Friday, January 30, 2009
Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a modern and contemporary art museum designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, built by Ferrovial[1] and located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. It is built alongside the Nervion River, which runs through the city of Bilbao to the Atlantic Coast, says Wikipedia.
The curves on the building have been designed to appear random. The architect has been quoted as saying that "the randomness of the curves are designed to catch the light". Designed by Canadian/American architect Frank Gehry and opened to the public in 1997, it was immediately vaulted to prominence as one of the world's most spectacular buildings in the style of Deconstructivism, although Frank Gehry does not associate himself with this architectural movement. Architect Philip Johnson called it "the greatest building of our time".[2]
The curves on the building have been designed to appear random. The architect has been quoted as saying that "the randomness of the curves are designed to catch the light". Designed by Canadian/American architect Frank Gehry and opened to the public in 1997, it was immediately vaulted to prominence as one of the world's most spectacular buildings in the style of Deconstructivism, although Frank Gehry does not associate himself with this architectural movement. Architect Philip Johnson called it "the greatest building of our time".[2]
Guggenheim Museum, NYC
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, which opened in 1959, is one of the best-known museums in New York City and one of the 20th century's most important architectural landmarks, says Wikipedia.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the museum––which is often called simply The Guggenheim––is home to a renowned permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art, and also features special exhibitions throughout the year.
The distinctive building, Wright's last major work, instantly polarized architecture critics upon completion,[2] though today it is widely revered.[3] From the street, the building looks approximately like a white ribbon curled into a cylindrical stack, slightly wider at the top than the bottom. Its appearance is in sharp contrast to the more typically boxy Manhattan buildings that surround it, a fact relished by Wright who claimed that his museum would make the nearby Metropolitan Museum of Art "look like a Protestant barn."[2]
Internally, the viewing gallery forms a gentle helical spiral from the ground level up to the top of the building. Paintings are displayed along the walls of the spiral and also in exhibition space found at annex levels along the way.
Most of the criticism of the building has focused on the idea that it overshadows the artworks displayed within, and that it is particularly difficult to properly hang paintings in the shallow windowless exhibition niches that surround the central spiral.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the museum––which is often called simply The Guggenheim––is home to a renowned permanent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art, and also features special exhibitions throughout the year.
The distinctive building, Wright's last major work, instantly polarized architecture critics upon completion,[2] though today it is widely revered.[3] From the street, the building looks approximately like a white ribbon curled into a cylindrical stack, slightly wider at the top than the bottom. Its appearance is in sharp contrast to the more typically boxy Manhattan buildings that surround it, a fact relished by Wright who claimed that his museum would make the nearby Metropolitan Museum of Art "look like a Protestant barn."[2]
Internally, the viewing gallery forms a gentle helical spiral from the ground level up to the top of the building. Paintings are displayed along the walls of the spiral and also in exhibition space found at annex levels along the way.
Most of the criticism of the building has focused on the idea that it overshadows the artworks displayed within, and that it is particularly difficult to properly hang paintings in the shallow windowless exhibition niches that surround the central spiral.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Quiz Thurs on Carnival notes / Mask project due Tues, Feb 3
Thanks to Kyra for finding the site Masksoftheworld.com. Much good material on that site. Another very effective site is at masks.novica.com.
Then there's wikipedia for an even more complete overview.
Then there's wikipedia for an even more complete overview.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Costumes du Carnaval de Venise
1. Nations that comprise West Africa.
2. bons
3. rouler
4. laissez
5. temps
6. gras
7. Twelfth Night
8. Dionysian celebration
9. Lupercalia
10. a) Carne: ___ b) vale: ___
11. Lent
12. First 5 nations associated with carnival
13. First historic era in which Carnevale is written about.
14. Examples (2) of riotous behavior.
15. Shrove Tuesday.
16. Female krewe.
17. Why were parades instututed in New Orleans about 1857?
18. 2 locations for the origin of carnival customs.
19. First krewe of Louisiana.
20. Alabama location with considerable influence on New Orleans (NO) Carnival?
21. 2 differences between Alabama and NO celebrations.
22. Primary public pleasure of the pioneer days?
23. The location of Congo Square?
24. Activities by slaves in Congo Square? Frequency?
25. The second oldest krewe?
26. 3 customs established by Rex.
27. Etymology of “Rex.”
28. Make a timeline of Comus, Rex and Zulu.
29. Cheap coin “throw”?
30. When was How To Mardi Gras published?
31. What organization is brought to mind by “two-way pocky way!”?
32. Blanc et Noir Marching Society will hire what sort of band for the Krewe of Highland parade?
33. When did jazz music begin?
34. In what kinds of bands did jazz begin?
35. Explain the meaning of the boeuf gras.
36. What are the flambeaux?
37. A famous Louisianian signed his letters, “Red beans and ricely yours,” His name and nickname?
38. What is one of the themes of New Orleans costuming?
39. How long did French immigrants live in Nova Scotia before a journey that would take them to Louisiana?
40. Why are they called Acadians, or Cajuns?
41. What is the name for the Cajun Mardi Gras?
42. Another name for a Cajun house party?
43. What 2 types of music mingle in Zydeco?
44. What ethnic group created zydeco?
45. Make a small map featuring Europe, South America, Central America and North America. List nations in which we see a significant carnival celebration.
1. W Af: Senegal, Guinea, Liberia, etc etc
2. bons - good
3. rouler - to roll
4. laissez - to let
5. temps - times
6. gras - fat
7. 12th Night - begins Carnival in La. aka Epiphany.
8. Dionysian - Greek revels
9. Lupercalia - Roman rituals
10. carne - meat / vale - goodbye Latin
11. Lent - Christian; 40 days fasting & abstinence
12. Original Carnival nations: Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal.
13. Medieval times: first mention of Carnival
14. Riotous: throwing bricks, desecrating churches
15. Shrive: forgive your sins
16. Endymion is a female krewe.
17. Parades helped the city move away from anarchy.
18. Carnival origins: Venice, Rome
19. 1st NO krewe: Comus
20. Mobile, AL
21. Alabama: New Years celebration / Cowbellian de rakin Society
NO: Fat Tuesday / Comus
22. Pioneers: dancing!
23. Congo Square: back of the city of NO.
24. Congo Sq: dancing, singing every Sunday.
25. 2nd oldest: Rex.
26. Rex: doubloons, colors, holiday.
27. Rex: "king" Latin
28. a) Comus b) Rex c) Zulu
29. doubloon
30. MCMCXXXXV: 1995
31. MG Indians: "two way pocky way"
32. jazz
33. jazz originates in 1890's.
34. Jazz originates in brass bands.
35. Boeuf gras: Fat beef cow.
36. flambeaux: torches.
37. Louis Satchmo Armstrong: "Red beans ..."
38. Costuming: opposite of who you are.
39. Acadiennes: 100 years in Nova Scotia.
40. Acadians - people from a region called Acadia.
41. Courir de Mardi Gras: cajuns.
42. bals de Maison: house party.
43. Zydeco: blues plus French folk music.
44. Creoles created both zydeco as well as Cajun music.
45. map.
* "From dust you came; to dust you shall return." Ash Wed.
* Nouvelle Orleans: French / New Orleans
* stevedore: dock worker
* Lundi Gras: fat Monday
* picayune: something of tiny value, like a penny; Spanish coin.
* Nola.com (New Orleans LA): Times-Picayune (daily newspaper) site
* improvisation - making it up as you go along;spontaneous activity.
Like a comedian responding to the audience at the Improv Club.
Paper mask project for folk art in fine arts
Design a mask for carnival!
1. Do your research. Make brief notes and collect sources.
2. Create a colorful sheet with sketch of mask surrounded by appropriate cultural notes.
3. Mask may be constructed in 3-d form for additional points. Remuneration will be keyed to complexity and amount of work applied.
15 pts.
1. Do your research. Make brief notes and collect sources.
2. Create a colorful sheet with sketch of mask surrounded by appropriate cultural notes.
3. Mask may be constructed in 3-d form for additional points. Remuneration will be keyed to complexity and amount of work applied.
15 pts.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Washington, DC's great national art museums
Washington, DC, is a mecca for art lovers. Here are the principal museums -
1. Sackler Museum of Asian Art
2. Museum of African Art
3. Freer Gallery of Asian Art
4. Hirshorn Museum of modern art and sculpture
5. National Portrait Gallery
6. National Gallery of Art (both West Bldg and East wing, the modern)
7. National Sculpture Garden
8. Corcoran Gallery and art school
9. The Phillips Collection
10. Dumbarton Oaks
There are numerous additional museums such as the Textile Museum and the Howard University Museum of Art.
1. Sackler Museum of Asian Art
2. Museum of African Art
3. Freer Gallery of Asian Art
4. Hirshorn Museum of modern art and sculpture
5. National Portrait Gallery
6. National Gallery of Art (both West Bldg and East wing, the modern)
7. National Sculpture Garden
8. Corcoran Gallery and art school
9. The Phillips Collection
10. Dumbarton Oaks
There are numerous additional museums such as the Textile Museum and the Howard University Museum of Art.
The demi-moore-nude-baby-bump-in-vanity-fair was a historic graphic
Annie Leibovitz (IPA: /ˈliːbəvɪts/) (born October 2, 1949) is an American portrait photographer whose style is marked by a close collaboration between the photographer and the subject, says Wikipedia. She is the reigning artistic snapper of celebs and one of the world's best known art-minded photogs.
Rolling Stone magazine covers (ex: Whoopi Gildberg lying nude in a tub filled with milk) made her fame. She moved to Vanity Fair and established her edgy status with nude photos of John Lennon and, later, Demi Moore (1991). She recently got teen Miley Cyrus to pose partly nude.
She shows her most artistic photos in books and exhibits in major art galleries.
Rolling Stone magazine covers (ex: Whoopi Gildberg lying nude in a tub filled with milk) made her fame. She moved to Vanity Fair and established her edgy status with nude photos of John Lennon and, later, Demi Moore (1991). She recently got teen Miley Cyrus to pose partly nude.
She shows her most artistic photos in books and exhibits in major art galleries.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Street artist Shepard Fairey scores with Obama posters
Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a contemporary artist, graphic designer and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene[1] and became known initially for his "André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign. His work became more widely known in the 2008 United States Presidential Election, specifically his Barack Obama "HOPE" poster, says Wikipedia. The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston calls him one of today's best known and most influential street artists.[2
Shepard Fairey was raised in Charleston, South Carolina. His father was a doctor. Fairey became obsessed with art at the age of 14. At that time he started to place his drawings on skateboards and T-shirts.[3]
Fairey graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in illustration.
In addition to his successful graphic design career Shepard Fairey also DJ's at many clubs under the name DJ Diabetic and Emcee Insulin, as he has diabetes.[4]
His first art museum exhibition, aptly named Supply & Demand alongside his book, opens in Boston at the Institute of Contemporary Art in February, 2009.[5]
He sits on the advisory board of Reaching to Embrace the Arts, a not-for-profit organization that provides art supplies to disadvantaged schools and students.[6]
Fairey currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Amanda and daughters Vivienne and Madeline.
Shepard Fairey was raised in Charleston, South Carolina. His father was a doctor. Fairey became obsessed with art at the age of 14. At that time he started to place his drawings on skateboards and T-shirts.[3]
Fairey graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in illustration.
In addition to his successful graphic design career Shepard Fairey also DJ's at many clubs under the name DJ Diabetic and Emcee Insulin, as he has diabetes.[4]
His first art museum exhibition, aptly named Supply & Demand alongside his book, opens in Boston at the Institute of Contemporary Art in February, 2009.[5]
He sits on the advisory board of Reaching to Embrace the Arts, a not-for-profit organization that provides art supplies to disadvantaged schools and students.[6]
Fairey currently resides in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Amanda and daughters Vivienne and Madeline.
Arts the key to America's human growth
From Newsweek writer Jeremy McCarter:
Since election day, pundits have exhausted themselves trying to locate every last reason for Barack Obama's win. But the fine-tooth combing has missed something—or, rather, someone: Walt Whitman. Nobody has pointed out that Obama shares his victory with the generations of writers and musicians and painters in the fervently democratic tradition that descends from our national poet.
To understand how the arts prepared the way for Obama, we first need to clarify what it means when people (including the president-elect) say that "only in America" could his story be possible. That can't be a statement about law or politics, since the election of someone with Obama's unconventional background is technically possible in plenty of democracies. It's really a statement about our national imagination: only in America could a majority of voters see a person who is so unlike them—a black man who has an African father, a mother from Kansas, an international childhood, a name packed with vowels—as a fellow citizen who's capable of leading them. And where did we Americans learn to be so uniquely broad-minded? In large part, from our artists.
Since election day, pundits have exhausted themselves trying to locate every last reason for Barack Obama's win. But the fine-tooth combing has missed something—or, rather, someone: Walt Whitman. Nobody has pointed out that Obama shares his victory with the generations of writers and musicians and painters in the fervently democratic tradition that descends from our national poet.
To understand how the arts prepared the way for Obama, we first need to clarify what it means when people (including the president-elect) say that "only in America" could his story be possible. That can't be a statement about law or politics, since the election of someone with Obama's unconventional background is technically possible in plenty of democracies. It's really a statement about our national imagination: only in America could a majority of voters see a person who is so unlike them—a black man who has an African father, a mother from Kansas, an international childhood, a name packed with vowels—as a fellow citizen who's capable of leading them. And where did we Americans learn to be so uniquely broad-minded? In large part, from our artists.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Teacher's review of the exhibit at Norton Art Foundation; a sample paper for your assignment
Fruit floating above a tabletop in delicious suspension. A person’s face looming from the background of a dark room. These are scenes from the 65 paintings in the Realism exhibit at Norton Art Foundation. The show is stunning. These are paintings that offer a highly detailed, accurately-colored photographic impact.
Slap-your-face realism in oils, tempera, acrylics and pencil have been collected from a global list of highly competent painters for this show. The artists all belong to the International Guild of Realism and were chosen by jury.
Among them: Alberto Hinojosa, a painter who has been head of the Louisiana Tech art department.
The realism provokes philosophical questions: how does one appreciate a super-realistic piece? Why not substitute a photo? It is a joy to see how highly developed the human eye and hand can become. It is like watching a world-class athlete. Millions tune in on TV to watch their feats. These are athletes of the micro-movement, of the tiny brush and steady eye.
Imagine a box wrapped in brown paper, ready to be shipped. Imagine the string around it. A label. Oops; there’s a tear in the paper. I can see the box underneath the paper. It fools the eye: it’s a trompe l’oeil painting. The image of box, paper and string is a marvelous trick, an elaborate gambit. And it represents one of mankind’s most ancient and artful games.
Slap-your-face realism in oils, tempera, acrylics and pencil have been collected from a global list of highly competent painters for this show. The artists all belong to the International Guild of Realism and were chosen by jury.
Among them: Alberto Hinojosa, a painter who has been head of the Louisiana Tech art department.
The realism provokes philosophical questions: how does one appreciate a super-realistic piece? Why not substitute a photo? It is a joy to see how highly developed the human eye and hand can become. It is like watching a world-class athlete. Millions tune in on TV to watch their feats. These are athletes of the micro-movement, of the tiny brush and steady eye.
Imagine a box wrapped in brown paper, ready to be shipped. Imagine the string around it. A label. Oops; there’s a tear in the paper. I can see the box underneath the paper. It fools the eye: it’s a trompe l’oeil painting. The image of box, paper and string is a marvelous trick, an elaborate gambit. And it represents one of mankind’s most ancient and artful games.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Draft of the second semester curriculum in fine arts
Units in the 2nd semester
1) Photo essay / photojournalistic or artists theme.
2) Masks and carnival: paper masks and the music and global impact of carnival.
3) Jazz music slide show or video. Artistic expression through a collection of (20) images set to a classic jazz tune from Miles Davis, John Coltrane or Louis Armstrong.
4) Video and audio production: an expressive video production guided by a 3-minute pop tune soundtrack. Homage to MTV and the world of pop music videos.
5) History of rock and soul.
- What happened in 1940's in pop culture that set the scene for the birth of rock.
- Rock Around the Clock: black and white cultures jive and American Bandstand is rocked by Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard & Jerry Lee Lewis.
- Civil Rights and 'Nam and the music of the 1960's. Berry Gordy and Soul, including the Supremes, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. San Francisco psychedelia; the Beatles and Rolling Stones.
- Sugar Hill, Brooklyn: the rise of hip-hop culture in the 80's and 90's.
6) Drama -
A reading of the Edward Albee play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A dark comedy that shocked America in the 1960's, it set a pattern for literary inquiries into domestic strife.
7) Dance -
Why dance participation and awareness is a lifetime pursuit.
Reviews of a) ballet b) jazz c) circle / folk dance.
8) Sculpture -
Traditional full relief and bas relief statuary from churches and public buildings. Modern sculptors Auguste Rodin, Joan Miro, Jean Dubuffet, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi and Alexander Calder. Student
soap carving.
9) History of Cinema - possibilities include
Metropolis (1927)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Citizen Kane (1941)
City of God (2002)
1) Photo essay / photojournalistic or artists theme.
2) Masks and carnival: paper masks and the music and global impact of carnival.
3) Jazz music slide show or video. Artistic expression through a collection of (20) images set to a classic jazz tune from Miles Davis, John Coltrane or Louis Armstrong.
4) Video and audio production: an expressive video production guided by a 3-minute pop tune soundtrack. Homage to MTV and the world of pop music videos.
5) History of rock and soul.
- What happened in 1940's in pop culture that set the scene for the birth of rock.
- Rock Around the Clock: black and white cultures jive and American Bandstand is rocked by Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard & Jerry Lee Lewis.
- Civil Rights and 'Nam and the music of the 1960's. Berry Gordy and Soul, including the Supremes, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. San Francisco psychedelia; the Beatles and Rolling Stones.
- Sugar Hill, Brooklyn: the rise of hip-hop culture in the 80's and 90's.
6) Drama -
A reading of the Edward Albee play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A dark comedy that shocked America in the 1960's, it set a pattern for literary inquiries into domestic strife.
7) Dance -
Why dance participation and awareness is a lifetime pursuit.
Reviews of a) ballet b) jazz c) circle / folk dance.
8) Sculpture -
Traditional full relief and bas relief statuary from churches and public buildings. Modern sculptors Auguste Rodin, Joan Miro, Jean Dubuffet, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi and Alexander Calder. Student
soap carving.
9) History of Cinema - possibilities include
Metropolis (1927)
Farewell My Concubine (1993)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Citizen Kane (1941)
City of God (2002)
Review of the Realism exhibit on display at RW Norton Art Foundation gallery, Shreveport
Compose an essay of approximately 350 words for Monday that covers the following:
a) basic info on Norton; please see http://rwnaf.org (3)
b) basic info on the Realism show (3) / see http://realismguild.com
c) description of several of the pieces in the show (5 ) / please see
http://flickr.com/photos/robert_trudeau/sets/72157612593960230/
d) qualities of the art that you find appealing (3)
e) questions that remain after having seen the display (3)
f) a comparison between realism and another style of art (3)
g) your favorite piece and why (5)
Points: 25 - see above.
Please place it on GoogleDocs by Mon at noon so that I can begin reading and scoring them at my planning period.
Late papers will suffer a 5 pts late fee.
If you missed the field trip, please put a visit to Norton into your weekend schedule.
a) basic info on Norton; please see http://rwnaf.org (3)
b) basic info on the Realism show (3) / see http://realismguild.com
c) description of several of the pieces in the show (5 ) / please see
http://flickr.com/photos/robert_trudeau/sets/72157612593960230/
d) qualities of the art that you find appealing (3)
e) questions that remain after having seen the display (3)
f) a comparison between realism and another style of art (3)
g) your favorite piece and why (5)
Points: 25 - see above.
Please place it on GoogleDocs by Mon at noon so that I can begin reading and scoring them at my planning period.
Late papers will suffer a 5 pts late fee.
If you missed the field trip, please put a visit to Norton into your weekend schedule.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Field trip on Tues, Jan 13: bring $3 for the bus fee and a signed permission sheet, please
Please do not forget -
a) $3 for the bus fund.
b) parent signature on a permission sheet.
Merci beaucoup!
a) $3 for the bus fund.
b) parent signature on a permission sheet.
Merci beaucoup!
Making paper masks in class as an artistic exercise
Your teacher has been exploring the mask via Flickr collections, especially in the Masks pool. There's a lot of art and history there.
I propose a mask workshop next week after the Realism exhibit visit and writing.
Wikipedia on Masks is a good place to begin our reading. What's your favoprite style of mask?
I propose a mask workshop next week after the Realism exhibit visit and writing.
Wikipedia on Masks is a good place to begin our reading. What's your favoprite style of mask?
Thursday, January 8, 2009
The art of the photo essay: a group of 10 compositions linked by theme and due to be presented on Tues, Jan 20
Our assignment will call for 10 photos - arbitrary, as usual - linked by a theme. I shot exam-taking students using new technology in testing as an example, but I like Amy Boyett's idea much better: laughter.
More theme ideas?
- eyes
- tears
- in the air
- the S curve
- old school
- affection
Please enter it as a presentation/slide show in Google Docs. If you've got music in mind, bring it to the classroom or integrate it.
15 pts.
Due Tues, Jan 20. To be presented and enjoyed in class. I loved your side-lighted photos and I see this assignment an extension of that work.
Please see more background here.
More theme ideas?
- eyes
- tears
- in the air
- the S curve
- old school
- affection
Please enter it as a presentation/slide show in Google Docs. If you've got music in mind, bring it to the classroom or integrate it.
15 pts.
Due Tues, Jan 20. To be presented and enjoyed in class. I loved your side-lighted photos and I see this assignment an extension of that work.
Please see more background here.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Field trip to Norton on Tues, Jan 13, during the class hour; need 2 parents to accompany visit to Realism exhibit
Now that I've got your attention:our visit to the exhibit of photorealistic paintings at RW Norton Foundation Art Gallery will take place Tues, Jan 13, during our class period. You'll be surprised how little time it takes to drive to Norton.
Norton requires an adult for every 10 students so we get to invite 2 parents to meet us there. I'll take any and all volunteers. I've seen the exhibit twice and highly recommend it. Jennifer Defratis of the Norton staff will give us background and insights on the show.
Leave your name at 221-2501, Cmhs, or call me at the house: 861-1519. Looking forward to meeting parents.
Norton requires an adult for every 10 students so we get to invite 2 parents to meet us there. I'll take any and all volunteers. I've seen the exhibit twice and highly recommend it. Jennifer Defratis of the Norton staff will give us background and insights on the show.
Leave your name at 221-2501, Cmhs, or call me at the house: 861-1519. Looking forward to meeting parents.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Field trip to Dallas art museums coming soon
Because my proposal for an overnight trip to Houston museums presented numerous logistical problems I am proposing a one-day visit to the museums in downtown Dallas. It will be much more affordable and comfortable.
Big D!
In a few blocks, we can explore and have lunch at
- Dallas Museum of Art, the DMA, is a fabulous resource center.
- Crow Museum of Asian Art
- Nasher Sculpture Museum
Ft Worth, something like an hour past Dallas, has another group of world class museums: The Kimbell Museum, The Modern Art of Ft Worth and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. That really should be a separate visit.
Also am working on a visit to RW Norton Art Foundation gallery. As soon as Mr G can reserve a bus for us, we shall go.
Big D!
In a few blocks, we can explore and have lunch at
- Dallas Museum of Art, the DMA, is a fabulous resource center.
- Crow Museum of Asian Art
- Nasher Sculpture Museum
Ft Worth, something like an hour past Dallas, has another group of world class museums: The Kimbell Museum, The Modern Art of Ft Worth and the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. That really should be a separate visit.
Also am working on a visit to RW Norton Art Foundation gallery. As soon as Mr G can reserve a bus for us, we shall go.