Chicago - Art & More Art? - Part 3

This couple in Grant Wood's American Gothic don't seem very happy.

The people seem really lonely in Edward Hopper's Nighthawks.

I wonder if she is talking to her boyfriend.

Oooh. I what happened to this cow?

I like the color in this Jasper Johns, but it seems like he did not know his colors very well.

This Jackson Pollock reminds me of aluminum foil.

This is really groovy!

It's a Calder mobile. I like watching it slowly move around. It's hypnotic!

This is really beautiful stenciling from the Chicago Stock Exchange designed by Adler and Sullivan.

Here is a teller's wicket from a bank Louis Sullivan designed. Why is it here when the bank still exists in Minnesota?

This odd sculpture is part of the Imperial Hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan. Unfortunately, like the Chicago Stock Exchange, most of the building no longer exists.

Here is a window Frank Lloyd Wright designed for a small school. It represents a parade from a child's perspective. Can you see the round circles? They represent balloons. The small squares represent confetti and the larger blue rectangles with the red stripes represent American flags. The just made an announcement that the museum is going to be closing for the day. Guess I need to run!

Chicago - Art & More Art? - Part 2

Now this is art. This guy Rembrandt could paint!

The Greek must have had a lot of basketball players as friends. These guys are really tall.

Wow, what an architectural ruin!

This little painting looks familiar.

Here is the similar one I was looking for! One of Ferris's and Cameron's (and my) favorites, George Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Tahiti looks like a wonderful and colorful place!

This bedroom looks a bit like a fun house.

Here's a self portrait of the artist painted a couple years before the little ear episode.

One of Cezanne's still lifes. Looks like the fruit is rolling all over the place.

Renoir's circus girls are helping to pick them up.

I like the sense of movement in Degas's painting of these ballerinas.

Oooh Monet! Great atmosphere!

Pretty water lilies!

How do you find so much color in a stack of wheat?

Wait! Didn't I just see this painting?

They seem to be multiplying!

Talk about color!

Chagall's glass window has even more intense color!

Chicago - Art & More Art? - Part 1

Next stop --the Art Institute, the AIC for those in the know. Kids Free! Hopefully rat kids too.

Lions guarding museums are so snooty.

Another lion! This one is from India.

Now this is an odd looking cow!

Interesting sculpture. I heard it was by Calder.

Here is an even more interesting sculpture.

Who wraps their dog in aluminum foil and calls it art?

Who wraps their trash in aluminum foil and calls it art!?

Seems like a lot of wasted space. Where are my roller skates?

I need a breather from all that "art"!

A view of Millennium Park.

Chicago - Michigan Avenue

Found it! The start of Historic Route 66! Right at Michigan Avenue.

There were a variety of ways to explore Michigan Avenue. Just like the Mustang--the bicycles were too big. Hate it when I can't reach the pedals.

There was also the big Bus--too fast!

I decided walking was best. Look at the wall of buildings that face Grant Park.

The building with portals at the top floor is the Santa Fe Building, the home to the Chicago Architectural Foundation.

There is a big model of the city in the atrium.

Here are some of the books on Chicago in their shop. I really like the red one with the golden building on the cover!

Next stop was a few doors down for lunch at the Cliff Dwellers Club (get it--the wall of buildings on Michigan Avenue is like a cliff!).

Have a great view of Millennium Park. The silver Bean looks very small from here. See everyone playing in the water of the Crown Fountain?

Another View.

The building next door has lots of lion heads on it!

Back at ground level I found a bit of Paris! One of Hector Guimard's Metro station entrances.

I also found this powerful and grand Native American on a horse. Next stop the Auditorium Theater!

Adler & Sullivan's Auditorium Theater--What a Building!

 

The Grand Staircase.

Great Ornament!

More ornament!

Cool Column!