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Born on this day...

Nov 14, 2008 16:33

1840 - Claude Monet
Probably the most famous French impressionist painter. He is my favorite... it was incredible seeing one of his series from "Water Lilies" at MOMA in New York.

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aaron copland, impressionist, painter, pj o'rourke, composer, quiet city, clasical music, claude monet

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philbutrin November 15 2008, 00:50:20 UTC

who knew monet was such a hot daddybear??? ;-)

transmodal November 15 2008, 13:19:44 UTC

Yup. Normally I don't use the picture from Wikipedia, but in this case I had no choice :)

scream4noreason November 15 2008, 05:46:02 UTC

Im going to a Monet exhibit hopefully over Christmas in Sydney.

scream4noreason November 15 2008, 13:22:47 UTC

Lucky you! that will be fantastic. One of the coolest things about MOMA in New York is the space they built for the water lilies painting. It is in a big open space so you can see it from very far away and then walk up to it until you see the brush strokes. Very Cool!

taobear November 15 2008, 06:52:05 UTC

Appalachian Spring is in my top 5 favorite pieces of music.

taobear November 15 2008, 13:23:41 UTC

I had forgotten how much I like his music until I was researching him... and you are right "Appalachian Spring" is incredible!

bearzendurham November 15 2008, 15:02:37 UTC

Ouch . . that is so sad (that Copeland will now forever be associated with beef) . . but, you're absolutely right. Luckily, I studied and knew his music before that commercial, so I can disassociate! It's hard to think of a more "American" composer . . . maybe Bernstein? Gershwin? Still, Copeland is the father of American symphony.