- Apr 2018
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by a 12-foot-wide American-eagle crest at the top.
This is representative of America's pride in this painting. Not only for the characters within the painting but also for the value that it holds.
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The frame “is a tour de force, absolutely the most creative and involved surround for a painting that I have ever seen,” Mr. Wilner, the frame expert, said
The hall that the painting is held within is no doubt astonishing in the least. The painting being the focal point with an American surrounding of interior design, the painting stands out and is accentuated above all other paintings.
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Gilding such an enormous frame will require more than 12,500 3.5-inch square sheets of gold leaves, 1/250,000th of an inch thick, at a cost of more than $12,000.
On top of the aesthetics and purpose and meaning behind this painting, the frame work will now be valued highly also.
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“You can add one inaccuracy to another, but Leutze understood the air of desperation, the small scale of the event and the very large meaning,” Professor Fischer said. “He got all of that right.”
The historical in accuracy of the painting is mentioned here. For a painting of this calibre, historical inaccuracy barely scratches the surface of its revelation in the art world. The true meaning behind the painting is what i believe, that captured the hearts of many.
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. It was an immediate sensation, and within four months some 50,000 people had paid to see the painting before it was bought for $10,000 by a collector, Marshall O. Roberts.
I feel like i need a new job. This stuff pays well.
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Through the centuries the painting has been criticized aesthetically and for historical shortcomings.
For every positive, there is a negative and if we look past the psychological attribute of the painting, perhaps its visual prowess isn't that high.
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The crossing was a pivot point in a crucial campaign that rescued the revolution from failure
Once again asserts the importance of the painting. When a painting is voiced this loudly on various mediums on multiple different levels all coming back with a praise or comment on its value, the painting should remain untouched,
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1776 George Washington crossed the Delaware River with 2,500 troops in a surprise attack on Hessian soldiers.
This is what the painting illustrates on a visual level.
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“is one of the most frequently reproduced images in American culture
This is a statement that on its own, demonstrates its popularity. Which is all the more reason to keep it as it is, being reproduced this many times only means that people are happy with how it is currently.
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Nevertheless the image of the frame has now been digitized, and Eli Wilner — a Manhattan antique-frame dealer whose artisans have made replicas for the Met, the Smithsonian and the White House — expects to be able to discern details “within an eighth of an inch,” he said.
Despite the technological advancement of the modern society, apparently frames in digital copies and photos still aren't a thing.
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Félix Terán
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Long Island City, Queens
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She explained that conservators are refining a plan to remove layers of varnish for the painting’s first surface-cleaning in decades.
My personal opinion on this is that the artwork should be left as it is. Varnishing may seem necessary but it takes away from the value and antiquity from the painting
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The monumental work by Emanuel Leutze is ranked among the top five artworks in the museum’s visitor-popularity surveys.
This shows how popular the artworks is. Not only in the art world to artists but also the general public that come for public viewings of the artwork.
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Washington Crossing the Delaware
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Since the canvas cannot be removed through the doorway of its home on the second floor of the museum’s American Wing,
This is almost a sign to not tamper with an original artwork.
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Mathew Brady photograph.
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It is heavy too, and will be getting heavier, because curators are currently assessing the best way to carve an elaborate new 3,000-pound basswood frame that would replicate the original, missing for more than a century. After years of detective work, an image of the frame was recently discovered in a 143-year-old Mathew Brady photograph.
Replacing the original frame of a painting is like renovating a heritage site. I believe it should not be done not only because the original frame suited the painting more but also because this painting is almost a national heritage at this point illustrating GW.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art has
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That is because the heroic and stupendously popular 1851 “Washington Crossing the Delaware,” familiar to generations of schoolchildren, is one of the largest paintings in the museum, measuring 21 feet wide and 12 feet high.
The sheer size of this painting demonstrates the value and meaning behind the painting.
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asserts the right of all people “to take part in cultural life,”
This is the forma of equality that is needed. Taking part in cultural life should indeed be a right instead of a privilege.
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By recognizing that all Americans deserve “fair and equitable access to cultural resources and support,” Americans in the Arts is echoing what Taiwan has long known—that cultural equity is the bedrock of a stable and flourishing democracy.
The final result is 'equality', though how long can this last before a loophole is found in their initial argument? I believe this is great for the people seeking cultural knowledge and even better for United States on a political outlook.
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The right to cultural equity is broadly acknowledged within the international community
It is definitely acknowledge within the international community, using Taiwan as an example. yet this brings me back to my point of why the United States are so hesitant on providing for their culture. Is it to be unique or are they trying to portray their own identity?
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By showcasing the fruits of cultural exchange, the Southern Branch suggests that the strongest defense against protectionist tendencies is a broader sense of identity.
Further solidifying my statement on Taiwan's independence. The result of this provides Taiwan's sense of identity with strength and individualism.
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Exhibitions at the Southern Branch serve at least two important functions: to educate viewers about other cultures, and to reveal that cultural purity is a myth.
This emphasises on the sense of independence that Taiwan is ready to implement.
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Driving this shift is Taiwan’s underlying geopolitical strategy to decrease its dependence on Mainland China and increase its ties with the rest of Asia.
This is an extremely smart move, Taiwan is been reliant on China for its economy and general health of the nation. By going ahead with this plan, not only do they drift away from the parental hold on China but also increase their own value in terms of heritage and power. Gaining the people's trust and giving them hope through its cultural direction is a great way to go.
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The inclusion of a permanent exhibition about tea culture across Asia offered an additional point of entry to residents of these counties, where tea cultivation is a major sector of the local economy.
Tea is an essential piece of Asian history and culture, by including a permanent exhibition of tea culture, it cements the idea that culture is valued much more over in Asia in comparison to America.
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Jadeite Cabbage,
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free admission to residents of three southern counties for the first three months after its opening
If this doesn't show how much Taiwan cares about their people and culture, i don't know what does. In Asian countries, free things are hard to come by. (From personal experience of course)
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By creating a new southern branch of the National Palace museum, the government would correct cultural policies that privileged the more developed, metropolitan North, where Taipei is located, over the more rural, agricultural South.
Despite the difference in classes and areas, Tai Wan successfully reached an agreement for equality. America should learn from this in my opinion. Balancing rights and accessibility between the classes will achieve only minimal negative drawbacks.
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the cultural equity between Northern and Southern Taiwan.”
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At the beginning of the new millennium, Taiwan’s highest legislative body, the Legislative Yuan, announced an ambitious project to provide all citizens with equal access to national cultural heritage.
This i find extremely interesting, Taiwan only in the recent years have calmed down from political and offshore conflicts yet they were able to strive to push accessibility of national culture to the general public. What has America been doing all these years?
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The National Palace Museum, Taipei, is recognized globally as the leading research institution for Chinese art, and the cultural objects housed in it have lent legitimacy to the Taipei government’s claims that it is the true steward of Chinese culture.
This museum is not spoken so highly of for nothing, to be considered a top tourist destination in a land flooded with art and culture is impressive at the least. https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g13806879-d321216-Reviews-National_Palace_Museum-Shilin_Taipei.html
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While a New York or Washington D.C. resident can choose from dozens of free museums and cultural institutions where they can interact with art from across the globe, residents of rural America might be hard-pressed to reach a single one.
America is a leading force in countless industries from technology to military power, yet their cultural prowess is little to none in comparison to other countries. America has a rich history and many artefacts from other nations that deserve to be shown to the public from anywhere in America.
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Arkansas’s
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Between 2005 and 2009, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed $38,937.71 per 10,000 residents in grants to New York County, while Arkansas’s Faulkner County received $88.31 per 10,000.
Although it is somewhat logical that rural areas are supported minimally in terms of cultural distribution in comparison to city areas, the gap is just too large. There is an almost $40,000 gap between the two distributions of funds. Regardless of how rural an area is, the idea of balance just doesn't seem to play a part here.
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But the question of who has, and who doesn’t have, cultural access has garnered relatively little attention.
This can be looked at in two ways, i personally believe that cultural accessibility should be equal amongst all classes and areas in order for cultural believes and relics to be shared amongst everyone. However, it is a fact that there are people who believe otherwise.
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“heartland” America.
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United States presidential election cycle of 2016
Donald Trump was elected during this election cycle, nothing good was going to come out of it regardless of the topic.
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