Yale Center for British Art
In 1966 Paul Mellon give his collection of British at to Yale and had Louis Kahn build a museum to house it in New Haven. Entering the museum is always a pleasure. The warm wood and light make it easy to put the chaos of the world behind you.
In January the YCBA will close for a year of refurbishing.
Sculpture Victorious: Art in an Age of Invention, 1837–1901
The range of sculptures made this an interesting exhibition. For me one of the highlight was being able to see Greek Slave by the British sculptor John Bell opposite The American Slave. It seems just amazing how artists can make bronze and marble come alive.
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| The Slave Girl or the American Slave, John Bell |
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| Hiram Powers, Greek Slave, 1847, marble |
Another of my favorites was Perseus and the Graiae by Edward Coley Burne-Jones. There was just something wonderful about the texture of this picture/sculpture created using Oil, bronze and silver leaf on carved gesso on an oak panel overpainted with gold..
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| Perseus and the Graiae |
Of course, what's not to love about the Devonshire Perure.
Studying this set with its reset cameos makes you want to go back to the Victoria era for just one evening.
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