With A.J. in town for a couple of weeks' leave, we took a family day to Cincinnati to visit the Cincinnati Art Museum and eat some Ethiopian food. Here are some photos from our day and some of our favorite pieces of art.
Kehinde Wiley
Bowl of Darius the Great, from Ancient Persia
Essie and Chloe in the "Damascus Room"
Laughter at a likely inappropriate joke from Dad
Scene of Cincinnati - December 1935
Painting of the art museum building as it appeared in 1927
A.J. in contemplation
"The Underground Railroad"
"Guard of the Harem", by Frank Duvenal
Warhol
Essie imitates the Cameroon mask
Diego Rivera
Picasso
Picasso
Gaugin
Van Gogh
Monet
The left side of this ceramic piece is patterns from nature: a wave, a galaxy, a hurricane, growth rings, a magnetic field; the right side is human thumbprints.
Altarpiece with scenes from the Old and New Testaments
Tribute to St. Peter
Bust of Phyllis Wheatley
One of Chloe's favorite pieces - "The Silk Merchant, Japan"
Tiffany lamp
One of Dad's favorite artists - Henry Ossawa Tanner
Enjoying some Ethiopian food at the Elephant Walk restaurant
All in all, a beautiful day, and a great way to spend some time as a family out of the oppressive heat.
