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Disneyification of a Hero

Oil on canvas work of the artist Patrick McGrath MuÃ±Ãz, b. 1975. The curation card explained that he creates "historic puzzles linking disparate images from history and art history, popular culture, Christianity, European and Native American mythology, the tarot, and astrology." Albuquerque Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Oil on canvas work of the artist Patrick McGrath MuÃ±Ãz, b. 1975. The curation card explained that he creates "historic puzzles linking disparate images from history and art history, popular culture, Christianity, European and Native American mythology, the tarot, and astrology." Albuquerque Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico

485 Madeline

This little stone entrance-way is intriguing. It actually was a ticket booth to enter Busch Gardens in the early 20th century. The home on the property (not visible from the street) incorporates the remnants of the Old Mill, a European style windmill, that was part of the gardens. Pasadena, California. This little stone entrance-way is intriguing. It actually was a ticket booth to enter Busch Gardens in the early 20th century. The home on the property (not visible from the street) incorporates the remnants of the Old Mill, a European style windmill, that was part of the gardens. Pasadena, California

Curves at Getty Restaurant

The Getty in Los Angeles, California. The Getty in Los Angeles, California

Onions

Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. Carl Sandburg Bethesda, Maryland. Life is like an onion. You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. Carl Sandburg Bethesda, Maryland

Portrait of an Unknown Man

French, artist unknown, ca. 1785 -- terracotta The Huntington Gallery in San Marino, California. French, artist unknown, ca. 1785 -- terracotta The Huntington Gallery in San Marino, California

Ponte di Rialto am Abend

Ponte di Rialto am Abend

Relief with Bes Dancing

Romano-Egyptian, 30 BC - AD 100 Limestone The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California. Romano-Egyptian, 30 BC - AD 100 Limestone The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California

untitled by Phillip Hefferton, 1963

Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California

eine Schale GrÃ¼ner Tee (20131023&#x29

eine Schale GrÃ¼ner Tee (20131023)

Burghers of Calais

This cast of "The Burghers of Calais" by Auguste Rodin is at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. Cast in 1968, it represents the burghers of the city of Calais capitulating after a long siege by the English during the Hundred Years War. The original is in Calais, France. Canon EOS 5D Mark III www.wikiwand.com/en/The_Burghers_of_Calais

Portrait of Jean de ThÃ©venot (1633-1667), 1660-63 by Philippe de Champaigne (French, 1602-74&#x29

Huntington Museum in San Marino, California This man should probably be considered the patron saint of all early morning risers! From the curation card: Jean de ThÃ©venot was a linguist, natural scientist, botanist, and traveler who wrote extensively about his journeys to the eastern Mediterranean and Turkey. He is also the man we can thank for introducing coffee to Parisian society in 1657 and for instructing the French in its use. We do not know why Philippe de Champaigne, one of the greatest French painters of the 17th century, painted his portrait but it is obvious he took pleasure in rendering the lavish fabrics, Turkish-inspired domed architecture, and almost translucent complexion of this striking and exotic figure. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Th%C3%A9venot. Huntington Museum in San Marino, California This man should probably be considered the patron saint of all early morning risers! From the curation card: Jean de ThÃ©venot was a linguist, natural scientist, botanist, and traveler who wrote extensively about his journeys to the eastern Mediterranean and Turkey. He is also the man we can thank for introducing coffee to Parisian society in 1657 and for instructing the French in its use. We do not know why Philippe de Champaigne, one of the greatest French painters of the 17th century, painted his portrait but it is obvious he took pleasure in rendering the lavish fabrics, Turkish-inspired domed architecture, and almost translucent complexion of this striking and exotic figure. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Th%C3%A9venot

Zapatistas

JosÃ© Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949 i>Zapatistas, 1931 Oil on canvas From the curation card: The slain revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919) figures prominently in the work of Mexican artists of the 1920s and 1930s. In this painting Orozco depicts a somber moment in the Mexican Revolution,as Zapatistas -- Zapata's peasant followers -- march to their deaths. "I don't trust revolutions or glorify them, as I witnessed too much butchery," Orozco later remarked, referring to his experience in the Revolution. His trademark palatte, dominated by blacks and earthy reds, underscores the violent nature of the subject matter and echoes the colors in the political caricatures he made for revolutionary journals early in his career. Museum of Modern Art in New York City en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Clemente_Orozco

Chariot panel detail

The Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu, Hawaii India, South Kerala, late 17th century Polychromed wood. The Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu, Hawaii India, South Kerala, late 17th century Polychromed wood

St Patrick

Detail of St Patrick with a shamrock in a stained glass window at the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows at Navy Pier in Chicago.

Shield of Achilles

Silver-gilt shield modeled after Homer's Iliad by John Flaxman (British, 1755-1826); manufactured by Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell, London. Silver-gilt shield modeled after Homer's Iliad by John Flaxman (British, 1755-1826); manufactured by Rundell, Bridge, and Rundell, London

Firehole River

The Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. To the right is the runoff from Excelsior Geyser into the river. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehole_River en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excelsior_Geyser More photos are here: www.flickr.com/photos/thadz/albums/72157660032324601

3/4 view of the sarcophagus of Wahibreemaket

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California

Funerary bust

Palmyra, Syria -- 3rd Century Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Palmyra, Syria -- 3rd Century Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

Yosemite in Winter poster

Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California. The poster is from 1911 in an exhibit for the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS). Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California. The poster is from 1911 in an exhibit for the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service (NPS).

Big Open Skull

Big Open Skull by Jack Zajac (American, born 1929). Done between 1966 and 1973, it is on display at the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park. San Diego, California

In the Garden

In the Statuary Garden at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California. In the Statuary Garden at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Leonard Wells Volk, 1828-1895 Modeled 1860, cast 1880 Bronze From the curation card:On May 18,1860, Leonard Volk made a life mask by covering the future president's face in plaster, letting it set, and carefully removing it. Volk then used the mask to create numerous bronze sculptures. Because they were based directly from Lincoln's face, the sculptures have a freshness and level of detail that capture the intensity of the 51-year-old presidential candidate. At the time Volk made the life mask, Lincoln did not yet wear the beard that would later become an iconic part of his popular image. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California

Firehole River

The Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. To the right is the runoff from Excelsior Geyser into the river. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehole_River en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excelsior_Geyser More photos from our road trip are here: www.flickr.com/photos/thadz/albums/72157660032324601

The Locomotive

The Locomotibe (1935) by Reginald Marsh. www.wikiwand.com/en/Reginald_Marsh_(artist) The Huntington in San Marino, California Day 322 of my 366 Project. The Locomotibe (1935) by Reginald Marsh. www.wikiwand.com/en/Reginald_Marsh_(artist) The Huntington in San Marino, California Day 322 of my 366 Project

Ganesha

The Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu, Hawaii India, Tamil, 20th century Wood. The Honolulu Museum of Art in Honolulu, Hawaii India, Tamil, 20th century Wood

Mama

One of the two lionesses that gave birth to cubs last year at the National Zoo in Washington, DC. One of the two lionesses that gave birth to cubs last year at the National Zoo in Washington, DC

Gamble House

The Gamble House in Pasadena, California -- incredibly beautiful architecture. Day 333 of my 366 Project <a href=" rel="nofollow">gamblehouse.org/</a>

Generosity to Humility

Part of large stained glass window at Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California. Part of large stained glass window at Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California

Shivalingam with One Face

The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California Shivalingam with One Face, India, Bihar, c. 750-800, Chlorite From the curation card: This strongly modeled and sharply curved head of Shiva is distinguished by a vertical third eye, representing the god's transcendental wisdom. The crescent moon in his matted hair symbolizes the power of regeneration; behind his right ear is a rearing cobra, which represents the infinite cycles of time. www.minerals.net/mineral/chlorite.aspx

Father Time

Sculpture in the Shakespeare Garden at the Huntington Gardens in San Marino, California. When I worked at the Emmes Corporation in Rockville, Maryland, one of my duties was to remind everyone to submit their timesheets on paydays. I came to be called "Father Time", although I don't think I was ever this fearsome.

Stained glass window detail

Stained glass window detail of a plant in an urn at the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. This gem of a free museum ought to be on your tour of Chicago.

Cone Chair

Cone Chair Verner Panton Danish, 1926-1998 Designed 1958, produced 1960/69 Stainless steel, foam rubber, wool, and plastic The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Relief of Ptolemy I Making an Offering to Hathor

Ptolemaic, 305-282 BC; found in Terenuthis (present day Kom Abu Billo), Egypt Limestone The Getty Center in Los Angeles, California. Ptolemaic, 305-282 BC; found in Terenuthis (present day Kom Abu Billo), Egypt Limestone The Getty Center in Los Angeles, California

Admiring Matisse

Two visitors to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California admiring Henri Matisse's Odalisque with Tambourine (Harmony in Blue), 1926. Two visitors to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California admiring Henri Matisse's Odalisque with Tambourine (Harmony in Blue), 1926.

Eagle-headed demon

Relief from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II, king of Assyria from 883 to 859 BCE, The curation card notes: ...an eagle-headed demon engaged in a ritual to expel sickness and evil spirits from the house; the figure possibly had the function of purifying anyone entering the King's Living Room. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashurnasirpal_II

Gourds

Autumn arrives and Halloween beckons. Pasadena, California Day 265 of my 366 Project. Autumn arrives and Halloween beckons. Pasadena, California Day 265 of my 366 Project

Girl with a kitten

Girl with a kitten by the English painter Lucian Freud, seen at The Getty in Los Angeles, California (on loan in the exhibit London Calling from The Tate. www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/freud-girl-with-a-kitten-t12617

Red yellow quilt detail

Red yellow pattern of an American quilt at The Huntington in San Marino, California. Red yellow pattern of an American quilt at The Huntington in San Marino, California

Stained glass window

This is a stained glass window at the Smith Museum of Stained Glass at Navy Pier in Chicago. This is a gem of a free museum -- see the link for more of a description. www.navypier.com/things2do/rides_attract/smith_museum.html

Harmony

Mural of children at play in Rockville, Maryland Day 217 of my 365 Project. Mural of children at play in Rockville, Maryland Day 217 of my 365 Project

"Sailing the Seine" -- After Manet's "Argenteuil&#x22

Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton Township, New Jersey If you decide to use this image under the CC attribution setting, please do let me know where you've used it by leaving a link in the comments below and add this link to your product: goo.gl/ric1yv . Thanks and enjoy!. Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton Township, New Jersey If you decide to use this image under the CC attribution setting, please do let me know where you've used it by leaving a link in the comments below and add this link to your product: goo.gl/ric1yv . Thanks and enjoy!

Vishnu as the Boar Avatar

India, Uttar Pradesh. Mathura, 3rd century Sandstone The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. India, Uttar Pradesh. Mathura, 3rd century Sandstone The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California

Apart X

Apart X, 2001 Antony Gormley British, born 1950 Mild bright steel blocks

Rook

Part of a chess set in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. It is c. 1850, from the Delhi region. Made of ivory, it depicts a rook in the Indian style, as an elephant. It is part of a "John Company" set crafted for the British East India Company.

Sleeping Cupid

Gilt bronze by Francesco Fanelli, c. 1635-40. In The Huntington in San Marino, California. The gold of the sculpture did not come out as well, IMHO, as a black and white conversion. Day 365 of my 366 Project. Gilt bronze by Francesco Fanelli, c. 1635-40. In The Huntington in San Marino, California. The gold of the sculpture did not come out as well, IMHO, as a black and white conversion. Day 365 of my 366 Project

Clementines

A bowl of fresh clementines in our kitchen. Good for the upcoming blizzard! Day 20 of my 366 Project en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine

Drumpf Tower

Setbacks of the Drumpf Tower in Chicago -- I think they give it a ship-like appearance. Parenthetically, Drumpf is an egotistical, mendacious, loud-mouthed bully. Just saying. Canon EOS 7D with Canon EFS 50 mm lens

Thoth

Cornice block A.D. 41-68 Sandstone From Philae Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City From the curation card: This block originally formed part of a screen wall that connected the four front columns and sidewalls of the Temple of Harendotes ("Horus the Avenger") on the island of Philae. The relief represents the "baptism of Pharaoh," a purification ritual that was part of Egyptian coronation ceremonies. The gods Horus (not preserved) and the ibis-headed Thoth poured water -- here represented by streams of ankh (life) and was (dominion) hieroglyphs -- over the head of the king. The pharaoh whose head is partially preserved is a Claudian emperor most probably either Claudius or Nero. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thoth I admit I had some fun with this -- when I first saw it in the Metropolitan Museum, I thought Thoth was performing a craniotomy on some unsuspecting individual. The curation card cleared that one up. Guess you can't take the physician out of me...

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