Reynolda House Museum Report

The six trees are very evident when you first look at the painting more often than not it will be the first thing that catches your eye. There are multiple rivers around the painting nevertheless they are all connected in some way. One of the other main focal points that grabs the eye is the white

Over the spring break, I chose to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with my friends Irene and Mei. We explored many exhibits such as The Egyptian Art, The American Wing, and Asian Art. I saw statues, ceramics, textiles, pottery, and paintings. I really enjoyed looking at the Sphinx and sarcophagus in the Egyptian Art section. The interior design of the museum was so well planned out in each exhibit from the lighting of the room to the smell. The interior design of the museum was so exquisite especially the atmosphere it created. I felt like I could explore the corners of the world in one building.

The museum I chose to visit was the Dali Museum mainly because I have been wanting to check it out since I first moved down here to Florida three years ago. My sister has always been a huge Salvador Dali fan and even has a tattoo of his painting titled “The Elephants” on her side. I am looking forward to experiencing more of his paintings other than his most popular works of art. I am also hoping this experience will give me a greater appreciation for him as an artist by seeing the diversity of his works. What I am least looking forward to is trying to find one work of art that really stands out to me enough to write this paper about. I am sure I am going to find multiple pieces of art that I will love.

Deep in the heart of Texas sits the city of San Antonio.Ruth Medellin manages the Museo Alameda."It's the Latino experience in art, culture, and history," Medellin said.The museum is part of the famous Smithsonian Institution.Pilar O'Leary manages the Smithsonian Latino Center.Latinos are the nation's largest minority group, O'Leary said.The museum opened in April of last year. The first exhibit can be seen even before entering the museum.Once inside, visitors can view an exhibit designed like a botanica.When Museo Alameda opened, it featured a painting titled "Somos" ("We are").Other early exhibits included items on loan from the Smithsonian.Beginning in November 2008, the museum will feature an exhibit examining African contributions to Mexican

The second painting, Youth, painted in 1842, oil on canvas, 53 in × 76 in, continues to have a beautiful green landscape, we still see trees, flowers, mountains, and now we see a castle in the back. In this painting the view is widening. The child from the last painting now looks like adolescent. The

Brownsville is one of the areas with the richest history in the Rio Grande Valley. Museums, parks, and many buildings are preserved as a symbol of very important historical events that took place in our beautiful city. Thus, for this reason I decided to visit the Brownsville Historic Museum. When I entered the place, I was greeted by a very nice lady that gave me a tour through the museum. The first exhibit was full of pictures and photographs of Jim Wells, Porfirio Diaz, Simon Celaya, and Charles Stillman among other well-known individuals. This area included a beautiful wooden bed, mirrors, and old objects with descriptions. Honestly, I was deeply moved while walking through this place because it felt as if I was living during that era of time. Through the exhibits I also found pictures of the Mexican Revolution. Recently, in class we covered a chapter that included this

Located in the Quad, standing tall is a building that represents critical and memorable moments in history. The University of Alabama is home to the beautiful Amelia Gorgas Library. This is where students can go study, relax, eat, check out books, and socialize. The library was built in 1939 and is located at the site of the first original library on campus. During the Civil War the original building was known as the Rotunda. It was a military school for the confederate army. In 1865 Rotunda was burned down by troops sent to destroy the educational buildings on campus. In its place Gorgas library was built. As you stand on the concrete steps looking down at the semi-circle court in front of Gorgas, there are remains from the original building. Architects purposely made these designs to show tribute to

The two art pieces I chose when visiting the Detroit Institute of Arts are Cotopaxi by artist Frederic Edwin Church in 1862 and the Tomb of the Golden Engenderers by Carl Andre in 1976. The painting Cotopaxi was my favorite piece at the art museum. When I first saw it I was blown away by the beauty and skill of the painting. It is an oil canvas of the landscape in Ecuador named after the volcano Cotopaxi, showing an erupting volcano belching smoke and debris. It looked as if you were viewing the landscape in first person. The tremendous detail and crystal clear look of the painting left me in awe. The use of realism in his painting makes it stand out. The picture is very large and fascinating; the painting shows an emphasis on light and a passionate respect for natural detail. The color of the red sun and smoke of the volcano are shown with remarkable detail. The landscape and scenery of the painting makes it strikingly beautiful and allows the colors to burst. The artist allows for every landscape shown to compliment the other from the color of blazing sky, the massive waterfall plunging into the rocky canyon, to the dark chalky smoke of the volcano. The crimson sky reflects off the water in the distance. His painting shows the violence and power of nature with the explosion of the volcano obliterating everything around it in the distance. There is a small person in the bottom corner of the painting. The person surrounded by such a dramatic setting could symbolize the

In the painting the background and foreground are almost entirely green with the shadows behind the lion made by a heavily blue incorporated green color. In the corner a cluster of yellows and blues is emphasized, being one of lightest shades that is not in the main focus of the painting. When it comes to the stars of the painting the lion has bright green eyes and a heavily detailed main the horse lies on its side with blood coming out of its mouth as its bitten by the lion in the main area. The painting is heavily layered. (Because watercolor)

This museum is situated in a house that was built in the late 19th century and was used as a boarding house for students of Kansas State University in the bygone era. The museum has been decorated in a 1880s period style, in spectacular colors and grand design. Visitors can discover how early pioneer families learned to live in style by taking the tour of the house-museum, which includes a living room, parlor, dining room, kitchen, sewing room and bedrooms. So if you are in Manhattan, the beautiful exhibits on display at Wolf House Museum are a must see for art

During Thanksgiving Break, I visited the St. Louis Art Museum in my hometown. Through many floors of sculptures, painting, and other objects, the one thing that caught my eye was the portrait called Women Seated on Sofa in Interior. This piece was by Fredrick Carl Frieseke an American impressionist painter. He favored quiet, interior scenes of women. Frieseke used the setting of the portrait to explore the interplay of light, color, and pattern. The medium of this canvas is oil and it’s dated back sometime between 1912 and 1914. The exact date is unclear.

- P: In the painting there are four clocks, a dead tree, a body of water in the distance, sand, mountains, a white blanket, ants, and a snake. It is definitely day time and parts of the desert are cut. One clock is melted over a dead tree's branch. Another one is melted along the split of the land. Another one is rusted and has a ton of black ants scattering on top of it. Finally,

The Cleveland Museum of Art has many different collections on view ranging from African Art, Greek and Roman Art, Contemporary Art, and Medieval Art. The work I chose is The Good Shepard, which can be found in the Medieval collection in gallery 104. This work caught my eye because of the medium that was used to make it, the formal elements within the work, the meaning behind it, and the similar qualities to The Good Shepherd, Ornats, and the Story of Jonah. In today's world everything is so fast paced that we don't take the time or advantage of learning about the art that surrounds us.

I’ve been on a trip with my friend Lily Wagner to my grandmothers in Arizona, we’re both in this class and so we went to the Tucson Museum of Arts together a few days ago. They have a couple exhibits going at the moment, and some really interesting ones coming soon that I wish I could’ve seen. Currently they have “Horses of the West: Power, Freedom, and Friendship” which I really thought I’d be into since I rode horses up until a bit ago, but as it turns out horse art really isn’t my thing. They also had “Welcome to the American West” which had some lovely paintings and “Of Earth and Sand: Ceramics and Glasswork” which was my personal favorite, but I’ve always loved ceramics and anything to do with glass art.

For my museum trip I chose to visit the Leepa-Rattner museum in Tarpon Springs. I have never been to an art museum before so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. With that being said, I must admit I really found enjoyment from the distinctive emphasis that artists put within many of these images. Furthermore, it is truly amazing how you can gaze at a work of art and begin to establish an idea of the narrative being told within the image. The Leepa-Rattner museum is not very large, and it did not take very long to view everything that was on display. But to a great degree, I was fascinated with the workmanship and focus of many of the paintings. The museum was very beautiful, and the architecture was very well done as well. The building presents an image of a ship at sea. Additionally, I really valued the size of the museum, which is not huge, yet rather more personal and relaxed. I found a few of the works strong and persuasive, and the more diminutive size keeps things in perspective.