Saturday, July 11, 2015

Carnegie Museum of Art: 2015

Carnegie Museum of Art has got to be the premiere cultural institution in Pittsburgh.  It's a wonderful structure with a collection both Pittsburgh-centric and contemporary.  The bulk of the works date from the later half of the 19th century to the present.  And there are many lovely images to be found here for the fans of impressionism and contemporary art.
 The main reason for visiting this time was a rendezvous with a dear friend who was driving in from Wheeling, West Virginia.
 I awaiting her arrival on the sculpture plaza, enjoying a danish and a cup of coffee with a mildly humid steady breeze comforting me.
 At one point a father with three young boys arrived and toured around the plaza looking at the sculptures.  Suddenly one of the boys had the courage to ask the question burning in all our hearts as he stared at this water feature.  "Did Superman transmogelfy Niagara Falls and bring them here?!"  That rascally chap--no wonder they call him SUPERman.

Here are some of the works of art that I took special notice of during this visit.
"Still Life with Fish"
c. 1927
Alfred H. Maurer, 1868 - 1923 
"Young Hunter Hearing Call to Arms"
c. 1939
Marsden Hartley1877 - 1943  
"The Old King"
1916-36
George Rouault1871 - 1958  
"By the River"
c. 1912
Edward W. Redfield1869 - 1965  
"Le Moulin de le Galette"
1886-87
Vincent van Gogh1853 - 1890  
"Among Those Left"
1928-29
Ivan le Lorraine Albright1897 - 1983  
"Candlestick, Pipe and Tabacco Box"
c. 1890
John F. Peto1854 - 1907  
"Union Soldiers Accepting a Drink"
c. 1865
Eastman Johnson1824 - 1906  
"River in Winter"
c. 1895
John Henry Twachtman1853 - 1902  
Relief sculpture of seated Ganesha
13th century

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