Sharon was still feeling under the weather, but we convinced Loren to accompany us for a bit of culture at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
"See how short my nose is - I would never lie!"
Mural of Cincinnati by Saul Steinberg (1914-1999)
Head of a Peasant Woman, circa 1884
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
oil on canvas on wood panel
Head of a Woman, 1922
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
oil on canvas
Memorial Scene, circa 1840
watercolor on ivory, hair, split seed pearls
This is a miniature (about 3" tall) embroidered with a loved one's hair.
Cirrus, 2008
Zaha Hadid (1950-2016)
fiberboard and formica
Hadid's sculpture was originally conceived as a bench, with voids and curves inviting viewers to sit, lean, or recline. I would imagine if you tried that here, alarms would go off.
Sun on Prospect Street, 1934
Edward Hopper (1882-1967)
oil on canvas
Bridal Veil Falls, Yosemite Valley, CA, 1871-73
Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902)
oil on paper mounted on canvas
A Map in the Sand, circa 1905
Frederic Remington (1861-1909)
oil on canvas
Just as a setup for the picture below - our daughter, Kate, went on a field trip with her art class in high school. She returned with an original Blow Oscar similar to the "art" below (which I never quite understood). The artist, R. A. Miller, was highly regarded and Katie had a treasure she cherished for many years. Now, when we see Miller's work, we smile because it feels like we have a personal connection.
"When asked to explain the origin of the Uncle Sam-like character "Blow Oskar," R. A. Miller stated simply: "I've got an old friend named Oskar, each time he rides by my house, he blows his horn. This piece is him" Miller lived his entire life on his family's farm in Rabbittown, GA, near Gainesville. He worked for two decades in a cotton mill and began making art at age 54 after an injury forced him to retire from factory work."
Blow Oskar, 1980s
Reuben ("R.A") Miller (1912-2006)
latex paint on cut roofing tin
The Visitors depicts eight friends coming together to make music. Each performer occupies her or his own room of the now faded Rokeby mansion. They are all playing one tune, but as you move from one screen to the next the sound of that musician is dominate.
The Visitors, 2012
Ragnar Kjartansson (born 1976)
nine-channel HD video installation with sound, 64 minutes
Seated Dress with Impression of Drapery, 2005
Karen LaMonte (born 1967)
cast, sandblasted and acid-etched glass
More Sweetly Play the Dance, 2015
William Kentridge (born 1955)
panoramic seven-channel installation is a 14 minute processional of image and sound
On the way home from the museum we spotted the Century Inn, an old roadhouse (oldest tavern in Ohio) with a sign extolling their Fish and Chips special on Tuesday nights. We convinced Sharon to join us for dinner and enjoyed some tasty treats from a unique local restaurant built in 1806.
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