My photo of “Reclining Woman” by Fernand Léger (1922).
Reclining woman
Category Archives: museums
Goddesses
Seen at the Museum of Science and Industry
Of course, this model of the whaler Alice Mandell attracted my attention.
“Hast seen the White Whale?”
My childhood bicycle featured a seat like the red one.
Following its capture, the U-505 was renamed the USS Nemo
to prevent the Germans from realizing it had not sunk.
A Moby Dick reference began our visit; a 20,000 Leagues reference concluded it.
At the Art Institute
“John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age” drew me to the Art Institute this week, and it’s a beautiful exhibition. But it was “Flesh: Ivan Albright at the Art Institute of Chicago” that captured my imagination. I will post more images from my visit later; the above are my photos of two of the Albright self-portraits.
Two weeks
Before they struck out on their own…
How the time passed:
■ two fledged robins and numerous other juveniles, including cardinals, sparrows, red-bellied woodpeckers, blue jays, and goldfinches;
■ one play (Buried Child at Writers Theatre);
■ two museum adventures: the Field and the Shedd;
■ one documentary (Won’t You Be My Neighbor?);
■ fifteen hours of music practice;
■ one music lesson;
■ one American Red Cross course (Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED);
■ four “dates” with the lawnmower, edger, and trimmer;
■ three trips to the car dealership (Bleah!);
■ two hours of volunteer work;
■ two episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale;
■ the first week of my current MOOC (music theory); and
■ six books:
— Macbeth (William Shakespeare; 1606. Drama.)
— Royal City, Vol. 2: Sonic Youth (Jeff Lemire; 2017. Graphic non-fiction.)
— Sorry to Disrupt the Peace (Patty Yumi Cottrell; 2017. Fiction.)
— Macbeth (Hogarth Shakespeare) (Jo Nesbø; 2018. Fiction.)
— Hamlet (William Shakespeare; 1602. Drama.)
— The Lying Game (Ruth Ware; 2017. Fiction.)
As well as all of the even more commonplace activities (e.g., errands, chores, walks, games) that this parttime educator’s summer months comprise. Apart from car shopping and the excessive heat warnings, the season has been quite kind to me, so far. How has your summer been?
Next up: mid-year reading review.
Field Museum
Shedd Aquarium
Last week, my older daughter and I spent a day on the museum campus, first at the Field Museum and then at the Shedd Aquarium. Although the latter was an afterthought, we were both delighted by the “Jazzin’ at the Shedd” program.
