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SUMMARY:Ladies Mile: Shopping in the Gilded Age
DESCRIPTION:During the Gilded Age\, the Ladies’ Mile was New York City’s retail center. \nBecause of its popularity\, women were able to shop unaccompanied by men for the first time. It was an area where finest objects in America were sold\, from furs and French fashions to jewelry. King’s Handbook of New York City glowingly described the “fascinating\, alluring\, irresistible” shops that lined Broadway\, 14th Street\, and Sixth Avenue. The author demanded to know\, “What are the Parisian boulevards\, or even Regent Street\, to this magnificent panorama of mercantile display?” \nJoin Royal Oak and architectural historian Matt Postal\, for a closer look at the Ladies’ Mile Historic District and the lavish department stores and specialty shops that once flourished here. Starting with A. T. Stewart\, who moved his trend-setting dry goods business to an entire block of Broadway at 10th Street in 1862\, we’ll window shop and shop till we drop\, stopping at masonry and cast-iron structures associated with Tiffany’s\, Macy’s\, Siegel-Cooper\, Lord & Taylor and Stern Brothers — some of America’s first great retailers. \n\nLIVE\nThursday\, April 7 | 4:00 p.m. ET\nOnline via Zoom Meeting\nFREE to ROF members only \nRENT\nFriday\, April 8 to Monday\, April 18 \nRent the recorded lecture to watch at your leisure\nFREE to ROF members only
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/ladies-mile/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220419T170000
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SUMMARY:A Federal Home on the Hudson: Boscobel House and Gardens
DESCRIPTION:The Armour-Stiner (Octagon) House \nBoscobel is a historic house museum in Garrison\, NY\, overlooking the Hudson River. Built between 1804 and 1808 in the Federal style\, Boscobel was originally located in Westchester County and was the home of an American Loyalist to the British Crown\, States Dyckman. While in London\, Dyckman was influenced by neoclassical buildings and interiors by Robert Adam. He bought many furnishings and decorative objects\, such as a Wedgwood dinner service\, and his love of neoclassical style influenced the design of the house. \nThe Dyckman family lived in the house until 1920. By the 1950s\, after falling into disrepair\, restoration efforts by Friends of Boscobel moved the house 15 miles upriver. Today\, Boscobel’s interiors display one of the finest collections of decorative arts—ceramics\, silver\, and glassware—and New York furniture from the Federal period. Executive Director and Curator\, Jennifer Carlquist will lead Royal Oak on a digital tour of this amazing 19th century survival. We will explore its outstanding collection of decorative arts\, learn about the family\, and see a few “behind-the scenes” corners! \n\nLIVE\nTuesday\, April 19 | 5:00 p.m. ET\nOnline via Zoom Webinar\n$30 members and $40 non-members \nRENT\nFrom Wednesday\, April 20 to Wednesday\, April 27 \nRent the recorded lecture to watch at your leisure\n$30 members and $40 non-members
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/boscobel-house/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T173000
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SUMMARY:The Glessner House Chicago\, IL
DESCRIPTION:Principal bedroom with De Morgan tiles by James Caulfield \nJoin Royal Oak as we virtually tour the Glessner House. The house was built on Chicago’s most prestigious residential street Prairie Avenue in 1885 by architectHenry Hobson Richardson\, and was later designated a historic landmark in 1970. A radical departure from traditional Victorian architecture\, the structure served as an inspiration to architects such as Louis Sullivan\, Mies van der Rohe\, and the young Frank Lloyd Wright and helped redefine domestic architecture. Richardson\, eager to develop a style of architecture that would reflect what he saw as the musculature of the fast-growing United States\, the late-19th-century architect developed what would be called the Richardsonian Romanesque style. \nThe Richardsonian Romanesque style took elements of European Romanesque architecture from buildings constructed in the 11th and 12th centuries\, and adapted them to American idioms. This was the last residence Richardson would work on as he died three weeks after its completion at the age of 48. We will focus on the influence of the English Arts and Crafts Movement\, William Morris\, and his contemporaries. The house has original features including the William De Morgan tiled fireplace. It also features the recreation of the Morris wallpapers\, textiles\, and rugs. \n\nLIVE\nThursday\, April 28 | 4:00 p.m. ET\nOnline via Zoom Webinar\n$30 members $40 Non-members \nRENT\nFrom Friday\, April 29 to Friday\, May 6\nRent the recorded lecture to watch at your leisure\n$30 members $40 Non-members
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/glessner-house/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220505T183000
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SUMMARY:Hertfordshire: Countryside on London’s Border
DESCRIPTION:Within easy reach of bustling London lays the beautiful county of Hertfordshire. Known for its green landscapes and historical landmarks it is one of England’s smaller counties\, but full of sights to see. Join Royal Oak as Rob Smith leads us on a virtual stroll through country walks that inspired Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. We will trapse through the enchantment of bluebell woods and see old pubs cast next to ancient churches that are sure to inspire writings of your own. \nHighlights of the tour will include National Trust properties such as the Edwardian villa that was once home to one of the most photographed and quoted men of the world; playwright\, politician\, philosopher Bernard Shaw and the Ashridge Estate\, a working estate continuing a 3\,000-year tradition over its expansive 5\,000 acres that supports a rich variety of wildlife. \nLIVE\nThursday\, May 5 | 5:00 p.m. ET\nOnline via Zoom Webinar\n$30 members and $40 non-members \n\nRENT\nFrom Friday\, May 6 to Friday\, May 13 \nRent the recorded lecture to watch at your leisure\n$30 members and $40 non-members
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/hertfordshire/
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SUMMARY:Spitalfields: From Huguenots to Hipsters
DESCRIPTION:Brushfield Street\, Spitalfields \nLondon is a city of constant change and nowhere is this better illustrated than in the history of Spitalfields. Formerly the fashionable home of Spanish ambassadors to the English Courts of the 16th and 17th centuries\, its first major development was courtesy of the Huguenots fleeing the religious persecution of Protestants in France in the late 17th century. They laid out a grand estate of well-appointed terraces designed specifically for their trade and “Weaver Town” was born and prospered. \nSpitalfields became the landing point for various waves of 19th century migrants and became one of London’s notorious “rookeries” characterised by overcrowding and poverty. Then came the hipsters. Attracted by relatively cheap rents\, “edgy” bars and restaurants started to move in. Independent retailerssoon followed; former industrial premises were re-purposed as event\, pop-up\, and creative spaces; and the entrepreneurs of the new digital economies moved in. “Hipster Town” was born. \nJoin Mark Rowland to hear the fascinating stories of Spitalfields that tell of hange\, adaptation\, decline and regeneration. \nLIVE\nTuesday\, May 11 | 2:00 p.m. ET\nOnline via Zoom Webinar\n$30 members and $40 non-members \nRENT\nFrom Thursday\, May 12 to Wednesday\, May 18\nRent the recorded lecture to watch at your leisure\n$30 members and $40 non-members
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/spitalfields/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220517T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220517T183000
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SUMMARY:Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts
DESCRIPTION:Pink castles\, talking sofas\, and a prince transformed into a teapot: what sounds like fantasies from the pioneering animation of the Walt Disney Animation Studios were in fact the realities from the colorful salons of Rococo Paris. Join Royal Oak and Friends of the Louvre as Wolf Burchard\, Associate Curator in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, will give a virtual tour of the museum’s first-ever exhibition this past Spring that explored the work of Walt Disney and the hand-drawn animation of the Walt Disney Animation Studios. If you missed it at The Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the show\, Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts\, is on view at the Wallace Collection\, London from April 6\, 2022 – October 16\, 2022. \nThe exhibition examines Disney’s personal fascination with European art and French visual culture. Dr.Burchard will explain the use of French art and architectural motifs in Disney’s films\, and draw parallels between the studios’ magical creations and their artistic models. Focusing on three French fairytales retold by Disney in animation (Cinderella\, 1950; Sleeping Beauty\, 1959; and Beauty and the Beast\, 1991) Burchard will discuss tapestries\, furniture\, Boulle clocks and Sèvres porcelain and compare them to production artworks and designs from the collection of the Walt Disney Archives and Walt Disney Family Museum. \n\nLIVE\nTuesday\, May 17 | 5:00 p.m. ET\nOnline via Zoom Webinar\n$30 ROF and American Friends of the Louvre members and $40 non-members \n\nRENT\nFrom Wednesday\, May 18 to Wednesday\, May 25 \nRent the recorded lecture to watch at your leisure\n$30 ROF and American Friends of the Louvre members and $40 non-members
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/walt-disney/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220525T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220525T173000
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SUMMARY:Portland\, ME: Monument Square to Munjoy Hill\, A Virtual Historical Walking Tour of Downtown Portland Maine
DESCRIPTION:Join Royal Oak as the Maine Historical Societytakes us on a guided tour of downtown Portland\, named after the Isle of Portland\, Dorset. This city’s seal aptly depicts a phoenix rising from the ashes\, a homage to its resilience and recovery from multiple devastating fires. In this tour we will explore Portland’s rich maritime heritage and authentic character. \nThrough historic and contemporary photographs\, we will discover how Maine’s largest city has changed over the past 400 years as we touch upon famous city residents\, industries\, architecture\, historic landmarks\, social history\, and of course the Great Fire of 1866. \nLIVE ONLY\nWednesday\, May 25 | 4:00 p.m. ET\nOnline via Zoom Webinar\n$30 members and $40 non-members
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/portland-me-monument-square-to-munjoy-hill-a-virtual-historical-walking-tour-of-downtown-portland-maine/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220601T183000
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SUMMARY:Isle of Wight—England in Miniature
DESCRIPTION:Take a digital journey around the fabulous Isle of Wight with tour guide Rob Smith. The Isle of Wight is a few miles off the coast of Hampshire but a journey there feels like a step back in time with quaint thatched cottages and country lanes. On this online journey we’ll visit historic Carisbrooke Castle\, the National Trust Gardens at Mottistone\, and Brading’s Roman Villa\, with its wonderful mosaics. \nThe island has such a varied coastline\, it is  like England condensed into one small island. There are the majestic cliffs at the Needles so loved by Tennyson and strangely used in Britain’s space program. And the silent marshes of Newtown where the National Trust looks after the Old Town Hall that was at the heart of a political scandal. We will\, of course call in at Queen Victoria’s favourite vacation spot – Osbourne House. Rob has been visiting the Isle of Wight since childhood and will take you to all his favourite spots. \n\nLIVE\nWednesday\, June 1 | 5:00 p.m. ET\nOnline via Zoom Webinar\n$30 members and $40 non-members \n\nRENT\nFrom Thursday\, June 2 to Thursday\, June 9 \nRent the recorded lecture to watch at your leisure\n$30 members and $40 non-members
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/isle-of-wight/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Royal Oak":MAILTO:zoom@royal-oak.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T173000
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SUMMARY:Brooklyn\, NY: Brooklyn Clubs\, A (Mostly) Forgotten History
DESCRIPTION:By the start of the 20th century\, the number of private clubs in Brooklyn rivalled that of Manhattan. From Brooklyn Heights to Bay Ridge\, architectural historian Matt Postal will lead us on an illustrated talk of their evolution and (mostly) overlooked history; including lost\, former\, and still flourishing examples. Brooklyn’s first purpose-built clubhouse — the Hamilton Club (1884)\, by George B. Post\, will be addressed\, as well as the remarkable homes of the Germania and Crescent Athletic clubs\, both by Frank Freeman\, who has been called “Brooklyn’s greatest architect.”  \nJoin Royal Oak as we pay particular attention to the extant structures and when possible their impressive interiors. Such as the former Lincoln Club (Rudolph Daus\, 1889)\, a Queen Anne style gem in Clinton Hill\, the Venetian-Gothic Montauk Club (Francis Kimball\, 1891)\, displaying an extraordinary continuous terra-cotta frieze in Park Slope\, and the Heights Casino (Boring & Tilton\, 1905) in Brooklyn Heights\, boasting the nation’s earliest indoor tennis court. \n\nLIVE\nThursday\, June 9 | 4:00 p.m. ET\nOnline via Zoom Webinar\n$30 members and $40 non-members \n\nRENT\nFrom Friday\, June 10 to Friday\, June 17 \nRent the recorded lecture to watch at your leisure\n$30 members and $40 non-members
URL:https://www.royal-oak.org/event/brooklyn/
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