BOSTON, MA (August 2, 2021) – For the first time in more than four centuries, the epic series of mythological paintings by Titian, one of the most celebrated artists of the Renaissance, is reunited in Titian: Women, Myth & Power.The exhibition—jointly organized by The National Gallery, London; National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh; Museo … Gardner Museum members, please login to access your member tickets. ... Boston, MA 02115 617 566 1401 [email protected]. Gift at the Gardner Café G Theft Event ... The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum seeks a diverse group of individuals who share a love of art, teaching, and learning from others to join the Museum Teacher Program. A strong interest in …The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's Visiting Curator of Performing Arts, Helga Davis, created a special evening reflecting on the life and times of Thomas McKeller (about 1890 - 1962). The program delved into the complexity of the man and his legendary work with John Singer Sargent through historical record and creative …Jan Haenraets, Acting Director of Preservation Studies, presented his reflections on meanings and symbolism in the paintings of London-based Indian artist …Simone Martini (c. 1284-1344, Italy), Virgin and Child with Saints, about 1325.Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. Simone Martini (c. 1284-1344, Italy) An international celebrity in the first half of the fourteenth century, Martini cultivated an unsurpassed reputation with the international elite of Naples and his …Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Gardner possessed an energetic intellectual curiosity, a love of travel, and, most importantly, money. In the early 1990s, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was suffering growing pains. Museum conservators warned that wear and tear from close to 200,000 visitors each year exposed the collection to damage. And modern visitor expectations caused many new essentials to be crammed into the Palace building—offices, classrooms, a café, a museum ... Date Night. April 4, 2024 3 - 9 pm. Enjoy a gorgeous evening of music, romance, and art. Celebrate spring and invite a loved one to enter the museum with fun art-making in the Studio, and a performance with Luminary Fabiola Méndez & Trio and Saxophonist Jonathan Suazo in the Courtyard. Stop by Café G for dinner and drinks.Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (ARC.006550). Isabella displayed the libretto in the Okakura Case in the Blue Room. Okakura Kakuzō (Japanese, 1862–1914), The White Fox: A Fairy Drama in Three Acts, Written for Music, 1913. Typewritten libretto, title page.The journey time between Boston / Logan Airport and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is around 49 min and covers a distance of around 9 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 7 min. Operated by Logan Express and MBTA, the Boston / Logan Airport to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum service departs from Terminal B - Arrivals Stop 2 ... General Contact Info. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 25 Evans Way Boston, MA 02115. Information: 617 566 1401 Box Office: 617 278 5156 [email protected]. Peggy Fogelman, Norma Jean Calderwood Director. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. By Megan O’Grady. Megan O’Grady is a professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and is working on a book … Value 4.0. Facilities 4.5. Atmosphere 4.5. How we rank things to do. After Isabella Stewart Gardner's husband died in 1898, the art enthusiast carried out their plan to buy land in Boston's Fenway ... European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 199-200, ill. (as by Rembrandt, when he was about 22 years of age, before 1631-1632)John Walsh Jr. "Paintings in the Dutch Room" in James Thomas Herbert Baily (ed.). The Connoisseur: An Illustrated Magazine for …Friday, March 29, 202411 am - 5 pmCourtyard. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum presents its highly-anticipated annual Hanging Nasturtiums display from March …Laura Owens is known for her artist books. These range from monographic booklets to extensive exhibition catalogues. At the Gardner, she created a book, Laura Owens: New Work at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in conjunction with her exhibition that weaves together images of her work, original illustrations, and … Woman with a Rose, about 1635-1639. Gong (Ho): Fish, mid 18th century. Verbena Recta and Verbena Supina, 1224. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and decorative arts. ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER: A LIFE. Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840–1924) assembled an extraordinary collection of art from diverse cultures and eras—and built a Venetian-style "palace" in Boston to share these exquisite treasures with the world. But her life and work remain shrouded in myth. Separating fiction and fact, a beautifully ... BOSTON, MA (February 2018) – The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will be the sole venue for Fra Angelico: Heaven on Earth, opening Feb. 22 through May 20, 2018. The exhibition will explore renowned Renaissance painter Fra Angelico’s talent for storytelling. For the first time ever, the four newly restored reliquaries—containers for holy ...February 18, 2021. Virtual live-streamed panel discussion. Shen Wei’s multi-disciplinary art practice spans more than four decades, and his paintings transport viewers to a place of fantasy, introspection, and meditation. Through bridging aspects of the East and West and blending traditional and contemporary artistic practice he has created a ...Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Once home to Isabella Stewart Gardner, this splendid palazzo now houses her exquisite collection of art. The museum includes thousands of artistic objects, especially Italian Renaissance and Dutch Golden Age paintings. The interior courtyard, lush with seasonal plants and flowers, is an …European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 190-91, ill. (as probably 1598-1609, perhaps 1600)S. Lane Faison. Handbook of the Collection, William College Museum of Art (Williamstown, 1979), p. xlv. (as considerably later than the portrait of Isabella now housed in the Williams College Museum of Art ...Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun 11am-5pm; Thu 11am-9pm. As remarkable as its eccentric socialite founder, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a lavish reconstruction of a 15th century Venetian palace ... Zafran, Eric M. "Boston, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." Oxford Art Online . Oxford University Press, n.d.Web. 30 Mar. 2017. Isabella Stewart Gardner is known as an eccentric and bold woman of her time. Gardner and her husband Jack had one son in 1863, who died from pneumonia at two years old. A year later, she miscarried a baby girl. May 8, 2022 · February 10 - May 8, 2022 Hostetter Gallery, Fenway Gallery, and Anne H. Fitzpatrick Façade. Being Muholi: Portraits as Resistance explores the life and work of internationally renowned photographer and visual activist Sir Zanele Muholi (b. South Africa). For a decade, Muholi, who uses they/them/their pronouns, has documented South Africa’s ... BOSTON, MA (August 2, 2021) – For the first time in more than four centuries, the epic series of mythological paintings by Titian, one of the most celebrated artists of the Renaissance, is reunited in Titian: Women, Myth & Power.The exhibition—jointly organized by The National Gallery, London; National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh; Museo …Oct 19, 2023 · John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925), Isabella Stewart Gardner, 1888. Oil on canvas, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. “Mrs. Jack Gardner is one of the seven wonders of Boston. There is nobody like her in any city in this country. She is a millionaire Bohemienne. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, sculpture, tapestries, and …Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (T15e12 and F15e32). See it in the Early Italian Room. Detail of the Dutch 17th-century frame, showing the gold label plate: Meer (Jan Van Der) ou Vermeer de Delft Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (F15e32) The Rembrandt Frames.General admission for children 17 years and under is always free. About Isabella & Her Museum. About Isabella & Her Museum. Available now, Isabella Stewart Gardner: A …Oct 4, 2018 · Boston, MA 02115 617 566 1401 [email protected]. ... The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Back. Fulltext search. Daring and unconventional, Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840–1924) created one of the great private art collections in America. The inimitable museum bearing her name, housed in a specially built Italian Renaissance style palazzo in Boston, is a testament to her discerning eye and determination.Jan Haenraets, Acting Director of Preservation Studies, presented his reflections on meanings and symbolism in the paintings of London-based Indian artist …European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), pp. 190-91, ill. (as probably 1598-1609, perhaps 1600)S. Lane Faison. Handbook of the Collection, William College Museum of Art (Williamstown, 1979), p. xlv. (as considerably later than the portrait of Isabella now housed in the Williams College Museum of Art ...Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (ARC1986.1.3) John Adams Whipple (American, 1822–1891), Isabella Stewart Gardner and her son, John L. “Jackie” Gardner III, 1864. Albumen on paper, 10.1 x 6 cm (4 x 2 3/8 in.) Tragically for his parents, Jackie died not long after the photo was taken. He had probably …Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Gardner possessed an energetic intellectual curiosity, a love of travel, and, most importantly, money.Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the art dealer Sypher and Company, New York on 9 November 1880 for $300. Marks. ... Textiles: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1986), pp. 160-61, no. 117. (as the original or a copy of the flag of the first regiment of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon I)Date Night. April 4, 2024 3 - 9 pm. Enjoy a gorgeous evening of music, romance, and art. Celebrate spring and invite a loved one to enter the museum with fun art-making in the Studio, and a performance with Luminary Fabiola Méndez & Trio and Saxophonist Jonathan Suazo in the Courtyard. Stop by Café G for dinner and drinks.Oct 10, 2022 · This Indigenous Peoples' Day, explore connections to place and memory through art-making, storytelling, film screenings, and conversation. The Gardner Museum is honored to collaborate with Elizabeth Solomon (Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag) to amplify the voices of local Indigenous artists. Join us to plant a seed in the Studio, enjoy film ... As revelers celebrated St. Patrick’s Day around the city, two men disguised as Boston Police officers made off with 13 works from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum worth a total of $500 million.A timeline of the Gardner Museum art heist. By Sahar Fatima Globe Staff,Updated March 17, 2023, 12:00 a.m. On March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers robbed Boston’s Isabella ...As revelers celebrated St. Patrick’s Day around the city, two men disguised as Boston Police officers made off with 13 works from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum worth a total of $500 million.The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, …What happened at the Gardner Museum in the early hours of March 18, 1990—the night that 13 works of art were stolen in the single largest property theft in the world? ... with Anthony Amore, Director of Security, and explore how the loss of these masterpieces affects how we experience Isabella’s vision today with Nat Silver, …The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum seeks a diverse group of individuals who share a love of art, teaching, and learning from others to join the Museum Teacher Program. A strong interest in …An Artist's View. Anyone with information about the stolen artworks or the investigation should contact the Gardner Museum directly. The Audio Walk was produced by Sandy Goldberg of sgscripts. What happened at the Gardner Museum in the early hours of March 18, 1990—the night that 13 works of art were stolen in the single largest property ...The Isabella Stewart Gardner museum is located near Fenway Park in Boston, just a short walk from the Museum of Fine Arts. Gardner loved the Red Sox; her feelings about the MFA were a little more ...Simone Martini (c. 1284-1344, Italy), Virgin and Child with Saints, about 1325.Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. Simone Martini (c. 1284-1344, Italy) An international celebrity in the first half of the fourteenth century, Martini cultivated an unsurpassed reputation with the international elite of Naples and his …Courtyard. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. The Museum’s collection, with works ranging from the 1st to the 21st century, includes over 7,500 artworks in a variety of media, 1,500 rare books, and 7,000 archival objects from Europe, Asia, and America. Over 200,000 people visit annually.The Land. Isabella and Jack were intrigued by the Back Bay Fens, which featured part of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace park system. It is possible that Jack, who was on the board of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), realized the location would eventually be a cultural center (the MFA purchased land in the … Boston, MA 02115 617 566 1401 [email protected]. ... The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Back. Fulltext search. MARRIAGE. In 1860, a few days before her 20th birthday, Isabella Stewart married Jack Gardner in Grace Church in New York City. They moved to his hometown of Boston and settled into a house in the fashionable Back Bay at 152 Beacon Street, a wedding gift from her father. Text description provided by the architects. The newly constructed wing for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, opens to the public today with a ...Fellow Wanderer: Isabella’s Travel Albums. February 16 - May 21, 2023 Fenway Gallery. Between 1867 and 1895, Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband Jack traveled the world. Enabled by their wealth and status, Isabella and Jack crossed continents and countries–Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the …The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is an art museum in Boston, Massachusetts, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Its collection includes paintings, … General admission for children 17 years and under is always free. Directions and Parking. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 25 Evans Way Boston, MA 02115 617 566 1401. A limited number of free and metered spots are available near the Gardner Museum. We also offer discounted parking at the next-door Simmons School of Management Garage and are ... Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West is organized by the Frist Art Museum, Nashville, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, with guest curator Dr. Zehra Jumabhoy. Additional Venues: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: June 9 – September 2, 2024 and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical …A timeline of the Gardner Museum art heist. By Sahar Fatima Globe Staff,Updated March 17, 2023, 12:00 a.m. On March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers robbed Boston’s Isabella ... In the early 1990s, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was suffering growing pains. Museum conservators warned that wear and tear from close to 200,000 visitors each year exposed the collection to damage. And modern visitor expectations caused many new essentials to be crammed into the Palace building—offices, classrooms, a café, a museum ... Boston, MA 02115 617 566 1401 [email protected]. ... The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Back. Fulltext search. The application for Thinking Through Art 2023-24 is now available. Please send questions to: [email protected]. Recognizing teachers as the levers of change, Thinking Through Art brings together educators from across Boston to learn about and through the Gardner and its collection. Thinking Through Art is a graduate …The Land. Isabella and Jack were intrigued by the Back Bay Fens, which featured part of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace park system. It is possible that Jack, who was on the board of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), realized the location would eventually be a cultural center (the MFA purchased land in the …Isabella Stewart Gardner (born April 14, 1840, New York, New York, U.S.—died July 17, 1924, Boston, Massachusetts) eclectic American socialite and art …The Isabella Stewart Gardner museum is located near Fenway Park in Boston, just a short walk from the Museum of Fine Arts. Gardner loved the Red Sox; her feelings about the MFA were a little more ... The Land. Isabella and Jack were intrigued by the Back Bay Fens, which featured part of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace park system. It is possible that Jack, who was on the board of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), realized the location would eventually be a cultural center (the MFA purchased land in the Fens in 1899), though at the time the newly filled swamp was quite empty. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (ARC.006550). Isabella displayed the libretto in the Okakura Case in the Blue Room. Okakura Kakuzō (Japanese, 1862–1914), The White Fox: A Fairy Drama in Three Acts, Written for Music, 1913. Typewritten libretto, title page.Research conducted by the Gardner Museum over the last three years revealed the story of Thomas McKeller’s work with John Singer Sargent to his family. ... John Singer Sargent Murals in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Sally M. Promey, Painting Religion in Public; ... The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a …Artists-in-Residence. Isabella Stewart Gardner surrounded herself with creative people—musicians, dancers, writers, scholars, and painters. During her lifetime, Fenway Court was a venue for concerts, a gathering place for thinkers—and even a place for artists to work. The Artist-in-Residence program was launched in 1992, …Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was a leading American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Gardner possessed an energetic intellectual curiosity and a love of travel.Unlike the banker and the steelman in New York, the Boston collector Isabella Stewart Gardner, author of these lines in 1907, was rich but not tycoon rich. And though …The application for Thinking Through Art 2023-24 is now available. Please send questions to: [email protected]. Recognizing teachers as the levers of change, Thinking Through Art brings together educators from across Boston to learn about and through the Gardner and its collection. Thinking Through Art is a graduate …Accompanying the exhibition at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, this catalogue explores one of the most important artists of the Renaissance. Fra Angelico (about 1395–1455) transformed Western art with pioneering images, rethinking popular compositions and investing traditional …The new wing at the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston, designed by Renzo Piano, features a glassy, L-shaped construction with a new entrance lobby, connected to a long greenhouse that looks out over an adjacent park. One can imagine the response of the Bostonians who visited Fenway Court, as the Isabella …Betye Saar: Heart of a Wanderer. February 16 - May 21, 2023 Hostetter Gallery. My secret heart is a wanderer. It sails the sea of imagination. It soars beyond the clouds, seeking mysterious. It moves through time (dreamtime) and space (mindspace) - Betye Saar, excerpt from poem My Secret Heart, 1993. Celebrated contemporary …Boston, MA 02111. 1 (888) SEE BOSTON. About Meet Boston. Careers. Inspired by Venetian Renaissance architecture surrounding an elegant courtyard filled in every …Isabella Stewart Gardner (American, 1840–1924), Check Ledger Payment to Harry K. Vingut for the Race Horse "Halton," 9 June 1894. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston (ARC.005794) Throughout the 1890s, her enthusiasm for horse racing emerges in the guest books. In one entry, Vingut …Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. By Megan O’Grady. Megan O’Grady is a professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and is working on a book …The application for Thinking Through Art 2024 - 2025 is now available. Please send questions to: [email protected]. Recognizing teachers as the levers of change, Thinking Through Art brings together educators from across Boston to learn about and through the Gardner and its collection. Thinking Through Art is a graduate …Treasures from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1969), pp.188-89.Philip Hendy. European and American Paintings in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1974), p. 38.A Venetian palace in the middle of Boston, Gardner's home is now a museum displaying her impressive, eclectic collection of European, American and Asian art, including sculpture, paintings, furniture, ceramics and textiles. Visitors can stroll or rest in a spectacular skylit courtyard filled with plants and flowers. Duration: 1-2 … 105. Blue Room. First Floor. See All Rooms. Visible from virtually any gallery in the Museum, the Courtyard is the heart and soul of the institution. It is home to several centuries of art that evoke radically different locales: an ancient Roman sculpture garden, a Renaissance Venetian canal-scape, a medieval European cloister, and a turn-of ... The new wing at the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston, designed by Renzo Piano, features a glassy, L-shaped construction with a new entrance lobby, connected to a long greenhouse that looks out over an adjacent park. One can imagine the response of the Bostonians who visited Fenway Court, as the Isabella …In April 1903, Sargent accepted Isabella's invitation to stay at Fenway Court. During his month-long residency, Sargent lived in a small, first-floor apartment adjacent to the Courtyard (now the MacKnight Room) and set up a studio in the Gothic Room on the third floor. Gothic Room, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston.Conservation at the Gardner Museum. Over a century ago, in 1903, Isabella Stewart Gardner gave her Museum to the city of Boston, and ensured it would be maintained and protected "for the education and enjoyment of the public forever." Carrying out this unique vision requires special care to preserve Gardner’s …Oct 10, 2022 · This Indigenous Peoples' Day, explore connections to place and memory through art-making, storytelling, film screenings, and conversation. The Gardner Museum is honored to collaborate with Elizabeth Solomon (Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag) to amplify the voices of local Indigenous artists. Join us to plant a seed in the Studio, enjoy film ... Isabella Stewart Gardner constructed her museum at the historical moment that landscape architecture became an academic discipline, a liberal profession, and a civic art. Gardner sited her Museum on the recently constructed Back Bay Fens, because she saw the potential for the landscape to enhance and transform the …
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. See it in the Tapestry Room. In 1798, during the French occupation of Rome, looters likely stole this book from the Vatican along with many other Sistine Chapel manuscripts. Like several others, it was cut into pieces and sold on the art market. Little is known of this …. Fleuron
Introduction to Isabella and Her Museum. Learn more about the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a radical and free-spirited woman who made it her life's mission to collect art from around the world—and build this museum to share it with the public. Produced by Sandy Goldberg of sgscripts.Membership benefits for two adults, includes: Museum admission for 2 adults every visit. Four single-use guest passes. 10% discount on additional General Admission tickets. Discounts for ticketed member events. All but $40 is tax-deductible. To set up monthly payments contact us at 617 566 5643.Authorities say new information on a 1991 cold case murder has provided fresh clues that may lead to the culprits behind the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist, reports Bob Ward for Boston 25 News.May 8, 2022 · February 10 - May 8, 2022 Hostetter Gallery, Fenway Gallery, and Anne H. Fitzpatrick Façade. Being Muholi: Portraits as Resistance explores the life and work of internationally renowned photographer and visual activist Sir Zanele Muholi (b. South Africa). For a decade, Muholi, who uses they/them/their pronouns, has documented South Africa’s ... Membership benefits for two adults, includes: Museum admission for 2 adults every visit. Four single-use guest passes. 10% discount on additional General Admission tickets. Discounts for ticketed member events. All but $40 is tax-deductible. To set up monthly payments contact us at 617 566 5643.Mar 22, 2024 · Isabella Stewart Gardner (born April 14, 1840, New York, New York, U.S.—died July 17, 1924, Boston, Massachusetts) eclectic American socialite and art collector, a patron of many arts, remembered largely for the distinctive collection of European and Asian artworks that she assembled in Boston. Isabella Stewart was the daughter of a wealthy ... The Land. Isabella and Jack were intrigued by the Back Bay Fens, which featured part of Frederick Law Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace park system. It is possible that Jack, who was on the board of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), realized the location would eventually be a cultural center (the MFA purchased land in the …Mission Statement. True to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is: to cultivate talent in the pursuit of knowledge and acts of creation in the arts and humanities; to support artists, landscape architects, musicians, scholars and …The Isabella Stewart Gardner museum is located near Fenway Park in Boston, just a short walk from the Museum of Fine Arts. Gardner loved the Red Sox; her feelings about the MFA were a little more ...Human Resources Department. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 25 Evans Way. Boston MA 02115. We often review applications on a rolling basis once a position has been posted. If you are particularly interested in an open position, we recommend submitting your application sooner than the stated deadline, if … 105. Blue Room. First Floor. See All Rooms. Visible from virtually any gallery in the Museum, the Courtyard is the heart and soul of the institution. It is home to several centuries of art that evoke radically different locales: an ancient Roman sculpture garden, a Renaissance Venetian canal-scape, a medieval European cloister, and a turn-of ... About John Lowell Gardner. John “Jack” L. Gardner was the great-grandnephew of Isabella Stewart Gardner and Chairman Emeritus of the Gardner Museum’s Board of Trustees. Jack was a beloved member and guiding force for the Gardner community. He was an integral part of the board leadership for over 50 years, and his vision, advocacy, and ... Isabella Stewart Gardner (born April 14, 1840, New York, New York, U.S.—died July 17, 1924, Boston, Massachusetts) eclectic American socialite and art …Isabella Stewart Gardner was first introduced to the art historian and philosopher, Okakura Kakuzō (1862 –1913), a year after her museum opened in 1904. Okakura, who would soon become the curator of Chinese and Japanese Art at the neighboring Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , was a founder of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts ….