The Hope Diamond is presented to the Smithsonian by Harry Winston, a New York gem merchant. The stone was acquired by Winston in 1949 from the estate of Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean, who received it from her husband, Edward B. McLean, in 1911. The diamond's known history dates to 1830 when David Eliason, a noted gem dealer, sold the stone to Henry Thomas Hope.
The Hope Diamond Photograph, 1993.
Some postal customers have entrusted treasured belongings to parcel post. Jeweler Harry Winston mailed the world-famous Hope diamond from New York City to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC in an ordinary brown package. The diamond was insured for $1 million.
How the hell did I gain access to your #1 spot?!?! Anyway, don't be in such a hurry to move on. It's really all the same no matter where you are physically! Sometimes you just gotta BE. -still, that is- Did you make the trashion show? I was on vacation :( but the photos looked awesome.
thank you! our mutual friend, monty, helped with it. thanks for the add. :-)
The Woman and the Roses 1929
Marc Chagall was born in a small town in Russia, and though he was inspired by avant-garde painting in Paris, his work retained references to the folklore and landscape of his homeland. As if illustrating a dream, this painting depicts a vase of exuberant red roses through which float a half-moon, white clouds, and a reclining image of Chagall..s wife, Bella. Behind the vase hovers a remembered view of his hometown, Vitebsk. The poet and critic Guillaume Apollinaire described Chagall..s paintings as "supernatural.
Hi James...I sent you one of these already on your other profile...but here it is again! The runway is going to rock on the 19th! Hope to pARTy with you soon at ARTpool! xoxo
Thank you for adding Manly Hall as a friend. "Socrates gained a magnificent reputation for non-conformity. He paid for it with his life. But he lived, he was a person, he did his own thinking...he dared to be himself. The fate of our whole world depends upon people who dare to be themselves. " ~ MPH
Hope your day is going great. I am looking forward to finishing everything up for the awesome opening tomorrow. Thanks so much for all of your hard work, ideas and help. You rock Mr. Douglas!
