Art Meets Music in Support of Daniel Ferro’s Legacy and the 31st Year of the Daniel Ferro Vocal Program
The collaboration of the arts has always been an integral part of the Daniel Ferro Vocal Program.
Starting with the very first year of the program in Greve in Chianti in 1995, the walls of the Master Classes in the Torre were adorned with art by local artists and friends. This collaboration has continued throughout the years:
“Tuscany” – Created by Nissan Engel to Celebrate the 10th Year Anniversary in 2001
“Celebrating the Best of Chianti – Art, Music, Food & Wine Festival” in Panzano in 2015
“Art Meets Music Exhibit in New York” in 2018
“Splendid Mise-en-Seine of Music and Art” created specifically as a backdrop for our Concerts in Greve by Nissan Engel
As we embark on our 31st Year, we will be featuring multiple artists and their works throughout the year in support of the mission of the Daniel Ferro Vocal Program and Daniel’s Legacy of “Passing on the art of beautiful and healthy singing to the next generation.”
Julia Eisen-Lester
Works on Paper
The works by Julia featured in our Art Meets Music program were developed out of her time spent in Italy portraying the Tuscan countryside.
$175
$200 SOLD
$75 SOLD
$100
16”x12”, Neocolor Crayon
$175 SOLD
$500
$100 SOLD
Provenance
Julia, on holiday with her husband Billy in 2014, met Daniel & Joy Ferro at Il Palagio in Panzano in Chianti, Italy. Both couples shared their love of New York and found they had a lot in common…love of music, art and heritage! Daniel and Julia could even trace their ancestral background to the same town. Today, Julia continues to attend and support the Daniel Ferro Vocal Programs wonderful musical soirées in New York.
Julia Eisen-Lester is an established artist whose work has been exhibited widely in group, solo and juried exhibitions, and can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
Eisen-Lester began her journey as an artist at the Art Students League in the fall of 1969. Here, she studied the Nicolaides method of drawing with Lester Rondell and anatomy with Robert Beverly Hale. She remained at the League as a full-time student for over four years. Shortly after, she attended the New School, where she took classes in clay sculpture and anthropology.
Her portfolio spans a variety of media including works rendered in graphite, pastel, gouache, watercolor, oil paint and collage. Eisen-Lester’s most recent works are in oil, concentrating on urban life.
She has been painting and teaching out of her Yonkers studio for the last 30 years.
Joy Ferro is offering these works as part of our fundraising efforts for the 31st Year in Greve in Chianti and Daniel’s Legacy.
50 percent of the purchasing price is a tax-deductible contribution.
To purchase artwork and/or view in person, please contact Joy Ferro at 212 877-3619 or 917 623-6053, [email protected]
All proceeds from Art Meets Music benefit the activities of the 31st Year in Greve in Chianti and Daniel’s Ferro Legacy including:
Master Classes, Private Instruction, and Concerts in Italy in July
April in New York Master Classes and Concerts
Juilliard Perpetual Scholarship in Daniel’s Name
Dissemination of Daniel’s Materials
Worldwide Network of Students and Colleagues
Contributions at All levels are Appreciated and Support Daniel’s Legacy
If you are interested in supporting Daniel Ferro’s Legacy without purchasing an artwork, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution in support of Daniel’s Legacy and the Daniel Ferro Vocal Program, Inc.
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Daniel Ferro Vocal Program, Inc.
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Previously Featured Artist
Israël
Six magnificent etchings created by Nissan Engel
*A bid has been made on these etchings – pending confirmation
Description and Provenance
Created in 2000
Size 17.25” x 13” each – Unframed
Printed on hand presses at the Mario Boni workshop.
This album, featuring 6 etchings, is one of the limited editions of 15 Artist’s Proofs. Nissan and Micky Engel graciously presented the album to Daniel and Joy Ferro to add to their extensive collection of Nissan Engel’s work throughout the years. Marek Halter’s introduction and preface is a fascinating insight to the series. READ HERE
Daniel Ferro and Nissan Engel experienced a long personal and professional friendship covering over 50 years with shared interest in both the musical and graphic arts. The relationship continues with the Engel and Ferro families today!
Nissan Engel was an Israeli artist best known for his mixed-media paintings and works on paper. Engel’s imaginative use of collage and painted forms create lyrical compositional arrangements, reminiscent of Paul Klee and Max Ernst. Born in 1931 in Haifa, Israel, he went on to study art at the Beaux-Arts Bezalel in Jerusalem and theater design at the Centre Dramatique del’Est in Strasbourg, France. The artist lived in Paris throughout the 1950s, moving to New York, NY in 1965 where he met and was influenced by Abstract Expressionist painters. Today, Engel’s works are in the collections of the Albright-Knox Museum in Buffalo, the Detroit Institute of Arts, The Jewish Museum in New York, and the Bridgestone Museum in Tokyo, among others.
Joy Ferro is offering the special album as part of our fundraising efforts for the 31st Year in Greve in Chianti and Daniel’s Legacy.
Israël – Set of Six Etchings at the special price of $3,000, of which $1,000 is a tax-deductible contribution.