Kate good evening and welcome to hillwood estate, museum and gardens. I know many of you know already, but in case we have not met, my name is kate markert, and i am the executive director here. I want to thank you in joining us tonight as we welcome back douglas smith, longtime friend of hillwood and author of the book the russian job the forgotten story of how america saved the soviet union from ruin. You may have noticed that the theater looks just a little bit different tonight. I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time in hillwood, it is not the first time that our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum youtube channel, so check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. Before we continue, i know you know what i am going to say next please be sure that you have silenced anything that chirps or barks or beeps. You may know that hillwoods founder, marjorie
I am very pleased to welcome cspan. While this is their very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time that our lectures are accessible to folks at home. Many of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum youtube channel, so check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. Before we continue, i know you know what i am going to say next please be sure that you have silenced anything that chirps or barks or beeps. You may know that hillwoods founder, Marjorie Merriweather post, began her russian collection while she was posted to soviet era moscow in 19371938. Over the next 30 years, she was dedicated to building the most comprehensive collection of russian imperial art outside of russia. She realized, as the collection grew, that her personal passion could inspire and educate the public and made plans for hillwood to become a museum. Posts lasting legacies, public service, family, and lush gardens, as well as Marjorie Merriweather post
Smith is theglas author the book the forgotten job, the story of how the United States saved the soviet union from ruin. How did you come across these . It was luck. I was asked to go through the man huffs things before after they died. In the last room i went into i found these cardboard boxes and open them up and there i found these color slides, thousands of them literally, as well as these canisters of film. The first when i picked up had had written on it, stalins funeral. I started to shake i was so excited. What were you thinking . Dr. Smith i do not think this to be real, what i was seeing. I had to have it digitized because it was 60 millimeter film which i did not have a projector. I had to wait several weeks until it was finished. When i saw it i knew was a big historical discovery. The film is silent so you will walk us through it to explain what we are looking at. First, martin man half was an avid photographer. Dr. Smith this is in the spring of 1953 and he has standing o
You may notice it looks a little different tonight. I am pleased to welcome cspan. While this is the very first time at hillwood, it is not the first time that our lectures are assessable to folks at home. Any of our fantastic programs are available on the Hillwood Museum youtube channel. So check that out in case you missed something or want to see something again. I know youontinue, know what im going to say next. Please be sure that you have silenced anything that chirps or barks or beeps. You may know that the hill word founder began her russian collection while she was posted insoviet era moscow in 1937 1938. Over the next 30 years, she was dedicated to building the most comprehensive collection of russian imperial art outside of russia. She realized as the collection passiont her personal could inspire and educate the public and made plans for hillwood to become a museum. Legatees legacies, public, and lush gardens, as well as a new biography, archery meriwether s the life behind
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