Bama

Yesterday I went to Tuscaloosa, which is about an hour and a half away. I didn't have a ton of time to spend there, but I got a chance to walk around the downtown area and go to the art museum. I didn't make it on to campus, in part because there was a big football celebration going on, but I hear it's beautiful.

A couple of historic buildings from downtown, including the Bama Theater from the late 30s, and Raymond's Department Store, from 1871:

I went to Tuscaloosa's art museum on a whim, and it turned out to be amazing. The museum is housed in the corporate headquarters of the Westervelt Company (paper makers), and features the collection of the company's founder, Jack Warner. The collection holds mostly American works. The buildings and grounds were influenced by Warner's frequent trips to Burma.

rosa bonheur - comanche village

john singer sargent - mme flora reyntiens

edward hopper - dawn before gettysburg

james whistler - miss dorothy menpes. only one shoe!!

didn't get the author's name, but the painting was called 'uninvited guests.'

edward hicks - peaceable kingdom, c. 1833. one of 61 versions hicks painted.

i'm still trying to figure out what's in their hands...