Reading and Roaming
This week I’m sharing my thoughts on a new novel by Fiona Davis along with some works I found striking at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke. I’m continuing to consider some of our outings in Cary and beyond as other examples of Abroad At Home. ENTERTAINING NOVEL: THE MET AND EGYPT The Stolen …
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A special meal, a visit to MoMA to see Matisse’s cut-outs, and a play by Delia Ephron.
MILLESGARDEN MUSEUM On the recommendation of our friends Mary and Joe, we visited the sculpture garden and house of Swedish sculptor, Carl Milles. We took a cab from our hotel to a suburban residential area where the entrance to MilllesGarden is boldly signed on a quiet street. Milles lived from 1875 to 1955, was in …
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FARNSWORTH ART MUSEUM: PART 2 Three Generations of Wyeths The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland is a center, along with the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pa., for the artwork of three generations of Wyeths. A former church building houses almost exclusively Wyeth paintings and sculptures, while the contemporary building has a variety of different …
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