FRIENDS OF CINCINNATI FISHER HOUSE

CINCINNATI, OH

Friends of Cincinnati Fisher House is a non-profit organization located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The organization's mission is to provide a "home away from home" for military families who need to travel to Cincinnati for medical treatment. The Fisher House is a comfortable and supportive environment where patients' families can stay free of charge while their loved ones receive medical care.

The Friends of Cincinnati Fisher House was founded in 2007 and has since raised more than $3 million to support the Cincinnati Fisher House. The organization is run entirely by volunteers, and all funds raised go directly towards the operation and maintenance of the Fisher House. The Fisher House has 16 suites, each with a private bedroom and bathroom, as well as a shared living room, kitchen, and dining area.

The Friends of Cincinnati Fisher House also provides support for the families staying at the Fisher House, including meals, transportation, and other necessities. The organization relies on donations from individuals, corporations, and community groups to continue its important work.

Overall, the Friends of Cincinnati Fisher House is a vital resource for military families in need of support during a difficult time. The organization's tireless efforts to provide a welcoming and comfortable environment for families is a testament to their commitment to serving those who have served our country.

FRIENDS OF CINCINNATI FISHER HOUSE is a History Museum in CINCINNATI OH. US MID #8403900724

The museum is classed as HST (History Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

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Behold: something is rotten in Denmark Two art fans study Benjamin West's painting of Hamlet Act IV, Scene V, which I guess is now on me to explain so I looked it up. Here is the scene in a nutshell. In Shakespeare’s day, government was about monarchy and the stability it brought. Hamlet is about regicide and the chaos that follows, which was a recurring theme for The Bard. Hey, the Age of Enlightenment and its idea of checks and balances on power was still over a century away. Modern self-governing republicanism with no monarchy at all was further.

Seeing that his sister had gone crazy, Laertes (the man pointing up in the painting and holding his sickly sister), who has just returned to Denmark, goes into a rage. He wants to revenge the madness of his sister and the killing of his father. That’s fine with King Claudius, who did not kill Laertes’ father; however, he secretly poisoned his own brother, Hamlet Sr., the original and rightful king. Who knew the gentle and happy Danish could be so full of guile and lust for power?

Claudius answered Laertes's anger by telling him that it was best to first be certain who the actual murderer was before focusing his useful and righteous rage. Claudius would help answer all Laertes' questions.

End scene.

What is going on behind the scene of this painting is that the new King Claudius saw an opportunity to use Laertes to silence (kill) Prince Hamlet because the prince was on his corrupt trail. Hamlet is clued into who killed his father because (a) the ghost of his dad in the beginning of the play told him so and (b) Claudius acted mighty suspicious.

Claudius did kill King Hamlet and will use his poisoning modus operandi again, which will backfire.

It was Ophelia's fiancé, the moody and introspective Prince Hamlet (not in this painting scene), who unintentionally killed Laertes's and Ophelia's father, sparking Ophelia's descent into madness and Laertes's rage. By the end of the play, all these people are going to end up dead, including Hamlet, Claudius, and even Hamlet's mother, who quickly remarried Claudius after the death of her husband. (She is the crowned queen in the middle of the painting–the royal without the beard.)

Denmark is going to be leaderless.
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Painting title: Shakespeare’s Hamlet: Act IV, Scene V; Ophelia and Laertes (1792)
Artist: Benjamin West (American,1738-1820)
Venue: Cincinnati Art Museum

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FRIENDS OF CINCINNATI FISHER HOUSE
2802 SADDLEBACK DRIVE
CINCINNATI
OH
45244-3915

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MID #	8403900724
Name	FRIENDS OF CINCINNATI FISHER HOUSE
Alternate Name
Classification	History Museums, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)	311476245
NTEECC	A54
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM)	201212
INCOME	0
REVENUE	0
LAT/LONG	39.110641, -84.374958
CODES	FIPS State Code: 39 FIPS County Code: 061 US Census Tract: 024902 US Census Block: 1004