Monday, October 28, 2024

WHAT TO HANG OVER THE FIREPLACE: a Visit to the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

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Glow On by Jules Olitski, at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. On a recent trip to Washington, D.C., I visited the  Phillips Collect...
Monday, October 21, 2024

A TREASURE HOUSE OF "MODERN" ART: The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

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Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Among my favorite art museums in Washington, D.C. is the Phillips Collection , which I had the chance ...
Monday, October 14, 2024

NEW MEETS OLD: Contemporary African Art by Leilah Babirye at the de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA

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Masks by Leilah Babirye at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. A new exhibit at the de Young Art Museum in San Francisco, called We Have a...
Monday, October 7, 2024

EDITH RENFROW SMITH and the Celebration of Black History in Grinnell, Iowa

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Grinnell, Iowa. Wheat paste murals depicting Edith Renfrow Smith's college graduation (1937) and as a two-year-old. A week ago my husban...
Monday, September 30, 2024

A PLACE OF QUIET BEAUTY, MONASTERY MARIANELA-Atyra-Py, Paraguay, Guest Post by Tom Scheaffer

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Marianela Atayla-Py Monastery in Paraguay. On a recent trip to Paraguay to see an old friend, my brother Tom visited the beautiful monastery...
Monday, September 23, 2024

NATURAL BEAUTY IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA: Exploring Leu Gardens and More

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Shaded path at Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida. In August, my brother Tom spent several days in Orlando, Florida, before and after his trip ...

AROUND THE WORLD WITH PLANTS at the UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA

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View of San Francisco Bay from the UC Botanical Garden, Berkeley, CA. Fifty years ago, my daughter Jennifer and I posed in front of the sunf...