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Dana Ellyn · DC Heritage Trail · May 15, 2014

Embassy Chef Challenge

On May 15, 2014, Cultural Tourism DC held its annual Embassy Chef Challenge at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, DC, where chefs from embassies across the city competed with dishes from their home countries. Two of Dana Ellyn's original Heritage Trail paintings, together with a basket of the six Vintage DC wines, were offered in the evening's live auction.

Live auction item
Original paintings by Dana Ellyn, inspired by the DC Heritage Trails

“Lion of Anacostia”
Frederick Douglass · 30″ × 59″ · acrylic on recycled street banner

“Rise Up and Hear the Bell (Oh Captain! My Captain!)”
Walt Whitman · 30″ × 59″ · acrylic on recycled street banner

Also included: a Vintage DC wine basket with all six bottles.

The live auction listing in the event program
From the event program
Lion of Anacostia (Frederick Douglass), painting by Dana Ellyn
Lion of Anacostia (Frederick Douglass)
30″ × 59″ · acrylic on recycled street banner
Rise Up and Hear the Bell (Oh Captain! My Captain!), painting of Walt Whitman by Dana Ellyn
Rise Up and Hear the Bell (Oh Captain! My Captain!)
30″ × 59″ · acrylic on recycled street banner

Video

Photos from the evening

The live auction slide: “Heritage Trail Paintings by Dana Ellyn”
The live auction slide: “Heritage Trail Paintings by Dana Ellyn”
Dana Ellyn with her paintings of Walt Whitman and Frederick Douglass
Dana Ellyn with her paintings of Walt Whitman and Frederick Douglass
A Vintage DC bottle
A Vintage DC bottle
Dana Ellyn at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center
Dana Ellyn at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center
Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn
Matt Sesow and Dana Ellyn
Cheryl Crowell, Director of Business Development, Cultural Tourism DC, with Dana Ellyn
Cheryl Crowell, Director of Business Development, Cultural Tourism DC, with Dana Ellyn
Steven Shuman, Executive Director, Cultural Tourism DC, with Dana Ellyn
Steven Shuman, Executive Director, Cultural Tourism DC, with Dana Ellyn
Embassy Chef Challenge 2014
Learning to pour a perfect Stella Artois
Learning to pour a perfect Stella Artois
The auction stage
The auction stage
The hall
The hall
The Embassy of Thailand table
The Embassy of Thailand table
The embassy chefs
The embassy chefs

Beyond the paintings

Vintage DC winesSix of the paintings became wine labels, made with Cultural Tourism DC.Embassy Chef Challenge, 2014Two originals and a Vintage DC wine basket in the live auction.DC Public Library history talk, 2019The Nest in Which the Egg Was Hatched on the flyer for a Lincoln conspiracy talk.

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Dana Ellyn is a full-time painter based in Washington, DC. She typically creates several new paintings each week, posting them here upon completion.

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