On this most romantic day, it seems appropriate to talk about love, affection, and passion. Artists such as Renoir, Jean-Léon Gérôme, and Constantin Brancusi have used love as themes in some incredibly moving masterpieces. And I’m thrilled to have seen in person two of the most famous works to focus on, well, smooching. […]
Can it really be 25 years since the peaceful fall of the Berlin Wall? The city itself has been paying tribute to the event this weekend with lighted balloons placed along the entire path where the hated wall once stood. We were in Berlin just 3 weeks ago; and getting up close to parts of […]
Although still exhausted from getting home late Friday night from an overseas trip, I was excited (in a sleepy way!) on Sunday to check out the State of the Art Exhibit at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. And wowza! The giant, quirky, interesting, thought-provoking exhibit did not disappoint. Although I […]
The doors of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas have only been open for 3 years, but already this locale has become known all over the world as a prominent showcase for artists such as Norman Rockwell, James Turrell, and Georgia O’Keeffe. Everyone from the Huffington Post to the New York […]
