#grounds for sculpture

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Grounds For Sculpture, Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, New Jersey, USA

Demure Storyteller

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Happy Late 3rd Anniversary of Monark!

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Andrzej Pityński - Światowid

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Night Moves

An interactive light show in a sculpture garden #art #lights #GroundsforSculpture

Night Forms, an interactive light show produced by Kip Collective of Philadelphia, on display at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton Township, N.J. Has Anyone Seen Larry? (The Three Fates), Seward Johnson

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grounds for sculpture

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An Art-Lover’s Dream

Our Arts Administration blogger, Delayne, had the good fortune to visit Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ and her photographs do not disappoint. Explore the grounds through Delayne's eyes in "An Art Lover's Dream" #MarywoodArt #ArtsAdministration

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5 Ways to Celebrate National Picnic Day in Philadelphia

5 Ways to Celebrate National Picnic Day in Philadelphia #NationalPicnicDay

Celebrate National Picnic Day in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 23rd with these five perfect picnic ideas! From Rittenhouse Square to Liberty Lands Park, there are plenty of great locations to enjoy the sunshine and good food from nearby restaurants. Rittenhouse Square – AKA Rittenhouse Square/ a.kitchen This month, AKA Rittenhouse Square has partnered with a.kitchen to offer the Picnic in the…

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Pasipheros Parides

Τηλέμαχος, son of Odysseus & Penelope, prince of Ithaca.

Pasipheros, son of Paris & his little king's strongest leash.

Credits for Tele's alt name/epithet goes to @dkmbookworm & their brilliant friend @akaittou, whom some may know as the author of Hanging on in Quiet Desperation. Pasipheros means 'one who brings peace/rest', which is fitting for Telemachus whose very presence pacifies Odysseus.

It also has heavier intonations because Telemachus is in a prime position to be molded into a puppet king Troy could use to expand their territory further, bringing their own form of 'peace' by force if necessary, starting with Ithaca, Telemachus' birthright.

Odysseus will give Telemachus Ithaca's throne. However, he's going to make sure his son inherits it as a free prince, not a pawn.

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Christopher Garra is an artist with a series of sculptures called “The Heads." When I learned through a comment that this Rainbow Waterfall Special Edition not only existed but was available in the gift shop at the Grounds for Sculpture, I made it my mission to hopefully get my hands on one. With 5 minutes to spare, I did exactly that! What a perfect way to commemorate the conclusion of Night Forms!

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The Angel, Gdańsk, Poland

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Grounds For Sculpture, Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, New Jersey, USA

Demure Storyteller

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Światowid/Świętowit/Święty Pan

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Nowhere near done but here's the library. Viren for scale

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Violent Femmes, “Hallowed Ground”, Album “Hallowed Ground”, 1984. Hallowed Ground is the second studio album by Violent Femmes, American folk punk band (Gospel rock country roots music) from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, released on 1984. The album cover art is a photo of a sculpture created by Mary Nohl. Site

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Benjamin Franklin Day

Founding Father Benjamin Franklin was born on this day in 1706, in  Boston, making today Ben Franklin Day. He was a polymath, or expert in  many subjects. Some of the titles that could be given to him are  inventor, scientist, politician, diplomat, civic activist, printer,  author, postmaster, and mapmaker. He also founded or was a part of many  organizations and groups.

Franklin was the tenth and youngest son of a soap and candle maker,  Josiah Franklin, and Josiah's second wife, Abiah Folger. The elder  Franklin wanted his son to follow the path of a preacher, but did not  have the money to send him to school. Benjamin only attended school up  until the age of ten, when he began working full-time in his father's  shop. At the age of twelve he was sent to apprentice his older brother  James, who was a printer. James started The New England Courant  in Boston when Benjamin was fifteen. Benjamin wanted to be printed in  the paper, but James would not allow it. So, he wrote letters under name  of Silence Dogood, a fictional widow, and slid them under the print  shop door at night. The fourteen letters he wrote were published; they  gave advice and were filled with critical observations of the world.  Benjamin eventually confessed to writing them, and James was not happy.  Later, after harassment and beating at the hands of his brother,  Benjamin ended up running away to New York, and then ended up in  Philadelphia in 1723.

In Philadelphia, Franklin found work as an apprentice printer. He  then went to England for several months of print work. He came back to  Philadelphia and helped out a printer, but eventually borrowed money and  set up his own printing business a few years later. Franklin bought the  Pennsylvania Gazette in 1729, which became the most widely read newspaper in the colonies. He printed it and contributed pieces under aliases.

In 1728, Franklin had a son, William; it is not known who the mother  was. In 1730, he married Deborah Read; it was a common-law marriage, as  Read's first husband had deserted her. The Franklin's had two children:  Francis, born in 1732, died at the age of four from smallpox. Sarah was  born in 1743.

The Library Company, the nation's first subscription library, was founded by Franklin in 1731. He started publishing Poor Richard's Almanack  in 1733, under the pseudonym of "Richard Saunders." Its lively writing  and witty aphorisms separated it from other Almanacs of the day, and it  was printed for twenty-five years. The first fire department of  Philadelphia, the Union Fire Company, was organized by Franklin in 1736.  Franklin also worked for environmental cleanup in the city, and  launched projects and advocated for paved and lit streets. The first  learned society in the country, the American Philosophical Society, was  launched with the help of Franklin. In 1751, he brought together another  group of people to form the Pennsylvania Hospital.

Franklin's bright mind came up with many inventions. His 1752 kite  and key experiment demonstrated that lightning was electricity, and he  also invented the lightning rod. He came up with other electricity  related terms that we still use today, such as "battery." He invented a  fireplace that became known as the "Franklin stove." Compared to the  popular fireplaces of its time, it gave off more heat and used less  fuel. Franklin refused to patent it, and wanted his invention to serve  others freely. Franklin invented bifocals, which could be used for both  distance and reading. He even invented a musical instrument, the  armonica, which Beethoven and Mozart wrote music for. He charted the  Gulf Stream and gave it its name, and suggested the idea for, and helped  design the first penny in the United States.

In 1757, Franklin went to England to represent the Penn family over  who should represent the colony. Until 1775 most of his time was spent  in England. He served as a Colonial representative for Pennsylvania,  Georgia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. His wife Deborah died in 1774,  while he was still in London.

Franklin was originally a loyalist, but after the 1765 Stamp Act his  views shifted. He testified before Parliament, helping persuade members  of that body to repeal the law. He later became embroiled in what became  known as the "Hutchinson Affair." Thomas Hutchinson, an English  appointed governor, had written letters that had called for the  lessening of liberties of colonists. Franklin got ahold of the letters  and sent them to America. He was condemned publicly, and soon came back  home.

He was elected to the Second Continental Congress, and was part of  the committee of five that drafted the Declaration of Independence. He  also was a signer of the Declaration. He was the first Postmaster  General of the United States; long after his death he was honored by  being put on the first US postage stamp.

He left America to become the first Ambassador to France. During this  time he helped secure a treaty with them in 1778. He also helped to  secure loans during the war. When the guns fell silent, he was present  at signing of Treaty of Paris in 1783, which formally ended the war.

Franklin returned to his home country, and became a delegate at the  Constitutional Convention; he signed the Constitution, being the oldest  person to do so. Although Franklin owned slaves early in his life, his  views changed over time, and in his last years he worked for the  abolition of slavery. After suffering from gout and other ailments, he  died on April 17, 1790, at his daughter Sarah's home. His funeral was  attended by 20,000 people.

It is fitting a day would be dedicated to Benjamin Franklin, as he is  so much more than just the man on the $100 bill. The breadth and scope  of his achievements are almost unparalleled, not only in his political  contributions to a fledgling country, but in his many other pursuits as  well.

Here are just some of his accomplishments and activities: As writer/printer/publisher:

wrote as Silence Dogood in The New England Courant

published Poor Richard's Almanack for twenty-five years

owned the Pennsylvania Gazette

wrote an acclaimed autobiography

As an inventor:

"Franklin stove"

proved lightning is electricity and invented the lightning rod

bifocals

swim fins

carriage odometer

armonica

flexible catheter

As a founder:

The Library Company—the country's first subscription library

Union Fire Company of Philadelphia—the first fire department of Pennsylvania

American Philosophical Society

Pennsylvania Hospital

As a politician:

Colonial representative in England

member of Second Continental Congress

first Postmaster General of the United States

helped draft the Declaration of Independence and signed it

first ambassador to France

present at signing of Treaty of Paris

delegate to Constitutional Convention and signed Constitution

How to Observe

One way to celebrate the day is to follow the example he left of living a full life. Maybe you can start to do this by following his daily schedule.  Learning more about the man may be a good way to celebrate his birthday  and life as well. Why not read the man's own words in his Autobiography? You could also read his Silence Dogood letters, or some of Poor Richard's Almanack. Besides reading his own words, you could read books about him, or explore resources at the Library of Congress. Once you tire of reading you could find and watch the PBS mini-series on Franklin. Finally, you could plan a trip to visit his grave and the Benjamin Franklin Museum in Philadelphia.

Source

Benjamin Franklin, an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was born on January 17, 1706.