Hyland was in a gallery when I visited recently, and he agreed to be photographed. I asked him which painting he wanted behind him. He picked "Portrait of Madame T." I showed and explained it last year, too. This painting was on a long-term loan to NBMAA. Five months ago the museum bought it.
A wonderful opportunity Jack - none-other than the Director posing in front of this superb piece of art......Mr Paparazzi !!
ReplyDeleteYou are becoming quite the celeb, Jack! :-) I'm looking forward to the coming week.
ReplyDeleteThat was nice of him to pose...which bodes well for the future of the museum. I shall also look forward to seeing more of what this "jewel" has to offer.
ReplyDeleteI'm impatient to see the treasures you've found there!
ReplyDeleteI vividly recall the portrait because of your May post of Madame T. I also had just finished the book, Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X, about the Sargent portrait that was an inspiration for this particular portrait. Hard to imagine that a painting with a plunging neckline (the Madame X painting) could ruin someone's reputation! The Director will be very successful because of his people skills!
ReplyDeleteHas he got a Swedish surname?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, he has a good taste!:)
That's a royal photo of him in the museum in front of a beautiful painting! Cool PINK shirt, Douglas!
ReplyDeleteAnother great location portrait, Jack. You can really tell how at easy he was working with you.
ReplyDeleteGreat portrait Jack! Well done.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture as always, Jack, and I'm looking forward to more on the museum! He did pick a great portrait to be photographed with!! Enjoy your day!
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How 'bout that STAMPEDE last night? Frick that QB with a horse on his helmet.
ReplyDeleteNOW will everybody just SHUTUP please!? Take a guess who is the best QB playin' today?
I think he has a job he just loves! I'm looking forward to seeing more here.
ReplyDeleteYou're getting very brave at asking for portraits. Well done. This is lovely and good to see him in his natural habitat, so to speak.
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice portrait, Jack... I'll be waiting to see your week's worth of shots/posts!
ReplyDeleteHe looks like a man happy with his job!
ReplyDeleteHe knew you were coming, that's why he is all dressed up.
ReplyDeleteVery nice portrait. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteHe looks very happy to pose.
ReplyDeleteNice portrait. I'm looking forward to the weeks worth of museum shots.
ReplyDeleteAn excellent photograph of Douglas. Was this an event the museum put on for it's members? I know the Nelson-Atkins has special events for it's members and are quite enjoyable to attend. Mr Hyland looks extremely happy.
ReplyDeleteLooks like an agreeable fellow! Glad you got a shot of him. I'm really looking forward to this trip through the art museum.
ReplyDeleteGreat portrait Jack, this is a man who looks like he loves his job!
ReplyDeleteWonderful portrait, Jack, the painting behind is perfect to give prominence to the Director.
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