EXTRA CREDIT (FINAL CHANCE!) - Questions about the course.

This was done around December 10th  for one of out last extra credit things

1. Which assignment did you ENJOY working on the best? Why?

The slide show of the elements of art and principles of design - I loved going around the city and taking the pictures.
2. Which assignment did you ENJOY working on the least? Why?

 The art curator project I don't like having fellow students grading me

3. How did you like using ANGEL?  Love it. I use it in three out 5 of my classes.

4. If you had the opportunity to change this course:

What would you keep? The structure of the course, the way it progresses

What would you remove? The student evaluations in any way shape or form

What would you add? More monitoring of the discussion boards - we had students posting the questions with no answers and then copying others work. And more student/teacher interaction.  More on current movements in art and current exhibits in the area.  mMore Gallery visits with greater latitude for where we go ( not just local ones)

5. Would you recommend this course to your peers?

 

  I have reccomended to both my advisors that students take this course with HIS380 ( Intro to Museums) as I found the courses work together "hand in glove"  it really added a lotto both courses for me!

If you are going to do the "Comparitive Religions" part of the course you really should include Christianity in that - not everyone who attends this college is, in fact, Christian and they will not have the frame of refrence that we are expected to develop for Budhist and Islamic art. Also you should not allow students to call other people's beliefs "stupid" and "selfish" as was done during the discussions on Buddist art.  and as a friendly FYI there is a manadala, the same one the video shows, at the Buffalo Museum of Science on permant display - if students want to see it.

6. Please list any other comments you would like to share.  Thanks for working with me so that I did not have to place my photo on the 'net.
Happy Holidays.

Blog: Reflections of AED 200

1. What were you expectations for this course and where they met? I had no real expectations for this course. But I could not have *dreamed* up what this course was. The whole idea of having fellow students evaulate my work is NOT what I would have expected. Had I known that would have happened I would never have taken the course. There needs to be another option - some people won't mind this, some will mind but will get through it. Others will find it traumatic - I am of the latter bent, my art is for me alone, I don't share it in real life for a reason - it feels like exposing my soul and while I kind of agreed to allow the teacher there and expected the teacher to grade it I found it horribly intrusive and hateful.

2. Now that you've been through this course, What is art? How would you define it now compared to your intial posting?
This is what I wrote in my intial posting


" I don't think art is just what academics hang in galleries...art is that quilt that someone made,the fiddle piece that John Scott Skinner wrote and others have changes as they played it, the Ode to joy, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, that cross stitch that someone took the time to do, the meal that some one cooked. The crochet piece or so many other things. I firmly believe that if you limit your vision of Art to the stuff that hangs in Gallaries you will loose so much more to that adds beauty to our lives.

My definition - Art is that which a person made and that adds beauty to someone's life."

I stand by that completely



3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting and who is your favorite visual artist now? If there is a difference, why do you think so? If you have the same favorite artist, why do you think so?
My intial Posting

"I could not possibly choose just one.
from the ones that most folks would "qualify" as artists.
Painter Vangogh or Monet

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright or Louis Sullivan

Photographer Ansel Adams"


And they are still my favourites. They have been since I wasa kid and they will likely remain so til I die. Although I have seen some others that I would never have looked at, that I now enjoy because of this class.

4. Now that you've completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your first posting? How is it the same or different?


I have another class online this semester - I would take another class online if it were not designed that other students grade me. I will not take another art class for a grade again - on or offline

Art Criticism Project Blog Response

1. Which projects did you review? The first three I came to that were handed in on time

Through the eyes of Women - had very few pictures as she linked them rather than downloaded, ect. I could not even form an opinion because there was nothing tobase it on...too bad because from the blog entry it looked like one I would have liked.


Horses in Art- What a fun project! from toys to an impressionistic view this was a joy to view a lot of thought and effort went into it :)


Violence  in art - no description of the pieces or why they fit in or were chosen and this commentary would have made a good deal of difference. Interesting none the less. Some of the



2. Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued? I looked through all the submissions and found the one I wanted to write about. I chose it because I like hockey.



3. What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them?
None, other than I don't think this is quite "kosher" we should not be elvaluating other people's work - nor should our work be being given to other people. It's our intellectual property, and we should be the one's deciding to share our work, not anyone else.





4. How do you feel about critiquing your peers work? I hate it...this is not my job as a student that should be solely up to the teacher.


5. Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project? Not at all. It is demeaning enough to have to have my peers review my work, but I have no desire to see how they ripped me apart.  Nor do I give permission for my work to be passed on to other people to read.
6. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why? Not sure. I don't know the rubric you use. I'll give it a 9 because no one is perfect.
7. Did you enjoy working on this project?  I hated it.

Self Portrait Post

 Charles Willson Peale - an innovator in art and in American Museums. He was ahead of his time in many ways and when this assignment was posted I wanted to do something like this for the project....I don't think I would have gotten away with it 

Drawing Hands by M.C. Escher - I love this piece but I don't draw this well...so I looked for something else 

And found this and while I'd love to do something like this - I don't think Artpark would be amused.

One of the things I came up with was this - I call it Peale meets Escher and it's silhouettes on white. But its not really what I wanted. so I played with some more ideas and came up with this:

I call it Starfish, Snow and Stars - since I am interested in all three lately.  Still not what I wanted so I decided to try one more
And that I will submit to the prof privately.
Here then is the reflection:


1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces? 
Because I liked them
2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?
drawing -graphite and paper - because I like working in those
3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?
I hate having my photo taken and I don't like having to do pictures of myself.  Talked to the teacher about it.
4. How does this piece represent you? It's a drawing of me from memory
5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work? shape, line, mass, color, space, form, value
6. Did you enjoy working on this project? not really. I would have preferred to be able to follow my own imagination and not need inspiration pieces. I could have done so much if I were not tied to  "needing" those piece. 
7. What do you think of your final artwork?  I actually like it.  I would have preferred that you give us this at mid term and let us work on it for that length of time - I could have had some real fun.

Art Critique Blog or the post where in I fail

1. Which projects did you review? The first three I came to that were handed in on time

Through the eyes of Women - had very few pictures as she linked them rather than downloaded, ect. I could not even form an opinion because there was nothing tobase it on...too bad because from the blog entry it looked like one I would have liked.


Horses in Art- What a fun project! from toys to an impressionistic view this was a joy to view a lot of thought and effort went into it :)


Violence  in art - no description of the pieces or why they fit in or were chosen and this commentary would have made a good deal of difference. Interesting none the less.



2. Why did you select the Exhibit you critiqued? I looked through all the submissions and found the one I wanted to write about. I chose it because I like hockey.



3. What challenges did you face in writing the critique article and how did you overcome them?


The only challenge I faced was the idea of critiquing others work and then having my intellectual property ( the paper) being given to someone else. I simply can not wrap mind mind around that this is ok.





4. How do you feel about critiquing your peers work? I hate it...positively hate it.


5. Would you like to read the critique your peers wrote about your Art Curation Project? Not at all. It is demeaning enough to have to have my peers review my work, but I have no desire to see how they ripped me apart.  Nor do I give permission for my work to be passed on to other people to read.


6. On a scale of 1-10 how would you rate your finished article and why? Not sure. I don't know the rubric you use. I'll give it a 9 because no one is perfect. I had a hard time writing it not because I didn't have anything to say but that I don't feel right about saying it, in this format. It is one thing to go to a museum and say you enjoy a show and why or why not it is entirely another to do this to someone else and have it affect their grade and yours so very  greatly.



7. Did you enjoy working on this project?  I hated it.

Video Posting week of Dec December 4 - 10

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Greenburg\art - the sound on this was beyond awful. even with headphones it was hard to understand. The main stream can only be found in retrospective. And that personal prefrences do play a part in art criticsm even if it should. he places limits on nothing and relevance is merely a guideline

Greenburg\ Pollack- Pollack's paintings were not what he wanted them to be.."he did like  easel paintings, but that's what he painted, even the long ones" according to Greenburg. Some times Pollack painted on unstretched canvas. "don't ask anything from art except that it be good"

Critics...Critics get people to think and get the most from their money..and that they want to have their readers love the mediums as much as the critics do. again comes the idea that one's prefrences can get in the way...


Italian REnaissance _ I learned the correct words for some of the techniques, and how Florence was organized in the Middle Ages and Renaissance ( fascinating, btw), That the Guilds trained may of the great artists and that artist learned from the past and built on it.


Colonialism - This was an "expose" of Western societies views of Africa at the end of the 19th and early 20th century versus what the African view of their culture and art. I think judging cultures of another time by today's standards is a dangerous things after about 9min 20 seconds the script repeats itself. In fact, this happens at various points in the video. This just adds to the uncomfortablleness of viewing pictures that degrade the subjects. The art is used as a justification for colonization of other nations, as the colonizers use the arts to claim moral and intellectual supperiority over the colonized.



Pollack/Fried/Clark- This is a conversation between Fried and clark about the importance of Pollack to the art community of the late 20th century. It shows how critics differ in their view of art from those in other disciplines (Clark is a historian) a big point in this was that that Pollack has historical siginficance beyond the art world - that it communicates in a historical context too, that that context is needed but the communication can't be seperated from the visual either. 


2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Criticism project? If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not.

Kind of - the first two served more as warnings against letting one's prefrences get in the way of what the art was supposed to be/do.

3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of art criticism?
I think the films could be better chosen the sound qulaities and the scipting issues really interefered with any learning that could take place. Others were a rehashing of stuff I learned in another class this semester.

  For many I am sure they did - however as a museum studies person I haave seen similar stuff before and was familiar with a lot of the concepts. I really liked seeing some of them, tho,

Week 14 Video response blog

1. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.
The Lowdown on Lowbrow-I learned that some of these artists consider this to be a reaction against the "highbrow" art that they feel doesn't welcome them One artist commented that someone with out a background in Art History would not understand it with out the artist commentary, that may be true in many instances but not all

Displaying Modern Art...I learned that there are things that should nto be grouped together, that they are too much of a stretch together. And that art and history are bound togther for many
I also found the attitude of the curators toward museum visitors to be disconcerting to say the least


Bones of COntention _ this is not a new concept for me, Having a relative who is an anthroplogist this is old news and I followed the debate closely in the 1980's. The results are still being felt in many museums, not just art museums



2. Do the videos relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition project? No If yes, explain how. If no, explain why not. My project would be very different if not for the lowbrow art one,,, but it did take a bit to digest

3. What is your opinion of the films? Do they add depth to understanding of the art concepts you practiced while creating your curation project?

Mt first reaction to lowbrow was not good...I had to have a few days of digesting it to appreciate it
 Tate taught me that art displays tend to have a theme.

Bones - not really since my project will have nothing to do with Bones, but it was interesting

George Eastman - were it not for him we would not be having the pictures we have seen and displayed in this class, he was not the inventor of the camera - but he made it easy and affordable for the masses.( The Brownie),also that themes sometimes can be represnted with in themes



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Notes on the videos for the projects
Art Curator...tells the story of the work, interprets the artist's perspective;

Josh Yiu...his job is to increase the collection and inform the public about Chinese Art I really liked this one, speaks about themes and how they can be tenous or not. And also borders and working intuitively

Wayne - speaks about respecting the other curators he works with


Felicity - these shows don't just happen, they start with a proposal that needs to be approved and a LOT of work; curator works with the artists many times ( if they are alive)

Peter - he does everything and anything

Project 4 Blog Entry.

I decided to do my project with both high and low art because I think  I think a lot of what most curators would term "low brow" or even - not art- is more meaningful than "highbrow" art. Granted, I love "highbrow" art, but in looking up some of the things referenced in the videos (because for once those did not make things clear to me) I was seriously confused when I finished watching it. I do think the term "Pop Surrealism" is more meaningful to me than "lowbrow": which comes off as an insult.

Further, I think the process of jurying art is demeaning and degrading to those whose art or works are determined to be not good enough ( Thinking here of the Impressionists at the Paris Salon and how they were often rejected).  While I understand there must be a selection process for what will be included in the confines of a specific museum or exhibit; I firmly believe that is where it should end and that the curators who do this should be very conscious of the fact that someone's heart and soul went into these works and choose their wording very carefully when  rejecting submissions. I hope that if I ever get to be a curator or a director, I am willing to take chances on new and different types of art rather than rejecting things because it does not fit into established molds.  If I do reject it, I hope I remember how I felt during this class and being forced to share my art with people to rip it apart and to judge me, and act with compassion rather than callousness.

As a museum studies student  I find the ways people and cultures in different museums develop fascinating. The art museums have a very different culture than that of, say, a true science museum or a natural history museum or even a historical society.  While I understand that this culture has a value for the people invested in it, I think some things about every museum  culture needs to change: whether that museum be one like the MOMA or the Albright - Knox or the tiny one in Upton Hall.  Each has ways in which they could be more responsive to the humanity of those who are trying to enter the culture.

 On that note - this project has been quite a journey and has taken several forms before getting to the final submission.  Even that had an evolution in what and how I was searching for images.  The process took a long time.  I worked for 7 days for a varying number of hours ranging from two and going up to almost 10 in a single day. It was exhausting both mentally and emotionally.  I took some liberties with my definitions of the genre because those pictures seemed to work well with in the broader definition of the genre. I hope that's ok.


  This project is the second hardest I will do for this course. The next one will be the worst, as I do not believe it is my place to judge the work of my fellow students and I don't not believe we should be grading each other.  I realize that curators are often reviewed and critiqued for their shows; but they are not graded on them and their jobs rarely ( if ever) are dependent on what their peers think of one show (The media might have an impact on their jobs, their bosses definitely, their peers, not so much). I also find the "peer review" degrading and demeaning and I hope I never have to go through it again.  I have lost sleep (and weight) over this already. 


  I wish I could say I enjoyed this assignment but I can't.  If my anthropology prof is correct, I have a gift for words; but I have no words to describe how I feel about this assignment.

Week 12 Video Blog Review

1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.
Warhol: I like the Campbel's soup thing
Hockney..because none of the the others interested me
Uncertainty - the title sounded interesting
Henry Moore - I had to choose something



2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Moore beleived that the artist should not talk too often about his job because it released tension ( I assume artistic tension) I found this interesting since most folks want to talk about their jobs. I also like that he beleived that "art shows the falible, the human, variations from the perfect."


Uncertainty- Art is supposed to be an antidote to society.

Hockney- cubism was the first time pictures confused people


Warhol- did a set of several single cans as prints in addition to the one with 100 beefnoodle candles. I like the explination of the silkscreening process. We used to do this when I was a kid and I got a refressher on it.

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?


I still get more out of the videos than the books







4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?


I find the book difficult to distill anything from, the videos make it easier to understand

Video response week 11

1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884 = I like the painting


Dance at the Moulin de la Galette - I like Renoir


Expressionism - It seemed interesting


Matisse and Picasso- It seemed interesting,





2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.


Expressionism- I think the most surprising thing I found out was that Munch's work originally inspired outrage and his show once had to be closed after a week. And the Stoy behind "The Scream"

Dance- I learned that this was a real dance and a weekly one at that, I had always thought of it as a fictious thing. I was surprised to find out that Renoir was concerned about class differences and organized charity balls.


La Grande Jatte- the controversy over what the painting "means"

Matisse and Picasso- That Picasso's friends used Matisse's painting of Matisse's daughter as a dart board, this horrified me, it hurt my heart to hear it, Even if Picasso loved it. And that they respected each other a great deal. I also liked the fact that Picasso played violin and that Matissewaited for his paitnings to reveal themselves to him. THis video was an introduction to these artists and some of there works and inspirations.





3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?

I think that the videos in this section aument what the book is trying to say, rather than explaining concepts they talk about specific works and people





4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

I liked the "Expressionism" one especially as it gave a "tour" of the paintings rather than of the galleries. The insights into Renoir as a person were great.

Art gallery visit number number 2 part 2

I call this Monet's Beach,  Mr Monet calls it Chemide halage a Agenteuiil ( Tow path at Agenteuil) It was painted around 1875 and is oil on canvas. He uses form, space, color line and mass, along with texture,proportion unity and rhythm to create his image and one should not that the texture is created with his strokes. I think of Van Gogh and Monet together as they  are two of my favorite painters and were both impressionists.

 
This is Van Gogh's 1888 "La Maison de la Crau" ( The Old Mill) 1888 it is oil on canvas, His strokes are an integral part of the paintings and he uses color line, space, form and mass , he also uses size and proportion to create perspective in his image, With both of these artists my reaction is amazement and a sense of calm being created out of the chaos we live in. I simply love visiting these paintings and consider myself lucky to have them at my local gallery. 

Week 11 Art Gallery Visit Part1

Questions about the exhibit:
1. What is the title of the exhibit? "The Long Curve: 150 Years of Collecting"


2. What is the theme of the exhibition? The theme is a celebration of the 150th annivesary of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy ( now known as Albright - Knox Art Gallery) and the works it has collected in that time.

Step 2: The Gallery

Questions about the physical space:
1. What type of lighting is used? THe lighting varies depending on the room... some apear to be brighter than others and the main room of the old gallery seems to have lots of natural lighting.
2. What colors are used on the walls? White. With the exception of the sulpture room, which has a good deal of wood trim all the walls are white. ( expect Sol Le witt's walls)
3. What materials are used in the interior artchitecture of the space? Marble, plaster board, wood.
4. How is the movement of the viewer through the gallery space? This is pretty free flowing, no definate start or stop, but the rooms do draw you from one space in to another

Step 3: The Artwork

Questions about the artwork:
1. How are the artworks organized? In rooms specially constructed for this exhibit. Different "rooms" have their works arranged differntly, depending on size of the works and the space available.


2. How are the artrworks similar? Honestly with all the artists and time periods represented here the only thing you can say they *all* have in common is that they make use of the elements or art and design, sorry.


3. How are the artworks different? There are many styles, movements and artists represented here.


4. How are the artworks framed? Some have simple frames, others have none and other have extreemly intricate.

5. How are the artworks identified and labeled? All are identified and labled with artist, title, year and medium.


6. What is the proximity of the artwork to each other? Depends on the room, in some cases it depends on the wall. Some places found just one painting in a space others had groupings of similar styles or paintings that just seemed to work together well. Most of the sculptures were in one specific room. One of the Picasso's was postioned on a wall by iteself - in such a way that the columes of the building worked as an additional "frame work' for it.



I loved this view of the picture ; but you can't really see it well, so


 
 Discription: This is a scene of a woman getting dressed with a servant holding a mirror for her. It's sparse in that other than the two figures and the mirror there is nothing else in the picture save wall and floor. Except for the servant's dress the colors are muted.





Formal Analysis:  line/shape are used to create the forms of the subjects as well as the ide of wall meeting floor. Colour is used to draw one's eyes to the servants dress and value is used to distinguish between form and backgrounds.






Bracketing:  THis is a familiar scene for most people ( sans the severant). We must all get ready each day and brushing hair in front of a mirror is part of that.


Interpretation:  Honestly I did not have an emotional reaction to thisbeyond "Oh WOW! That's a PICASSO!" I was thrilled to see a work this early in his career. It's really hot what most folks expect from him, as most are more familiar with his cubism paintings.

This post is getting rather long. I am going to continue in another post.

Week 10 Video Blog Review

1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.

Buddhism- I am a practicing Buddhist and love seeing things about it

Hinduism- It seemed interesting

Chinese Art- Again it seemed interesting

The Great Wave- It's a print I am familiar with


2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.

Buddism -I learned about the symbolism used to represent Buddha, in Sanchi, India, soon after his death. I liked seeing the different shrines.

Hinduism - I learned about the aarti ceremony- which in itself is very beautiful and art-ful. I also learned that for Hindus temples are a lesson in letting.

Chinese Art- THat black glazed tea bowls sprang from the desire for the lightest possible color for tea. And I loved the curio cabinet. This was like a curator lead tour of the museum.

THe Great Wave - I learned about the artist's life and that there were several blocks created to this piece, each color was a seperate block and that this piece would not have been created if his grandson had not been a bad gambler. Another point was the differing views of what exactly is going on.

3. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?



They work well with them, in that they illustrate in more depth than the book can go into .



4. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts? The films cover in a few minutes what would take many pages to cover in print. Honestly they do a better job of illustrating what we need to know.

The Claustrophobic's attempt at a life mask

I started with a few exploratory drawings

and decided that I really wanted to do a life mask -still do- but I am severely claustrophobic, so I played with a few options. All of them really not good for someone like me, who does not do well with things closed on her face.
So I tried a wet paper bag and tried to let it dry enough to keep it's shape. I did not last long enough for that. And then I tried material and glue, still no go.
So I tried the net and found there's stuff called Alginate that dries in 10 minutes, I could not locate it in Buffalo and called a friend who works for Jacob's Ladder and she had never heard of it, Crimies! Foiled again!
So my best friend and I played with a few ideas that she, I and her sister tossed around and the one that worked best for me was tinfoil. "T" and I shaped it around my face and pulled it off and I tried painting it. ( I don't paint well) So here it is, My Claustrophobic's attempt at a life mask.

Inspirations for my mask

In my typical way I really wanted to this up right and ever since I photographed a large part of the education collection for the Science Museum this summer I wanted to make one of these.

I seriously considered it for this project but I don't carve well.

I also seriously considered doing a life mask- but I would prefer to have it just plain plaster of paris, not like this one with make up

another I played with was similar to this

I really like the one above and would likely use it for halloween next year.

We shall see what I come up with shan't we?

Week 9 video Blog.

1. Explain why you selected each of the FOUR videos you choose from the selection listed above.

The Drawings of Michelangelo -because he's amazing
Da VInci - Learning about him has become a passion of mine since I played him at the science museum this summer

The Night Watch - because I like Rembrant.

Albrecht Durer- because it seemed interesting



2. For each video list/discuss the key concepts you learned.


The Drawings of Michelangelo _ I think the biggest thing I learned from this video is that Michelangel would be upset if he knew we were viewing his sketches -honestly I found it really comforting to find out that even the great Michelangel had to work and rework his drawings.

Leonardo da Vinci: I think the biggest things I learned from this was that Da Vinci was considered not well educated enough to go certain paintings..that, da vinci was sent to the court of Milan as a musician notas an artists and that his father was involved enough in his life to help him get comminssions, since he was considered "illegitimate" it could have been very different for him.

The Night Watch - I learned all the symbolism in the piece and that this piece was cut to fit the place where it was supposed to hang in a palace, slashed with a knife, splashed with acid and had water poured on it to save it from the acid.

Albtrecht Durer - The biggest thing learned from this movie was how young he was when his talent revealed itself.



2. How do the videos relate to the readings in the text?
I think these illuminate the artists in ways a text, any text, could never do . I also think that seeing more works of these artists is invaluable.



3. What is your opinion of the films? How do they add depth to understanding of the readings and art concepts?

I really enjoyed the Michelangelo one...it was wonderful to see the sketches.

The Da Vinci video had some of the sketches for pieces I worked with this summer...it was great seeing them.

The Night Watch - actually over shaddowed the book as it spoke more about what had been done to it; both in terms of destruction and how during WWII to save ti from the ravages of the Nazi's. Honestly given that we had just, the day before I watched this, discussed Hitler's affect on art and museums, this really hit home. And the restoration efforts were amazing.

Albrecht Durer - I really liked this, it added a lot to my knowledge of the period...when I think of the Renaissance, I think of Da Vinci and his contemporaries, that the Renaissance also occured in Northern Europe often slips my mind...this movie brings that though to the forefront.

Line Exploration, Hand Exploration

I did this one first because I wanted to have some fun with it





I did this to fulfill the requirements of the assignment.

Museums By Midnight Part 3

When we came downstairs we caught sigh of this gem:

The architectural model and the label for it.

After the Richardson Complex we were soaking wet and more than a little tired, so we caught a cab to the Albright-Knox, and took my car over to the Historical Society( BECHS); best decision we made all night!

Bechs is one of my least favorite places in the city and this time did not disappoint...we were told their were docents around, but could not find any and the folks we did find with BECHS tags on would not answer questions; too bad.






The outside of the building by night
and
The Buffalo's Bethune Exhibit:

The Apostle's Clock

Tools like my dad used to use.

I love this; I am not sure if you'll see it well, but it's called Viewable Storage and I think it's today's version of the old "Cabinet of Wonder"

Take a look inside

Some of the other stuff we found:

Above: The electric building from the 1901 Wold's Fair. If you ever get a chance go to the BECHS resource center and see the architectural model - it's something to write home about.

At the end of the night; we had filled our "dance cards"

We went home, exhausted.

Museums By Midnight Part 2

After the Burchfield-Penny (B-P) we went to the imposing and impressive Richardson Complex, it's next to never open so we were really looking for ward to this

on our way from the B-P we saw this and thought it was a nice shot.

The corner stone of a city icon:

After 10 minutes in the pouring rain we were glad to seek shelter on the steps; under these

Our First View:

Stairway to "nowhere"

A view down the ward

The floor tile border

Mosaic work on the floor

"C-'70" --I'll bet an inmate left it.

A door of what? Take a close look this door has a window opening into it:

Continued it Part 3....