September 19, 2015 we had a wonderful adventure.

We went to The Carlos Julian & Linda Slim Museum.

It is free to the public and will always be.  This benefactor

is extremely wealthy.  The docent told us that almost all of

the art pieces are original, with a few copies mixed in.

It features many artists:  Dali, Van Gogh, Michaelangelo,

Cassatt, Degas, Rodin, Daumier, Cezanne, Renoir, Picasso, Pisarro, etc.  The artist with the most contributions is

Rodin I think.   These pictures are all mixed up.  I still don't know how to unmix them.

No blog entry would be complete from me
without a picture of the bathroom....and this was
a bathroom to behold:  both men and women.
Mirrored walls, beautiful sinks...etc.

 Nola consented to pose for me...

 This is just a precursor to the whole

beautiful, pristine building with spacious

circular ramps, spacious viewing areas, etc.

to say nothing of the spectacular art!  Oh my!

 This is the buffet.

 There are 5 floors.  The elevator takes you

to the 4th floor, which is all Venetian Art--

gondolas, plazas, canals.  Then you must walk

up a wide, beautiful white ramp to the 5th floor.

I am sure it is meant to knock your socks off as you

round the bend and see in front of you this massive

room filled with statuary.  It is just unbelievable.

Although these are hard to see, they are carvings

by Daumier as models for a drawing he did

of members of Parliament.  Each face is delightful---

unique---exaggerated!  We even saw the Beecher

nose, .....several times!

 Each floor features different emphasis:

5th floor is sculpture, 4th floor is Venice, 

3rd floor is Impressionists, 2nd Floor is Asian

Art, and the main floor houses the bookstore,

cafeteria, and restrooms.

 This is the outside....Pretty impressive!

 Police here are very well-armed so

it feels very safe!

 VERY expensive bookstore!

 The Asian Exhibit was amazing!

 Actually this oval was a carving from

wood fibers...and was among the Impressionists

 An original display of pics and memorabilia

of Kahlil Gibran.  As we are fans, we

had to take pictures.  Bottom:  The original

copy of The Prophet

 Too far away, a copy of the Pieta, Michaelangelo

 Quite a large exhibit of Salvadore Dali &

his clocks!

 Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no Evil

 It was just breath-taking to round this

bend and see this huge exhibit of famous

sculpture.

 Van Gogh in his early dark period among

the peasants.

 Waiting area & Book store--Very $$$$$

 Removing earwax...we had to tease

Dennis, who had a similar experience.

 I took several pictures of this because

it is so amazing to me, that he could carve

her beautiful face and still have the veil

cover it.  This is NOT cloth, it is all carved.

 This emblem is embossed somehow on

the wall of the ramp.