Hi everyone. Happy new week to all of you. Seems like so many people are in the cold right now. I hope if you are you're staying warm and toasty. My woodstove has been getting quite the workout this month since this is our second round of arctic weather.
Since it's Monday I am joining Bleubeard and Elizabeth for this week's T day.
Last week I went to the big city on Thursday. I headed out early because some friends and I were going to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston. It's the last few weeks of a Georgia O'Keeffe and Henry Moore exhibit which was our main point of the trip.
We managed to go late enough to beat much of the morning rush but were early enough that we still had to wait for the museum to open at 10. But because the tickets were timed and we arrived early, we were able to see a few other permanent parts of the museum. More about that another time.
If you don't know about Georgia O'Keeffe, she was an American painter (1887-1986). She particularly liked to paint nature, and she became famous for her southwestern paintings and close ups of flowers like this one that was on display at the MFA. You'll have to excuse my photos because it was VERY crowded at the exhibit, and it was hard to get straight for a good photo. In fact, I didn't get a lot of photos because of that.
And this one is a close up of a white rose.
O'Keeffe painted many many flowers similar to the 2 I've shown, but there weren't many of her flower paintings on display in this exhibit. This show had more of an eclectic group of pieces. There were some I have never seen before, including these southwestern architecture ones.
The flat topped mountain in these next 2 paintings is called Pedernal. I've been lucky to travel to this part of New Mexico several times, and Pedernal is a very distinct feature in the landscape.
After seeing these Georgia O'Keefe paintings I really want to go back to New Mexico. 😏
The other artist in this exhibit was Henry Moore. I knew nothing about him, but now I know a bit. He was a British Artist and Sculptor who lived at the same time as Georgia O'Keeffe (1898-1986). Like O'Keeffe, one thing he was interested in was bones.This display had a few of his sculptures and some of his paper art work. I liked his sculptures shown in this exhibit, but with the crowd, it was really hard to appreciate them. Here's a couple of them.
After the exhibit, we had lunch in the museum. I had a Diet Coke with my sandwich, and this is my ticket to T this week. You can also see my friend's Diet Coke too in this photo.
That's all for me this T day. Hope yours is a super and have a great week ahead too.
19 comments:
A lovely visit thanks for sharing. -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
First, thank you for the book recommendations that you gave me in a comment on my blog. I haven’t read them, and will look for them.
And, I enjoyed reading about your visit to the MFA Boston. I too am a fan of Georgia O’Keeffe. When I visited her home in NM I was amazed to see that the Pedernal was a real mountain. I had always thought it was a product of her imagination and did not look anything like the paintings. But it is/does.
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This must have been a very interesting visit, Erika. I especially like Georgia O'Keefe's Southwestern paintings and you can understand that she was drawn to the landscape in New Mexico. Henry Moore so far I've only known by seeing some of his sculptures at the Tate, but I'm not very familiar with his work. Happy T day. Hugs - Carola
...I'm a Georgia O'Keeffe fan!
I do know and like Georgia O'Keeffe. I had never heard of the other artist. I enjoy a diet coke once in a while. Happy T Day.
Wonderful seeing by The artist and yourself! Happy t day!
Thanks for taking us along, Erika. I like the bone sculptures.
thank you for sharing the museum
Love your new banner. Queuing up always indicates it´s worth it. Last time we did this was for a burger at a food festival here in Braunschweig - some whopping 45 minutes - worth it.
As the art you could enjoy - happy Tuesday, hugs
Georgia O’Keeffe was but a name to me and I appreciate this introduction to her work which I find very seductive. I will make a point to explore it more. Henry Moore I know quite well and admire his work. So many of his sculptures seem to have inspired controversy of one sort or another, but once ensconced in a city square are transformed to become a source of public pride. I would have found great appeal in this event, but the crowds would have put me off totally. On that basis I would probably have passed it up. All the best - David
I would have liked to see that exhibition too, I studied Georgia O'Keeffe a bit, some of her flower paintings are quite controversial. Happy T day!
Three years ago, we had a traveling Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit. This was also a timed show. I remember she said once when asked why she painted flowers was because she didn't have to pay the model. Her art is truly awesome.
My art museum has two Henry Moore sculptures. They are both black and HUGE.
I enjoyed this visit to the museum and your diet coke you shared for T this Tuesday. I like the added lime for your drink, too.
That looks like a place I'd love to visit esp with my daughter.
Happy T day!
This is really a spectacular exhibit -- wonder if it might come to Detroit? I love O'Keeffe's paintings. Her flowers are lovely but I find myself more drawn to her landscapes and those shown here. The Moore would be interesting too. The Boston MFA is wonderful. I'd love to go again.
I like O'Keeffe's painting. I think I became aware of her work through this blog. Henry Moore I am very familiar with. He is British and his sculptures are very recognisable.
Happy T-Day,
Lisca
That looks a great visit, I enjoyed seeing your photographs.
All the best Jan
Thank you for sharing your museum visit-awesome display of art
Looks like you and your friends had a great outing, Erika. It has been a few years since, I have visited Boston and it’s on my to go list but for a warmer weather day trip.
Happy T-day, Erika. Thanks for sharing your great pictures - they made me miss New Mexico too. Such a lovely place and I like O'Keeffe's southwestern landscapes and architecture more than her flowers. The art originating in New Mexico is so amazing - like a totally different country. I could use a diet coke - I gave them up for January and your picture made my mouth water - lol. Hugz
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