Friday, May 12, 2023
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The art museum is in Villa Philbrook (1926-1927, by
Edward Buehler Delk in Italian Renaissance style,
with a 1990 addition) opened as an art museum in 1939 |
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| The Zink Rotunda of the 1990 addition |
We began on the third floor: Special Exhibition:
Alexandre Hogue: Human/Nature:
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Erosion No 2 - Mother Earth Laid Bare (1936,
by Alexandre Hogue) depicting the devastation of the
Dust Bowl with its terrifying beauty |
Art from Africa:
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Four-faced Helmet Mask (early 20C,
by the Fang People of Gabon) |
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Kponyuga/Helmet Mask (late 19-early 20C,
Senufo People of République de Côte d'Ivoire) (KSS) |
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| Falcon (c 600-500 BCE, Egyptian) |
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Dante and Beatrice Window (c 1927,
by D'Ascenzo Studios) on the grand staircase |
Modern and Contemporary Art:
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| Spot's Suitcase (1981, by Marilyn Levine), is ceramic (KSS) |
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| Feathered Bowl (c 1900-1911, by Mary John Posh) |
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| Firestorm (2021, by Tony Abeyta) (KSS) |
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The Prince Who Was Hidden (1929,
by N C Wyeth) illustrates a Biblical story |
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| Meadow and Sheep (1891, by Rosa Bonheur) (KSS) |
Down to the second floor:
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| Villa Philbrook Grand Staircase |
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| Entry Hall "fence" railing |
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| Terrace view of the East Formal Gardens |
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| Music Room with glassware |
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Living Room painting of Equestrian Portrait of Philip IV
(2017, by Kehinde Wiley) After a painting of the
same name (c 1635, by Diego Velázquez) |
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| Villa Philbrook Fountain Room |
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| Another fountain |
Renaissance Art:
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Madonna and Child (c 1450, by workshop
of Luca della Robbia) |
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| View of the South Formal Gardens |
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Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist,
St Margaret, and Angels (c 1515-1518, by Pieero di Cosimo) |
Villa Philbrook Dining Room: Modern and Contemporary Art:
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| Les Pommes/The Apples (1947, by Pablo Picasso) |
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| Magritte II (1998, by Marisol) |
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The Barber (Edge Up!) (2020-2021,
by Skip Hill (KSS) |
Collection Highlights:
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| French Urn with Lid (1820, by Wedgewood) |
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| Villa Philbrook Library |
Now out to the gardens:
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| Callirhoe bushii/Bush's Poppy Mallow |
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| Dried Allium seedheads |
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| Penstemon 'Blackbeard'/Beardtongue (KSS) |
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Looking from the East Formal Gardens back to the Villa,
with a painter at work (KSS) |
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| Rock Garden |
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| Another painter in the Informal Gardens |
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| Alluaudia dumosa from Madagascar maybe |
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| Tempietto/Little Temple |
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| Now we know why this is called the Film Lawn |
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Slumgullion (The Venerate Outpost) (2018, by
Karl Unnasch) started as the shell of an 1800s log cabin |
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| Stained glass from the outside (KSS) |
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Stained glass from the inside, which incorporates
the bottoms of bottles and glassware (KSS) |
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Fireplace made from books, the roof made
from translucent resin-bonded shirts,
lanterns made from glass bottles and glassware
donated by the citizens of Tulsa |
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Between the logs is colored fabric treated with a resin
and wrapped around LED lights |
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| T-shirts hang over the edge of the roof (KSS) |
Westby Sculpture Walk:
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| Thinker on a Rock (1996, by Barry Flanagan) |
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Oklahoma Autumn (2006-2007,
by Eric Baker) (KSS) |
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| View from the South Formal Gardens (2004) to the Villa (KSS) |
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| Allium giganteum/Giant Allium |
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| Wrought-iron arches now hold bench swings |
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| The Secret Garden |
Next: Route 66 in Oklahoma (continued).
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