The Brooklyn Museum

Here is tt's view of Lower Manhattan from the Q train on way to Brooklyn. The train is crossing the river by way of the Manhattan bridge. It was under this structure that Daddy sang The Rhythm of Life to Charity Hope Valentine

Eastern Parkway subway station is very classily an extension of the Museum itself.

Here is the Museum from outside

and the foyer

A collection of Rodins

And the first reason I came was to see

NORMAN ROCKWELL

Beginning in the late 1930s, Norman Rockwell adopted photography as a tool to bring his illustration ideas to life in studio sessions. Working as a director, Rockwell carefully staged his photographs, selecting props and locations, choosing his models, and orchestrating every detail. He created an abundance of photographs for each new subject, sometimes capturing complete compositions and other times combining separate pictures of individual elements. These photographs were the focus of a recently completed two-year project at the Norman Rockwell Museum that preserved and digitized almost 20,000 negatives. For the first time, Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera presents these study photographs alongside his paintings, drawings, and related tear sheets to offer a fascinating look at the artist’s working process.

Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera has been organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in collaboration with guest curator Ron Schick.   (from the Brooklyn Museum website )
It was fascinating to see the work that went into the creation of the illustrations And here are some of the works that ave loved since I first saw them in the fifties and sixties

Many of his sitters were locals from his little town

This was partly photographed in Manhattan and then in a small rural diner. I have always loved this cover,

The details of this wonderful piece...clothes, shoes and cigar were all laid out in Rockwell's studio and the swimmer was photographed sitting in a chair holding a mirror under his chin to simulate water reflection.

This full sized oil painting for  a Saturday Evening Post cover was stunningly detailed.  You could feel the warmth from the stove.

 

This was new to me and I laughed out loud

The second reason for my visit:as 

THE DINNER PARTY by Judy Chicago

....... is an important icon of 1970s feminist art and a milestone in twentieth-century art.  It comprises a massive ceremonial banquet, arranged on a triangular table with a total of thirty-nine place settings, each commemorating an important woman from history.

The Primordial Goddess is placing number one

Georgia O'Keefe is placing thirty nine

                      And here are some guests in between

The names of another 999 women are inscribed in gold on the white tile floor below the triangular table. 

                                                            

Up to Pussy's bow....       Sorry, I mean  I had an elegant sufficiency

More in the  decorative arts collection

Tiffany glass windows from a church  They represent Spring and Autumn.

A glass window by W.Cole Brigham

A French art noveau set of gates

THE STEINBERG SCULPTURE GARDEN

This peaceful outdoor space is the resting place for many pieces which once adorned hotels, mansions and public NY buildings.

And here is my favourite because of my fascination with old Penn Station, demolished in 1961. She was found in a New Jersey land fill site and once stood on one side of the clock.

Oh the things she's seen

Loves ya lady