March 14, 2008
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Fine Art Friday:Reading
People Reading: Selections from the Collection of Donald and Patricia Oresman is an exhibit which has just closed at the Spartanburg (SC) Art Museum and is headed to the Myrtle Beach Art Museum. Hopefully, I can make the trip to see these sixty of over 1300 pieces collected by the Oresmans before it leaves in October.
David Hockney. Yves-Marie de Paris
Graphite and colored pencil, 1974
17” x 13”Below are two very modern selections which I think characterize the exhibit. I am not sure of the artists for these two. So, check back for updates. Below is
TOM PHILLIPS (b. 1937)
EnglishVIRGIL IN HIS STUDY, c. 1982
Silkscreen (edition of 75); 19 3⁄4 x 15 1⁄2 in.; signed in pencil, lower right: “Tom [illeg.]”; inscribed: “57/75” (lower left)
Here’s a link to a recent New York Observer article about the increase in the number of private libraries. My blogging buddy, Carmon, may appreciate this trend. She recently highlighted yet another site for sharing our reading habits, Good Reads. In the past I have followed her lead and signed up for the Library Thing and PaperBackSwap, but am having trouble keeping up.
GENADDY PUGACHEVSKY (b. 1966)
Ukrainian[READING], n.d.
Color wood engraving (edition of 25); 4 x 3 3⁄4 in.; signed in pencil, lower right: “Pugachevsky”; inscribed: “XVIII/XXV” (lower left)Another buddy who like pictures of people reading is Carol of Magistramater fame. She turned me onto highlighting artwork on Fridays. She’s headed to Scotland and been writing enticing posts about her upcoming trip. I cant keep up with her reading lists either.
Last but surely not least is blogging buddy, Laura, who can knit and read at the same time. She’s very faithful about posting weekly book reviews, several of which have helped me make gift selections. Thank you, Laura.
Allow me to leave you with a John Adams quote from 1772. I pulled it from the Power of the Letter website.
Trust no man living with power to endanger the public library.
What do you think?
Comments (7)
Yes, let’s go to Myrtle Beach! June, July, August?
I enjoyed Reading Rooms and bought it to keep for our family library. What do you think of it?
I checked Reading Rooms out of the public library and only had the chance to read a couple of the selections. I thought the anthology was a good collection and I may check it out again, especially in light of Magistramater’s reviews of Toth’s books about traveling in England.
Oh so many good things in this post! I love the art work — why is it that people who read love all things related to books — art, poems, photos, articles, books about books?
I plan to visit the exhibit site tonight at home when I have more time to linger. Second, I also joined librarything — the idea was that I could keep a reading log online available to me at work and home — but I, too, have trouble keeping it updated.The New Yorker article is my next stop after your page! Finally, I am not familiar with the Power of the Letter site, but I am intrigued by its title. I love reading letters as character studies — one of my favorite books is a compilation of letters exchanged between Hemingway and his editor Maxwell Perkins. Thanks for sharing all of these fun items! Blessings, Laurie
Hi Laurie! I wondered if I had too many topics in the post, but they all seemed linked… to me anyway. Plus I’m thinking of signing up for HBO for a few months, just so I can watch this mini-series
I should love to see that exhibit…wonder if it will make it’s way to California?
Laurie sent me by… I was intrigued by your blog name. Nice
And I see you have a wedding in your future.
I have a marvelous photographer to recommend, Eric Farewell
http://www.blueshoephotography.com/weddingstories.html
(he’s also courting our daughter)
Scrumptious post – and I hadn’t heard of Susan Allen Toth’s book which seems just up my alley. I have to come back to this, but I love the links. You have inspired me to add many many books to my reading list.