We are on the western-end of the Time Zone, so it was strange seeing the sun just popping up over the horizon as I left Corydon, Indiana around 7 AM. The first stop today was the Doris Ulmann Galleries at Berea College, Berea, Kentucky. Unfortunately, their galleries were all closed for maintenance, so I was not able to see:
Thomas Moran - Cliff Dwellers, 1899 oil
As I was eating breakfast, it occurred to me that, going right through Cincinnati, there was a museum I had not visited: the Taft Museum of Art. Traffic was VERY BAD getting over the Ohio River (EVERYBODY is repairing their roads/infrastructure), so it was 12:30 before I got into the Taft. There are three excellent ART features of this former home of Anna and Charles Taft (older half-brother of William Howard Taft, US President 1909-1913):
- 1 - the house has its own private collection, including works by JMW Turner and Robert S. Duncanson,
- 2 - being a patron of Robert S. Duncanson, it houses his Landscape Murals - a suite of eight large landscape paintings in trompe l'oeil frames; and
- 3 - its "New Wing", which houses visiting art exhibitions.
JMW Turner - Europa and the Bull, about 1840-50 oil
JMW Turner - The Trout Stream, 1809 oil
Robert S. Duncanson - The Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli, Italy, 1870 oil
views of the Murals:
The "New Wing" hosted Treasures of British Painting from The Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum:
Although photographs were not allowed, everything is available on-line at the Denver Art Museum's website. Wonderful pieces include 3 by David Roberts (1796-1864):
St. Peter's, Looking Back on Rome, 1853 oil
Interior of the Cathedral, Pisa, 1859 oil
Egyptian Landscape with a Distant View of the Pyramids, 1862 oil
Pretty cool wearing my blue Superman hat as I'm driving into Cleveland (look up "Superman Cleveland")
Because of the traffic, I arrived at the NASA Glenn Visitor Center in Cleveland at 4:56
They close at 5, but I did get a sticker!
It was still a BEAUTIFUL afternoon in Cleveland
so I used my "Where's the Art?" app to access the Cleveland Museum of Art's webpage, and THEY ARE OPEN UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT!!
I had previously visited the Cleveland Museum of Art in Sept 2013 and Oct 2015, and I LOVE their courtyard-between-buildings:
Winslow Homer - Early Morning After a Storm at Sea, 1900-1903 oil
Frederic Edwin Church - Storm in the Mountains, 1847 oil
Sanford R. Gifford - A Home in the Wilderness, 1866 oil
Claude Monet - Gardener's House at Antibes, 1888 oil
Vincent van Gogh - Poplars at Saint-Rémy, 1889 oil
My "museum visit" cost me the daylight, but it is ok driving the 97 miles in the twilight/dark to check-in at the Super 8 in Erie, Pennsylvania at 9:16 PM:
THANK YOU GOD for all the Beauty I was able to experience today!
I started today by listening to Terry Tempest Williams The Hour of Land 8/9, 2016:
It is a collection of very nicely written stories of some of our National Parks - both personal stories, and historical/scientific background. I like it. This section dealt with the Grand Canyon.
quote:
"Is it not enough to return home with a fresh idea gleaned while walking in new territory?"
Music for today was more albums from my purple nano:
Rihanna - Unapologetic, 2012 (I like only 3 songs)
U2 - Under a Blood Red Sky, 1983 live album
This is arguably the best live album ever made.
Dave Matthews Band - Under the Table and Dreaming, 1994
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire, 1984
lyrics - "A Sort of Homecoming":
For tonight at last I am coming home.
I am coming home.
(Well, not tonight, but certainly tomorrow night.)
The Byrds - Untitled, 1970 live album plus 2 studio cuts
Herbie Hancock - V.S.O.P.: The Quintet [Live], 1977 live album from 2 concerts
Van Morrison - Veedon Fleece, 1974
various artists (Thievery Corporation) - Versions, 2006
various artists - Verve Remixed, Vol. 3, 2005
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