Happy Mardi Gras or Carnival/Carnivale! I have been adding to my Library's free access area, my "Carnival in Venice" photos from the John and Mable Ringling's Cà d'Zan mansion in Sarasota, Florida. John Ringling was one of the brothers who owned the Barnum and Bailey Ringling Bros. Circus. The mansion was completed in 1926 and entertained many popular guests. This "Carnival in Venice" mural is located on the Cà d'Zan's gameroom ceiling. This room took the majority of the 32-room mansion's third floor. The Ringling's entertained in the gameroom frequently. The ceiling mural artist, William Andrew "Willy" Pogany, was a very popular artist for children's book illustrator (Gulliver's Travel, Troy, etc.), and a set and costume designer for the Zeigfeld Follies on Broadway. This series' mural images are massive in size and close-up views are available on our website's Library. The murals were painted on canvas by Willy Pogany in New York City then brought to the Cà d'Zan and installed on the gameroom ceiling. Today's addition includes 13 webpages. These murals have not been seen by many people because the visitors' cost is extra to view the mansion's gameroom area at the museum.
I did a two-week photoshoot of the Ringling Estate and Museum last April. My agreement with the museum was that I put the photos in my Library's free access area. This photoshoot included Ringling Bros. 1950s circus costumes, their rose garden statutes, the mansion, and Mr. Ringling's 1920s NYC Fifth Ave. wardrobe. I took about 3,000 photos at the museum. The gameroom photos were taken while I laid on a blanket and pillow on the floor and scooted around. BTW, the background image for the gameroom webpages is the Cà d'Zan mansion. You may view the thumbnails on the Library's updates page: www.costumegallery.com/updates.htm . I will have a master index page in the next few days. Under some of the photo enlargement pages, there are thumbnails to more enlargements of that image's specific details. There will be SEVERAL more gameroom images added later this week. If you would prefer individual links, here they are: http://www.costumegallery.com/Ringling/Mansion/Gameroom/Venice/brownladywhiteclown.htm Couple #1 (3 images with 2 closeups, click on the thumbnails for the image close-ups) http://www.costumegallery.com/Ringling/Mansion/Gameroom/Venice/canopycouple.htm Couple #2 (3 images with 2 closeups, click on the thumbnails for the large image for close-ups) http://www.costumegallery.com/Ringling/Mansion/Gameroom/Venice/couple3.htm couple #3 http://www.costumegallery.com/Ringling/Mansion/Gameroom/Venice/couple4.htm couple #4 (2 images with 1 closeup, click on the thumbnails for the large image for close-up) http://www.costumegallery.com/Ringling/Mansion/Gameroom/Venice/bird1.htm bird #1 http://www.costumegallery.com/Ringling/Mansion/Gameroom/Venice/bird2.htm bird #2 http://www.costumegallery.com/Ringling/Mansion/Gameroom/Venice/artist1.htm self portrait, Willy Pogany http://www.costumegallery.com/Ringling/Mansion/Gameroom/Venice/clownstick.htm Clown Scepter Penny Ladnier, Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites www.costumegallery.com www.costumelibrary.com www.costumeclassroom.com www.costumeencyclopedia.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
