Washington, DC History & Culture

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery by Ken Burns & PBS - Film History Livestream - Hosted by Robert Kelleman

Let's honor and remember the 220th anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Expedition (May 14, 1804 - September 23, 1806) by watching a two-part screening of Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, an excellent documentary film by Ken Burns and PBS.

Part 1 will be on Thursday evening, September 17, and Part 2 will be on Thursday evening, September 24.

The first portion of our program, approximately 15 minutes, will be a brief overview of the film, including its historical context, things to look for, etc.
The second portion of our program will be a full screening of the film.

During and after the screening we invite you to participate in a discussion of the film with your fellow art history lovers via Zoom.

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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery is a 1997 television documentary miniseries about the Lewis and Clark Expedition directed and co-produced by Ken Burns. It is produced by Burns' Florentine Films for Washington, DC PBS station WETA-TV, first aired on PBS on November 4 and 5, 1997.
The first part of the film covers the expedition up to the headwaters of the Missouri River. The second part of the film covers the meeting with the Shoshone, the treacherous crossing of the mountains, the downstream rush to reach the Pacific Ocean, and the ambitious explorations of the return trip.
The film, as with most of Burns' individual biography documentaries, is part of his American Lives film project, and is so credited in the copyright.
Summary
Sent by President Thomas Jefferson to find the fabled Northwest Passage, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the most important expedition in American history—a voyage of danger and discovery from St. Louis to the headwaters of the Missouri River, over the Continental Divide to the Pacific. It was the United States' first exploration of the West and one of the nation's most enduring adventures.
This extraordinary film tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery—not just the two famous Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea, who brought along her infant son. Journey with them all, across a breath-taking landscape in an unforgettable experience that explores both the history—and promise—of America.

Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas History & Culture Weekend Group Trip - Saturday, September 19 & Sunday, September 20 - Hosted by Robert & Michele

You’re invited to join us in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas for 2 history and culture Meetup events on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20. Saturday morning we’ll have a FREE guided walking tour of downtown Dallas, and on Sunday morning we’ll have a FREE guided walking tour of downtown Fort Worth. Both tours will focus on art, architecture, history, culture, etc. and will have optional group lunches afterwards. During our weekend trip you’ll also have free time to visit additional sites on your own.

With 8.5 million people the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is one of the largest metro areas in North America, and also one of the fastest growing areas in the U.S. Come see why so many people are moving here.

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery by Ken Burns & PBS - Film History Livestream - Hosted by Robert Kelleman

Let's honor and remember the 220th anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Expedition (May 14, 1804 - September 23, 1806) by watching a two-part screening of Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, an excellent documentary film by Ken Burns and PBS.

Part 1 will be on Thursday evening, September 17, and Part 2 will be on Thursday evening, September 24.

The first portion of our program, approximately 15 minutes, will be a brief overview of the film, including its historical context, things to look for, etc.
The second portion of our program will be a full screening of the film.

During and after the screening we invite you to participate in a discussion of the film with your fellow art history lovers via Zoom.

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Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery is a 1997 television documentary miniseries about the Lewis and Clark Expedition directed and co-produced by Ken Burns. It is produced by Burns' Florentine Films for Washington, DC PBS station WETA-TV, first aired on PBS on November 4 and 5, 1997.
The first part of the film covers the expedition up to the headwaters of the Missouri River. The second part of the film covers the meeting with the Shoshone, the treacherous crossing of the mountains, the downstream rush to reach the Pacific Ocean, and the ambitious explorations of the return trip.
The film, as with most of Burns' individual biography documentaries, is part of his American Lives film project, and is so credited in the copyright.
Summary
Sent by President Thomas Jefferson to find the fabled Northwest Passage, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the most important expedition in American history—a voyage of danger and discovery from St. Louis to the headwaters of the Missouri River, over the Continental Divide to the Pacific. It was the United States' first exploration of the West and one of the nation's most enduring adventures.
This extraordinary film tells the remarkable story of the entire Corps of Discovery—not just the two famous Captains, but the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea, who brought along her infant son. Journey with them all, across a breath-taking landscape in an unforgettable experience that explores both the history—and promise—of America.

Frank Lloyd Wright Film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick - Art History Livestream
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Frank Lloyd Wright - American Homes - Art History Livestream
Hosted by Robert Kelleman

We invite you to a special two-part art history program on the life and career of famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Part 1, on Friday, October 2, will be a screening of the PBS film “Frank Lloyd Wright” by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick.

Part 2, on Saturday, October 3, will be an art history lecture on some of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most noteworthy American home designs including Falling Water (Pennsylvania), Robie House (Chicago), Pope-Leighey House (Virginia), Taliesin (Wisconsin), Taliesin West (Scottsdale).

During and after both programs you’ll have the opportunity to discuss the topics with your fellow art lovers via Zoom.

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Frank Lloyd Wright
A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of the greatest of all American architects. Wright was an authentic American genius, a man who believed he was destined to redesign the world, creating everything anew. Over the course of his long career, he designed over eight hundred buildings, including such revolutionary structures as the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, Fallingwater, Unity Temple and Taliesin. His buildings and his ideas changed the way we live, work and see the world around us.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural achievements were often overshadowed by the turbulence of his melodramatic life. In ninety-two tempestuous years, he fathered seven children, married three times, and was almost constantly embroiled in scandal. Some hated him, some loved him, and in the end, few could deny that he was the one of the most important architects in the world.

Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects worldwide through his works and mentoring hundreds of apprentices. Wright believed in designing in harmony with humanity and the environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was exemplified in Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture".
Wright was a pioneer of what came to be called the Prairie School movement of architecture and also developed the concept of the Usonian home, his vision for urban planning in the United States. Wright also designed original and innovative offices, churches, schools, skyscrapers, hotels, museums, and other commercial projects. Wright-designed interior elements (including leaded glass windows, floors, furniture and even tableware) were integrated into these structures. He wrote several books and numerous articles and was a popular lecturer in the United States and in Europe. Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as "the greatest American architect of all time". In 2019, a selection of his work became a listed World Heritage Site under the name The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Raised in rural Wisconsin, Wright studied civil engineering at the University of Wisconsin and later apprenticed in Chicago, first briefly with Joseph Lyman Silsbee, and then with Louis Sullivan at Adler & Sullivan. Wright opened his own successful Chicago practice in 1893 and established a studio in his Oak Park, Illinois home in 1898.

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