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Tag Archives: art
Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris
Notre Dame of Paris, is one of the most famous Gothic Cathedrals in the world , if not the most famous. We visited it three times in four days in Paris so D could get photos with just the perfect … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, art, beauty, Designers /Designs, family, France, history, Paris, Uncategorized
Tagged architecture, art, France, Notre Dam Cathedral, Paris, photography, relief, Rose Window, tourists
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One Last Artist. . . . Pablo Picasso
This is the last of the artist’s museums we visited in our four days in Paris. Michael, an artist friend, told us we should go to this” small” museum and enjoy the excellent collection. When we approached this not so … Continue reading
Posted in art, artists, Designers /Designs, France, Paris, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Amritsar, art, Cubism, garden, Guernica, India, Museum in Paris, Pablo Picasso
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Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali was one of the most recognizable artists of the 20 century. Much of this was to his characteristic flamboyant mustache as well as his piercing eyes. Dali was born with high imagination revealed in the spirit of his … Continue reading
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Tagged art, France, Montmartre, Museum in Paris, Paris, Salador Dali
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Montmartre. . . . a video
Pictures are worth a thousand words!
Posted in Architecture, art, artists, Paris, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized, walking
Tagged art, artists, beauty, Montmartre. Paris, tourist, walking
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Musee de Montmartre
Is this not a picture perfect site for the Musee de Montmartre, sited at the crest of the hill and surrounded by gardens that were designed from the master garden painter Renoir? The gardens are terraced down the hill and … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, art, France, Suzanne Valadon, Uncategorized, women
Tagged art, artists, composers, Montmartre, Paris, Renoir's Garden
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts
Isabella Stewart Gardner was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. The favorite destination on her world travels was Venice, Italy. To house her collection in Boston, she had a building designed as a 15 C Venetian … Continue reading
Artist, Athlete, Scholar, and All with a Kind Heart!
Last Friday, David and I went to the school district art exhibition to see this wood block piece done by Grace, our oldest grandchild. This is the third piece of hers chosen for exhibition this year , her freshman year. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, USA
Tagged art, blog, grace, granddaughter, helping mom, honor role, Humor, kind heart, photography, Sol LeWitt, volleyball, wood block
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Tea with the Dead
image by gujaratonweb.com Just an ordinary tearoom where many, mostly men, gather for there morning chai. As good as the food is, the charm and draw of the shop is the mystery of Muslim tombs scattered throughout the shop. … Continue reading
Posted in Amdavad, Architecture, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Amdavad, architecture, art, Chai, India, Indian Picasso, Lucky Tea Room, PF Hussain
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Olana
Olana, the home of Frederick Church, who was a member of the Hudson River School of artists, was on a “to visit” lists right from the start of our time in New York. The visiting architects loved the exotic feel … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Travel, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged architecture, art, design, Home of Frederick Church, Hudson River School painters, Olana, Persian architecture
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Woman in Gold.. . . the film
Woman in Gold by Gustav Klimt This film is a glimpse into the Nazis of the third Reich plundering art work throughout Europe. Helen Mirren, tells the true story of one Jewish women’s battle to recover her family’s stolen art, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, BBC, film, Gustav Klimt, Helen Mirren, Nazi plundering of European art, Nazis, Ryan Reynolds, The Kiss, Woman in Gold
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