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Friday, June 5, 2009
Clubbing Look
Finally back with another video! I filmed this before Vacay and I'm excited to finally post it. My friend and fellow Atlanta makeup artist/beauty blogger Joy was my beautiful model for this tutorial. She made my job easy because she's already naturally gorgeous! In case you haven't noticed, I've started doing tutorials on others beside myself to diversify my videos. I give tips and tricks of applying makeup on others throughout this video...so aspiring makeup artists look out!
For this tutorial I wanted to show a really wearable smokey eye...perfect for going out to the club. My model Joy is a makeup artist herself so she wasn't afraid of color or trying something new. She also told me that she has problems using foundations to match her skintone so I was glad to be able to find a good match with airbrush makeup. It also gave her the dewy look that she loves.
Check out my tutorial!
Here's What I Used (All Graftobian unless otherwise mentioned):
MAC lightful moisturizer
Hi Def airbrush foundation
Shinny Penny Blush
Warm Creme Eyeshadow
Super Cream Foundation Palette - Lightest Foundation Color as base
FantasEyes Palette - Fuchsia Fever
Warm Creme Eyeshadow
Black Cake Eyeliner
MAC Jardin Aires pigment
Professional Mascara in Black
Red Cherry Lashes
Ben Nye lipliner in Caramel Rose
Vanilla Lipgloss
Sandalwood Lipstick
Onto the pics!
Look! Her eyeshadow matches her nails :)
Have a great weekend bellas!
Atlanta Makeup Artist
44 comments:
- Female_intuition said...
Ahh, when I saw your post I knew it was rockstarbeauty! Shes so beautiful, the look really suits her :)
- June 5, 2009 at 11:43 AM
- jojoba said...
this is an amazing transformation! this purple is striking! thanks
- June 5, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- hotmamaoyeah said...
this is BEYOND awesome!!! OMG!! She is naturally beautiful, but she looks even more amazing and a bit different too! It's lovely!
- June 5, 2009 at 11:57 AM
- GiGi said...
Her face is flawless. Beautiful!
- June 5, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Erin said...
Her face looks FANTASTIC!! Such a great job, Ren.
- June 5, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- Jamilla Camel said...
She looks completely stunning!! Like she belongs in a Hip Hop Vid!
You are such an artist!
- June 5, 2009 at 2:24 PM
- Beyond Outer Beauty said...
You did an awesome job!!! I love it!!!
- June 5, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- Jasmin said...
gorgeous! love the colors. they pop!
- June 5, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Maria Elizabeth said...
this looks great!
- June 5, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- Marie B said...
I love it, You did a GREAT job!!
- June 5, 2009 at 3:57 PM
- LIZ said...
REn ur work is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! You did yet another great job....love it...xoxoxoxox
- June 5, 2009 at 4:15 PM
- Tysh said...
Ren you amazing, Joy looks fantastic. I love it.
- June 5, 2009 at 5:31 PM
- Beauty is Androgynous said...
very nice ren ren!
and welcome back!
i love purple looks. She has such a nice eye shape to work with!
- June 5, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- kyuubified said...
Holy crap, she looks amazing, like a celebrity or something!
- June 5, 2009 at 6:26 PM
- ♥ Kendall ♥ said...
Amazing!!! I can't wait to move to ATL!!!!
- June 5, 2009 at 6:33 PM
- Katrina M said...
gorgeous!! great color combo!!!
- June 5, 2009 at 6:54 PM
- ~tHiAmErE~ said...
she looks like a diva!
- June 5, 2009 at 7:54 PM
- Scandalous Beauty said...
- June 5, 2009 at 8:00 PM
- izumi said...
daaaaaaang, absolutely stunning!
- June 5, 2009 at 8:14 PM
- blushing in high heels said...
ren you are sooo talented!!! i love this look!
- June 5, 2009 at 10:53 PM
- Askmewhats said...
Go Filipinas!!!!!
Love the clubbing look she looks amazing even before the makeup, but you made her gorgeous and model-like after!!!
- June 6, 2009 at 2:02 AM
- Elisa said...
This look is absolutely savage for a night out! I wish I could watch the video, but YouTube isn't working on my computer. You do great work!
- June 6, 2009 at 2:24 AM
- lipstick cherry said...
u did such an amazing job! i love this look!
- June 6, 2009 at 2:32 AM
- Semi Permanent said...
really very amazing transformation.
Semi Permanent Make Up
- June 6, 2009 at 5:37 AM
- Wuschel said...
she looks drop-dead gorgeous. you did an amazing job. although she is a beauty anyways.
- June 6, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- yummy411 said...
ren she looks gorg! she's already beautiful like you said so she was easy! i took some youtube time today to watch the vid. love it!
i love my fan brush too! they are better than stippling brushes to me for powder blush.
you look fab joi!
- June 6, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- SPECiAL x GiRL said...
i love this color. it's not too intense or flashy.
- June 6, 2009 at 10:21 PM
- ♥ Kristina ♥ said...
gorgeous! not too much and not too little.
- June 7, 2009 at 9:16 AM
- AnnaBanna said...
great job! i learned a lot from watching this one video. :)
- June 7, 2009 at 11:13 AM
- Eclecticldy said...
A+ job Ren! Love Joy's look... dramatic eyes with a soft lipcolor. just perfect
- June 7, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- rockSTARbeauty said...
thanks again for doing this makeover with me, i swear after you posted this my email inbox exploded!! and its still going...
you did an awesome job as always!!
- June 7, 2009 at 7:28 PM
- Saiesha said...
Wow! Her transformation looks great! Beautiful!
- June 7, 2009 at 9:30 PM
- roussio said...
I love it!
She looks like a different person.
Great job girl!
Love ur blog!
- June 8, 2009 at 9:21 AM
- ChyiX2 said...
wow, I love the eye make-up! What brand of contacts is she wearing?
- June 8, 2009 at 6:00 PM
- beautylogicblog said...
wow, she's gorgeous before, but stunning after. Damn we need to talk about my wedding soon girl. It's june of next year!
- June 8, 2009 at 6:22 PM
- Wes said...
Wow. That's all I have to say. lol
- June 8, 2009 at 8:14 PM
- Queen of Random said...
I love this look!
Where do you buy your Red Cherry Lashes?
- June 8, 2009 at 11:52 PM
- Eunice said...
i love this look. What products did you use for the brows? It was so impeccably done.=)
- June 9, 2009 at 11:23 AM
- Farzana said...
I just love this look! RenRen you are an AWESOME makeup artist!!
Your friend looks BEAUTIFUL!
- June 9, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- Dvue1119 said...
Thats hot!!
- June 9, 2009 at 5:42 PM
- Christiana Divine @ Memoirs of A Shopping Addict said...
i love this look. it would be so AWESOME if you could do my makeup one day. =P too bad i live all the way out in cali. =P
- June 10, 2009 at 3:53 AM
- Carm said...
omg the sculpting and contouring is AMAZING.
- July 3, 2009 at 1:50 AM
- chamichams said...
Hi Ren! I just a have question on what palette you have for the Graftobian Glamour Creme palette. Is it Warm, Cool or Neutral? I am in love with their foundation since I have not had any trouble matching my models with the right foundation. I am planning on purchasing one of these new palettes they have. Which one do you think is the most universal? Thanks! And keep on inspiring!
- August 3, 2009 at 5:20 AM
- David said...
omg the last model is GORGEOUS! Great job!
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Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
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Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition, Royal Academy, 1888
by Henry Jamyn Brooks
Oil on canvas, 1889
60 7/8 in. x 106 7/8 in. (1545 mm x 2715 mm)
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This complex image, consisting of sixty-six figures, presents a varied portrait of the late Victorian Establishment, with prominent artists and critics alongside politicians and leading members of the aristocracy. [1] It was on loan to the NPG in 1914, at which point Charles Holmes (Director, 190916) encouraged the artist, Henry Jamyn Brooks, to write a retrospective account of his experience of creating the work. [2] At the beginning of this richly anecdotal document, Brooks records how he alighted upon the idea for his picture:
I was painting a portrait of Mr Thomas Brock A.R.A. now Sir Thomas Brock R.A. which was subsequently hung at the Royal Academy [exh. RA 1890 (387)] During one of the sittings, Mr Brock and I were talking about Mr Friths group representing a Private View at the Royal Academy. I observed that I would like to try my skill and see whether I could produce an Artistic picture of some similar scene. Mr Brock suggested a picture of the Private View at the Old Masters Exhibition. I thought this an excellent subject possessing great artistic possibilities. [3]
Group scenes of this nature were very popular throughout the period and tended to focus upon specific sporting or artistic gatherings. These combined to form the social season, a set of events at which the leaders of society would congregate. The opening of the Academys May exhibition, as depicted in William Powell Friths A Private View at the Royal Academy (1883), was traditionally the most important event of the season and was followed by occasions such as Royal Ascot, the Wimbledon Championship, Henley Regatta, the Queens Garden Party and Cowes Week. [4] The private view of the Old Masters Exhibition, more commonly referred to as the Winter Exhibition, was another important fixture in the social calendar. It opened in early January and ran until March, acting as a prelude to the main summer season, which was roughly coincident with the Parliamentary session, February to July. The exhibition itself was a precursor to the now-familiar blockbuster shows of the modern day. The first of many temporary loan exhibitions featuring works from private collections in Britain had been staged at the British Institution in 1815. After the closure of this organization in 1867, the Royal Academy assumed a similar role, hosting the first Old Masters Exhibition in 1869. [5] Each year, this was to include important paintings from both public and private collections.
Initially, Brooks needed to provide his figures with a convincing setting; after the close of the Summer Exhibition in 1888, the artist was granted access to the Academy's exhibition rooms and spent a fortnight painting the interior of the room where the old masters had hung the previous winter. He found the perspective of the parquet floor a particular challenge, yet was pleased with the results. [6] In a letter to George Scharf dated October 1888, P.H. Calderon (then Keeper at the RA) recalls encountering Brooks engaged with this task:
He applied some time ago for permission to paint a view of our number 3 room (Big Room) He has had his picture here for some days to put in floor, walls etc. etc On my looking into No. 3 Room a few days ago I found Mr Brooks at work He asked me to suggest desirable people to paint and I (who had already pointed out to him that Mr Ruskin was never there) suggested people who really came to the Private Views. [7]
Brooks also took the advice of J.C. Horsley at the RA, and set about securing potential sitters for the portrait. [8] He was relatively unknown when he embarked upon the picture, [9] and for this reason he had some trouble convincing certain individuals to provide sittings. Scharf, for example, was decidedly difficult to pin down. After initially declining on the grounds of ill health, he wrote a cautious letter to Calderon enquiring about the artists character. Calderon responded, I know very little of Mr Brooks but understand he works or has worked for Messrs Dickinson the Art Publishers of Bond Street he has, I believe, painted similar pictures of agricultural shows etc. [10] Scharf eventually acquiesced and also sat for photographs in Brookss studio, posed with notebook and pen, as he is in the composition. [11]
Although Brooks exhibited five single-sitter portraits at the RA between 1884 and 1900, he specialized in group works. Possibly his earliest example of this type was the portrait of the Council at Abingdon Town Hall, dated 1878. The following year a similar work depicted Reading Town Council. Other examples include Polo at the Hurlingham Club (1890) [12] and the monumental Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons (1894). [13] The artist quickly developed a method for producing images on this scale, which he clearly documents in his account of NPG 1833:
Of course it is well known that such a picture as this is never painted now entirely from life sittings, but that photography is used to save time and spare the patience of those invited to form the group. Having by advice of Mr Horsley decided upon the position of each person in the picture, and given to each figure in the design a name, I made further designs of the attitudes required in order to produce a natural and effective group. I then took a photographer round to the residences of my sitters by appointment, and personally posed each for the photographer. As might be expected, when each person was drawn upon the canvas they did not all fit in, so in many cases I had to change the position and redraw the figure from a model or from the sitter as circumstances permitted. By making personal visits, taking sketches and notes, I thus became acquainted with each person whom I intended to put in the group. [14]
Brooks found himself mixing with some very eminent and elevated contemporaries. As well as making visits to their homes he occasionally persuaded sitters to visit his West Kensington studio on Vereker road, close to the Queens Club, where the picture was largely executed. In an account of one such visit, the difference in social position is strongly apparent: One day Lord Burton drove up in a carriage and pair. He at first seemed out of temper. I had no idea he said that you lived so far out. Why! it has actually taken me twenty minutes to come here I pointed out that it was no further out than the Queens Club. Yes said he I would never have taken shares in it if I had known how far out it was. [15] (For other reminiscences related to the following sitters, see individual entries on J.C. Horsley, J.E. Hodgson, William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais.)
The work itself functions as a reflection of the decidedly mixed nature of what was considered high society during this period. A distinct increase in social mobility ensured that wealthy industrialists and renowned artists, for example, were effectively placed upon an equal footing with established members of the British aristocracy. [16] Brooks successfully highlights this through his varied choice of sitters, which includes not only politicians such as John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer, representative of one of many old money aristocrats in the room, but also Sir John Pender, a self-made Glasgow and Manchester cotton merchant. By this stage, Pender was an important art patron, notably of the painting of J.E. Millais, with whom he is shown conversing. [17] As President of the RA, Frederic Leighton hosts the event and is positioned prominently, towards the centre of the composition. The picture speaks of the unusual stability and prestige of the institution at this time, and also of artists ability to permeate the upper echelons of society. Both Leighton and Millais made considerable money from their work, owned large and elegant homes and became the first artists to be elevated an baron and a baronet respectively [18].
In order to record the paintings shown at the exhibition, Brooks travelled extensively around the country visiting the homes of the owners. The RA did not allow the copying of works whilst they were on display, so the artist was required to make replicas, a lengthy and tiresome process, but one which Brooks appears to have relished:
The large central picture The Apotheosis of the Duke of Buckingham by Rubens and Jordaens I sketched at Osterley Park the seat of the Earl of Jersey. The pictures each side of the above by Vandyke, are now in the Wallace Collection, but they were then the private property of Sir Richard Wallace at Hertford House. Well do I remember Sir Richard Wallace with his courtly address and charming french manners conducting me through the galleries For the Sir Joshua representing the Hon Miss Monckton afterwards the notorious Lady Cork I had to go to Mr E.P. Moncktons. Mr Monckton had a daughter who resembled the Miss Monckton of the picture so they playfully gave her the name of Lady Cork. I was shewn a photograph in which Mr Moncktons daughter was dressed similarly to the Miss Monckton of the picture and posed accordingly with pillar and landscape. The resemblance was most striking. [19]
For the portrait of Queen Charlotte to the right-hand side of the composition, the artist made a copy from a similar image believed to be by Gainsborough, in the council chamber of the town hall in Abingdon. It was perhaps reproduced from his earlier portrait of the council members (see above), although Brooks possibly made a return visit to the site in order to ensure accuracy. In an annotated copy of the 1888 Winter Exhibition catalogue, Scharf recorded, by way of a quick sketch in the margin next to the entry, the pose of the figure in this work. [20] The replica of this portrait in Brookss painting indicates that he took considerable care to reproduce exactly the appearance of the original work. In addition, further study of the catalogue page confirms that he resolutely followed the order of the eleven paintings visible within his composition, as they were hung upon the walls. [21]
In 1904, Graves's Gallery, Pall Mall, staged a small one-man exhibition of Brookss work. A reviewer in the Studio praised the sensitive handling in a small portrait of W.E. Gladstone, a quality which gave the exhibit a certain distinction lacking in some of the larger works. [22] This picture was sold at Christies in 2003 and has since been identified as a study for the sitters appearance in NPG 1833. [23] The suggested lack of distinction in the more complex composition may have been perceived in terms of the disharmonious or static nature of the grouping. This was an unfortunate but unavoidable consequence of the piecemeal fashion in which the picture was constructed. Brooks gives one example of the artificiality of his scene: In order to obtain the right positions I had a photograph taken of Mr E.J. Poynter in my studio shaking hands with my daughter. In the picture I have put Lady Alma-Tadema in her place. [24] In the finished work, both figures shake hands yet there is no appearance of emotional interaction, no indication of familiarity. Poynter stares vaguely at a point above and beyond Lady Alma-Tademas right shoulder, whilst her expression contains no sign of recognition; her gaze is instead directed towards the floor. Nevertheless, the quality of individual likenesses is strong throughout the work, which remains an invaluable cultural and historical document.
This painting was accepted by the Trustees of the NPG as a gift from the artist, in April 1919. [25] It had been on long-term loan since 1909. In a letter to Lionel Cust (Director, 18951909), Brookss somewhat hopeful tone suggests that he initially believed this arrangement would lead to the purchase of the portrait for the permanent collection. [26] Due to insufficient funds, this was not to be the case. Instead, Cust suggested that the artist form a small external committee to raise the money for the acquisition on behalf of the Gallery. [27] Brooks launched a personal campaign to secure individuals for this purpose, but he was uncomfortable acting so obviously for his own benefit and found that those he approached tended to decline upon the grounds that it would look like endeavouring to get their own portraits into the gallery. [28] After unsuccessfully appealing to the National Art Collections Fund in 1910 and again to the NPGs Trustees in 1914, the artist finally donated the picture towards the end of his life, perhaps deciding that securing a prestigious home for his work outweighed the potential monetary compensation. [29]
Sixty-six figures
From left to right:
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Bt (18601944)
Henrietta Blanche (née Stanley), Countess of Airlie (18301921)
Charles Drury Edward Fortnum (18201899)
Unidentified man (hat only)
Sir Frederic William Burton (18161900)
Alfred Morrison (18211897)
Lady Dorothy Nevill (18261913)
Sir John Everett Millais, Bt (18291896)
Sir Philip Burne-Jones, 2nd Bt (18611926)
Victoria Marjorie Harriet (née Manners), Marchioness of Anglesey (18831946)
Sir John Pender (18151896)
(Marion Margaret) Violet Manners (née Lindsay), Duchess of Rutland (18561937)
Ferdinand James de Rothschild (18391898)
Unidentified woman (back of head only)
Humphry Ward (18451926)
George Richmond (18091896)
Edward Philip Monckton (18401912)
Unidentified woman
William Powell Frith (18191909)
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (18361912)
John Evan Hodgson (18311895)
Unidentified woman
Frank Holl (18451888)
Susan, Countess of Wharncliffe (18341927)
Charles Butler (18211910)
James Ellis Agar, 3rd Earl of Normanton (18181896)
Unidentified woman
Charles Henry Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon (18301898)
Edward Montagu Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Wharncliffe (18271899)
Sir Edward Poynter (18361919)
Laura, Lady Alma-Tadema (18521909)
Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage (18321901)
Sir Richard Wallace, Bt (18181890)
Henry Edward Doyle (18271892)
Sir John Robinson (18241913)
Unidentified man (hat only)
Margaret Elizabeth Child-Villiers (née Leigh), Countess of Jersey (18491945)
Philip Hermogenes Calderon (18331898)
Mary Millais (18601944)
Sir William Quiller Orchardson (18351910)
Sir Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton (18301896)
Alfred Charles de Rothschild (18421918)
Henry Jamyn Brooks (18651925)
Mervin Wingfield, 7th Viscount Powerscourt (18361904)
Unidentified man (hat only)
Harriet Sarah (née Loyd), Lady Wantage (18371920)
John Stuart Bligh, 6th Earl of Darnley (18271896)
Sir George Scharf (18201895)
Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm (18341890)
Victor Child-Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey (18451915)
William Holman Hunt (18271910)
Alice Joanna Street (daughter of H.T. Wells)
Henry T. Wells (18281903)
John Ruskin (18191900)
John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (18351910)
Sir Charles Tennant, Bt (18231906)
Charlotte, Countess Spencer (18351906)
Emma (Margot), Countess of Oxford and Asquith (18641910)
William Ewart Gladstone (18091898)
Michael Arthur Bass, 1st Baron Burton (18371909)
Marcus Stone (18401921)
Sir William Agnew (18251910)
John Callcott Horsley (18171904)
George Frederic Watts (18171904)
Ayscough Fawkes (18311899)
Sir Frederick Eaton (18381913)
Elizabeth Heath
Footnotesback to top
1) The artist also included a small portrait of himself at the very back of the composition, as a head only, profile to left, wearing a top hat, between Alfred de Rothschild and Viscount Powerscourt. A key to the picture is in the collection at the National Portrait Gallery: see NPG D42236.
2) Letter from H.J. Brooks to C. Holmes, 30 Jan. 1914, to accompany the artists account of painting NPG 1833; NPG RP 1833.
3) H. J. Brooks, MS headed The Dilettante or The Private View at the ...th Winter Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts Burlington House generally called The Old Masters Exhibition, 1914, NPG RP 1833, p.1 (see Selected archive documents, NPG). According to Brooks, this conversation with Brock took place two years before he began NPG 1833 (letter from H.J. Brooks to C. Holmes, 30 Jan. 1914).
4) Davidoff 1974, pp.2036.
5) Hutchinson 1986, p.114; Haskell 2000, pp.735.
6) The Dilettante, NPG RP 1833, p.5.
7) Letter from P.H. Calderon to G. Scharf, 18 Oct. 1888, NPG RP 1833. Scharf himself visited the Royal Academy on the 23rd Oct. to observe Brooks's progress (see Sir George Scharf Papers (Personal diary 1888, NPG7/3/1/45, NPG Archive).
8) The Dilettante, NPG RP 1833. In this part of his account, Brooks mentions that he made a design in oils and took it to Mr Horsley. This compositional sketch is now untraced.
9) In all previous publications, Brookss birth date has been listed as 1865. This has now been revised as a result of compelling evidence collected by Sidney Gold (2008), confirming that the artist was actually born in 1839 and was about fifty when executing this portrait.
10) Letter from P.H. Calderon to G. Scharf, 18 Oct. 1888, NPG, RP 1833.
11) See NPG Ax13957, NPG x22540, NPG x22541, NPG x22542.
12) This work is in the collection of the Hurlingham Club, Fulham, London.
13) This work is in the collection of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lincolns Inn Fields, London.
14) The Dilettante, NPG RP 1833, p.2.
15) 'The Dilettante', NPG RP 1833, p.4.
16) Thompson 2001, pp.4574.
17) Macleod 1996, pp.21721, 45960.
18) One the status of the professional artist during the period see Gillett 1990, pp.18-68.
19) The Dilettante, NPG RP 1833, p.6.
20) Royal Academy of Arts: Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters (1888), Sir George Scharf's copy, with manuscript annotations and sketches in his hand, NPG Archive, p.36 [153]. It is possible that Scharf actually made this sketch whilst attending the 1888 private view. In Brookss picture he is indeed in the act of taking notes; certainly the sketch was executed at the RA.
21) Royal Academy of Arts: Exhibition of Works by the Old Masters (1888), pp.347 [14156].
22) Studio, vol.31, 1904, p.151.
23) Christies, South Kensington, 6 Mar. 2003 (378). See also NPG RP 1833.
24) The Dilettante, NPG RP 1833, p.7.
25) Letter from H.J. Brooks to James Milner (NPG Director, 191727), 14 Apr. 1919, NPG RP 1833; see also NPG Annual Report 191819, p.5, NPG Archive.
26) Letter from H.J. Brooks to L. Cust, 2 Aug. 1909; see also letter dated 4 July 1909, both NPG RP 1833.
27) Letter from L. Cust to C. Holmes, 24 Mar. 1910, NPG RP 1833.
28) Letter from H.J. Brooks to L. Cust, May 1910, NPG RP 1833.
29) Letters from H.J. Brooks to C. Holmes, 2 Dec. 1910, 14 Feb. 1914, 7 Apr. 1914, NPG RP 1833. The artist died in 1925.
Referenceback to top
Bourke 2011
Bourke, M. The Story of Irish Museums 1790-2000: Culture, Identity and Education, Cork, Ireland, 2011.
Davidoff 1974
Davidoff, L., The Best Circles: Society, Etiquette and the Season, London, 1974.
Dearden 1999
Dearden, J.S., John Ruskin: A Life in Pictures, Sheffield, 1999.
Gillett 1990
Gillett, P., The Victorian Painters World, Stroud, Glos., 1990.
Haskell 2000
Haskell, F., The Ephemeral Museum: Old Master Paintings and the Rise of the Art Exhibition, London, 2000.
Hutchinson 1986
Hutchinson, S.C., The History of the Royal Academy, 17681968, London, 1986.
Jones et al. 1996
Jones, S., and others, Frederic Leighton 18301896, exh. cat., Royal Academy, London, 1996.
Macleod 1996
Macleod, D.S., Art and the Victorian Middle Class: Money and the Making of Cultural Identity, Cambridge, 1996.
Noakes 1978
Noakes, A., William Frith: Extraordinary Victorian Painter, London, 1978.
Ormond & Ormond 1975
Ormond, L., and R. Ormond, Lord Leighton, London, 1975.
Swanson 1977
Swanson, V.G., Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema: Painter of the Victorian Vision of the Ancient World, London, 1977.
Thomas 1999
Thomas, B., 'The Fortnum Archive at the Ashmolean Museum', Journal of the History of Collections, 11 (2), 1999, pp.253-68.
Thompson 2001
Thompson, F.M.L., Gentrification and the Enterprise Culture: Britain, 17801980, Oxford, 2001.
Conservationback to top
Conserved, 1979; 1980; 1991; 1994; 1996; 2005.
Provenanceback to top
Henry Jamyn Brooks, by whom presented to the gallery, 1919.
Exhibitionsback to top
Messrs. Dickinson & Fosters, 114 New Bond Street, London, 1889 (as Dilettanti: a Private View of the Old Masters Exhibition); ref. 'Review of Minor Exhibitions', The Times, 28 May 1889. p.4.
Reproductionsback to top
A platinotype print was proposed by Messrs. Dickinson & Fosters, the commercial Gallery handling the picture, in 1890, but it is not known whether this project was realised (ref. George Scharf Secretary's Journal, 16 & 18 Apr. 1890, NPG7/1/1/1/7, NPG Archive).
Manchester Guardian, 31 July 1945 (detail, Agnew, Horsley, Hunt, Wells, Ruskin and Watts only).
Ormond & Ormond 1975, pl.146 (detail, Laura Alma-Tadema, Boehm, Calderon, Hodgson, Holl, Hunt, Leighton, Orchardson, Poynter, Scharf only).
Swanson 1977, p.28.
Noakes 1978, p.150 (with key).
Jones et al. 1996, p.16, fig.2 (detail, Laura Alma-Tadema, Boehm, Calderon, Hodgson, Holl, Hunt, Leighton, Poynter, Orchardson and Scharf only).
Dearden 1999, p.161 (details, Hunt, Wells, Ruskin only).
Thomas 1999, p.253, fig.1.
Bourke 2011, p.101 (and detail p.124, Alma-Tadema, Frith, Hodgson and Millais only).
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FightDr wrote:Please read:Bad boy Lesnar entertains, but UFC isn't laughingAssociated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) - Brock Lesnar is well on his way to becoming mixed martial arts' biggest name. As he showed in UFC 100, he's already its biggest jerk.That's certainly good news for the UFC's bottom line, since fans of any sport love to hate a proper villain. It's not so good for the mainstream image of a sport that publicly claims it wants nothing to do with its heavyweight champion's pro wrestling-style theatrics in the main event at the league's landmark event Saturday night."That's not who Brock really is, and what he did out there is not real," UFC president Dana White said after the unflattering end to his league's otherwise successful weekend in its hometown. "You don't have to act like someone you're not. This isn't the WWE. I'm not trying to get someone to act all crazy so we'll do more pay-per-views. That's not what this sport is about."After being chastened by White, Lesnar quickly regretted his bad-boy behavior during his second-round stoppage of Frank Mir for his first title defense. Although the UFC made more than $5 million at the gate while broadcasting the event in a record 75 countries, the former pro wrestler realized he did some damage to that shaky bridge between MMA's loyal fans and the skeptical general public that already has trouble separating the UFC from the WWE."I was so jacked up (because) I'm used to selling pay-per-view tickets," said Lesnar, who left the WWE several years ago. "I come from a business that is purely entertainment. I screwed up, and I apologize."In just his fifth MMA fight after a winding athletic path through college wrestling, fake wrestling and the Minnesota Vikings' training camp, Lesnar first refused to touch gloves with Mir. The hulking 265-pounder spent most of the fight's two rounds on top of Mir, using his weight and wrestling skill to wear down Mir's defenses, before finishing with a relentless series of right hands to Mir's face.Lesnar (4-1), who lost to Mir last year, then taunted his fallen opponent while Mir still sat on his stool, his face bloody and swollen. When the Mandalay Bay crowd booed, Lesnar made a two-handed obscene gesture, followed by a rambunctious interview in which he insulted a prominent UFC sponsor and made an off-color comment about his own wife.When Lesnar finally left the octagon, White cornered him in a bathroom for a tongue-lashing that left Lesnar apologetic. Yet it didn't wipe the grin off his face while he drank a Bud Light, just moments after claiming he preferred Coors Light over the UFC sponsor, "because Bud Light won't pay me.""The only thing I had against Frank was that he beat me (last year)," said Lesnar, who turned 32 on Sunday. "We both talked a lot of crap, and in the end, I was just amped up."That's slight consolation to White, who claimed he was "blown away" by Lesnar's antics and poor sportsmanship. The UFC knows it still hasn't sold its respectable image to a widespread audience, and having a heavyweight champion who can't control his inner 14-year-old doesn't help."Brock is talented," White said. "He's accomplished something that nobody has ever accomplished (by winning the title so quickly). Let that speak for you, not what you saw out there. ... That's not who he is. I've spent time with this guy. He's a smart guy, but he gets in there, the (energy) starts kicking. The mouth is moving, but the brain isn't sending stuff to the mouth."That mouth will keep running, however. With his legion of fans and haters who have followed him since the WWE, Lesnar probably is the UFC's biggest pay-per-view draw. UFC 100 has a chance to top 1.5 million buys, which would make it the biggest non-boxing PPV event.While the UFC moves on to its next showcases in Philadelphia and Portland, Ore., White must decide when to put his misbehaving heavyweight champ back in the octagon. The UFC stable contains a handful of fighters who could pose a threat, although Lesnar's rapidly improving MMA skills make him more daunting by the month.But White remains confident he'll eventually sign Fedor Emelianenko, the Russian heavyweight considered among the sport's top pound-for-pound fighters. Emelianenko fights in Anaheim, Calif., on Aug. 1 to finish his contract with Affliction, and White said he'll go after the Russian striker with an open wallet."Eventually, Fedor is going to be here," White said. "I want him to come to the UFC. ... We'll do Brock vs. Fedor, and it'll be a huge fight. He's obviously contractually obligated to fight (in Anaheim), and once that's over, we'll see how it goes."
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Skip to comments.New York Post piles on the horror with front-page photo of man about to be killed by subway train
Posted on 12/04/2012 3:57:28 PM PST by Arthurio
The New York Post is facing criticism over its decision to publish a front-page photo of a man, pushed onto the subway tracks in Midtown on Monday, trying to climb to safety before being fatally struck by an oncoming train.
Ki Suk Han, a 58-year-old from Queens, N.Y., was hurled from the 49th Street station platform onto the tracks by "a deranged man" around 12:30 p.m., according to the paper. Han was attempting to calm the man, apparently a panhandler, when a scuffle broke out, police say. The man then pushed him onto the tracks.
Witnesses told police the man had been harassing people on the platform. "At least one witness felt that the aggressor was emotionally disturbed," NYPD spokesman Paul Browne told The New York Times.
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Video clip of the subway pusher suspect: http://youtu.be/ZYHS03F7W4Y
Appears to be Amish.
And now, we can thank Arturio of FR for doing the same.
Nobody forced you to go there and look at the picture, Rudey.
That's not really fair. It's not like the Post is some fringe media outlet. This cover, disturbing as it is, was seen by millions of people. It is legitimate news.
Maybe this is off topic but at many subway stations in Beijing and Shanghai this could not possibly happen because the tracks are separated from the platform by plexiglass windows. Who is the third world and who is the first?
That's it! We must ban subway trains now that someone has used it as a weapon.
Maybe this is off topic but at many subway stations in Beijing and Shanghai this could not possibly happen because the tracks are separated from the platform by plexiglass windows. Who is the third world and who is the first?
And now, we know that the perp is black (or Muslim, depending on the FR meme). Where should I direct my outrage?
NYC is full of deranged people whom Bloomberg has prevented the police from going after. They all need to be in involuntary committal in hospitals. Giuliani fought very hard to get some of the worst of them put away, but the judges kept letting them out...even after they had killed people.
A lot of the worst and most aggressive ones are black, and they often attack Asians or white women because they perceive them as weak. They used to attack Hispanics, but a few knife-carrying Dominicans made them drop that plan and seek "safer" victims.
When they catch this guy, I guarantee he'll be out in no time at all. Caught by the police and released by the judicial system.
The Korean cared, and for his trouble got shoved onto the tracks. That's bad even if it was a green Martian that shoved him.
Call Bob Costas!
And anyhow this presumably isn't a video of the pushee, but of the pusher.
The poor man. I have always stayed well back from the edge of the platform. Call me paranoid, but there are too many nuts out there.
Perhaps a better question would be who is the communist and who is the capitalist?
I was simply wondering if I should direct my outrage at the publication, or a particular racial or ethnic group. /s
Leave it to NYC to make a bigger deal about a picture of the crime than the POS filthy animal that pushed him onto the tracks.
Not to mention kids that charge around blindly.
Maybe here, at the city which lets such nuts roam like that.
Btw, my sister and I were attacked by a black loony on a subway train....and the passengers who came to our aid were black. I especially remember one older couple who came forward even though it looked to me like they would have been no physical match for the attacker. But that's what bravery is about, and they bought us enough time to get to the next station.
So the racial aspect is in the mind of the loony because crazy people are always looking for so,etching to "justify" their madness.
Put them away (with review procedures) and give them treatment. This man's death was unnecessary.
Subways in Manhattan are government programs. Look at them. Look at these pieces of crap. You don't think we can do better?
(I know you do).
No good deed goes unpunished.
If I were a New Yorker, I'd be campaigning to get Giuliani to run again. He may be far from a viable presidential candidate, but he was an effective Mayor. Bloomberg is a farshtinkener.
I hate public transportation.
Don't remember if it was on front page or inside.
I wish he would. I've heard he might, or may be supporting some other candidate.
The photo will prove a blessing if it gets the City to put those haters where they can't hurt people.
In Florida we have the Baker Act which permits a person to be detained if "He poses a danger to himself or others". I would presume that this is the case in almost every other jurisdiction under different names. Our problem is that history has shown the 'institutionalizing' of the afflicted in a very poor light especially when the government uses a very liberal policy of commitment. From this policy comes the cases exposed in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Yet, those extremes still leave the acute psychotics and paranoiacs who have no support structures and ARE A DANGER to the innocent public.
Obviously, a method and separation must be found but in the real world, the advocates for extreme rights for these deranged persons and the costs of incarceration weigh heavily against anything being done. God bless this man for his efforts and my prayers for his family and friends.
And who was the person taking the picture instead of trying to help the guy to get out?
They should publish pics of the perp!
His name and address and his hangouts
I love New York/New York City. I plan to visit again one of these days.
People wonder how spectacles like the Roman colosseum could have happened in a supposedly "civilized" society... People being fed to lions... Gladiators fighting to the death... And such.
I would stipulate that we're merely -—> <-— this far away from that. Any time now.
Gangbanger thug probably
The guy taking the picture was a NY Post reporter who said he was waving and trying to use the flash to signal the train operator to stop.
Question is, where were all the other witnesses? Wasn't anyone close enough to try to pull him out or had the altercation with the "homeless guy" sent them all scattering?
Rush showed traces of the 'old' Rush today, using absurdity to point out the absurd (Costas)- he used this one saying we can't blame the pusher, we have to blame the train cause if it wasn't running etc etc etc...
Rush kind of 'attacked' everything that had a remote chance of being involved in a violent crime, always shifting the 'blame' from the doer to an object that was there — and suggesting that Costas run a commentary on the evils of the innate object.
Many here are trying to get him to run for mayor again
Yeah, me too. I don't take trains/subways very often. Recently I was in Britain taking a train from Portsmouth to London and back and there were "Wanted" signs posted everywhere asking for help in solving a similar crime where some unlucky commuter was pushed to their death onto the tracks.
Well, the cover photo is clearly of the victim in the last seconds of his life trying unsuccessfully to save himself.
This is what people find so disturbing.
I doubt there's enough hospitals in New York City to commit all of Gotham's crazy residents, much less the staff to care for them.
If the Food Stamp President had a son, he would be just like him .... pushing people onto train tracks!
NY City could add plexiglass windows, but it would need a $2 billion grant from the Federal Gov't. Its not excessive when you have the most expensive Gov't in the world.
That was (ahem) questionable editorial judgement. But not unique. Many moons ago — I'd guess late 1970's, because I was visiting my parents back home — our intrepid southern Indiana beacon of journalism ran a front page pic of a man, still in the car, who had burned to death in an auto accident. Toasted to a crisp. From the posture and the scream seared on his face, he had died in the fire, trying to escape, not from impact. He had a wife and two kids, who must have seen the photo. There was some grumbling in town that the editor should have thought twice.
A quick and tidy decapitation would have been far preferable.
Willie? Is that you?
When it comes down to it, the guy who pushed the man onto the subway tracks is no different than a drunk who kills someone while DUI.
I think Willie LIKED government run transit. Didn't he?
I live in the sticks and have never been near a subway or a platform, and I mean no disrespect to the victim here.
But it appears to me that he is standing next to the chest-high platform. Am I seeing it wrong—is it possible that he is not standing but rather dangling?—or is it really the case that he is unable to pull himself up over a four-and-a-half-foot ledge?
Is the surface possibly very slippery? Or perhaps it happened in a split-second? The still photo makes it look like he is standing and contemplating his fate.
"and suggesting that Costas run a commentary on the evils of the innate object."
He also said Costas wasn't responsible for his comment, it was the microphones' fault. Same reasoning that Costas and Whitlock used
I haven't been on the subway in several years now. I hate everything about it.
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Skip to comments.Egypt's Mursi Leaves Palace as Police Battle Protesters
Posted on 12/04/2012 9:55:46 AM PST by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America
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We traded a dictator who danced to America's tune with one who won't. Nice foreign policy, Barry.
We want the downfall of OUR regime as well. We want to see our President leave his palace.
This whole article if read as applied to how we feel, is uncanny. Seems we do have something in common.
"the President has left the palace"...Is that the moozlo-egypto equivalent of "Elvis has left the building"?
What did Hillary call it?
"Smart Power" or some such BS?
Guess it isn't so smart after all.
Hell no.
"We want the downfall of OUR regime as well."
Some folks do. Other folks too busy viewing the latest pic of Kim Kardishan.
Obama: with respect to Morsi, our side won, and elections have consequences... er, uh , excuse me I got confused there for a moment. Cough.
Mursi, Morsi, whatever, will be lucky to escape from Egypt with hs life!
Good riddance!
That's going to be happening at the fence of the White House soon also.
Obama is doing to the world, the same he is doing to America. Crash and Burn.
At some point Morsi will have to call in the army to restore order
At that point we will know the end result...
If the army turns against him...
Game over....
I think Morsi is not sure of their loyalty and that's why they are sti on the sidelines...
He has thousands of Chemical WMD's at his control. And my guess is Hillary wont be drawing any red lines.
You can bet the military isn't his best friend. Good point. This could be it for Morsi. He shouldn't have listened to Hillary when she told him while in Gaza to go back home and do to Egypt what 0bama did to America; essentially proclaim himself DICTATOR. Listening to Hillary was a big mistake (Notice how Morsi waited until AFTER our election to make the big move). Morsi will be in a body bag soon.
He should have studied the history of how democrats support their stooges.
I don't see what the problem was.. Morsi had MILLIONS $$$$$ from 0bama to buy support, just as 0bama has. He's probably cutting checks to military leaders as we speak.
Three things are going against the Islamists in Egypt.
One, the majority of Egyptians aren't radical Muslims. They want to just live and feed their families...and rape women in Tahrir Square.
Two, Egypt isn't bursting with natural resources, and needs to stay nice with other nations(who bring in tons of tourist dollars) in order to keep some viability. And the Islamists are threatening to destroy the historic tourist destinations; Oy.
Three, the people need supplies of everything necessary to live, and the Islamists are more interested in subjugation and destruction than supply. Good luck with that.
And some of us smart folks find time for both :)
We could be seeing the end of Morsi in Egypt and FoxNews is talking about Anna Wintour. WTF?
The Egyptians don't want him.
They DO NOT WANT a fundamentalist Islamic regime.
Too bad Lebanon and Iran didn't have the same resolve...
I predict Morsi is already a 'gonner'. He's probably been told to leave the palace or be dead.
Lot of optimism on this thread.
I hope it is justified.
Remember: Morsi has a powerful friend in the White House, and he's also purged the Egyptian army.
Why don't we oppose Mursi as we opposed Mubarak? God forbid they should have a real democracy?
The optimism here is unfounded thus far.
The Egyptian military leaders could be orchestrating a coup as we speak. I've been watching this closely.. The protesters have kept the pressure on.. They have more guts than Americans do. 'They don't want no stinkin' Dictatorship AGAIN' Unlike in America, possession is 9/10ths of the law in Egypt. If Morsi's on the run it could be over for him.
I think that's a pretty spot-on assessment of the situation.
It will be interesting to see how this shakes out.
"Looks like the Egyptians aren't happy with Obama's little Dictator."
I believe we are seeing the edges of some of the "overeaching" that I have been talking about in some of my other posts. Let's hope this thing snowballs, and blows up in snot nose's face.
Don't forget that Morsi and the MB purged a lot of the officers when they took over.
Nice. Some folks are setting off Roman Candles. When in Egypt...I guess.
Didn't the President just pledge some 300 Billion to Morsi? Where are we going to send the check now???
Hillary certainly does not want to make Huma mad. So if Mursi ends up using his Chemical WMD on the rebels and the White House does not condemn the act, can we at least start investigating Hillary's affair with Huma then ?
But if it wasn't a proper, Stalinist-style purge (i.e., they are still among the living) those officers may continue to exercise great influence over the bulk of their troops. They might be back before we know it.
I'd hope Huma had better taste. But then again she did marry Wiener and have his kid.
Over so soon? And I had a fresh batch of popcorn all set.
Sure, but we would need a DOJ or GOP leadership up to the job.
Do let us know when police have any reason to think about launching teargas into a gathering of any size outside the White House Palace.
I'm not holding my breath. (No pun intended.)
The Muslim mindset is stuck way back in the past. Back in those days, it was typical for princesses to be sent to foreign royal houses for marriage. The princess had no choice in the manner. That was one way that alliances were maintained.
manner should read matter
Same thing happened in Europe...
Seems to be working for the Egyptians.
Very true. I'm not sure he had the confidence to kill the generals, although I believe he did imprison a couple. But it's very possible that there are people loyal to them.
Rofl. Unfortunately there will never be any protest against this REGIME. We all know that.
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The Mass Audubon Society is hosting a charity beer festival at the Boston Nature Center next month.
Birds and Brews will be held at the Boston Nature Center, 50 Walk Hill St., Mattapan, on Nov. 15 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.�
All money raised will benefit the Boston Nature Center.
Participating breweries include Banner Beer Company, Berkshire Brewing Company, Blue Hills Brewery, Clown Shoes Beer, Jack's Abby Brewing and Watch City Brewing.
There will be live music, bird demonstrations and pub food available.
Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. To buy tickets or to make a donation, click here.


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What size computer monitor should I purchase?
The size of your computer monitor screen should be contingent on usage times and intended purposes. General monitor sizes come in 15", 17", 19", and 21" sizes, yet Sam's Club offers screens from 23", 24", 27", and up! For consumers who use their computers regularly, it is recommended to get at least a 17" or 19" screen. For those doing design-related work on their computers, it would be very beneficial to purchase a larger screen (23" or larger).
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Charities Are Already Feeling Dropoff From Fiscal Cliff Uncertainty
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Americans may not have a crystal clear understanding of the impending "fiscal cliff," in which taxes are set to rise and government spending set to fall come Jan. 1, but it's affecting their charitable giving anyway.
The tax issue comes with the "sun-setting" of the Bush-era tax cuts from 2001 and 2003. The spending cuts come from the debt ceiling negotiations last year between Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C.
There's an emerging school of thought that President Barack Obama will let the country go over the fiscal cliff, satisfied he's getting the tax hikes he wants out of the deal. Meanwhile, Republicans won't move on tax hikes for the wealthy, unless the president and Democrats in Congress agree to substantial spending cuts, and that's likely off the table; few Democrats will vote to cut Social Security and Medicare.
While Congress and the president hash all that out, what does the fiscal cliff mean to millions of Americans who want to give to charity and earn some decent tax breaks in the process?
Good question.
U.S. charitable trends seem to be in decline as 2012 draws to a close.
According to a study by Campbell Rinker/Dunham & Co. , about 15% of Americans say they will give less to charity this year, while only 6% will give more.
Americans cite growing health care costs (36%) and their "personal financial situation (35%) as the major reasons they will be cutting back on charitable giving, the study notes. But 32% say the fiscal cliff is a "major" reason they won't give more to charity this year.
"The ongoing concerns over the economy and its impact on the personal financial situation that many donors face is clearly continuing to take a toll on charitable giving," says Rick Dunham, president and chief executive of the company. STORY_PAGE_BREAK/>
"This is a real concern as many, if not most, charities rely on the final month of the year for the largest portion of their financial support," he says. "And with annual charitable giving here in the U.S. still $12 billion below 2007 levels, and no real recovery so far this year, this is not an encouraging sign for nonprofits as they head into these final and vital weeks of fundraising for 2012."
Part of the reason so many Americans are backing off from charitable giving is a fear that Washington pols will cap charitable tax deductions in a fiscal cliff deal -- a hot topic in the recent presidential campaign. Dunham & Co. says a tax cap on deductions would be devastating for charitable institutions, as 33% of Americans would cut their philanthropic donations, the firm predicts.
With so much uncertainty in the air, what can Americans expect on the charitable giving front this year and next? Edwards Wildman , a Boston-based financial and tax advisory firm, breaks it down for you in a Thursday white paper .


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Director: Hunter Johnson
9521 Huffmeister Rd
Houston Tx. 77095
Deals with all matters pertaining to promotion, publicity, news releases, demographics, information brochures, research and development and commercial business aspects of all forms of dance.
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Deals with all matters pertaining to all forms of Ballroom Dancing and any Contemporary dances that may become popular from time to time. In addition, is responsible for the formulation of syllabi in all levels of Ballroom Dancing for both American and International Style.
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The Kombat Krusher will create war stories in a cage. You've just been handed an opportunity to one of the best leg workouts you can get.
Ever had the crap kicked out of your legs? It makes you slow, and it makes taking your opponent down even harder. If your legs can't function, then the rest of you won't either. You'll just get beat on, and probably make it on to some greatest beat down videos, only being on the wrong end of the highlight.
The Kombat Krusher will help you with your MMA leg training, cardio training, and at the same time work your core and back. You will improve your jumping ability, speed and agility.
Add resistance to plyo-metric jumps, and directional running movements. Add inches to your vertical leap. Make Jump Training an important part of your MMA training.
Unlike platform or weight based jump trainers, the Kombat Krusher does not accelerate your impact with the ground, which won't bust up your knees.
Along with your jump training, you can also add Placed Resistance Training by hooking your Kombat Krusher around a pole, or to a door with a door strap attachment. From this position you can add resistance to your take downs, place running, jumps and flying knees.
The Kombat Krusher is an all around MMA training weapon that every MMA fighter, and athlete should have in their arsenal.
The Kombat Krusher can hold up to 3 resistance cables at once, which offers all kinds of resistance levels. All the cables can be changed in seconds. The Kombat Krusher comes with (2) 40 lb cables, giving you up to 80 lbs of resistance. Additional cables are sold separate.
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