Arts League Launch Walking Tour "Vinnie Ream: A Celebration of Art, Letters & Music"
Take a self-guided walking tour of the nation’s capital and enjoy one of its national treasures – the works of Vinnie Ream: A Celebration of Art, Letters & Music.
Washington, DC, July 04, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Researched, designed and recommended by the National League of American Pen Women, www.nlapw.org, this self-guided walking tour highlights the works of Vinnie Ream, a celebrated artist, musician and writer. Walkers are encouraged to start their tour at the U.S. Capitol, located First Street & East Capitol Street, to view "Abraham Lincoln" marble, "Kirkwood" bronze and "Sequoyah" bronze. For a complete list, see side-bar section: ‘Vinnie Ream Works of Sculpture Located in DC Area.’
Vinnie Ream, the story –
Vinnie Ream, sculptor of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, was the first woman and the youngest artist to ever receive a commission from the United States Government for a statue. Ream also designed the first free-standing statue of a Native American (Sequoyah) to be placed in Statuary Hall at the Capitol; and, she sculpt the first major monument to a U.S. Navy Officer (Admiral David Farragut) built in Washington, D.C.
A noted writer and singer, Ream a founding member of the League helped wounded soldiers write letters and gave concerts in the Civil War hospitals.
Vinnie Ream Room –
The League, in honor of their member Vinnie Ream, maintains a memorial room. Two marble busts Violet Roma and Little Morning Glory, stand atop a cabinet which contains her biography, Vinnie Ream, The Story of the Girl Who Sculpted Lincoln, by Gordon Langley Hall and a copy of a prize-winning play by Anne Megna Dunst, and other Ream memorabilia.
National League of American Pen Women -
Founded in 1897, the League is a recipient of the Literary Hall of Fame Award in recognition of their contribution to the cultural life of the United States and the George Washington Honor Medal sponsored by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge for their collaborative effort to promote an understanding and appreciation of America’s rich heritage and unique freedoms.
The League’s mission is to encourage, recognize, and promote the production of creative work of professional standard in Art, Letters, and Music and, through outreach activities, provide educational, creative, and professional support to members and non-members in these disciplines. Membership, comprised of three comprehensive classifications, Letters, Art, and Music, and offers association with other creative professional women through participation in workshops, discussion groups, and lectures related to the creative process. Writing and poetry contests, art exhibitions (both juried and judged), and music composition competitions are conducted at local branch, state, and national levels of the organization. See www.nlapw.org for details of events, contests, or membership, or, for further details of League history, visit http://www.americanpenwomen.org/history/penArtsBuilding.cfm.
As spokesperson, 2010-12 President Jean Holmes is available to give speeches and lectures for professional organizations. For details of her availability, contact the national headquarters by email at nlapw1@verizon.net, by phone at 202-785-1997, or by mail at 1300 Seventeenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-1973.
Side-bar: Walking Tour: Vinnie Ream Works of Sculpture Located in DC Area:
Admission Free (public transportation tour)-
U.S. Capitol, located First Street & East Capitol Street, NE., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday - "Abraham Lincoln" marble, "Kirkwood" bronze and "Sequoyah" bronze
Metro Capitol South ‘blue line’ to Smithsonian Station
National Museum of American Art at Smithsonian Institution, 8th and F Streets NW, 11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. daily - "Sappho" marble
Metro Smithsonian Station ‘blue line’ to Farragut West Station
Farragut Square 1634 I Street Northwest, "Farragut" bronze
Walk 17th St. North
Pen Arts Building, 1300 NW, RSVP 202-785-1977, "Morning Glory" marble & "The Violet" marble
Walk 17th St. South to Farragut West Station
Farragut West Station to Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery, 8 a.m., from April 1 to Sept. 30 the cemetery closes at 7 p.m.; the other six months it closes at 5 p.m. "Sappho" bronze located Section South Site Lot 1876 and grave site of Vinnie Ream, Section 3, Brigadier General Richard L. Hoxie.
Other Recommended Sites:
- Georgetown University at Washington, 2121 I Street, N.W, "Churchman" marble
- Ford's Theatre, 511 - 10th Street NW. and Petersen House, 516 - 10th Street NW., "Abraham Lincoln" #2850, plaster, "Abraham Lincoln" #2851, plaster
- Rock Creek Cemetery, Rock Creek Church Road, "Edwin B. Hay" bronze
House of the Temple at Washington, 1733 Sixteenth Street, N.W., weekdays from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, "Albert Pike" plaster.
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Vinnie Ream, the story –
Vinnie Ream, sculptor of the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda, was the first woman and the youngest artist to ever receive a commission from the United States Government for a statue. Ream also designed the first free-standing statue of a Native American (Sequoyah) to be placed in Statuary Hall at the Capitol; and, she sculpt the first major monument to a U.S. Navy Officer (Admiral David Farragut) built in Washington, D.C.
A noted writer and singer, Ream a founding member of the League helped wounded soldiers write letters and gave concerts in the Civil War hospitals.
Vinnie Ream Room –
The League, in honor of their member Vinnie Ream, maintains a memorial room. Two marble busts Violet Roma and Little Morning Glory, stand atop a cabinet which contains her biography, Vinnie Ream, The Story of the Girl Who Sculpted Lincoln, by Gordon Langley Hall and a copy of a prize-winning play by Anne Megna Dunst, and other Ream memorabilia.
National League of American Pen Women -
Founded in 1897, the League is a recipient of the Literary Hall of Fame Award in recognition of their contribution to the cultural life of the United States and the George Washington Honor Medal sponsored by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge for their collaborative effort to promote an understanding and appreciation of America’s rich heritage and unique freedoms.
The League’s mission is to encourage, recognize, and promote the production of creative work of professional standard in Art, Letters, and Music and, through outreach activities, provide educational, creative, and professional support to members and non-members in these disciplines. Membership, comprised of three comprehensive classifications, Letters, Art, and Music, and offers association with other creative professional women through participation in workshops, discussion groups, and lectures related to the creative process. Writing and poetry contests, art exhibitions (both juried and judged), and music composition competitions are conducted at local branch, state, and national levels of the organization. See www.nlapw.org for details of events, contests, or membership, or, for further details of League history, visit http://www.americanpenwomen.org/history/penArtsBuilding.cfm.
As spokesperson, 2010-12 President Jean Holmes is available to give speeches and lectures for professional organizations. For details of her availability, contact the national headquarters by email at nlapw1@verizon.net, by phone at 202-785-1997, or by mail at 1300 Seventeenth St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-1973.
Side-bar: Walking Tour: Vinnie Ream Works of Sculpture Located in DC Area:
Admission Free (public transportation tour)-
U.S. Capitol, located First Street & East Capitol Street, NE., 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday - "Abraham Lincoln" marble, "Kirkwood" bronze and "Sequoyah" bronze
Metro Capitol South ‘blue line’ to Smithsonian Station
National Museum of American Art at Smithsonian Institution, 8th and F Streets NW, 11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. daily - "Sappho" marble
Metro Smithsonian Station ‘blue line’ to Farragut West Station
Farragut Square 1634 I Street Northwest, "Farragut" bronze
Walk 17th St. North
Pen Arts Building, 1300 NW, RSVP 202-785-1977, "Morning Glory" marble & "The Violet" marble
Walk 17th St. South to Farragut West Station
Farragut West Station to Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery, 8 a.m., from April 1 to Sept. 30 the cemetery closes at 7 p.m.; the other six months it closes at 5 p.m. "Sappho" bronze located Section South Site Lot 1876 and grave site of Vinnie Ream, Section 3, Brigadier General Richard L. Hoxie.
Other Recommended Sites:
- Georgetown University at Washington, 2121 I Street, N.W, "Churchman" marble
- Ford's Theatre, 511 - 10th Street NW. and Petersen House, 516 - 10th Street NW., "Abraham Lincoln" #2850, plaster, "Abraham Lincoln" #2851, plaster
- Rock Creek Cemetery, Rock Creek Church Road, "Edwin B. Hay" bronze
House of the Temple at Washington, 1733 Sixteenth Street, N.W., weekdays from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm, "Albert Pike" plaster.
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National League of American Pen Women
Sylvia Hoehns Wright
804-672-6007
www.nlapw.org
Sylvia Hoehns Wright
804-672-6007
www.nlapw.org
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