These photos were taken back in 2019 at an exhibition of the work of J.C. Leyendecker at Reynolda House in Winston-Salem, NC. I've arranged the works in chronological order. Much…
In 79 AD Mount Vesuvius, just north of Naples, erupted with devastating effects on the towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Boscoreale, which had been built on Vesuvius's slopes as vacation…
On the Museum (in Old Lyme, CT) and Miss Florence, see last week's post. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/QenyUAtgeIQ. This week: a handful of paintings from…
This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/EctiIFjpxsw. In the early 1800s the town of Old Lyme, on the Connecticut River near Long Island Sound, was a prosperous shipbuilding…
For the history of the mansion and the downstairs rooms, see last week's post. This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/OkHKGWBtKDM. This week, we're mounting this lovely staircase…
This post is available as a video at https://youtu.be/mehgweDIyik. The Gilded Age mansions of the late nineteenth century were the homes of entrepreneurs who earned their wealth by advancing science, technology, and…
In the last three weeks, we looked at the architecture of the James Museum, sculptures on the entrance level and the second floor, and paintings on the second floor. This week,…
In the last two weeks, we looked at the architecture of the James Museum and sculptures on the entrance level and the second floor. This week, we look at a few of…
Last week we looked at the architecture of the James Museum and sculptures on the entrance level. This week, we look at sculptures on the second floor. For more on…
The James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg, Florida, which opened in 2018, houses the art collection of Tom and Mary James. I postponed visiting the James…