wilmington de art: Driehaus Collection of Tiffany works at the Delaware Art Museum - 04/03/22 04:13 PM
I was excited to attend the opening at the Delaware Art Museum of their celebration of Tiffany works from a collection I visited when in Chicago several years ago. This Chicago collection was so varied and large that if I had seen any of these pieces, they were jammed into my memory along with thousands of other pieces of architecture, furniture, and artwork.(photos: Garden Landscape window and Wisteria lamp with openwork at top)
The current Wilmington exhibit,  Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection features more than 60 objects, spanning over 30 years of Tiffany’s prolific career. The exhibition showcases Tiffany’s … (2 comments)

wilmington de art: Reflections on the Delaware Art Museum - 05/13/20 08:42 AM
In my Mother's Day story on ROCKS, I mentioned the Delaware Art Museum's Copeland Sculpture Garden. Today I would like to show you some of the works of art found there. One of the most popular pieces is Tom Otterness' Crying Giant, a 13' bronze construction. My favorite viewing point for this work is where it is reflected in the windows of the museum's Education Wing.
Another interesting piece is Protecting the Future, by Domenico Mortellito, a limestone sculpture which looks sort of Pre-Columbian to me.
 
And speaking of stone pieces, there is also Irish Pastoral VII by William Freeland, which looks like … (0 comments)

 
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