Thursday, May 4, 2023 (continued)
The
Samuel P Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL is a reciprocal museum with Tyler Arboretum membersship, but admission is always free. Parking was free today as well.
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Harn Museum of Art (1990, by Kha Le-Huu, a native
of South Vietnam and a 1982 architecture alumni
of the University of Florida. |
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Kent at the entrance that features a rendering
of one of the paintings on display inside |
Global Perspectives in the Mary Ann Harn Coffin Pavilion (2005):
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After Margaret, Countess of Bessington
(c 1821, by Sir Thomas Lawrence);
this version (2018) is by Kehinde Wiley
using the same positioning of the hands |
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Maria Haydee Torres (1981, by Juan Sánchez)
is a tribute to the activist imprisoned (for life)
for promoting the independence of Puerto Rico |
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| Landscape Triptych (2009, by Bai Ming) |
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Old Man's Cloth (2003, by El Anatsui) is created from
used metal bottle tops from liquor bottle introduced
by colonists in Africa, resulting in what resembles
the royal and ceremonial kente cloth |
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Untitled (1990s, by Surayia Rahman) is an innovative
kantha tapestry of Bangladesh tradition |
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| Untitled detail |
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After Dogon Couple (18-19C, sculture from Mali);
this version (2008) is by Kehinde Wiley (KSS) |
Modern Highlights:
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Reclining (1922, by Alexander Archipenko);
the artist is known as the first Cubist sculptor |
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| Champ d'avoine/Oat Field (1890, by Claude Monet) |
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Kirche von Treptow a R/The Church of Treptow on the Rega
(1933, by Lyonel Feininger) (KSS) |
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The Woodcutter (c 1945, by Robert Gwathmey)
shows the influence of Cubism on the work
of the African-American painter |
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| Self Portrait (1948, by Milton Avery) |
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Jefferson Market Courthouse (1935,
by Francis Criss) shows a Precisionist
aesthetic with some Surrealism |
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One of two small garden spaces in the
Museum: The Irving J Goffman Garden
(by Aaron Lee Wiener) |
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Boudoir Table Lamp (early 20C,
by Louis Comfort Tiffany) |
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Eighteen-light Pond Lily Lamp (c 1902, by
Louis Comfort Tiffany) won a grand prize at
the International Exposition of Modern
Decorative Art in Torino, Italy, in 1902 |
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Stemmed Compote with Shell Form
(early 20C, by Frederick Carder of
Steuben Glass in Corning, NY) |
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| Compote (1924, by Louis Comfort Tiffany) |
Copia II:
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Looking at the Icebergs Near Franklin Island, Ross Sea,
Antarctica, Dec 21, 2006 (by Camille Seaman, a
Shinnecock-African American) (KSS) |
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Aquarium #23 (2014, by Zhou Hongbin) is a collage of
images taken when the artist discovered her pet
rabbits loved to swim, so she built them an aquarium |
Speechless: Text and Image in Global Culture:
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Evacuees from Afghanistan sit inside a military aircraft
during an evacuation from Kabul (2021, by
US Marine Staff Sergeant Brandon Cribelar) |
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| Khady (2011, by Omar Victor Diop) |
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Washington, DC, Government Charwoman
Ella Watson Cleaning Offices from 5:30pm
to 1am (1942, by Gordon Parks) |
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From the "Plastic Bodies" Series
(2005, by Sheila Pree Bright) |
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The Paula and Marshall Criser Garden
(by Aaron Lee Wiener) |
Florida Impressions:
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Jody and Flag (1938, by N C Wyeth) is one of the
illustrations created for the 1939 edition of the novel
The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings |
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| Jody and Flag are the endpapers of the book |
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Mary Eliza's Cabin, Chipley, Florida (1955,
by Marguerite Zorach) |
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Castillo de San Marcos (1885, by Louis Comfort Tiffany);
who knew he painted, too! |
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Saturday Night at the Ringling Hotel,
Sarasota, Florida (1949, by Everett Shinn) |
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| Trailer Park Garden (1951, by Stevan Dohanos) |
Ceramics:
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| Porcelain Box with Cover (19C, China Ching Dynasty) |
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| Figural Pillow (12-14C, China Jin or Yuan Dynasty) |
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| Molded Tile (18C, Iran Qajar era) |
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Kaen Toh, The Island of Flowery Flame
(2017, by Kyōko Tokumaru) |
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| Asian Art Wing (2012) (KSS) |
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Asian Rock Garden (by Hoichi Kurisu)
is supposed to be raked weekly... (KSS) |
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| Asian Water Garden (by Hoichi Kurisu) |
Asian Art:
ClayCurvyCool:
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Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon
(10C, from India) |
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| Incense Holder |
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| Vessel (2012, by Junko Kitamura) |
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| Tripod Censer with Mythical Animals (20C) of rose quartz |
Asian Art:
She Her Hers:
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| Peonies (17C, by Yun Bing) |
Among the 12,000 works spanning the 6th to 18th centuries in Emperor Qianlong's painting and calligraphy collection, only 66 were by women.
Asian Art: Everyday to the Extraordinary:
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Sulbyeong/Wine Bottle (18c,
Korean Joseon Dynasty) |
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Guardian of Hell in Ksitigarbha's Court
(17-18C, Korean Joseon Dynasty) (KSS) |
Elusive Spirits:
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| Water Spirit Mask (c 1970, by unknown Ekpeye artist, Nigeria) |
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The Water Spirit Mask has
contemporary touches (KSS) |
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Zogbe Helmet Mask (20C, by unknown Vai
artist, Sierra Leone) embodies ideal beauty
of the Sande society, with the large forehead,
downcast eyes, and gleaming skin |
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Bob and Nancy Magoon Garden in Honor of Sam and Bessie
Proctor, with an Untitled Urn (1982, by Arnold Zimmerman) |
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Kent and Tamiko with Rory (1992, by Deborah Butterfield)
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Next: Goodwood Museum and Gardens.
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