Free Women of Color with Their Children and Servants in a Landscape

Category: 2024

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    Who determines what is valuable? Is value determined by those who have power? Or is value something subjective? When I saw this painting I stopped in my tracks. I was reminded of a phrase I learned in my English 120 class: Internalized racism. The phrase refers to “when a person believes negative messages about their…

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    One piece of art I saw that invoked strong feelings for me was “Dolce Far Niente” by John Singer Sargent. I was captivated by the subtly vibrant pops of color that added life and energy to such a serene scene. One thing I found interesting about this painting is how differently one might perceive it…

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    The oil on canvas, A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie by Albert Bierstadt was the first thing that really stuck on to me throughout the evening. I really enjoyed the up scale and details of everything to portray a storyline of how the storm is rolling in and how there were people frozen…

  • Woman with Bouqet

    Woman with Bouqet

  • My major being architecture, I would say is really related to my experience in at the Night at the museum because being an architect, requires the ability to think of things and viewing things in a nonordinary manner. I kinda had this same experience where I liked at all of these art pieces and really…

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    I really liked the Third floor, the side that included Egyptian artifacts. I especially loved the mummy artifacts, I have never seen a mummy tomb before so it was so interesting to see one in person. I loved looking at the small things like the kohl makeup containers and amulets, it reminded me of the…

  • What I would like to see in this museum is interactive exhibits. Everything in there was just an object being displayed, but I think if there was a very interactive exhibits, it would be really fun and really help in understanding the culture.

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    The artwork is titled Niagara, the artist is Louis Remy Mignot. When I first saw the painting I automatically told myself that looks exactly like the Niagara Falls. I visited them in person this past summer and the painting makes it feel like as if you were there watching the water fall down, the painting…

  • This experience challenged my previous Ideas. I feel like I always see the same type of art every time I go to museums. Even when I see different sections, I always think of it being very similar things in every museum. However, I found that there were even more sections and types of art that…

  • The Great Deep

    The Great Deep