Our first stop was the McNay Art Museum, a contemporary art museum that takes us from the impressionists to today. As we drove up, we saw several brides using the beautiful grounds as a backdrop for their wedding photography. Beautiful girls, beautiful dresses. The grounds were indeed beautiful and tranquil. The photo is of Marianne sitting on one of the granite chairs, a work of art by Scott Burton
The museum is in an old mansion, which is a work of art in itself. There was an outstanding special exhibit there on Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth. These two artists had an ongoing friendship, which included portraits of each other, and even taxidermied pets that they both collected. This was perhaps the best exhibit comparing two artists that we have ever seen.
From the McNay, we went to a nearby quilt shop. Marianne shopped for fabrics, while Richard visited the auto parts store and Walmart.
Next we went to the San Antonio Museum of Art, which covers everything from ancient China to modern art. Marianne spent the entire time looking at quilts that were part of a special exhibit of antique quilts from the Shelburne museum in Vermont. The exhibit included Amish quilts, and many quilts with incredible craftsmanship. The guide was very chatty and interested in the exhibit, and followed Marianne around through the hall. Marianne felt that this was the best exhibit of antique quilts that she had ever seen.
Richard decided that he needed to have the cultural experience of visiting the Alamo. It was crowded, but at least we can say that we were there. It makes me think that I should read more about the history of Texas independence.
After the Alamo, we walked down to the Riverwalk and people watched for a while.
A good day. Tomorrow we head for the beach.
Richard and Marianne
No comments:
Post a Comment