Reclining Figure: Hand

One more from the KC Sculpture Park.



I promise to get out for more photos this week, I have work long, long hours for the last 3 months and finally have a couple of extra days off.  Thank you all for bearing with my lengthy series.

Shuttlecocks

Although these photos were only taken two weeks ago, the scene has changed due to warm weather and rain.  The grass is green and the trees have buds.  There are 4 shuttlecocks on the lawns of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art by
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen.  This is the only one on the north side of the museum looking out toward the homes across the street.  I thought the one to the left looked slightly airborne.

Do enjoy your Sunday!

Weekend Reflection

Looking into the new Block building with a rainbow reflected Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

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Ferment

Ferment by Roxy Paine was installed last spring.

Large Totem Head

This sculpture by Henry Moore.  The museum has the largest collection of Henry Moore sculptures outside of his home country of England.  When I moved to Kansas City in 1995 and first visited The Nelson-Atkins and the sculpture park, it was called the Henry Moore sculpture park.  Tomorrow I will bring you the lastest sculpture added to the park last year.

Standing Figures

 

Standing Figures by Magdelena Abakanowicz.  The artist asks what is your interpretaion of this piece.  It reminds me of soldiers and war.  

Totem Pole

Totem Pole by Kenny Mowatt and Charles Heit

Three Bowls

Three Bowls by Ursula von Rydingsvard

Here birdie

The shuttlecocks on the lawn of The Nelson-Atkin Museum of Art by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen in 1994.  Each shuttlecock weighs 5,500 pounds, stands almost 18 feet tall and 16 feet in diameter.

Weekend Reflections

 Rumi by Mark di Suvero

North of the Nelson

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Grounds

 The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art sits on 22 acres of well designed gardens, lawns, sculptures and reflecting pool.  The above shot shows the original building built in 1933, the addition on the right is the new Bloch Building opened in 2007.
The Block Building is named in honor of Henry W. Bloch and his wife Marion.  Mr Bloch is the Chairman of the Nelson-Atkins Board of Trustees.  Henry Block founded H&R Bloch with his brother Richard here in Kansas City in 1955.

Art and Knowledge

On an exterior wall of The Nelson Atkins Museum of Art

The Thinker

Although this piece is in the permanent collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, an exhibit inside consist of 40 bronze Rodin sculptures from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.  Since I was in the sculpture park early in the morning the museum had not yet opened.  I will be visiting this exhibit in the near future.  This is a cast of the original located in Paris.

I read a book about Rodin years ago. His life was quite compelling.

Rush Hour

I visited the KC Sculpture Park on the grounds of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art this morning.  I showed you many sculptures a year ago, but I had not made it all the way around the park.  I caught the other half of the sculptures which I will be bringing you this week.  This piece is by George Segal.

Two piece reclining figure

Above is Henry Moore's working model and below No. 9 in the Nelson Atkins Museum Sculpture Park

Marble, marble and more marble

Inside an entrance at the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art

Manet or Renior

One of these painting is by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and one by Edouard Manet.  Can you tell which is the Renoir?

Serene

Taken in March in the Sculpture Park at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Lion

Another fine piece from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Ceiling

There is art everywhere including the ceilings at the Nelson