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April 15, 2007
Deep In the Heart of Texas, Part Five
Romance (1931-32), Thomas Hart Benton
I try to keep things related to Mexico, but the connection here is tenuous, I must admit. The place has some works by Mexican artists, but it would be a shame to visit just for those.
The truth is, because we were so impressed by the Blanton Museum of Art on the campus at University of Texas at Austin, I want to be sure to give it a plug. It has a very good collection of art from the Americas, although it also has a decent collection of European art. The interesting thing there is that they have some rather peculiar works in that collection.
Saint Agatha's Breasts
It's all housed in a beautiful, brand-spanking-new building. I'm tell you, it's well worth the USD $5 suggested donation.
If you are in Austin and you like art, I highly recommend it. To visit, park in the Brazos Garage on the University of Texas at Austin campus and walk next door. (A money saving tip: if you take your parking ticket to the reception desk in the museum, you can pay just USD $3 for the parking and skip stopping at the cashier box on the way out.) Were we not short on time, breezing through the European collection, we would have spent about 4-5 hours total in the museum.
Waitresses from the Sparhawk (1924-25), Yasuo Kuniyoshi
They are currently in the process of constructing administrative offices, a café and a better gift shop next door.
Black and White No.2 (1960), Franz Kline
Even if you can't make it to Austin, you should check out their website, as they have a number of pieces from their collection online.
Obviously, they let you take photos (without a flash), but only of pieces in their permanent collection.
Posted by crispy at April 15, 2007 02:41 PM
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these are great pieces, I especialy like the Kline
Posted by: b at April 15, 2007 10:04 PM
Crispy, there's a brand new museum in San Antonio that's a must-see: it's the MAS, an all-Latino museum that was featured in Saturday's NYTimes. Try to make time to drive down there; it's not far from Austin.
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/us/14museum.html
It looks and sounds fabulous!
[crispy says: Damn! We were only in San Antonio for a day and we didn't know about this. I guess we'll just have to do it next time.]
Posted by: Cristina at April 15, 2007 10:33 PM
Did you get to see their Folk ARTS
[crispy says: No. I avoided that because, well, you know me - once I get started on folk art, I just can't get enough. :P ]
Posted by: Jon at April 16, 2007 08:28 PM