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State of the Arts reveals how globetrotting artists from the European destinations of Estonia, the Czech Republic, France, and Italy have found their cultural homes in New Jersey.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 @ 11:30 pm
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the gentle bonaparte
It comes as a complete surprise to many people that Napoleon Bonaparte's older brother Joseph Bonaparte, who was at one time the King of Spain and the Two Sicilies, secretly fled Europe after Waterloo in 1815 and established a palatial residence in Bordentown, New Jersey. He lived there for almost 20 years and his home became a cultural center containing the largest collection of European paintings in America during the first half of the 19th Century, and a library larger than that of the Library of Congress at the time. Scholar Patricia Tyson Stroud tells the remarkable story of Joseph Bonaparte's escape to America, his turbulent relationship with his famous brother, and his extraordinary life in America, drawing upon her recently published book: The Man Who had Been King: The American Exile of Napoleon's Brother Joseph. State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz also talks with historian James Turk from the New Jersey State Museum, historian Roger Moss from the Athenaeum in Philadelphia, and senior curator Joseph J. Rishel from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
 Read the preface from Patricia Tyson Stroud’s book about Joseph Bonaparte’s American exile
Learn about the New Jersey State Museum’s upcoming exhibit about Joseph Bonaparte
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Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph Bonaparte’s mansion near Bordentown
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and, the gentle maestro
Neeme Järvi, one of the most celebrated and extensively recorded conductors of our time, became the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's twelfth Music Director in their 2005-06 season. Born in Tallinn, Estonia and an American citizen since 1987, Järvi is one of today's busiest conductors, making frequent guest appearances with the major orchestras and opera houses throughout the world. His recordings include over 350 discs on the Deutsche Grammophon, Chandos, BIS, Orfeo, EMI and BMG labels. Järvi has been awarded many international accolades including an honorary doctorate from the Music Academy of Estonia in Tallinn, and the Order of the National Coat of Arms from the President of the Republic of Estonia and Commander of the North Star Order from King Karl Gustav XVI of Sweden. State of the Arts producer Eric Schultz profiles this remarkable musician through interviews with the maestro, his musicians, and behind-the-scenes footage from recent rehearsals and concerts.
Hear Sibelius’ “Andante Festivo,” performed by the NJSO with conductor Neeme Järvi
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Conductor Neeme Järvi
Neeme Jarvi during rehearsal
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renaissance men
State of the Arts producer Christopher Benincasa catches up with Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, authors of the New York Times best-selling intellectual thriller The Rule of Four. The rookie novelists began writing together when they were undergraduates, Ian at Princeton and Dustin at Harvard (they’ve been friends since they were eight). Now their tale of Ivy League murder, apocryphal Renaissance history and a mysterious coded manuscript known as the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili has launched their careers as writers - and landed them a Hollywood deal. State of the Arts meets them on the campus of Princeton University, where the novel is set in part.
hear more about the hypnerotomachia poliphili from ian caldwell and dustin thomason
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Authors Ian Caldwell
and Dustin Thomason
“The Rule of Four”
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the global modernist
Jan Matulka was a Czech-born modernist who was influenced by his contacts with Native Americans during his travels to the Southwestern United States in the first part of the 20th century. Jan Matulka: The Global Modernist, an exhibit at the Montclair Museum of Art, brought this painter’s achievements to a wider audience. State of the Arts producer Amber Edwards gets an exclusive tour of the 2004-2005 show from museum director, Patterson Sims.
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Artist Jan Matulka
"New York Harbor / Paris"
by Jan Matulka, c.1925
“Still Life with Mandolin and Pears”
by Jan Matulka, 1925
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