Thank You

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to thank everyone for the comments on the blogs. I am finished and I hope that everyone enjoyed the course as much as I did.

It was funny by the end of visiting the museums, I could identify the artist by the painting style. I never thought that I would enjoy going to the museums, but I did. Now, when the weather gets colder, going to a museum will be on my to do list.

This was my last class to fill the requirements for the Bachelor Degree Program. If this was your last class, congratulations. If you still have more classes left, I wish you the best of luck and the hard work is worth it.

Good luck everyone and thank you Jerry,
Tod

My Blog / Assignments.

Jerry, thank you for responding to my concerns and questions. This is my first on-line course and its not without its challenges but I have learned a lot. I wish we had another week, it would help so much given my numerous responsibilities. I will do my best to post my other two assignments by early afternoon.

Papers into WORD e-mail

Professor Nevins,I have to post my museum papers into WORD to you.I have e-mailed you and called you earlier today.I want to get my work in as of today so please be expecting them no later than tonight when my daughter gets in from work,which will be at 10:00 p.m. Thank-you for this great experience in the world of art.Have a nice summer!

Blog Problems

Professor Nevins,I am having blog issues here.I can't seem to get into my individual blog to post my papers.My daughter and I have tried several times and still it will not go through.I don't understand why,because I was able to do my introduction when we started.Now it will not go through,I'm ready to have this finished today as well.What is the next step to get my papers to you?Thanks

All DONE

Hey all Great class. There were so many things to see at all the museums. I am sure we missed something. But with this experience we can now look at things differently.
All my papers and photos are complete.
Happy museum experience to all future visits.

Museum Papers

I am in the process of writing my museum papers.There is so much to write about that I keep making changes,then I find myself off track but then I get back on the road.I plan on having them all done today.

Class Experience

Hi everyone, just want to drop a line to say I really had an adventure with this class,and the students that shared their experiences also.Professor Nevins,I want to thank-you for the encourgement you gave me to visit the Met.It was greatly appreciated.

Hey all,
here are some pictures from New Britain Museum. It was nice to see the illustrations from books to be part of the museum.































This picture stood out quite a bit. The artist used marble dust to make is rocks stand out. That was a different technique I was not expecting. But look at how alive it is. One word awesome.









More photos on my blog.


Thank you Jerry,
Thanks for getting us a list of museums to go to, this was very helpful in determining where to go. There is such a variety at each and I think we all learned a great deal. Keep up the good work.

My paper on Yale Center for British Art Posted - Tod

Hi Jerry,

I posted my last paper in my personal blog. Thank you.

Double visit this weekend

We all went to the Old Lyme Florence Griswold Museum and the New Britain museum. Here are a few shots of Old Lyme. Will post New Britain later. Could not take pictures of the paintings at Old Lyme. But it was an experience on how some artist worked and lived. The artist were boarders at the house, it was their country retreat. See my blog for some more info.

Papers Posted in My Personal Blog -Tod

Hi everyone! I've posted my papers on New Britain Museum of American Art, Wadsworth Atheneum and the MET on my personal blog. I have one paper to do which is my visit to the museum of British Art. My wife and I really enjoyed this class. We are looking forward in visiting other museums together as the year goes by. Thank you Jerry for inspiring us to appreciate the Arts.

The Aldrich Museum

I went to visit the Museum yesterday,I really had a good time.The displays were wonderful and very different.I seen several of the displays on the blog, some I didn't understand so I looked for those particular displays.I was able to get a different aspect of the art and had a conversation with the guide that was there.In this conversation she was able to see some things that I pointed out that she didn't notice before.This display is a conversational piece because each time you will see something different or make a discovery of something.All the museums that I visited they all were different,they may had a continous theme in their own concept representing art.

The Bruce Museum

I visited the museum today,after some time getting lost but I finally arrived.The museum was okay I expected to see more.The area I did like was the women clothing of time,I was not able to take pictures. I did take some pictures,I felt this museum was limited of displays.This was a smaller museum from the others I have visited so far.

T he last Museums

Hello To all,I plan on visiting my last two museums this morning,The Bruce in Greenwich, Ct.and The Aldrich in Ridgefield,Ct.I have really had an experience with visiting all the museums,To walk in one way with no knowledge of the art world and come out with more understanding about art is really an learning concept by itself.Since taking this class my two co-workers want to start a museum tour club.

Wadsworth Museum

Hi to all.I made it to the museum today as I scheduled it. I found this to be a very interesting museum,the art I was able to see was very good.I had the opportunity to visit for at least an hour,another co-worker had to go to Hartford and wanted to visit the museum as well.There were several areas we could not enter because of renovations being done on several floors.Several pictures I took the flash kept interferring,you will see this in the pictures,I did ask the guard to take it off but for some reason especially the one I liked so much the flash went off.My grand-daughter became tired after a while.My grand-daughter pointed out a piece of art that I didn't even notice or give a second thought too,I walked passed this painting several times not even looking in its direction.But she kept on a insisting for me to come over and see it,that I became very annoyed at her at that point and walked over to the exhibit, and I can tell you that I am thankful that she kept on bothering me about it.It was a work within itself I really can't explain it that I became very emotional about the painting,that's how realistic it was .I actually found myself crying in front of this painting.Pictures will follow soon,I have to get someone to download them for me,I am not that advance as yet,my advisor did the first set for me but he will be out of town for a week,if anyone would like to meet me at Albertus before next Wednesday to help me download these set of pictures I would appreciate it,drop me a line.I will be visiting my last two museums tomorrow which will be Friday June 9,2010.

I'm on my way to Wadsworth Atheneum Museum.I am looking forward to the visit.I did some research and it seems to be a very interesting site to view.Looking at the pictures on the class blog I feel it will offer a different aspect in the world of art.

Other Museums

Hi everyone,I have gotten so caught up with getting to the Met,I forgot about the other museums I need to visit.I plan on getting to them between tomorrow and this weekend.I know it's a crunch but I will make it work.I just want to say all the pictures I have seen from this class has been an experience and I think that is what we were to be able to come out with a different look at the art society.Through the different art selections that were shared I feel this was a success and we each appreciate art at it's best and divine aspect.

Yale Art and Yale British Museum

I found the other pictures I was looking for.They are pictures from Yale Art and Yale British Museum in New Haven.As I was taking the pictures I didn't realize I touched the wrong button(my goof)and turned the pictures into a video.Music was added,I hope you enjoy even with the mistakes.I am new at this,sorry.You will find them in shared files at campus cruiser.Go into the class first,Click onto my name Melissa and they will appear.Sorry I was moving a lot.

Some pictures from the Met

The details of our trip.
Why is there no engraving or real sign for the MET, with its name. I only saw the name on the Picasso banner? My wife and daughter were more interested in the jewelry. Seen above in one picture. I did get to the pyramid and mummies, yea me. Will have my paper posted soon on my blog, not about mummies. We had a great time and I can see we all, class and family, had a different museum experience to talk about.
mike

Hi Everyone, and Professor Nevins I posted some pictures that turned into a movie.My advisor had to post them to Youtube,so you should be able to see them I hope so.They are pictures from Yale University Museum and The Yale British Museum.Sorry for the mix up.Hope you enjoy!

Visit to the Met

I have posted some pictures on the class blog.I forgot to title it though.The first picture is of a mummy in gold,other pictures there too. You will see a picture of me standing on the steps of the Met waving wearing green and white.These are pictures from the Met.I have to find my other pictures ,they were posted as well.Sorry for the confusion.Hope you enjoy.

Museum Video

Arteidora - The Mummy

Japanese Warriors

Japanese Warrior

Equestrian Court

More Soldiers

Statues in Courtyard

Autumn Landscape

Kids with Lamps

Just Lamps

Rembrandt - Portrait of a Woman

Page One - The Met

St. Maurice

The Tapestry

St. John the Baptist

Virgin and Child

It's Me!

Front Entrance

Top of Building

Picasso Exhibit!

Visit to The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum -4th of July 2010

My wife and I visited the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum on the 4th of July. This museum is located in Ridgefield, Connecticut. This museum is independent and non-collecting contemporary art museum. So every time you visit this place you will see different exhibitions of new artists or mid-career artists. This is a small size museum but you will learn a lot about contemporary arts.

Getting to the Met

Hi Mike,plan on having a good time once you get to the Met, and wear some comfortable shoes.Start at the front foyer to begin your journey.If you know where and how to get to Central Park your right there,go right up the street.You can't miss it.

Finally Going to the MET today

Hi all,
We are getting ready to go to the MET today. We decided to drive, oh fun. I will keep you all updated. Will take everyone's advice and info to use. Blog to you later.
mike

The Met Displays

While at the met,I was able to visit the Egyptian wing,we found it by accident looking for the ladies room.What an awesome display,I have a beautiful picture to share.The atmosphere made you feel as if you were actually there in that time period.It reminded me of the movie Cleopatra(the roman era).These displays I found is outstanding,the layouts of the room itself is interesting, we were wondering how do they know where to put what pieces and why to group particular artifacts together or apart.

The Met

I am still in awe at my visit to The Met,I have shared it with everyone I know.I plan on going back to visit,My co-worker,Mrs.Lowe enjoyed herself so much that when I shared the information about the other museums she was all ears and agreed with me to re-visit and find these museums as well.The other museums you shared Professor Nevins seem interesting also.Do I stay on the same Street as the Met and just walk either direction to these museums?Still waiting to post my pictures which will be soon.

New York,New York

Hi everyone, I made it to New York yesterday which was Tuesday June 29.I had beautiful weather,a little hot the temperature was 90.I had a wonderful time from the time I started all the way to the end.I have visited New York several times but always in a car.To take the train was wonderful,I haven't been on a train since I was eleven years old for a summer vacation.I learned so much from this visit,and the museum itself was outstanding, just the size alone was amazing you can see this museum at any angle you stand,even as you are walking towards the museum, coming down the side street .Now I understand the reason for it being knowned as the "mile museum".My pictures will follow soon.

Pictures on the way

I am still working on posting my pictures from my two visits at Yale art gallery and theYale British museum.Also my visit to the Met in New York,I had a wonderful time just looking at the outside of this building was fantastic. I have to wait for a friend to do it,again my computer is the older model and can't be loaded down from it. I am revisiting Yale art museum to implore about the painting I seen before and was able to see this time as well to share with them my early findings about the painting,but now I don't see the particular piece in the painting.My co-worker Mrs. Lowe also expressed the same similarties of this painting and wishes to see it for herself.Looking at the pictures from the Hartford Museum looks very interesting I can't wait to visit there , I will probably try to visit this weekend.

Yale University Art Gallery - June 27, 2010

Hello Everyone,

Yale University Art Gallery had two exhibits. The first one was Italian Paintings from the Richard L. Feigen Collection. This runs from May 28 - September 12, 2010. These paintings were very old and it was the first time I saw of oil on panel.

The second exhibit was Jane Davis Doggett: Talking Graphics. This exhibit runs from May 28 - July 11, 2010.

Items of interest to see are European and American Art from 1200 to the present, African Art, Asian Art and Ancient Art. each art work was great reading to learn about the culture and what the meaning was for the art work.

The only draw back from this museum was areas were closed do to renovation. One thing that I noticed was that I can recognize the artist by the paintings.

Pictures will follow, Thank you






Ancient Art















Asian Art



























Jeth and a
snow shovel

Yale Center for British Art - Sunday June 27

Hello Everyone,

Pictures will follow, This was one of the nicest museums that we visited. The unusual thing about the museum was that it welcomed the sunlight from outside.

There were two exhibits were no picture taken was allowed. The first one was Art For All: British Posters For Transport. This exhibit runs from May 27 through August 15, 2010. These posters were fun to look at and see what was being advertised on the British railways.

The second exhibit was Seeing Double: Portraits, Copies, and Exhibitions in the 1820s London.
This exhibit runs from June 24 - September 19, 2010. These are paintings inside of paintings ans some are altered slightly. The artist is John Scarlett Davis.

There are many great paintings to look at as well. The floor plan is an open floor plan, which gives a great view. I recommend visiting the Yale Center for British Art and when I post the pictures, you will see why. Thank you