I spent yesterday afternoon at my favorite thinking spot in DC - the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Clay was having a particularly hard day yesterday because he learned that he will not be able to come home for Christmas. He was sitting in his room at Camp Pendelton bored and frustrated and in an effort to distract him I took pictures of some of my favorite exhibits and sent them to him and we "talked" over text about each one. I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the pictures. My favorite painting in SAAM is Thomas Moran's HUGE HUGE HUGE painting of the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone (above and for more info http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/index.php?s=saam)
Enjoy.
Modern art hall ..... the sounds and images on the TV are from the 1960's and 1970's ... it's a young Korean artists interpretation of what it felt like to see our great big country from the interstate highway.
ommmmm. The Atrium - it's 20 degrees outside, but if you know where to go you can sit in this garden any time of year.
4 comments:
Looks amazing. We missed the art museum while we were out there for the reunion. It will be tops on our list the next time we are there!
I've always wanted to visit the Atrium and now I have ... thanks for the tour! Too bad that Clay won't be able to be home for Christmas:-( Hope everyone has a nice Christmas.
I got to see the Moran paintings this summer. Thanks for the heads up Deb. I could have sat there for hours, and would have if not for a 5 year old who did not like it as much a me. I wonder if he painted that in Yellowstone or if he painted it back east from drawings he made in Yellowstone.
That's a place I love to go to. I'll have to revisit it the next time I come.
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