Washington DC -- Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009



Sackler, American Art & National Portrait Gallery -- Part 1




Smithsonian Castle (in rain)






Iranian mosaic fragment circa 1480






This Indian dagger was made around 1621 A.D. after a large meteor crashed in a nearby location. The blade is stainless steel and the handle is made from the meteorite ore.






Wolfe by Kinstler






Einstein by Westfield






Stein by Davidson






Goldberg






Stella in 1929






It's Another Spring -- Man Ray






Indestructible Object -- Man Ray






Benton






Some kind of cool allegory (I forget).
Heather informs me this is Achelous and Hercules (Tenacity & Strength)
by Thomas Hart Benton (Jackson Pollock's teacher).






Detail- left






Detail- right






Hartley






Sharp






Remington






Glackens






la Farge



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