Friday, January 21, 2022

Addison Gallery of American Art

Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 - I was up at the library at Phillips Academy, Andover, and when I was leaving I walked by their Addison Gallery of American Art. Having a little time on my hands, and thinking that I have not been in there for three years, I popped in. WHAT A JOY!

Winslow Homer - "Eight Bells", 1886 oil:

Edward Hopper - "Manhattan Bridge Loop", 1928 oil:

Ansel Adams - "Valley View from Tunnel", negative c. 1930s-40s, printed c. 1960s:

Thomas Moran - "The Mountain Range on the West Side of San Luis Valley above San Francisco", 1883 watercolor:

Frederic Remington - "Moonlight, Wolf", c. 1909 oil:

Albert Bierstadt - "The Coming Storm", 1869 oil:

George Inness - "The Coming Storm", c. 1879 oil:

Yes - ha ha - both are named "The Coming Storm".

Winslow Homer - "The West Wind", 1891 oil:

Edward Hopper - "Freight Cars, Gloucester", 1938 oil:

Jackson Pollock - "Phosphorescence", 1947 oil:

What a Great Way to Start-the-Day! Thank you God!

Music for today:

various artists/Thievery Corporation - The Outernational Sound, 2006

various artists - Organ-ized: All-Star Tribute To The B-3 Organ, 2000

various artists - Make Some Noise: The Campaign To Save Darfur (2 cds), 2007

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