Art trails
North east USA
Great patrons & their collections October 21 – November 6, 2016 Tour leader: Dr Kathleen Olive
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Art Trails: North east USA Great patrons & their collections
Overview The cities of Chicago, Boston, Washington and New York boast some of the best endowed cultural institutions in the world. These cities are also rich in history, from first European settlement, through the struggle for independence and the Civil War to the emergence of the United States as a major power in the 19th and 20th centuries. The country’s rapid industrialisation in the 19th century – with booms in mining, transportation, construction and telecommunications – combined with a strong sense of an emerging national identity, led in the 20th century to America’s pre-eminent position as cultural arbiter. Cash-strong and Ivy League-educated industrialists turned their interests to collecting Old Masters, flooding the art market after stock market crashes and political upheaval in Europe. At the same time, key sponsors of contemporary art encouraged a new generation to continue re-interpreting and challenging conventional art. Out of this emerged both superlative collections of European Masters and a vibrant modern expression of American aesthetics and cultural identity. This 16-day tour begins with four nights in Chicago, the “second city” of the United States, brimming with fine buildings by leading 20th-century architects, art galleries and exuberant public sculpture. We then travel to Boston, scene of the earliest European immigration and a thriving 19thcentury literary and artistic culture. Four nights in Washington reveal how the grand aims of the Union in monumental art and architecture, also sponsored by the industrial philanthropists of the late 19th century. The tour concludes in New York, the greatest city of the 20th century and home to an extraordinary range of cultural sites. A highlight of the tour is a private visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Accommodation is in comfortable four and five-star hotels throughout. We have included several special meals in selected restaurants and enjoy high-quality performances in some of America’s most respected venues. Tour leader Dr Kathleen Olive is well known to Academy Travellers. Her knowledge, experience and people skills will add to your experience.
Some Tour Highlights Four nights in Chicago, with a particular focus on the genesis of Frank Lloyd Wright’s distinctive style The eclectic collection in Boston of Isabella Stewart Gardner, patron of John Singer Sargent and Old Master enthusiast The treasure trove of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Four nights in Washington DC, visiting major monuments and galleries as well as private homes, art collections and gardens Five nights in New York, with visits to some of the great private and public galleries, and a special out-of-hours viewing of the 20thcentury masterpieces in the Museum of Modern Art High-quality performances in Chicago and New York, at some of the finest venues in the country Images left: Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Guggenheim lit during James Turrell’s recent installation; Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon
Tour Price The tour price is $10,360 per person, twin share (land content only). The supplement for single use of a double room is $2,770 per person. A nonrefundable deposit of $500 per person is required to secure a place on the tour. Included in the tour price Economy class air travel Chicago – Boston and Boston – Washington 16 nights’ accommodation in carefully selected four- and five-star hotels All breakfasts, plus lunches and dinners as noted in the itinerary All entrance fees to sights mentioned in this itinerary Top quality tickets to five performances in Chicago, Washington and New York (schedules permitting) Services of tour leader from arrival in Chicago to departure in New York Background talks and tour notes All tipping to local guides, drivers and restaurants Not included
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Airport transfers Transfers between the airport and the first hotel are included for all passengers booking their flights through Academy Travel. Please contact Stuart Barrie for further details.
Enquiries and bookings For further information or to secure a place on this tour please contact Stuart Barrie at Academy Travel, on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside Sydney) or email stuart@academytravel.com.au Images right: New York’s spectacular skyline, and Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, his expressive “woman in gold”
Tour Leader Dr Kathleen Olive has designed and led some of Academy Travel’s most popular tours to Italy, Spain and the USA. She has a PhD from the University of Sydney and a strong interest in European art history, a subject she frequently returns to in popular adult education courses. She is a regular visitor to the North East United States and has taught a number of courses on its history of art patronage.
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Detailed Itinerary All breakfasts included. Included lunches and dinners are indicated by the letters (L) and (D). Friday 21 October Arrival
Arrival into Chicago and welcome drinks with your tour leader. Overnight Chicago. saturday 22 October downtown chicago
The Great Fire of 1871 destroyed the entire Chicago CBD, leaving the way open for architects to design a new and modern city. The first steelframed high rise building rose in 1885 and the skyline today is densely packed with skyscrapers, many by renowned architects. Our walking tour this morning takes us past some of the city’s most iconic buildings. We visit the lobby of the Rookery Building, the masterpiece of Daniel Burnham and remodelled by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905. In the afternoon we take the Chicago Architectural Foundation river cruise to gain an overview of the city’s historic and modern architectural styles. Tonight we enjoy a welcome dinner in a fine local restaurant. Overnight Chicago (B, D) sunday 23 October Chicago art and architecture
We begin our day with a walk through Millennium Park. Originally occupied by railyards and parking lots, the area was redeveloped into a public space featuring an outdoor concert venue, gardens, restaurants and some spectacular art installations. From here we make our way to the highly-regarded Art Institute of Chicago, boasting a fine collection of both European and American painting and over 60 ‘decorated rooms’ – accurately reconstructed furnished interiors from a broad range of times and places. After a private guided tour, there is a group lunch on site and further time to explore the collection independently. In the evening, we attend a performance at one of Chicago’s highly-regarded venues. Overnight Chicago (B, L) monday 24 October frank Lloyd wright – the early years
Today we take a private coach tour of Oak Park. This Chicago suburb is where Frank Lloyd Wright lived and worked and where much of his early work can still be found. We have an interior tour of Wright’s home and studio. In the afternoon we take an interior visit of Robie House, perhaps the fullest expression of Wright’s Prairie style in Chicago. Our trip takes us through the ‘White City’ – the site of the 1893 World Fair. Schedules permitting, tonight we will attend a concert performance. Overnight Chicago (B)
Images left: Chicago has long been at the forefront of modern developments: Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate and Grant Wood’s American Gothic are only two examples
tuesday 25 October to boston
We take a morning flight to Boston, the site of the earliest European settlement in North America. We orient ourselves to the city on the Freedom Trail, from Boston Common to North End. Along the way we visit sites such as the Old South Meeting House, the Old State House and Paul Revere’s house. Overnight Boston. (B) wednesday 26 October 19th-century boston
This morning we visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The charm of this museum lies in its setting – a Venetian palazzo in Boston’s Fenway district – and the fact that it is a highly personal collection, little changed since Mrs Gardner died in 1924. Her collection includes works by Titian, Rembrandt, Manet, Singer Sargent and many others. In the afternoon, we visit the home and studio of Frederick Law Olmstead (1822-93), generally regarded as the founder of American landscape architecture. Olmstead’s influence is hard to overestimate: his works include New York’s Central and Prospect Parks, Boston’s ‘Emerald Necklace’, the Biltmore Estate and the Niagara Falls Reservation. Overnight Boston (B) thursday 27 October fine art and fine minds
We begin today with a visit to Boston’s vast Museum of Fine Arts, which contains excellent collections of early, modern and contemporary American art, 19th-century European art, Greek and Roman antiquities and an outstanding collection of Asian art. Many Academy Travellers rate this museum as the artistic highlight of their visit to the USA. There will be a group lunch in the museum’s restaurant and time to explore the collection independently. In the afternoon, we travel to Harvard Square and stroll around the ‘Yard’, also viewing some of Cambridge’s historic houses, including the Longfellow House. Overnight Boston (B, L) Friday 28 October to washington
After our morning flight to Washington, we leave our bags at our hotel and head out for a panoramic coach tour of the city, visiting the presidential and war memorials which line the National Mall, stretching between the Capitol and the Potomac River. The evening is at leisure. Overnight Washington (B) saturday 29 October the great galleries of washington
This morning we visit the National Gallery of Art, containing a comprehensive collection of American and European art of very high quality. You will have the chance to join guide-led tours or explore your own tastes in a collection spanning the Middle Ages to the 21st century. This evening we attend a performance at the Kennedy Centre. Overnight Washington (B) Images right: Anders Zorn’s light-hearted Isabella Stewart Gardner; stainless steel statues at the monumental Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington (photo by tour leader Dr Kathleen Olive!); Rothko’s glowing Abstract Expressionism
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Sunday 30 October patrons, benefactors, eccentrics
We spend today considering the very different collections of two great patrons of the 1920s. Duncan Phillips was a great enthusiast of modern art. The son of a window-manufacturing millionaire, Phillips began with a small collection which he built out into a superb group of works, from El Greco and Goya, through to Cézanne, Manet, Degas, Picasso and beyond. The Phillips Collection is a wonderful museum that explains the connection between American and European painting in the late 19th/early 20th century and has been open to visitors since 1921. After time for lunch, we make the short journey to Dumbarton Oaks, the house and gardens of Mildred Barnes Bliss and Robert Woods Bliss, who focused their energies on collecting pre-Columbian artefacts and Byzantine art. The gardens were designed by Edith Wharton’s niece, Beatrix Farrand, and contain buildings designed by Philip Johnson. Overnight Washington (B) Monday 31 October portraits of America’s finest
This morning we visit Washington’s National Portrait Gallery. In addition to a fine collection of portraits of the country’s elder statesmen – many by celebrated artists – the Gallery’s portraits of magnates and industrialists allow us to “meet” the great patrons whose passion inspired the works we survey throughout the tour. Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick and John Jacob Astor are all represented. In the afternoon, there is free time to explore Washington’s other wonderful collections – e.g. the Smithsonian – relax or indulge in some shopping! Overnight Washington (B) Tuesday 1 november to new york
We leave this morning, travelling towards New York. En route we stop at the Barnes Foundation, on the outskirts of Philadelphia. The Foundation boasts many fine works by Renoir, Matisse, Cézanne, Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso and others. We continue along the New Jersey turnpike to New York, where we share a simple evening meal. Overnight New York (B, D) Wednesday 2 October on the upper east side
We begin the day with a visit to the iconic Guggenheim, a late architectural gem by Frank Lloyd Wright and home to a wonderful permanent collection of late 19th-century painting (Solomon Guggenheim’s personal passion) and 20th-century Modernism (the particular obsession of his niece Peggy). The nearby Neue Galerie is an excellent example of contemporary art patronage, sponsored by Ronald Lauder, the son of cosmetics entrepreneur Estée Lauder. It focuses on German art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and has made important developments in gallery ethics – particularly in certifying the provenance of works sold during WWII. After a break for lunch, we explore the vast collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While founded Images left: The Phillips Collection, from the iconic (top, Luncheon of the Boating Party) to contemporary cutting-edge (bottom, Van Gogh); middle, the curving embrace of the Guggenheim, NYC
as a public art repository by New York State decree in 1870, private philanthropy has always been key here and acquisitions and conservation continue to reflect these dual interests. You will have the opportunity to join docent-led tours that focus on aspects of the collection that you are particularly interested in. Schedules permitting, we will attend a performance tonight. Overnight New York (B) Thursday 3 november the new masters of new york
This morning we take a private walking tour of the contemporary art scene in the Chelsea district, visiting studios and small galleries. The tour is hosted by the Municipal Art Society of New York. Chelsea contains over 500 galleries displaying the very finest in contemporary art. After lunch at the bustling Chelsea Market, we explore the High Line, a greenway thoughtfully constructed on the site of a disused elevated railway. It has rejuvenated a previously tired area of the city and is a wonderful example of the conservancy that historically led to the creation of iconic sites such as Central Park. Another important factor in the renewal of the Meatpacking District will be the new Whitney Museum of American Art, which recently relocated from its storied Upper East Side location to a large new premises designed by Renzo Piano. Its creation was due to the patronage of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney – heiress, artist, philanthropist – and it is particularly strong with respect to American painting since the 1950s, with Jasper Johns, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Robert Rauschenberg all well-represented. Tonight we attend a performance at the Met Opera. Overnight New York (B, L) Friday 4 november sculpture: from the middle ages to the Hudson river valley
We begin the day by driving uptown to The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, dedicated to the medieval collection. It is located in Fort Tryon Park and housed in magnificent cloisters dismantled in rural France and Spain and recreated stone-by-stone in New York, thanks to the generosity – some might say rapacity – of John D. Rockefeller Jr. Among the significant pieces are the Limbourg brothers’ Book of Hours for the Duc de Berry, and episodes from The Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries. After time for lunch, we continue into the Hudson River Valley, where an innovative and memorable sculpture park has been established amongst the rolling hills and beautiful deciduous trees. Storm King Art Center was founded in 1960 and spans almost 500 acres. Works by Henry Moore, Alexander Calder and Richard Serra are dotted around the park, along with many site-specific works, and are easily visited on foot or on the museum’s trolley bus. Overnight New York (B) Saturday 5 november moma and the frick
This morning we enjoy a private tour of MoMA – New York’s celebrated Museum of Modern Art – taking place before the museum opens its doors Images right: Modern America, from Jasper John’s Three Flags, reflections on nationalism, to simulated nature at the High Line, NYC, and sculpture at Storm King, in the Hudson Valley
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to the public. Following the tour you have free time to explore the museum’s collections. After lunch we explore the outstanding Frick Collection, housed in a Fifth Avenue mansion. In his lifetime, steel-baron Henry Clay Frick amassed an outstanding collection of contemporary and European Old-Master paintings, among them instantly recognisable masterpieces by Holbein, Vermeer, Gainsborough and Turner. The lovely garden, a quiet oasis designed by 20th-century garden architect Russell Page, has recently been saved after expansion threatened its survival. There is time this afternoon to stroll through Central Park before our farewell dinner. Overnight New York (B, D) Sunday 6 november jp morgan’s house and library
This morning we enjoy the wonderful Morgan Library and Museum. In 1906, magnate JP Morgan decided to build a library worthy of his magnificent collection of manuscripts and printed books. Architectural firm McKim, Mead and White obliged, and the palazzo-style residence (with an extension by Renzo Piano) now also contains his drawings and paintings by masters such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt and Botticelli. In the afternoon there is a transfer to the airport for departures and ongoing travel (B)
Additional travel AND stopovers We are more than happy to arrange additional travel either before or after the tour dates. Stopovers on the outbound or return flight are also possible for those wishing to break their journey. Please contact Stuart Barrie on (02) 9235 0023 or stuart@academytravel.com.au to discuss your requirements.
Combining Tours On the Caravaggio trail aboard the Sea Cloud II September 30 – October 17, 2016 Tour Leader: Dr Kathleen Olive ‘Collect’ Caravaggio’s while touring Malta and Sicily on the Sea Cloud II and continuing on to vibrant Naples and Rome.
Images left: Glorious Fall colour in Central Park; a Renaissance revival of art patronage at the Morgan Library; Flemish manuscript illumination in Catherine of Cleves’ mid-15th century Book of Hours (now in the Morgan Library)
Hotels Chicago, Omni Chicago Hotel (4 Nights)
This four-star modern all-suite hotel is located in the heart of the Magnificent Mile, Chicago, and is within walking distance of many major institutions and attractions. The hotel offers sizable one-bedroom suites, all with modern amenities. www.omnihotels.com Boston, Hotel to be advised (3 nights)
Four- or five-star hotel located in downtown Boston. Washington, Sofitel Lafayette Square (4 nights)
This five-star hotel is well located in downtown Washington within easy reach of the city’s great sights and around the corner from the White House. Hotel staff are friendly and welcoming and guest rooms are modern and comfortable. www.sofitel.com New York, Warwick Hotel (5 nights)
Early 20th-century newspaper giant William Randolph Hearst commissioned this luxury hotel in 1926 to accommodate his Hollywood friends and love, actress Marion Davies. The hotel inevitably became an icon in Midtown Manhattan, and now sits adjacent to MoMA, a mere five minutes’ walk from Carnegie Hall and 15 to 20 minutes’ walk from the Lincoln Center. The comfortable ‘premier plus’ rooms have been recently renovated and are large by New York standards. www.warwickhotelny.com
Weather on tour We can expect mild to warm weather throughout the trip, with maxima ranging from around 20-28 degrees, and minima around 14 degrees. Rainfall in the region in September is average – about 100mm per month. In Washington it may be quite humid during our stay. We suggest you bring a jacket for the evenings and a light rain jacket. Please note that these are average temperature ranges only. You should pack for at least a few hot days as well as a few cooler ones.
Above: a modern suite at the Omni Chicago Hotel and a room at the Sofitel Lafayette Square, Washington
Below: the Warwick Hotel, New York, and a spacious room at the hotel
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