Jacob TenderOne of my favorite paintings displayed at #CrystalBridges is this one. "It Is Very Queer, Isn't It?" by James Henry Beard (1885).
Its a portrait of the well-known chimpanzee, Mr. Crowley, who lived at the Central Park Zoo from 1884-1888.
“Sierra Nevada Morning” by Albert Bierstadt (1870)
The scale of this painting is very impressive and deeply immersive. #CrystalBridges
This sculpture by Tara Donovan is made of shirt buttons and glue. Appearing as stalagmites erupting from the floor, this piece made me double take both times I walked by it.
The uneven manner in which the buttons are stacked gives it the appearance that it’s vibrating or out of focus—something I think translates in this perfectly still photograph.
I looked around the final gallery at #CrystalBridges for the plaque identifying this piece, but could not find it.
Still—I can assure you—he is a real boy.
“Second in the Screen Door Sequence: Atticus and Scout” (2015)
I thought this piece was really neat. Jamie Wyeth (son of Andrew Wyeth) paints a scene from ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ on a screen door.
That concludes any post-worthy photos I took at the museum, which has free general admission and is absolutely worth a trip. They have many recognizable pieces as well and rotate their galleries often.
If you ever find your way to Bentonville, AR, make the time to visit! https://crystalbridges.org/
Ronan