A peaceful stroll through the charcoal portraiture of this great American artist, John Singer Sargent (1856 – 1925). 3:31 https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/john-singer-sargent Enjoy.
Baseball cards 1880s – 1950s. Metropolitan Museum of Art Even if you are not an avid baseball fan (?!), you probably know the name “Dizzy Dean.” These cards – some beautiful lithographs – offer an historic overview of… Read moreBaseball & Printmaking
MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo, Brazil This unique and wild fashion collection was the result of a collaboration between art, fashion, design and industry. Rhodia, a French chemical manufacturer promoted its… Read moreArt in Fashion: MASP’s Rhodia Collection
Andy Goldsworthy is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculptures and land art, situated in natural and urban settings. He lives and works in Scotland and is renown in his field, consequently the… Read moreAndy Goldsworthy – temporary landscape art
I find it hard to believe that it was just over one year ago, that the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burned on April 15, 2019. The link below provides a self-paced overview of the damage,… Read moreNotre Dame Cathedral (Our Lady of Paris)
2019 was the 100-year anniversary of the opening of the Bauhaus. It was a German art school that united art and technology and revolutionized how art and design are integrated into our lives. Today, our furniture, architecture and even clothing… Read moreBauhaus
Today we celebrate the art of retired CMU photographer, Robert Barclay. He created this image of Jeff Daniels during a concert in downtown Mt. Pleasant. To enjoy the image, you need only to assemble the puzzle…. Read morePuzzle
If you have not visited New York City’s Rockefeller’s Center, you have seen skaters on its ice rink in countless movies. With its interesting history and Art Deco details, here is a unique view of the… Read moreRockefeller Center
As we dream of post-pandemic excursions, here are a few “unique” museum experiences in our great state of Michigan. https://www.mlive.com/entertainment/2017/04/10_unusual_michigan_museums_yo.html (You need not leave your chair to visit the Moist Towelette Museum!) http://moisttowelettemuseum.com/ Enjoy.
Most are familiar with architect, Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece, Fallingwater. This short piece presents a remarkable sequence of the iconic structure ‘virtually growing’ out of the rocky hillside in Southwestern, Pennsylvania. http://www.openculture.com/2010/02/frank_lloyd_wrights_fallingwater_animated.html Thanks to Bryan Whitledge for… Read moreFallingwater
