Art Museum Visit

This weekend Scott and I visited the Cincinnati Museum of Art, something we've been wanting to do since we've lived here but haven't had the chance yet.  The Eden Park area surrounding the museum is absolutely beautiful, providing breathtaking views of the city.

Look! There's Kentucky!

 

During our visit we discovered the work of Henry Ossawa Tanner, an Africa-American artist from Pittsburgh who lived from 1859 to 1937.  His art was featured as part of the special exhibit at the museum.  Many of his pieces are religious, and his work was by far our favorite.

This is the one he's probably most famous for.  I'd seen it in books but I didn't know he was the artist.  It's called Banjo Lesson - Source 

Flight into Egypt - Source

Teaching Jesus to Read - Source 

Daniel in the Lions' Den - Source

Angels Appearing Before the Shepherds - Source

Palace of Justice, Tangiers - Source

Christ at the Home of Mary and Martha - Source

Here are some of my other favorites from our visit.  You were allowed to take pictures of works older than the 1960s so these are my photographs of the pieces. 

Peasant Women of Borst (Elizabeth Nourse 1859-1938)

Eve Hearing the Voice (Moses J. Ezekiel 1844-1917)

Industry Protecting Art and Music, 1930 (Clement J. Barnhorn 1857-1935)

Jim Dine's Pinocchio lithographs were also really neat, part of the exhibit, In Celebration of Pinocchio.  You can see pictures of them here.  The exhibit is being held to celebrate the twelve-foot bronze sculpture that greets visitors outside the museum.