Checked into a new hotel, and for a second I thought that this might have the perfect setup for me to plug in my laptop, phone, and iPad into the hotel television. The desk had ports for HDMI, VGA, RCA and audio. However, attempting to actually getting this to work was futile…
Finished! I have visited all that I can visit at Chicago’s Art Institute. Definitely a museum that needs many days to explore. I now have a decent foundational knowledge of what is on offer and how to navigate the labyrinthian galleries.
Paris Street; Rainy Day – Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894)
I realize that I am extremely lucky to have this museum on my doorstep (literally a walk of only five minutes from work). A good place to decompress.
Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits and Vegetables in a Market – Frans Snyders (1579-1657)
I will be heading back to look in more detail. The less-visited galleries are fun to walk through, lacking the hustle and bustle mainstay galleries. You also get to see artworks that just look a little strange… Such as “Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits and Vegetables in a Market.” The market trader looks like a precursor to Santa Claus.
Ryerson and Burnham Libraries
Still working my way through Chicago’s Art Institute. The current status of visited galleries is:
Portrait of Jeanne Wenz – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901)
Only three more areas to explore (Chicago Architecture, European Art before 1900, European Decorative Arts), and then I am done. But not really. I know that the winter months will find me here at lunch, and I will also have to take a deeper look at the various apps that the museum has created.
Head of Pavlova – Malvina Hoffman (1887-1966)
