The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone Announces First Annual Vintners Hall of Fame Dinner
Robert Mondavi to Be Honored as First Pioneer Inductee
ST. HELENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robert Mondavi will be honored as the first Pioneer to be inducted into the new Vintners Hall of Fame at The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone on Friday, March 9 at the first annual induction dinner at the St. Helena campus.
The reception and dinner ceremony will gather the elite of the California and International Wine Industry to honor Mr. Mondavi's pioneering contributions to wine in America. A sculpture in his likeness created by artist Larry Nowlan, of LJN Sculpture in Windsor, Vermont, will be unveiled as the first of many to be on display to the public in the Vintners Hall of Fame room at Greystone.
Robert Mondavi is being recognized as a Pioneer who led the way to be the first in California to produce premium wines which were intended to compete with the premium European brands through innovation and quality.
The award cites the fundamental changes in the industry that are a result of the risks Mr. Mondavi took throughout his life's mission. From the introduction of cold fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the use of French oak barrels, to the collaboration with NASA using aerial imaging to understand the health and vigor of the vines, Mr. Mondavi has been at the forefront of wine education and innovation. He saw winegrowing and wine making as collaboration with nature and the wine as a natural expression of the soil, climate and vine.
Mr. Mondavi has expressed his vision of the pioneer spirit in his own words: "To do whatever it took to make great wines and to put Napa Valley on the map, right alongside the great winemaking centers of Europe."
The celebration at The Culinary Institute of America, Greystone, will include the collaboration of Annie Roberts, Margrit Mondavi's daughter and former Robert Mondavi Winery chef, with the chefs of the Culinary Institute of America as they create some of Robert Mondavi's favorite dishes for the guests.
As a part of the ceremonies, eight additional members of the Vintners Hall of Fame will be announced as a result of the votes by seventy American wine journalists. Six wine industry Founders will be recognized: vintners whose early ventures planted the roots of the present-day California wine industry, and two Icons: whose achievements have contributed to the establishment, nourishment and future of the Californian wine industry.
The Vintners Hall of Fame was created to honor and recognize California's wine industry Pioneers, Founders and Icons. The annual induction dinner will endow new scholarship programs for the campus's Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies.
Tickets are $500 per person and all proceeds will endow a new scholarship program for the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the CIA's Greystone Campus. To reserve tickets and for more information, contact: events@Balzac.com or call 707-255-7667.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Our Town Films, Inc.
Our Town Films from NYC was in the studio this week to do some filming for an upcoming documentary on Augustus Saint Gaudens. Paul Sanderson producer/director filmed me working on the Kinnick project, both sculpting and creating the mold. Fittingly Glenn Campbell and Keith MacIntyre from the foundry Campbell Plaster and Iron were here and filmed going to town on the mold. After an on camera interview, Paul took some shots of the work in the studio before heading out. The local premiere of the film will be held at Darthmouth College in July. Some other showings: The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, The Smithsonian, NH PBS, regional PBS and several other museums. Regards, LJN
“The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” - Wiliam James
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Culinary Institute of America
I have been commissioned by the Institute to create the first piece of art for the "Vintners Hall of Fame" which will be created at the Institute. I hesitate to give anymore details at this time though stay tuned!
LJN
You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years of trying to get other people interested in you.
--Dale Carnegie
Monday, January 08, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Nice Kinnick Relief article
Monday, January 1, 2007
Work on Kinnick relief moving along
Sculpture set to be unveiled in September
By Mike McWilliamsIowa City Press-Citizen
Longtime University of Iowa professor and Hawkeye football fan H.D. Hoover said that if you think the Nile Kinnick statue outside Kinnick Stadium is impressive, you're in for a treat.
Hoover and his wife, Myrene, caught a sneak peek of the Nile Kinnick relief sculpture in late October at sculptor Larry Nowlan's studio in Vermont.
"It's mind boggling," said Hoover, a retired professor in the UI College of Education who lives in Iowa City. "It's actually much more impressive than the Kinnick statue, and I think that's incredible. I think people will be stunned by it really. I've never seen anything like it."
Nowlan started to sculpt a statue and relief of the famed Iowa football legend in January 2005. The 12-foot bronze statue, depicting Kinnick as a student and athlete, was unveiled in September on the Krause Family Plaza outside the Kinnick Stadium south entrance.
Nowlan said work on the relief is moving along with its unveiling at Kinnick Stadium still set for September. When completed, the relief will measure about 20 feet wide and 10 feet tall. Because of its size, the relief is divided into four sections, which will be welded together later, Nowlan said.
"We're making the mold as we speak and once the mold is done, it goes to the foundry for casting," Nowlan said.
The relief is based on photographs taken during an Iowa vs. Notre Dame game in 1939 showing Kinnick just before he crossed the goal line for a touchdown. Iowa beat the undefeated Fighting Irish that day 7-6.
Nowlan said there is not sculpture like it at any stadium in the United States.
"For a sculptor, it's been a dream situation," he said. "For a big sports fan, I couldn't ask for anything more, frankly."
UI alumnus Christopher Whittington also had a chance to see the Kinnick relief earlier this year. Whittington, who is the chief registrar at the non-profit Trust for Museum Exhibitions in Washington, D.C., called the relief "very impressive."
"The scale of this piece will stack up against big important sculptures," Whittington said. "I'm sure that some artists might argue with that fact because it's about football, but the scale and how he's doing it is pretty amazing.
"Even the hardest core football fan, who doesn't care about art, is going to stop and look at this and think it's pretty cool," Whittington said. "That's a real achievement for Larry Nowlan to bring an art object to an audience that wouldn't normally see art."
Kevin Spratt, a UI alumnus and former faculty and staff member, has seen the relief a few times, including once with the Hoovers. Spratt moved in 2004 to Lebanon, N.H., and works as a statistician at Dartmouth College's medical school.
Spratt said he was especially impressed with the detail Nowlan put into the relief.
"If you look close, you can see the stitching on the jersey. It's just phenomenal detail," Spratt said. "The amount of work he went through to make this work is amazing."
Work on Kinnick relief moving along
Sculpture set to be unveiled in September
By Mike McWilliamsIowa City Press-Citizen
Longtime University of Iowa professor and Hawkeye football fan H.D. Hoover said that if you think the Nile Kinnick statue outside Kinnick Stadium is impressive, you're in for a treat.
Hoover and his wife, Myrene, caught a sneak peek of the Nile Kinnick relief sculpture in late October at sculptor Larry Nowlan's studio in Vermont.
"It's mind boggling," said Hoover, a retired professor in the UI College of Education who lives in Iowa City. "It's actually much more impressive than the Kinnick statue, and I think that's incredible. I think people will be stunned by it really. I've never seen anything like it."
Nowlan started to sculpt a statue and relief of the famed Iowa football legend in January 2005. The 12-foot bronze statue, depicting Kinnick as a student and athlete, was unveiled in September on the Krause Family Plaza outside the Kinnick Stadium south entrance.
Nowlan said work on the relief is moving along with its unveiling at Kinnick Stadium still set for September. When completed, the relief will measure about 20 feet wide and 10 feet tall. Because of its size, the relief is divided into four sections, which will be welded together later, Nowlan said.
"We're making the mold as we speak and once the mold is done, it goes to the foundry for casting," Nowlan said.
The relief is based on photographs taken during an Iowa vs. Notre Dame game in 1939 showing Kinnick just before he crossed the goal line for a touchdown. Iowa beat the undefeated Fighting Irish that day 7-6.
Nowlan said there is not sculpture like it at any stadium in the United States.
"For a sculptor, it's been a dream situation," he said. "For a big sports fan, I couldn't ask for anything more, frankly."
UI alumnus Christopher Whittington also had a chance to see the Kinnick relief earlier this year. Whittington, who is the chief registrar at the non-profit Trust for Museum Exhibitions in Washington, D.C., called the relief "very impressive."
"The scale of this piece will stack up against big important sculptures," Whittington said. "I'm sure that some artists might argue with that fact because it's about football, but the scale and how he's doing it is pretty amazing.
"Even the hardest core football fan, who doesn't care about art, is going to stop and look at this and think it's pretty cool," Whittington said. "That's a real achievement for Larry Nowlan to bring an art object to an audience that wouldn't normally see art."
Kevin Spratt, a UI alumnus and former faculty and staff member, has seen the relief a few times, including once with the Hoovers. Spratt moved in 2004 to Lebanon, N.H., and works as a statistician at Dartmouth College's medical school.
Spratt said he was especially impressed with the detail Nowlan put into the relief.
"If you look close, you can see the stitching on the jersey. It's just phenomenal detail," Spratt said. "The amount of work he went through to make this work is amazing."
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