The Museum of Fine Art in Boston is not a museum to be tackled lightly; I've been twice and still have not seen it all. Between by two trips over summer and Thanksgiving, I have tried to catalogue the pieces from the AP Art History 250 curriculum owned by the MFA with their locations (exactly like [...]
Tag: Boston
#18. King Menkaura and queen
Art Historical Background When I first saw this piece in the MFA in Boston I was surprised at how small it was (4'8"). Even though I had read the dimensions before, there's nothing like seeing it in person to feel...a little disappointed. But hey size doesn't matter, right!? The statue of King Menkaura and queen [...]
Falling in Love with Autumn
So it seems crazy to say this but this past Thanksgiving was my first "real" experience with autumn. This was the first time I had an autumn break so I got to be up north during this colorful season. And I fell in love with my first experience 🙂 I loved that it wasn't as [...]
AP Art History Hunting over Thanksgiving 2016
New York City, New York Seagram Building Museum of Modern Art Woman I, Willem de Kooning Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Pablo Picasso Boston, Massachusetts Museum of Fine Art Slave Ship, J.M.W. Turner Menkaure and Queen Where Do We Come From? Where Are We Going?, Paul Gauguin Composition with Blue, Yellow, and [...]
Thanksgiving NYC & Boston 2016 Itinerary
So we have just returned from our week-long Thanksgiving trip to NYC & the Boston-area (thank you School Board!). It was great spending time with both sides of our families in such a whirlwind vacation. Here's our general itinerary for the trip: Friday We flew out of Orlando to arrive in NYC around 11 pm, [...]
