#Peter Oldenburg

[uwmspeccoll]

Staff Pick of the Week

First serialized in Pearson’s (UK) and Cosmopolitan (US) in 1897, H.G. Wells’s War of the Worlds wasn’t the very first alien story ever told, but it is probably the most enduring and culturally significant of those early tales. Wells wasn’t just drawing on the nascent genre of science fiction but also the (earthly) invasion literature that was first popularized by George Tomkyns Chesney’s The Battle of Dorking ( Blackwood's Magazine, 1871). Wells later wrote that War of the Worlds was inspired by the genocidal treatment of Aboriginal Tasmanians by British colonizers.

The Limited Edition’s Club edition of H.G. Well’s War of the Worlds was published in 1964. It is illustrated with ten color lithographs, drawn directly on the plates by Joeseph Mugnaini, as well as a number of smaller line drawings by the artist. We posted a few years ago about the Limited Editions Club edition of The Time Machine, also illustrated by Mugnaini. These two books were originally issued together in an ochre-yellow slipcase that matches the end papers; the linen-weave book-cloth bindings are dyed in an opposite color scheme (black with a red spine label for The Time Machine and red with a black spine label for War of the Worlds). The boxed set was designed by Peter Oldenburg and printed on white wove paper from Curtis Paper Company by Abraham Colish at his press in Mt. Vernon, NY. The lithographs were pulled by master printer George C. Miller. 

I love how Mugnaini’s colorful illustrations manifest a sense of unease: the yellow and red skies backing the alien invaders, the extreme heat of blue streaked flames, the kaleidoscopic ruins of a building. Mugnaini was best known for his many collaborations with another Science Fiction heavyweight: Ray Bradbury, including cover art for the first paperback and hardback editions of Fahrenheit 451. A previous Staff Pick featured Mugnaini’s illustrations for the Limited Editions Club of Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles.

You can find more posts on the work of H. G. Wells here.

Check out more from illustrator Joe Mugnaini here.

And here you can find more from Limited Editions Club.

For more Staff Picks here. 

-Olivia, Special Collections Graduate Intern

#Staff Pick of the Week #The War of the Worlds #H. G. Wells #Joe Mugnaini #Joseph Mugnaini #Limited Editions Club #Fine Press Books #Fine Press #Invasion Literature #SF #SFF #Science Fiction #Ray Bradbury #lithographs #color lithographs #color lithography #Peter Oldenburg #Curtis Paper Company #Curtis Paper Mill #Abraham Colish #Press of A. Colish #olivia

[otmaaromanovas]

New photographs of Olga Alexandrovna and Peter of Oldenburg

Found by Ilya, LastRomanovs on Flickr. Olga and Peter - two fascinating people!

#olga alexandrovna #peter of Oldenburg #new photos #Romanov family

[the-last-tsar]

Grand Duke Michael having some fun.

#grand duke mikhail #grand duke michael #michael alexandrovich #grand duke #funny #peter of oldenburg #duke #my own #romanovs #romanov #imperial russia #russian history

[romanovsonelastdance]

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna and her first husband, Peter of Oldenburg.

#romanov #olga alexandrovna #peter of oldenburg #my collection #my series

[lesyoussoupoff]

Grand Duchess Olga and Peter of Oldenburg with Princess Irina Alexandrovna. Taken on the day of their wedding.

#Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna #Peter of Oldenburg #Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia #Princess Irina Youssoupoff #Romanov #Yusupov

[loiladadiani]

Above, is a photograph of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna (1882 - 1960) with her newborn son and her second husband cavalry officer Nikolai Kulikovsky shortly after the birth of the baby.

Olga was the youngest daughter of Tzar Alexander III. She adored her father but had an ambivalent relationship with her mother throughout their life. Olga Alexandrovna was first married for 15 years to Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg, a marriage that was never consummated. The Duke used her money for gambling and would not divorce her when she met Kulikovsky and fell in love. His concession to her was to allow Kulikovsky to live in the same house with them until their marriage was annulled. Olga had always dreamed of having children and was always very close to all her young nieces and nephews.

Her first baby, Tikhon, was born while Olga and her husband Nikolai were under house arrest in Crimea with a number of other Romanovs. Olga's sister Xenia did not tell their mother Minnie that Olga had started laboring until she had given birth, knowing that the Dowager Empress would get too nervous.

This is the way Maria Feodorovna described the birth of Tikhon in her diary on 12 August 1917: “I felt enormous joy and sensed true bliss when I saw how happy Olga was at the birth of her baby... The doctor was delayed. Madame was pleased and proud that she had coped with everything alone. Poor Kulikovsky was not himself at all after all these horrific perturbations. We all embraced and congratulated one another.” She gave birth to her second son, Guri, while still in Russia, in a Cossack village (she left Russia after the other Romanovs.)

Both sons married and raised families in Denmark and later Canada, where Grand Duchess Olga and her husband settled. Her grand and great-grandchildren survive today. They all choose to live as quietly as possible having no desire to attract attention to their Romanov bloodline.

Tikhon Nikolayevich Kulikovsky and Guri Nikolayevich Kulikovsky

Tikhon and Guri as painted by their mother Olga Alexandrovna

#russian history #romanov dynasty #imperial russia #Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna #Tikhon Kulikovsky #Guri Kulikovsky #Nikolay Kulikovsky #Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg

[roehenstart]

Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark. After Peter Wichmann.

She was the daughter of King Frederick IV of Denmark and his wife, Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow. In 1725, she was on the list of 99 princesses considered acceptable to marry Louis XV of France, but was removed from the list because the Kingdom of Denmark was an arch-enemy of Sweden, France's traditional ally, and such a marriage could dissolve the Franco-Swedish alliance.

#peter wichmann #Kongeriget Danmark #prinsesse af danmark #house of oldenburg #haus oldenburg #kingdom of denmark

[postcard-from-the-past]

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia and her husband Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg

Russian vintage postcard

#vintage #husband #tarjeta #briefkaart #postcard #photography #grand #postal #peter alexandrovich #carte postale #duke #sepia #olga alexandrovna #grand duchess #peter #alexandrovich #ephemera #historic #russian #alexandrovna #ansichtskarte #duchess #oldenburg #postkarte #olga #russia #romanov #postkaart #photo

[bauerntanz]

30. Internationale Filmfest Oldenburg 

30. Internationale Filmfest #Oldenburg eröffnet. 50 Filme werden gezeigt, 13 davon sind Weltpremieren.

Gestern Abend hat hat mit einer feierlichen Eröffnung im Großen Haus des Staatstheaters in Oldenburg das 30. Internationale Filmfest begonnen. Vom 13. bis 17. September 2023 werden rund 50 internationale und deutsche Produktionen gezeigt, 13 davon sind Weltpremieren. Präsentiert wurde gestern Abend der Film „Willie and me“. Das Regiedebüt der in Los Angeles lebenden deutschen Schauspielerin Eva…

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#Deborah Kara Unger #Eva Hassmann #Hollywood #Internationales Filmfest Oldenburg #Islid Le Besco #Jen Gatien #Justizvollzugsanstalt Oldenburg #Luise Großmann #Miroslav Nemec #Oldenburg #Peter Bogdanovich #Thomas Stiller #Torsten Neumann #Torsten Ruether #Udo Wachtveitl #Ving Rhames #Willie Nelson

[mote-historie]

Olga Alexandrovna (Russian, 1882 - 1960) aka Olga Koulikovsky Romanova, Still life with flowers in a sunny window with a view to the garden, s.d. Private collection © photo Bruun Rasmussen

Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia was the youngest child of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. Her older brother was Tsar Nicholas II. She was raised at the Gatchina Palace outside Saint Petersburg. Olga's relationship with her mother, Empress Marie, the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark, was strained and distant from childhood. In contrast, she and her father were close. He died when she was 12, and her brother Nicholas became emperor. In 1901, she married Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg, who was privately believed by family and friends to be homosexual. Their marriage of 15 years remained unconsummated, and Peter at first refused Olga's request for a divorce. The couple led separate lives and their marriage was eventually annulled by the Emperor in October 1916. The following month Olga married cavalry officer Nikolai Kulikovsky, with whom she had fallen in love several years before.

#Olga Alexandrovna #painting #art #russian #Olga Koulikovsky Romanova #sunny window #garden view #flowers #summer flowers #summer #summer day #Grand Duchess #art nouveau #Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna #russian art #russian painting #art history #russian history #flower art #russia #russian royal family #russian royalty #light #hope #spring #romanov #romanovs #romanova

[mea-gloria-fides]

Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich and his brother-in-law, Duke Peter Alexandrovich of Oldenburg.

[graceofromanovs]

GODPARENTS OF PRINCE KONSTANTIN KONSTANTINOVICH

Prince Konstantin Konstantinovich was born on 1 January 1891 in Saint Petersburg, Imperial Russia. He was the third son and fourth child of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia and his German-born wife Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna. Konstantin was christened on 3 January at 2 in the afternoon at Marble Palace Church, St. Petersburg, by the Confessor of Their Majesties. His godparents were:

ALEXANDER III, EMPEROR OF RUSSIA - his father’s first cousin was named as one of his many godparents. He was highly reactionary in domestic affairs and reversed some of the liberal reforms of his father, Alexander II. He was most likely present at his young cousin’s christening.

GRAND DUKE KONSTANTIN NIKOLAEVICH OF RUSSIA - his paternal grandfather and namesake was one of his numerous godparents. He was the Viceroy of Poland from 1862 to 1863. His real influence on internal affairs after 1868 was insignificant. He was reportedly absent at his grandson's christening, due to his ill health.

CHARLES ALEXANDER, GRAND DUKE OF SAXE-WEIMAR-EISENACH - his parents' distant cousin (as a grandson of Emperor Paul I of Russia) was also named as the young Konstantin's godparent. He was absent at the prince's christening. He was the penultimate ruler of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, from 1853 until his death in 1901.

QUEEN MARIE OF HANOVER - his great-aunt, the last Queen consort of Hanover, was amongst his numerous godparents. She was absent at his christening.

ELISABETH, GRAND DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG - another of his great-aunt named as his godmother. Elisabeth, upon her marriage to the Grand Duke of Oldenburg used the funds given to her by her father to set up the Elisabeth Foundation, which still exists today. Like her sister Queen Marie, she was absent at her great-nephew's christening.

GRAND DUKE ALEXEI ALEXANDROVICH OF RUSSIA - his father's illustrious first cousin was named as the prince's godfather. Chosen for a naval career, Alexei started his military training at an early age. By the age of 20 he had been appointed lieutenant of the Imperial Russian Navy, eventually becoming general-admiral.

GRAND DUCHESS ALEXANDRA PETROVNA OF RUSSIA - his great-aunt,  the wife of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich, was another of his godmothers.A plain, and serious woman, her marriage to Grand Duke Nicholas was an unhappy one. Nevertheless, she would enjoy and maintain a good relationship with a few of her nephews including Emperor Alexander III and Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich, who were sympathetic to her.

GRAND DUCHESS ALEXANDRA GEORGIEVNA OF RUSSIA - his paternal first cousin, the eldest daughter of King George I and Queen Olga, had been present and named as a godparent of Prince Konstantin, who was merely nineteen years her senior. In 1889, she married Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich, the youngest brother of Emperor Alexander III.

GRAND DUKE MICHAEL NIKOLAEVICH OF RUSSIA - his great-uncle was also listed as his godparent, and had been present at the christening. A soldier for most of his adult life, he enjoyed a favourable relationship with the three last Emperors of Russia - his brother Alexander II; nephew Alexander III; and great-nephew Nicholas II.

GRAND DUKE PETER NIKOLAEVICH OF RUSSIA - his father's first cousin was another of his many godparents. He was the younger son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich and his wife grand Duchess Alexandra Petrovna (also named as a godparent of Prince Konstantin, listed above).

PRINCESS AUGUSTA OF SAXE-MEININGEN - his maternal grandmother was also named as his godmother. In 1862, she married Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, and bore him five children.

PRINCESS LOUISE CHARLOTTE OF SAXE-ALTENBURG - his maternal aunt, the youngest sister of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna was amongst his numerous godparents. Both Louise Charlotte and her mother Augusta were absent at Konstantin's christening.

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#konstantin konstantinovich #godparents #romanov #history

[tikitania]

Vaganova Graduation Performances….

This is not my opinion, I'm just copying and pasting from a forum, so take it all with a grain of salt. But this is some random person's impression that I wanted to share. Given that it was posted in a forum, it's probably okay to disseminate here. Translated by my browser so forgive the poor translation. Not sure why some names are in bold. What seems to have been buried is that Farouk Ruzimatov's son is graduating this year! I had no idea! From the Russian dance forum Ballet Friends, user Marfa:

08\06\2023 - MT GRADUATION PERFORMANCE OF THE ACADEMY OF RUSSIAN BALLET NAMED AFTER A. Me. VAGANOVA 281 ISSUE

Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra Conductor - Arseny Shuplyakov

IN THE PROGRAM: Suite from the ballet Corsair. "The Lively Garden" Music by Adolf Adam, Julius Gerber, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo, Peter of Oldenburg, Caesar Puni, Albert Zabel Choreography by Marius Petipa, Reconstruction and new choreographic edition of Yuri Burlaka, Suite compiled by Nikolai Tsiskaridze (2023) Suite of characteristic dances from the ballet "Laurencia" Music by Alexander Crane Choreography by Vakhtang Chabukiani, Dancing restored by Irina Gensler (2015), Suite composed by Nikolai Tsiskaridze (2015) Costume designer - Simon Virsaladze

Kovalev Valiullina, Gureeva, Ermolaeva, Hare, Ivanova, Koshkareva, Davleeva, Prokopenko, Saplina, K. Kholodkova, P. Kholodkova, Sabanova, Grimm (USA). Kasenkova Aseeva, Vennitskaya, Ermolenko, Zeldina, Karamysheva, Kulikova, Kuprina, Potapova, Mor (Israel), Rissanen (Finland), Sharova Ilyin Gasparyan, Egorov, Kamenskikh, Mukhametshin, Ruzimatov, Karsel (Spain), Kodama-Pomfret (Great Britain) Ermolenkov Asadchenko, Gariffulin, Gobov, Didenko, Dobosch (Romania), Mikheev, Trunin, Chabron (France), Brancato (USA) singled out those who participated in the concert and was noted in the program

The audience gathered interested, caring, friendly. As always, teachers are in the tutoring room. The concert traditionally began with a welcoming speech by the rector, who, as usual, was a combination of black and white. He said that this graduation party is dedicated to Natalia Dudinskaya, who has done so much for our ballet. He said thank you to the teachers and wished both the audience and graduates a good evening.

Suite from the ballet Corsair. "The Lively Garden" was made up of Waltz performed by students Big Adagio, in which Medora - Kuprin, Gulnara - Barinov framed by corps de ballet were soloed Trio of odalysok - Kotlyarova, Romanovich, Morozova Dancing with baskets - senior students Variations of the soloist - Rissanen Variations of Gulnara - Barinov Variations of two soloists - Solomina, Chobota (Romania) PAS DE DEUX - Koshkareva, Kodama-Pomfred (UK) Intermezzo students Variations of Medora - Kuprin Koda - students

Everything is very beautiful, gentle, the corps de ballet looks marshmallow, there are younger students in the form of arapchat for splendor. Branches-wrears of roses, at the end of Medora - Koshkarev is placed on a pedestal in the form of a large basket of roses. Kuprina and Barinova danced charmingly from beginning to end, with corps de ballet, that solo. Barinova, in my opinion, looked no worse than Kuprin's produced. I liked Morozov the most of the odalys. The packs are beautiful, similar to thin embroidered lace. Rissanen, of course, is quite a baby, with a strong body, but very cute and danceable, charming. The central number of PAS DE DEUX, in which Kodama-Pomfred danced brilliantly like an adult, both variations were breathtaking, high, flying, with beautiful landings, emotionally just like Kim. He was met with violent prolonged applause. In my opinion, Koshkareva looked pale next to him, there was not so much emotional return. In the fuet, I drove a lot forward, and then also sideways. According to the ballerina type, Matvienko reminded me. We received everyone very warmly. But it was Kodama-Pomfred who got the most. I really want his fate to develop, despite his not very tall height. He and his mother gave so much effort and money that he could get an education in the ARB, saw them collect donates through the social network to pay for education. It looks like my mother was at the concert and was just very happy with what she saw. I liked him very much. Suite of characteristic dances from the ballet "Laurencia" I saw her in 2015, then Shakirova and Borsai soloed. Full list https://marfa-ssv.livejournal.com/42351.html, there are many familiar surnames. Valiullina - Laurencia, Dobosh (Romania) - Frondoso, Alferov - Estevan, father of Laurencia, Chuzhanov - Juan, father of Frondoso, Kulikova - Pasquala, Ilieva (Bulgaria) - Khasinta, Asadchenko - Ortuño, Garifullin - Flores. Girls: Zatoka, Gureeva, Palilionis, Karamysheva. Flamenco: Davleeva (soloist), Efimova, Zeldina, Lavrentiev, Tikhomirov and senior students. Dance with castanets: Morozova (soloist), Didenko (soloist), Saplina, Kalashnikova, Ermolenko, Ruzimatov, Mukhametshin, Trunin and senior students.

I looked with interest and with memories of 2015. I liked the whole collective characteristic part very much. A very temperamental bright soloist in Flamenco, it seemed to me that there was a problem with the shawl, but she did great. The two artists in black shawls had them dressed on different sides (one stripes up, the other inside out) is interestingly designed or a mistake? I remembered Olga Makarova, the heiress of a high-profile ballet surname who danced this part, it seems to me that the career of an artist in NOVAT did not work out very well, but Ksenofontov, who was not even a soloist in this dance, is now experiencing a rise there. In the castanets dance, I again liked Morozova, who danced odalisk in the first part. She was successful in both classical and characteristic images. I really liked Asadchenko and Gariffulin, thin-legged slender, terribly synchronous, light. Just a pleasure for the eyes. Kulikova and Pascuala are cute. Valiullina certainly stands out for her stage charm, but she was less amazed than Raymonda last year. Dobosh didn't hit anything special.

[the-last-tsar]

Nicholas II, Olga Alexandrovna, Peter of Oldenburg, Grand Duke Michael and Maria Feodorovna.

#tsar nicholas ii #grand duke michael #maria feodorovna #olga alexandrovna #peter of oldenburg #tsar #grand duke #tsarina #grand duchess #my own #duke

[romanovsonelastdance]

Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna with members of the extended Romanov family.

#romanov #nicholas ii #alexandra feodorovna #vladimir alexandrovich #maria pavlovna the elder #elena vladimirovna #peter of oldenburg #sergei mikhailovich #dmitri konstantinovich #pavel alexandrovich #paul alexandrovich #and maybe #andrei vladimirovich

[garadinervi]

A Tribute to John Cage: Prepared Box for John Cage, Carl Solway Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 1987 [Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN. © ARS, New York]. Feat. Laurie Anderson, Dore Ashton, Joseph Beuys, George Brecht, Giuseppe Chiari, Merce Cunningham, Henry Flynt, Peter Frank, Allen Ginsberg, Richard Hamilton, Geoffrey Hendricks, Alice Hutchins, Christo (Christo Javacheff), Jasper Johns, Ray Johnson, Joe Jones, Allan Kaprow, Per Kirkeby, Alison Knowles, Milan Knížák, Shigeko Kubota, Fredric Lieberman, Richard Long, Tom Marioni, Larry Miller, Peter Moore, Barbara Moore, Robert Morris, Louise Nevelson, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Benjamin Patterson, Robert Rauschenberg, Dorothea Rockburne, Takako Saito, Carolee Schneemann, George Segal, Paul Sharits, Mieko Shiomi, Jean Tinguely, Robert Watts, Christian Wolff, Anne d'Harnoncourt

#art #fluxus #portfolio #map #exhibition #folder #cover #john cage #allan kaprow #carl solway gallery #walker art center #1980s