Georgia O’Keeffe in North Carolina by da-AL

February 8, 2019March 4, 2019da-AL

What a great time my husband and I had visiting our dear friend David Hunt in North Carolina. He’s posted on Happiness Between Tails here and here. We hadn’t seen him in way too long — all the more reason that my recent discovery of the touching PBS series, “We’ll Meet Again,” gets me blubbering.

What did we expect of North Carolina? Who knows, but it wasn’t an abundance of terrific art museums!

Horse’s Skull with Pink Rose, 1931 by Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986)

Let’s start with the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh. We loved it so much that we visited it three times! No, was it four? If it wasn’t, it should’ve been! ( ! ! These ! ! aren’t ! ! understatements ! ! )

Lucky for us (and how lovely it was to be among crowds of NC fine art lovers!) we caught a tribute to U.S. art goddess Georgia O’Keefe, a.k.a. Mother of American Modernism before it ended.

Georgia O'keeffe sketchbook — Georgia O’Keeffe sketchbook

White Birch -- Lake George, 1925-26, by Georgia O'Keeffe — White Birch — Lake George, 1925-26, by Georgia O’Keeffe

Feather and Brown Leaf, 1935, by Georgia O'Keeffe — Feather and Brown Leaf, 1935, by Georgia O’Keeffe

Alongside her art, there were O’Keeffe-inspired works by contemporary artists. Here’s a sampling.

And here’s another wing and more of the museum. And here’s a post on NC’s Chinese Lantern Festival. Plus, more great NC Museum of Art’s collection here.

Where’s your favorite place to see great art?

Michael Scandling May 4, 2019 / 8:10 am

Ahhhhh. . . Georgia.

SFMOMA, De Young, both Tates in London, National Gallery, Met in New York, Norton Simon, LACMA. These are just a few.

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- da-AL May 4, 2019 / 3:13 pm
  
  how lucky you are, Michael 🙂
  
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Invisibly Me February 13, 2019 / 9:24 am

Aw it’s great you got to visit David. I read books that are set in or mention North Carolina and always think ‘I’d love to visit there’, so it’s fascinating to read this. I don’t think art museums have ever been mentioned. I love wandering around museums and looking at art is always interesting, so I can see why you’d enjoy taking all of this in! There are some of the well-known museums in London, like the Tate gallery, which I’ve been to. There are also shops in my local town that sell art which are just as good as museums, showcasing some more local artists that are incredibly talented. xx

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- da-AL February 15, 2019 / 5:18 pm
  
  so many talented folks — I often think that whether one gains success is as much luck as it is talent…
  
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