Posts Tagged ‘Art’
Celebrating Public Fixtures – Where Have They All Gone?
We have a thing for street clocks… and public water features with ground level access for thirsty critters… and public art.We know, we know… we lean toward the archaic. England captivated us with its penchant for ornate market fountains – each equipped with staggered levels for the local animals: cats, dogs, horses. We found the…
Read MoreLiving With Our Art
We have a love of art and antiques. It’s a devotion we labor under. Luckily, it’s a shared affliction, which provides some solace. When it comes to living space there’s no question which fixtures come first in our lives: the antiques rule, and our lifestyle is arranged around them, not the other way around. Visitors…
Read MoreLAFAYETTE: Mexican Colonial Masterpiece Rescued From Under Local Couch
An 18th century painting produced by the most accomplished Mexican artist of his age and lost over intervening decades has been located and recovered from its resting place: under Christina Jones Janssen’s couch in Lafayette. Miguel Cabrera’s long lost De Español y Morisca; Albina – number 6 in an allegorical series of paintings done by the artist in Mexico…
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