Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 11
William Rice, Tavern sign, ca. 1800-1825. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford.

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 11

This week's post is mostly on the legacy of the Colt family to the Wadsworth. The introduction to this series, about the Wadsworth family and the Wadsworth Atheneum, is here. For all…

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Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 10
Frishmuth, Slavonic Dancer, 1921. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Visiting the Wadsworth Atheneum, part 10

This week we return to the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, after a brief diversion to the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. This post includes several lovely sculptures of the…

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Ringling Museum, Sarasota: Ca’ d’Zan
Ca' d'Zan. Ringling estate, Sarasota. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Ringling Museum, Sarasota: Ca’ d’Zan

In my last two posts (here and here), I looked at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota. Also on the grounds of the Ringling estate is the home of John and…

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Ringling Museum, Sarasota, part 2
Enomoto Chikatoshi, Skier, ca. 1936-1940. Ringling Museum, Sarasota. Photo copyright © 2021 Dianne L. Durante

Ringling Museum, Sarasota, part 2

For more on the Ringling, see last week's post. Gardens Between the wings of the Ringling Museum is a formal garden with a couple dozen bronzes, mostly famous works from…

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