tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post7832020723809175757..comments2023-11-26T16:13:28.698-08:00Comments on A Very Good Life: Beverly Hills Cow ~ Greystone ~ Hirshhorn- Levitated Mass (aka The Rock)Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-25110751322054129532012-08-04T12:40:14.069-07:002012-08-04T12:40:14.069-07:00great postgreat postMotorcycle Shippinghttp://www.idtransport.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-34612814073159171412012-06-29T22:22:56.686-07:002012-06-29T22:22:56.686-07:00Thanks. live sports!Thanks. live sports!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-47904899202754924972012-06-28T02:22:23.379-07:002012-06-28T02:22:23.379-07:00nice picsnice picslive sportshttp://sportsfunia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-80994470660952916762012-06-26T12:32:31.025-07:002012-06-26T12:32:31.025-07:00Dear Naomi- You are such a dear to write in again....Dear Naomi- You are such a dear to write in again. <br /><br />Your father was absolutely right in his decision about his collection. <br /><br />Because of his decision- the Greystone will be available to house a collection it is better suited to. <br /> <br />Like the aeronautical exhibits- the collections with the Smithsonian family are far above what we have in LA. But most days, we still have better weather):- <br /><br />I believe I have pictures from a long ago visit to the Hirshhorn. <br />I'm hoping I labeled the photos by museum so they aren't mixed up. <br /><br />Now that I know of your familial connection- I would love visit the Museum with fresh eyes. <br /><br />Our nation is blessed, not only in the great collection he bequeathed us, but through his children. Your generous and artistic spirit- I hope you understand your own influence on the culture. Blessings.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-10744938468186479692012-06-26T11:43:41.503-07:002012-06-26T11:43:41.503-07:00Lydia...just a little more follow up on Greystone....Lydia...just a little more follow up on Greystone....IF you could have seen inside the House itself, I think you would understand better why Greystone was not the right place for my father's collection. And the fact that the "gift" ultimately encomposed 12,000 pieces.....Well, it just would never have worked.<br />If and when you go to D.C., do go see The Hirshhorn. And I think you will see quite clearly why Greystone would not have been the best place for it. And why this Museum is considered one of the Great Museums of The World!<br /><br />My siblings and I had nor have anything to do with the Museum in any way and we never did. So, it's not nepotism that makes me say this is a Great Museum. It is just a fact. And as I have said in the past, this was the BEST part of my father---His true relationship to Art!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-20559901929881433162012-06-25T21:44:01.976-07:002012-06-25T21:44:01.976-07:00Hi, Joan! Glad you liked the blue bits of glass. I...Hi, Joan! Glad you liked the blue bits of glass. I'm thinking of how to replicate here. <br /><br />Nikki- Keep an eye out for when they have a lecture at Greystone. I would go back!Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-84276700743042882042012-06-25T20:50:01.975-07:002012-06-25T20:50:01.975-07:00Your words have brought the tour to life, Lydia. ...Your words have brought the tour to life, Lydia. How I wish I could've accompanied you! The grounds look amazing. The square footage demands staff, of course :-)nikkipolanihttp://nikkipolani.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-5844629442631713642012-06-25T18:56:26.620-07:002012-06-25T18:56:26.620-07:00Thanks for the tour. The detail of the blue glass ...Thanks for the tour. The detail of the blue glass on the risers was a beautiful touch.Joan S Boltonhttp://www.santabarbaragardens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-83436417882061255212012-06-25T11:58:20.396-07:002012-06-25T11:58:20.396-07:00Dear Trisha- I hope to meet this woman I deeply ad...Dear Trisha- I hope to meet this woman I deeply admire in the very near future.<br /><br />Sue- Do look over at the link - the time of day I did not get the opportunity to properly photograph the architecture- which OOLH - her archived images are amazing.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-7347919642754163132012-06-25T09:01:06.722-07:002012-06-25T09:01:06.722-07:00Lovely home and grounds. Great photo of you! As fo...Lovely home and grounds. Great photo of you! As for the rock, I agree. NBD!Oregon Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07304465767994530731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-32721916396512422822012-06-25T08:52:49.754-07:002012-06-25T08:52:49.754-07:00Lydia,
I believe this is your best work so far. H...Lydia,<br />I believe this is your best work so far. How breath taking! The photos you took are amazing.<br /><br />I have a question: Did you get to meet Naomi in person? What an amazing story of her father's success in this most wonderful country in the world, America. I vow the next time I am in DC to go see her father's collection.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing with us.<br /><br />XO TrishaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-81748135711076593912012-06-25T08:45:22.752-07:002012-06-25T08:45:22.752-07:00Naomi- Thank you for the added commentary. While a...Naomi- Thank you for the added commentary. While as a Californian it is bittersweet to not have a major art collection housed in the Greystone, your father was wise to keep his collection intact. To be part of the Smithsonian is truly turning something good into something great. <br /><br />I trust that with time, an appropriately sized and valued collection will find its way to the Greystone. <br /><br />For now, we are lucky to have the grounds open to the public- with great promise for what is to follow.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215242522396155812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353280526628627983.post-64285975508802868042012-06-25T04:10:39.037-07:002012-06-25T04:10:39.037-07:00A lovely look at the beautiful Gardens of Greyston...A lovely look at the beautiful Gardens of Greystone, Lydia....And about that Rock?? Miss Peggy Lee, indeed!<br /><br />In the interest of accuracy, and in case no one goes over to read those posts of mine, I wanted to say the following: Though it may have been sad that my father, Joseph Hirshhorn, decided to not give his collection to be housed at Greystone, it was for very good sound reasons, in terms of the scope of this original massive donation of 6,000 paintings, drawings and sculptures. The Greystone House truly could never have held the collection and shown it in the way a truly great great Art collection like this, needed to be housed and shown. And, where it ended up, with a wonderful building built on the Mall just for it, in our Nations Capital, as part of The Smithsonian Institution, was the proper and more fitting place, in every way---Especially since another 6,000 pieces were given to the Museum, after my fathers death, in 1981. And The Hirshhorn is considered one of the truly Great Museums of the World. Being where it is has made it so much more accessible than it ever could have been here in Beverly Hills.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com