Category Archives: 1stfans

1stfans Meetup for March 2009: Artist Matt Held

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Will Cary

When 1stfans launched with the Swoon printing event on January 3rd, it was a pretty crazy night. Though Shelley and I didn’t get to meet every 1stfan who attended, we were able to meet a few. One of the people … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for March 2009: Joseph Kosuth

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Will Cary

If nothing else, Shelley and I think the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed is a pretty cool concept. We readily admit that we have no idea how the art is going to turn out, but at least it’s a chance for … Continue reading…

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Animal Mummy Research

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Lisa Bruno

This past Saturday as part of programming for 1stfans at the Brooklyn Museum, I gave a presentation on the animal mummy research the Conservation Department is doing with the Museum’s Egyptian Curator Ed Bleiberg. The presentation was fun and interactive … Continue reading…

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Jonas Platt

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Terry Carbone

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (American, 1791-1872). Jonas Platt, 1828. Oil on canvas, 35 15/16 x 29 7/16 in. (91.3 x 74.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 85.23. By the mid-1820s, Samuel F. B. Morse finally had achieved in his portraits a more … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for February 2009: Mary Temple

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Shelley Bernstein

We all know this feeling, right? When you walk into an exhibition and there’s one work that really stops you in your tracks? On a recent trip to Pittsburgh, it happened to me at the Mattress Factory‘s Inner and Outer … Continue reading…

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John Adams

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Terry Carbone

Samuel Finley Breese Morse (American, 1791-1872). Portrait of John Adams, 1816. Oil on canvas, 29 3/4 x 24 15/16 in. (75.5 x 63.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 32.144. Samuel F. B. Morse’s unrelentingly factual portrait of the former president John Adams … Continue reading…

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He Could Have Been a Contender . . .

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Terry Carbone

An Xiao’s concept for the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed employs the language of Morse code—one of many instances in which science and art have crossed paths. Relatively few people know that the great American inventor—and the inventor of Morse code—Samuel … Continue reading…

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How do you convince a free content advocate (like me) to join 1stfans?

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Shelley Bernstein

As Will Cary notes in his post we’ve seen plenty of feedback with regard to the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed. Will and I had been saying we’d blog about our experiences, so here we go! I hit my head up … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed as a Membership benefit

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Will Cary

One bit of confusion that we have begun to see (<– 4 links) regarding the 1stfans Twitter Art Feed is the notion that we are “monetizing” twitter because we are “charging people” to access the feed. I think there are … Continue reading…

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Going Paperless for 1stfans and Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

For 1stfans, we are attempting to go as paperless as possible and this has been an interesting challenge for us. The first major shift is that we’ve ditched the customary palm cards and, instead, are using these shirts from Reactee … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for January 2009: An Xiao

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Will Cary

In the same spirit that we asked Swoon to launch 1stfans in person (that is to say, with the Museum’s existing community in mind), we are delighted to announce that An Xiao is going to be the first artist on … Continue reading…

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Swoon Print for 1stfans on January 3

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Will Cary

Though the launching of 1stfans is being done mostly online, one of the critical goals of the group is to get people to come and enjoy the Museum in person more often. 1stfans is different from of our other Membership … Continue reading…

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1stfans Twitter Art Feed & open call

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

One of the things we are really excited about with the launch of 1stfans is giving these new members something they can really get into. Each month this will include a new event in-person at each Target First Saturday and … Continue reading…

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getting to know our 1stfans

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Shelley Bernstein

It’s funny, if you know me, I’m sure you can imagine that I would have had a total fit if someone came into my office pitching an “web 2.0″ membership (yes, yes, go ahead and LOL at the thought of … Continue reading…

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introducing 1stfans: a socially networked museum membership

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Will Cary

Working in Membership means my job is to get people excited about and involved with the Museum. In that way, my job is just as much community-builder as it is fundraiser. Though our Membership base is sizable and diverse, I’ve … Continue reading…

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