid, le 20…

La Carmencita

(1868–1910) La Carmencita in Art: Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita 1890 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita c.1890 Musée du Louvre, Paris   Occupation Art model Dancer

La Carmencita (1890)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita 1890 Oil on canvas, 229 x 140 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Sargent may have first encountered the Spanish dancer known as La Carmencita (1868-1910) at the 1889 Exposition Universelle in Paris. In 1890, she took New…

La Carmencita (c.1890)

Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925) La Carmencita c.1890 Drawing, 34.6 x 22.6 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris After the painting ‘La Carmencita‘ exhibited by the artist at the Salon of 1890. Donated by the artist to the Luxembourg Museum in 1892, entered…

Au café (c.1897-1899)

Vuillard, Édouard (1868-1940) Au café (At the Café) c.1897–1899 Oil on board, laid on cradled panel, 28.8 x 27.5 cm Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Vuillard once said, “I don’t do portraits. I paint people in their surroundings.” This scene of…