Monday, October 27, 2025 - After taking several weeks off (and hiking a couple of mounrtains in New Hampshire), it is time for me to HIT THE ROAD AGAIN. I'm driving to Philadelphia to see 3 guys I rowed with 50 years ago! While in that neck of the woods, I'll visit the
Philadelphia Art Museum [note: on Oct. 8, 2025, The Museum announced a NAME CHANGE, from the
Philadelphia Museum of Art to the
Philadelphia Art Museum; talk about re-branding!] I also look forward to visiting the
Brandywine Museum of Art, less than 40 miles west of Philadelphia. After spending Saturday night in
Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, I will pick up Ellie in
New York City and we will spend Sunday night in
Tarrytown, NY. Monday's adventure will be seeing
Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate in Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow, NY, then we will make our way HOME:
It was a Blazingly Beautiful Fall Day in New England (the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut):
It is always pretty cool crossing over The
Huson River on the
Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge:
Of course Bill Cross recommended stopping in
Morristown, New Jersey to see the Tiffany Windows in
St. Peter's Episcopal Church:
To quote their Guide:
In front of you is
(42) the St. Peter at Joppa Window, also called the “Sunday School”
Window. It is a Louis Comfort Tiffany window. This was the first window installed in the
chapel, in 1894. Over a period of years, the Sunday School held events to raise money for this
window. When the time came, the Sunday School fund was $ 500 short, since the window cost
$ 2,000; the Vestry funded the difference. Depicted in the window is St. Peter at Joppa (Acts
10: 9-15). St. Peter is on a rooftop and has a vision. A sheet is lowered by angels holding doves.
A voice says, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat.” When St. Peter refuses, the voice answers, “What God
has made clean, you must not call profane.”
The view of the Tiffany window is partially blocked by
(43) an antique standard lamp.
2-and-1/2 hours later I was in Philadelphia, heading towards the
Philadelphia Art Museum:
The views from The Museum are really nice:
And I think the spaces inside The Museum are GREAT:
As for The Art, Philadelphia always has a great collection! Today's highlights include:
John Linnell - "The Storm (The Refuge)", 1853 oil:
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - "The Miracle of the Pool of Bethesda", around 1759 oil. I usually don't like Tiepolo (too many cherubs flying around), but I think this is wonderful:
Amedeo Modigliani - "Blue Eyes (Portrait of Madame Jeanne Hébuterne)", 1917 oil:
Andy Warhol - "Jackie (Four Jackies) (Portraits of Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy)", 1964 screenprint:
Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, when working together to invent "Cubism", were inspired by Cézanne's paintings from only a few years earlier. Paul Cézanne - "Mont Sainte-Victoire", 1902-04 oil:
Ivan Konstantinovitsch Aivasovsky - "Rocky Seashore", 1876 oil:
One last look at The Galleries:
Then it was time to head a bit north to
Gladwyne, PA for The Reunion with Ed, Jeff and Jerry:
GREAT dinner and talking and story-telling, then 1/2 hour down the road to
Microtel, West Chester, PA (photo from the next morning):
Saturday morning, after Bible Study (7:30-9), I headed over to the
Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA. This is the area from which comes the "First Family of American Art" (N.C. Wyeth, his son Andrew, and his grandson Jamie). The Museum is a bit more understated than some others:
TONS of Wyeth-family art!! My favorites today are:
N.C. Wyeth - "The Pledge", 1921 oil:
N.C. Wyeth - "Herring Gut", 1932 oil:
Andrew Wyeth - "Raccoon", 1958 egg tempera:
Andrew Wyeth - "Peter Hurd Painting", 1943 watercolor:
In addition to Bierstadt, Cropsey, Durand, William Trost Richards, Edmund Darch Lewis, and Thomas Hill is a Martin Johnson Heade - "New Jersey Salt Marsh", c. 1875 oil:
After The Brandywine, I made my way west-and-north through Pennsylvania, getting my taste of America:
I was able to check-in to our Church Service:
At 6:30 I checked into
Hawthorn Suites, Fogelsville, PA:
On Sunday I basically made my way into
New York City, doing a little exploring here and there:
Just south of
Lenhartsville, PA I encountered the
Historic Dreibelbis Station Covered Bridge:
With its pretty view of
Maiden Creek:
5-and-1/2 hours later, I was crossing the
George Washington Bridge:
and picked up Ellie at quarter-past-4:
Made my way up north, and spent the night at
Springhill Suites, Tarrytown, NY:
On Monday we visited
Kykuit, the Rockefeller Estate:
No Photography is allowed inside, but I'm glad I was able to take an outdoors-picture of Henry Moore - "Knife-Edge, Two Piece", (1962, large version 1965-66) bronze:
I sure did an awful lot of walking:
After the tour, we headed HOME, getting there in time for 6 o'clock dinner! I drove 1,125 miles this trip, and it was a lot of fun! WOW - Thank You God for this wonderful art/adventure weekend!
I just found "My List", so here is The Music Section (Friday only) (from a single mp3 cd):
Dylan & The Dead -
Dylan & The Dead, 1989 live album, last heard NEVER - kind-of lousy (except for "All Along The Watchtower"):
Genesis -
Invisible Touch, 1986 album, last heard NEVER - I like this album:
It is 46 degrees outside, so the windows are rolled up = I can enjoy this music.
Mose Allison -
Live in London, Vol. 1 and 2, 2001 live albums, last heard 9/06/2021 - I really like Mose Allison (jazz piano/singer/composer):
The Allman Brothers Band -
Peakin' at the Beacon, 1989 live album, last heard NEVER - very good live album:
The Beach Boys -
Live in London, recorded 1968, released 1970, last heard NEVER - ok live album, but I have all the Beach Boys I want:
Grateful Dead -
Postcards of the Hanging (Bob Dylan covers), 2002 album, last heard NEVER - This is the Dead/Dylan album I want to keep:
Dido -
No Angel, 1999 debut album, last heard 4/21/2021 - I like Dido a lot:
Neil Young -
On the Beach, 1974 album, last heard 9/05/2021 - excellent album; thank you Neil:
Craig Chaquico -
Acoustic Highway, 1993 debut album, last heard NEVER - actually a very nice album - I'll keep it:
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