A beautiful drive through eastern New York and the northwest corner of Massachusetts to visit The Clark Institute of Art in Williamstown. Wendy and I had been there a couple of years ago, when everything was in a state of construction. It is all done now, and although not "beautiful in a classical sense", it is great if you like that sort of thing:
The Clark has a super collection of its own, but through July 19 it also has a fabulous Bierstadt - Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast, 1870
It is on loan from the Seattle Art Museum because we won a bet on the Superbowl! (New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24) - with a little luck, Wendy and I will see it again out in Seattle when we visit Deede this fall.
Other highlights from their BEAUTIFUL collection include
Winslow Homer - Eastern Point, 1900
Winslow Homer - Undertow, 1866
Claude Monet - Spring in Giverny, 1890
Auguste Rodin - The Thinker, modeled 1880, cast 1906
Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Venice, the Doge's Palace, 1881
John Singer Sargent - Fumée d'ambre gris (Smoke of Ambergris), 1880
Joseph Mallord William Turner - Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steamboats of Shoal Water, 1840
Giovanni Paolo Panini - Interior of the Pantheon, 1734
Hubert Robert - Roman Ruins with Laundresses, c. 1777
Then 1-1/2 hours northwest back into New York to visit The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls. The main house was inspired by Isabella Stewart Gardner's home in Boston. Highlights include Albert Bierstadt - Yosemite Valley, ca. 1865
School of Francesco Guardi - St. Mark's Square, Venice, with the Doge's Palace, last quarter 18th century
(sorry I couldn't move the furniture ...)
and then 2 hours east to hike in Quechee Gorge State Park
An hour east to dinner at the Lake in Sunapee, NH, and a good night's sleep at the Burkehaven Lodge! Thank you God for a great day!
Music today (I listened to albums):
Bob Marley - Exodus (1977)
Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones (2011)
The Beach Boys - Endless Summer (1974)
various artists - Endless Highway: The Music of The Band (2007)
Pete Townshend - Empty Glass (1980)
Elvis Presley - ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits (2002)
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