Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The American Art Museum

Monday afternoon, we went to the American Art Museum. This is the courtyard--at one time it was open air, but now has an enormous skylight roof.

We hooked in with a tour and went on all three levels for about 2 hours. Then we wandered around some on our own.
This map is made of neon lights shaping each state. Inside each state are television screens depicting something from that state--for instance, Kansas had The Wizard of Oz playing on its screens, Tennessee had Elvis, etc.
This painting was in the post-Depression section--depicting prosperity.
If you look carefully at these license plates, they spell out the preamble to the Constitution. (If you click the picture, it should open bigger in a new screen).
This is a view of the "library" section where pieces of art are stored and cataloged for students of art to study.

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