Thursday, March 14, 2013

CAMIO

Wow, who knew our national hero was such an accomplished silversmith.  Beautiful work!!  Loved the portrait of his wife as well - quite a looker. 

The Sioux artifacts were fantastic - such a wide variety from clothing to pipe heads to drawings.  Items you would never get the chance to see otherwise.

I searched for art by Renoir.  Particularly loved the work, "Lise in a White Shawl" -  one I hadn't seen before.  The picture quality is quite good as well.

Our library has an art print collection, so we could use this resource to round out our collection based on a particular artist or theme.  It could also be used for school reports by kids or even by persons planning a vacation who might want to see certain pieces on their trip.

I made a small collection of works with people reading and added to favorites.  This was a very interesting feature as I could group black & white photos separately from oils; contemporary works from older ones.  It made it easier to make cohesive groups. 

I found this resource really interesting and fun to explore.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for your comments, Wendy. Sounds as if you made some good finds! I, too, can get lost in here, and what a great way to bring world-class museums to our fingertips!

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