At the request of Tsar Nicholas II, a set of porcelain figures that describe the history of Russia’s diverse cultural heritage was created between 1907 and 1917 by Pavel P. Kamensky at the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg. This lecture presents more about the entire series of figures, commissioned as the Russian government publically embraced the population’s diversity.

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Explore how flamboyant media tycoon William Randolph Hearst chose his works of art, how they were displayed, and how he lived with them during more than eighty years of an extraordinary lifetime.

Seen The Monuments Men? Now come hear about Marvin Ross, a “Monuments Man” who was also Hillwood's first Curator. 

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It's not surprising that every First Lady from Mrs. Herbert Hoover to Michelle Obama has had a beautiful cattleya orchid named after them. Renowned orchid grower Arthur Chadwick and his father have been at the very heart of this endeavor having created and presented a new cattleya to each First Lady for decades.