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El abuelito, hijo y nieta compartiendo un momento divertido!! :D
I love this photo!!!! ^_^
Feliz lunes a todos!! :D
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Happy monday everyone!! :D
Visitors to the Alberta Legislature on February 19 found adventure, history and entertainment around every corner. From magic shows to puppetry, live music to the opportunity to become an Agent of Discovery, the Legislature was open for Albertans to experience free, family fun.
“The Family Day holiday provides a much-needed opportunity for each of us to reflect on the meaning of family and celebrate the role that families play in building vibrant and strong communities,” said the Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. “I invite Albertans to make priceless family memories at the Alberta Legislature this Family Day.”
Edward Savage (painter)
American, 1761 - 1817
The Washington Family, 1789-1796
oil on canvas
overall: 213.6 x 284.2 cm (84 1/8 x 111 7/8 in.) framed: 247.7 x 316.2 x 15.2 cm (97 1/2 x 124 1/2 x 6 in.)
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
1940.1.2
Edward Savage's The Washington Family quickly became a veritable icon of our early national pride. In the winter of 1789–1790, President Washington and his wife posed for Savage in New York City, then the nation's capital. Mrs. Washington's grandchildren, adopted by the Washingtons after the deaths of their parents, probably also sat for their oil portraits in New York. Savage began to incorporate the separate life studies of their faces into a group portrait engraved on a copper plate. After a stay in England, he resumed the family portrait in Philadelphia—this time, however, in large format as an oil on canvas. The Washington Family was exhibited in 1796.
Savage's catalogue states that Washington's uniform and the papers beneath his hand allude to his "Military Character" and "Presidentship" respectively. With a map before her, Martha Washington is "pointing with her fan to the grand avenue," now known as Pennsylvania Avenue. A servant overdressed in livery and a supposed vista down the Potomac complete the imaginary scene.
Savage's self–taught ability to distinguish between satins, gauzes, and laces is nothing short of astonishing. However, the anatomy alternates between wooden and rubbery, and the family strangely avoids eye contact. Despite Savage's lack of experience, his huge Washington Family remains one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by a federal artist.
This was a wonderful surprise of a family gathering. These are all my cousins that I hadn't seen in like 10 years or more. And there many kids that I didn't know existed (well most). Also my great aunts, godmother, and some more immediate family that I see on my trips when I go home, like Grammy and Auntie Lisa. It was great to see everyone. 2007
Two weeks visiting friends and family through Minneapolis, Duluth, Washburn, Iron River, and Humbird.