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1、美国名人收藏家伊莎贝拉斯图尔特加德纳IsabellaStewartGardner,1840-1924:SheCreatedArtMuseuminHerHomeplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:08repeatByDanaDemange2009-1-10VOICEONE:mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmBarbaraKleinwithPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywetellabouttheartcollectorandculturalsupporter,IsabellaStewartGardner.D

2、uringthelatenineteenthcentury,shetraveledaroundtheworldtolearnaboutforeignculturesandimproveherknowledgeofart.MissusGardnerwasacelebratedartsandcommunitysupporterinherhometownofBoston,Massachusetts.Shespentherlateryearsturningherhomeandartcollectionintoabeautifulmuseumforthepublictoenjoy.(MUSIC)VOIC

3、EONE:TheIsabellaStewartGardnermuseumdoesnotseemlikeamuseum.Itlookslikewhatitis:alarge,beautifulhomebuiltinthestyleofsixteenthcenturyItaly.Butthishomecontainsovertwothousandpiecesofartorganizedfromroomtoroombyperiodandbygeography.VOICETWO:TheRaphaelRoomThecollectionincludespaintings,sculpture,rareboo

4、ks,jewelry,andpiecesofancientbuildings.Forexample,theBlueRoomcontainspaintingsbynineteenthcenturyartistsincludingEdouardManetandEugeneDelacroix.ItalsocontainsfinelymadefurnitureanddisplaysoflettersfrommanyfamousAmericanwriterswhowerefriendsofMissusGardnerduringherlifetime.Fromthisroom,youcanexploret

5、henearbyChineseLoggia,orgoupstairstoseetheItalianarthungonthedeepredwallsoftheRaphaelRoom.VOICEONE:Thefourlevelsofroomscenteronabeautifulcourtyardwithaglassceilingtoletlightshinein.Theartcollectionisorganizedinawaythatiswarmandpersonal.Soyoufeellikeyouareaguestinahomeinsteadofavisitorinahuge,imperso

6、nalmuseum.Thismuseumisoneofakind.ItistheonlyprivateartcollectionintheUnitedStatesthathadonepersondesignthebuilding,thecollectionandthewayinwhichtheartishung.Letuslearnmoreaboutthisinterestingwomanwhodevotedherlifetoart.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:IsabellaStewartwasborninNewYorkCityineighteenforty.Herfather,Davi

7、dStewart,madeagreatdealofmoneyinthetradeoflinenclothandiron.IsabellawenttoprivateschoolsinNewYorkandinParis,France,whereherfamilylivedfortwoyears.Duringthistime,herparentstookhertoItalytoexplorethecountrysmanyculturaltreasures.VOICEONE:ThecourtyardOneoftheprivateartcollectionsIsabellavisitedinMilanh

8、adadeepinfluenceonher.ShewrotetooneofherfriendsaboutherdreamofonedayowningahousewithanartcollectionliketheoneshehadseeninItaly.Isabellasaidintheletterthatshewouldfillthehousewithartandbeautifuloldfurniturecalledantiquessothatotherpeoplecouldenjoythem.VOICETWO:InParis,Isabellabecameclosefriendswithon

9、eofherclassmates,JuliaGardner,whosefamilywasfromBoston,Massachusetts.JuliawouldlaterintroduceIsabellatoherbrother;Jack.Ineighteensixty,IsabellaStewartmarriedJackGardner.ThecouplemovedtoBoston.VOICEONE:Ineighteensixty-three,Isabellagavebirthtoason,Jackie,whodiedtwoyearslater.Tohelphiswifeovercomeasev

10、eredepression,JackGardnerplannedforthemtotraveltoEurope.ThecoupletraveledthroughNorway,Russia,AustriaandFrance.ThischangeofenvironmenthelpedIsabellaGardnergreatly.Shesoonregainedthesenseofhumorandspiritforwhichshewasknown.VOICETWO:Thecoupletraveledtogetheroften.OnetripwastoEgypt,Palestine,andGreece.

11、Isabellakeptdetailedwrittendescriptionsoftheirtravels.Hertravelwritingshowedasenseofadventureandloveoftheartandtraditionsofothercultures.Onanothertrip,sheandherhusbandvisitedtheartandmonumentsofJapan,Cambodia,Indonesia,andIndia.Ineighteenseventy-five,theGardnersadoptedthethreesonsofJacksbrother,whoh

12、adrecentlydied.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:AportraitofIsabellaStewartGardnerbyJohnSingerSargentIsabellaStewartGardnerdidnotbehavelikemostwomenofhertime.Shewasveryindependentandnotafraidtoexpressherthoughtsandopinions.Shesmokedcigarettesandhostedpartiesthatwerefamousaroundtown.Shelearnedallshecouldaboutsubjectst

13、hatwereimportanttoher,suchasartandliterature.Shealsodevelopedrelationshipswithinterestingpeople.ShebecamegoodfriendswiththeAmericanpaintersJohnSingerSargentandJamesMcNeillWhistlerandthewriterHenryJames.Shecollectedtheworkofthegreatancientpainters,butalsoworkedhardtosupportmodernartistsbeginningtheir

14、careers.VOICETWO:MissusGardnertookagreatinterestinthecommunityactivitiesofBoston.ShelovedtoattendRedSoxbaseballgamesaswellasothersportsatnearbyHarvardCollege.And,shegavefinancialsupporttoorganizationsthatsupportedanimalrightsandtheplantingofcitygardens.Herindependenceandspiritcaughttheattentionofthe

15、media.Reportersoftenwrotestoriesabouther,someofwhichweremoretruethanothers.MissusGardnerdidnotseemtomind.Shewasknowntohavesaid:Dontspoilagoodstorybytellingthetruth!VOICEONE:Duringhermanytravels,IsabellaGardnervisitedartgalleriesandconsultedwithartexperts.Shewantedtobefullyeducatedabouttheartcollecti

16、onshewasstartingtobuild.WhenIsabellasfatherdiedineighteenninety-one,sheusedthemoneyhelefthertobuymoreart.Afewyearslater,IsabellaandJackGardnerboughtthreemajorpaintingsbygreatartists.OnewasbytheDutchartistRembrandtzanotherbytheSpanishartistVelazquez,andanotherwasbytheItalianartist,Titian.VOICETWO:Thecoupleknewtheynowhadtoomucharttofitinsidetheirhome.Sotheydecidedtostartplanningamuseum.MissusGardner