Showing posts with label The American Art Museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The American Art Museum. Show all posts

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.