Night at the Museum

A piece of art that really spoke to me was the piece “New York, Late afternoon, Winter” by Childe Hassam from 1900. It is a painting of lower Central Park on a chilly day in an NYC winter and it really spoke to me as it reminded me of the winters I experienced growing up here in NYC. There would always be so much snow and I remember going out into the snow to play with my siblings. Nowadays, we don’t get as strong winters with full snow days so to see it in paintings was a nice reminder of what we used to have. Besides it’s message, it is just a stunning painting as there is the effect of seeing snow all around while still being able to see the lights of shops and street lights through the haze. It really has the effect of being in NYC and seeing the snow straight through your own eyes as you’re drawn into the setting.