Dumbarton Oaks http://www.doaks.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. Call for papers - sound and scent http://www.doaks.org/research/garden-landscape/garden-and-landscape-symposia-and-colloquia/sound-and-scent-in-the-garden/call-for-papers-sound-and-scent No publisher Jane Padelford 2013-05-17T18:14:21Z File Sound and Scent in the Garden http://www.doaks.org/research/garden-landscape/garden-and-landscape-symposia-and-colloquia/sound-and-scent-in-the-garden No publisher Jane Padelford 2013-05-17T18:08:33Z Folder 2011–2012 Friends of Music Concert Series http://www.doaks.org/news/friends-of-music/201120132012-friends-of-music-concert-series 2011–2012 Concert Series

Ensemble Caprice

October 16 & 17, 2011

Photo, Ensemble Caprice

Under the artistic direction of Matthias Maute and Sophie Larivière, this award-winning ensemble of strings, flutes, recorders, guitar, percussion, and double bass has crafted a unique program called Vivaldi and the Baroque Gypsies. Dazzling concertos by Vivaldi are interspersed with freshly realized selections from an 18th-century Eastern European collection of tuneful gypsy music that was likely known to, and may have influenced, the popular Italian composer. Program

Amit Peled and Noreen Cassidy-Polera

November 6 & 7, 2011

Photo, Amit Peled

The gifted Israeli cellist, who has moved audiences worldwide with his profound artistry and the tonal beauty of his playing, collaborates with the critically acclaimed pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera in a program of works by Robert Schumann, Frederic Chopin, François Couperin, and Mark Kopytman. Program

The Boston Camerata

December 4 & 5, 2011

Photo, The Boston Camerata

This popular ensemble returns to the Music Room with a holiday program unlike any other: The Sacred Bridge: Music of Three Faiths; Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Medieval Europe. Through music, the common roots of the great monotheistic religions are revealed in an evening that includes elements of Jewish liturgy, Gregorian chant, song and texts of Jewish minstrels, Sephardic folksong, medieval Spanish Cantigas, and Judaeo-Arabic music from the ancient Andalusian tradition. The Boston Camerata musicians are joined by members of the Sharq Arabic Music Ensemble. Program

Duo Stephanie and Saar

January 22 & 23, 2012
Photo, Duo Stephanie and Saar

The young artists Stephanie Ho and Saar Ahuvia share the Music Room piano bench to offer a memorable evening of virtuosic piano four-hands music by J.S. Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, and Igor Stravinsky, concluding with a spectacular rendition of selections from Felix Mendelssohn’s own transcription of his delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Cuarteto Latinoamericano with Daniel Binelli

February 12 & 13, 2012
Photo, Cuarteto Latinoamericano

This brilliant Mexican ensemble presents a two-part evening that begins with rarely heard string quartets from Mexico, Brazil, and Uruguay, and ends with sensuous tangos from Argentina, when the quartet is joined by Daniel Binelli, a master of the bandoneón. Binelli worked closely with the celebrated composer Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992), and was a member of the composer's New Tango Sextet. The evening offers music by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Javier Alvarez, Miguel del Aguila, Astor Piazzolla, and Binelli.

Fine Arts Quartet

March 11 & 12, 2012
Photo, Fine Arts Quartet

Celebrating its 65th anniversary year, this distinguished ensemble has toured regularly worldwide and recorded more than two hundred works, which have garnered numerous awards. The ensemble performs a stunning program of beloved classics from the string quartet repertoire, including works by Mozart, Saint-Saëns, and Schumann.

A Far Cry

April 22 & 23, 2012

Photo, A Far Cry

This self-conducted group of seventeen young musicians made its Washington, DC debut last season right here at Dumbarton Oaks. We were so impressed by their musicianship, energy, and freshness, that we immediately invited them to play for us again this season. Their stunning performances of music by Heinrich Biber, Ludwig van Beethoven, Osvaldo Golijov, and Benjamin Britten promise to delight even the most seasoned concertgoer.

]]> No publisher Lisa Wainwright 2013-05-17T15:56:38Z Page Season Membership Form 2013 http://www.doaks.org/gardens/season-membership/season-membership-form-2013 No publisher Helen Hubbard-Davis 2013-05-15T20:18:42Z File Four Seasons of Flowers http://www.doaks.org/resources/publications/books-in-print/other-titles/four-seasons-of-flowers Four Seasons of Flowers is an illustrated volume that presents a selection of the manuscripts, herbals, and printed botanical texts from the Rare Book Collection at Dumbarton Oaks. Representing pivotal works in the intellectual history of Europe from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, these drawings, books, and manuscripts are among the most significant materials conserved in the Rare Book Reading Room. They offer an illuminating overview of the history of botany as a modern science, from its inception to the present day. Each text is accompanied by a remarkable set of botanical illustrations. Their scientific accuracy and aesthetic beauty testify to the importance of the visual image once the efficacy of the printing press as an instrument for the furtherance of knowledge in the sciences and technology—from anatomy to zoology and from astronomy to botany—had been fully recognized. Botanical illustrations constitute an indispensable source of information for historians of not only botanical sciences but also garden and landscape architecture, thus shedding light on the study of plants in different periods, as well as on the evolution of the visual arts in areas where the representation of the plant world played a central role.

]]> No publisher Kathleen Sparkes © Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University. This image may not be used without permission. For image rights and usage, please go to http://www.doaks.org/contact/ for contact information. Rare Book Collection Botanical 2013-05-15T18:03:06Z DOaks Book Publications supported by Dumbarton Oaks Project Grants in Garden and Landscape Studies http://www.doaks.org/research/garden-landscape/resources-for-garden-and-landscape-scholars/publications-supported-by-dumbarton-oaks-project-grants-in-garden-and-landscape-studies No publisher Anatole Tchikine 2013-05-15T17:52:07Z File Publications that grew out of or were inspired by the time spent at Dumbarton Oaks http://www.doaks.org/research/garden-landscape/resources-for-garden-and-landscape-scholars/publications-that-grew-out-of-or-were-inspired-by-the-time-spent-at-dumbarton-oaks No publisher Anatole Tchikine 2013-05-15T17:51:31Z File Fellowships and Project Grants Bibliography http://www.doaks.org/research/garden-landscape/resources-for-garden-and-landscape-scholars/fellowships-and-project-grants-bibliography In 2011, the Garden and Landscape Studies program at Dumbarton Oaks conducted a survey of its former Fellows and grant recipients. The aim of this initiative was to evaluate the impact of this program on their careers and academic development in order to assess its broader role in shaping the field of garden and landscape studies over the first 40 years of this program’s history. We received 71 responses from scholars working in different disciplines, including art and architectural history, landscape architecture, geography, anthropology, languages, environmental studies, and classics. The principal outcome of this survey is an extensive list of scholarly publications, which were produced or substantially advanced during the fellowship period, inspired by the time spent at Dumbarton Oaks, or supported by Dumbarton Oaks project grants. The first preliminary version of this bibliography, which will be regularly updated, is available here.

Publications produced or substantially advanced during a Fellowship in Garden and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks

Publications that grew out of or were inspired by the time spent at Dumbarton Oaks

Publications supported by Dumbarton Oaks Project Grants in Garden and Landscape Studies

]]> No publisher Anatole Tchikine 2013-05-15T17:50:00Z Page Publications produced or substantially advanced during a Fellowship in Garden and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks http://www.doaks.org/research/garden-landscape/resources-for-garden-and-landscape-scholars/publications-produced-or-substantially-advanced-during-a-fellowship-in-garden-and-landscape-studies-at-dumbarton-oaks No publisher Anatole Tchikine 2013-05-15T17:50:35Z File Sarah Bogart http://www.doaks.org/about/staff-directory/sarahbo No publisher Kathleen Sparkes 2013-05-15T17:39:41Z Person Byzantine Studies Abbreviations http://www.doaks.org/research/byzantine/byzantine-publications/doaks-byz-abbreviations.pdf No publisher admin 2013-05-15T14:55:54Z File HR Assistant http://www.doaks.org/about/employment/hr-assistant Position Title: HR Assistant

Supervisor: Human Resources Generalist

Department: Human Resources/Administration

Hours: Casual (Part-time)

______________________________________________________________________________

Summary

Perform a wide variety of responsible clerical, technical, and administrative duties in support of the Human Resources function at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Process and review employment applications in order to evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicants.
  • Coordinate and schedule interviews for open positions.
  • Assist with transport and parking benefits.
  • Help with in-house training coordination.
  • Assist with records management, including maintaining personnel records.
  • Perform general office support functions such as maintaining electronic HR calendar; making copies; scanning and filing yearly performance reviews, salary increase letters, and other important documents.
  • Opportunity to work on small HR projects in order to ensure continuous improvement and learn from these experiences. This may include doing research, compiling and analyzing data for special personnel projects and reports.
  • Perform related duties as required.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent related HR experience in a non-profit, academic, museum, or similar setting.
  • A working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point and outlook is required.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with personnel at all levels of the organization.
  • Able to maintain confidential, sensitive and secure information.

To Apply

The position is open until May 30, 2013. Candidates should submit resume and cover letter to: HumanResources@doaks.org

 

Dumbarton Oaks is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

]]> No publisher Pallavi Jain 2013-05-15T14:30:00Z Page Moving Image Collection http://www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/byzantine-collections/moving-image-collection No publisher Fani Gargova 2013-05-14T14:24:45Z Link Dumbarton Oaks Gardens http://www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/special-projects/moving-image-collection/dumbarton-oaks-gardens Dumbarton Oaks Gardens Film

The Dumbarton Oaks Gardens film was "re-discovered" in early 2011 when ICFA staff learned that three (3) film reels in cold storage contained footage of the Dumbarton Oaks Gardens. ICFA staff assessed and inspected the entire 16mm film collection at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center of the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Human Studies Film Archives. During inspection, ICFA staff determined that most of the films had started to suffer from vinegar syndrome, a common type of deterioration with acetate (or safety) films. The gardens film, along with the other 16mm films from the Byzantine Institute, were sent to Colorlab to be digitized and re-formatted for preservation in October 2011.

Based on the film edge codes, clothing, and garden scenes, sections of the film can be dated to the mid-1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. The combined footage illustrates Dumbarton Oaks when it was still a private residence, as well as when it became an institute of Harvard University in 1940. For additional information about this film, please refer to the following related blog posts:

This film is available in full length through Vimeo.

Dumbarton Oaks Gardens Film: Winter and Summer Scenes, featuring Mildred and Robert Bliss

Running Time: 37:04 minutes

]]> No publisher Rona Razon 2013-05-10T21:15:00Z Page Kariye Camii http://www.doaks.org/library-archives/icfa/special-projects/moving-image-collection/kariye-camii The Byzantine Institute worked on the restoration and conservation of the mosaics in Kariye Camii at Istanbul, Turkey, starting in 1947. Under the direction of Thomas Whittemore until 1950 and Paul Underwood from 1950 to 1959, the Byzantine Institute cleaned some of the finest examples of mosaics and frescoes in Byzantine art, which were located in the naos, esonarthex and exonarthex, as well as in the parekklesion, at Kariye Camii.

This film generally documents the cleaning, restoration, and conservation of the mosaics in the exonarthex. It also illustrates Thomas Whittemore and the Byzantine Institute staff in action.

FILM SEQUENCE
    In black-and-white:
    • General view of the building from the west
      In color:
        • Scenes of Joseph Dreaming, the Virgin and Two Companions, and the Journey to Bethlehem
        • Scene of Enrollment for Taxation
        • Southeastern pendentive of the domical vault of the first bay and the adjoining arch
        • Medallions with saints in the western arch adjoining the domical vault
        • Third bay with a fragment of the Miracle at Cana in the northwestern pendentive
        • Thomas Whittemore and staff working on the domical vault of the same bay and the Pantokrator mosaic
        • Mosaic of the Virgin Blachernitissa with Angels
        • Vault in the second bay with scenes of John the Baptist Bearing Witness to Christ
        • Saint George
        • Christ Pantokrator
        • Scenes of the Nativity, as well as Joseph Dreaming and the Return of the Holy Family from Egypt
        • Saint Tarachus and Saint Andronicus
        • Scene of Christ Taken to Jerusalem for Passover

        ICFA holds two copies of the same film and one of them is available in full length through Vimeo.

        Kariye Camii: Restoration of the Mosaics in the Exonarthex

        Running time: 12:02 minutes

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