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Bliss Tomb and Finalities Plaque: by admin — published Dec 06, 2011 — last modified Dec 28, 2011 04:38 PM — filed under: Robert Woods Bliss, Mildred Barnes Bliss, Garden Furniture, Gardens
Baldacchino, finalities frame and seat by Beatrix Farrand, c. 1927 and c. 1936–37; serpentine stone (Doria) and lead with limestone addition.Finalities plaque by Ruth Havey and wrought by G. Morris Steinbraker and Son, Washington, DC, and Frederick Coles, c. 1949–50.Inscription cut by Steve Botinelli.
Located in Gardens / gardens_img_old / Garden Furniture
50 Years of Pre-Columbian Art at Dumbarton Oaks: by Lisa Wainwright — published Jan 09, 2013 — last modified Jan 09, 2013 04:58 PM — filed under: Philip Johnson, Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Pre-Columbian Collection, Robert Woods Bliss, Pre-Columbian Pavilion
Located in News & Events / 2013 News
Elizabeth P. Benson: by Gabriela Santiago — published Aug 07, 2012 — last modified Aug 07, 2012 03:03 PM — filed under: Pre-Columbian Collection, Pre-Columbian Studies, Pre-Columbian Wing, Robert Woods Bliss, Oral History Project, Archives, Pre-Columbian Pavilion
Oral History Interview with Elizabeth P. Benson undertaken by Elizabeth Boone at the Guest House, Dumbarton Oaks on May 13 and 16, 2008. At Dumbarton Oaks, Betty Benson was Assistant Curator of the Pre-Columbian Collection (1963–1965), Curator of the Pre-Columbian Collection (1965–1979), and Director of Studies of the Center for Pre-Columbian Studies (1973–1978).
Located in Library & Archives / Dumbarton Oaks Archives / Oral History Project
William Howard Adams: by Erik Frederickson — published Jun 08, 2012 — last modified Jun 19, 2012 05:04 PM — filed under: Mildred Barnes Bliss, Garden Library, Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, Washington, D.C., Robert Woods Bliss, Library, Oral History Project, Beatrix Farrand, Archives, Garden and Landscape Studies, Friends Of Music, Gardens
Oral History Interview with William Howard Adams, undertaken by Anne Steptoe, Elizabeth Gettinger, and Jeanne-Nicole Saint-Laurent at Hazelfield House, near Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, on July 17, 2009. The garden design historian William Howard Adams was a member of the Garden Advisory Committee at Dumbarton Oaks between 1978 and 1983.
Located in Library & Archives / Dumbarton Oaks Archives / Oral History Project
James N. Carder: by James N. Carder — published Dec 11, 2012 — last modified Jan 01, 2013 03:18 PM — filed under: Main House, Mildred Barnes Bliss, Byzantine Studies, Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Museum, Lovers' Lane Pool, Gardener's Cottage, Archives, Fountain Terrace, Byzantine, Byzantine Gallery, Pre-Columbian Studies, Robert Woods Bliss, Fellows Building, Byzantine Collection, Royall Tyler, Ernst Kitzinger, Bliss Gallery, Music Room, Junior Fellow, Special Exhibition, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Acquisition, Art History, Pre-Columbian Collection, House Collection, Oral History Project
Oral History Interview with James N. Carder undertaken by Jean-Nicole Saint-Laurent, Elizabeth Gettinger, and Anne Steptoe in the Dumbarton Oaks Guest House on July 15, 2009. At Dumbarton Oaks, James Carder was a Byzantine Studies Junior Fellow (1974–1976) and the Manager of the House Collection (since 1992) and the Archivist (since 1999).
Located in Library & Archives / Dumbarton Oaks Archives / Oral History Project
Angela Constantinides Hero and Helen C. Evans: by Erik Frederickson — published Jun 18, 2012 — last modified Aug 01, 2012 02:23 PM — filed under: Mildred Barnes Bliss, Byzantine, Byzantine Studies, Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Museum, Robert Woods Bliss, Hagia Sophia, Oral History Project, Byzantine Collection, Archives, Hagiography, Royall Tyler
Oral History Interview with Angela Constantinides Hero and Helen C. Evans undertaken by Anne Steptoe, Elizabeth Gettinger, and Jeanne-Nicole Saint-Laurent at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on July 29, 2009. At Dumbarton Oaks, Angela Hero was co-editor with John Thomas and with assistance from Giles Constable of Byzantine Monastic Foundation Documents: A Complete Translation of the Surviving Founders’ Typika and Testaments (Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks, 2000); she was involved with this project between 1982 and 1993. Helen Evans was a Summer Fellow in the Byzantine Studies Program at Dumbarton Oaks in 1982.
Located in Library & Archives / Dumbarton Oaks Archives / Oral History Project