Hello everybody and welcome back to My Weekly Flickr.
Well, March came in like a lion and went out like a lion and April came in like a lion and here we are on April 11th hoping that the gentler beast has arrived. The past week was cold and damp, really raw and ugly. It was cool when I left the house this morning but it was warmer in the City so I just wore my heavy flannel shirt. On the walk up to the Met the wind was really blowing and I hadn’t worn my hat. When I got inside, after showing my membership, I went to the men’s room. When I turned around to wash my hands and looked in the mirror I looked like Einstein. The wind had really done a job on my hair. It also pointed out how much less of it there is. But it’s currently close to 60 degrees and the forecast is for more agreeable weather in the days to come. One can only hope.
I had a splendid time with my friends last week and managed to navigate both ways without any errors. And with the sun setting later I was able to leave before dark and enjoy half the drive in the light. A boon to these ancient eyes.
Not a lot going on in the art world currently so I walked up to the Met to catch up on a few things. The Met has four Norman Rockwell paintings but doesn’t generally have them on display. But I’m pleased that they have recently put one up in the modern wing, Expressman. It’s the original art for a Saturday Evening Post cover and it’s quite nice. Hopefully you’ll see an image of it below. This is actually a snap my brother took when he visited the museum a few weeks ago. Normally I post a link but there’s a note up on the Met site that says they can only show a thumbnail image for copyright reasons. The Modern wing has really become a chore to navigate. I don’t like the fact that when you enter on the second floor, at the entrance to the left of the main corridor, you go through a very dark installation. I almost walked into the guard because I couldn’t see him. A lawsuit waiting to happen. And it wasn’t easy to find the section with the Rockwell, even the guard wasn’t sure exactly where it was, the Met completely rehung the Modern wing in the last few years and I’m not happy with the way they have done it. But I thought I remembered that the Rockwell was hung in the same room as one of their Hoppers and it was. While I was in the wing I paid my respects to the two Hoppers they have on display, From Williamsburg Bridge and Table for Ladies. The Met has 26 artworks by Hopper, oils, watercolors and etchings and drawings but unfortunately only display a few at a time. The Whitney, which was the beneficiary of Hopper’s estate has thousands of items and similarly only displays a small percentage, will be opening their new quarters downtown in the meat packing district in May and I’m hoping that with the much larger facility more of his art will be on display. He’s a favorite of mine.
The current exhibit that I visited was Captain Linnaeus Tripe Photographer of India and Burma, 1852–1860. These are fascinating images of a place and time lost to history aside from this photographic catalog described on the site as, “ a visual inventory of celebrated archaeological sites and monuments, religious and secular buildings—some now destroyed—as well as geological formations and scenic vistas.” Remarkable photography for any age but especially the mid nineteenth century. The cards next to the images explained some of his photographic techniques such as retouching clouds since blue didn’t show up very well on his plates and the way he mounted his camera to stay horizontal while moving the lens so as to capture an enormously tall structure without distortion. It’s pointed out that he seldom has people in his scenes as they would be blurred due to movement. He took many of his pictures of what would normally be crowded squares by shooting early in the day and as a military commander he was able to arrange to have the areas cordoned off while he was shooting. In one he shows two people next to a structure so as to give the viewer an idea of its great height. A very interesting show which I enjoyed more than I thought I would.
This is a link to the Met website description of the exhibit.
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2015/linnaeus-tripe This is a link to the 40 images in the exhibit.
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/objects?exhibitionId=%7bD5B4DCBA-9368-4F3F-82F5-65BF1ED5CE7E%7d&rpp=40&pg=1 And now, on the Flickrs.
Andy G.
Alice
https://www.flickr.com/photos/corselette/17075409205 Schhol-Boys-in-Skirts
https://www.flickr.com/photos/radicalfeministrule/16642868670 Lolita Princess Doll
https://www.flickr.com/photos/89523848@N06/16826466361 Atticus loves playing dress up.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/torrie/16761232669 romper!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/10792226@N00/16813604062 Metallic Red Dress
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davina_wayne/16779501306 Glamour-Girl
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cross_dresser/16618203418 Overdue post from my party. But here you go!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ziggychris/16627900407 New transvestite body
https://www.flickr.com/photos/125249336@N05/16785742405 Bubblegum Bitch
https://www.flickr.com/photos/julieb85/16596560880 Men in skirts !
https://www.flickr.com/photos/neilmoralee/16796841261 All dolled-up for the Wayout Club
https://www.flickr.com/photos/52113291@N02/16630505018 
Betty's Pub 20.1
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