Sunday, April 23, 2017

Joan of Arc (1948): Ingrid Bergman as the 15th Century French Saint


     Directed by Victor Fleming, based on "Joan of Lorraine" by Maxwell Anderson, Joan of Arc (1948) is a splendid hagiographic film regarding the 15th Century French martyr and Saint. Devastated after the 100 Years War, France rallies behind the heavenly visions of a teenage peasant farm girl, who leads the French troops to victory and secures the throne of the Dauphin, King Charles VII… but betrayal and charges of heresy lead to a tragic outcome. Ingrid Bergman is lovely and commanding as Joan of Arc. The supporting cast is good as well, including Jose Ferrer and Francis L. Sullivan. 


Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Joan of Arc. 1948: Ingrid Bergman

Saturday, April 22, 2017

William Randolph Hearst. Hearst Castle. San Simeon, California. by Travis Simpkins

William Randolph Hearst. 1863-1951. Hearst Castle. San Simeon, California. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
William Randolph Hearst
( 1863 - 1951 )
American Newspaper Publisher
Member of the
United States House of Representatives
Owner of
Hearst Castle
San Simeon, California
by Travis Simpkins



Hearst Castle - San Simeon, California


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William Randolph Hearst. by Travis Simpkins. Hearst Castle. San Simeon, CA

Friday, April 21, 2017

Major General Henry Knox. First United States Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins

Major General Henry Knox. 1750-1806. 1st U.S. Secretary of War. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Major General 
Henry Knox
( 1750 - 1806 )
Officer in the Continental Army
American Revolutionary War
Served as the first
United States Secretary of War
(1789-1794)
Freemason, namesake of
Major General Henry Knox Lodge, A.F.&A.M.
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
by Travis Simpkins



Based on an 1806 portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston


Celebrating Major General Henry Knox


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Henry Knox. by Travis Simpkins. Major General Henry Knox Lodge. Boston, MA