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.
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| 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.
