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Photographing Artwork in Museums

Howard Lyon

by Howard Lyon   detail from The Oreads by William Bouguereau I just returned from France. Had a wonderful time with the whole family and saw some amazing sights. At the top of my list was the Musée d'Orsay. It has risen to the top of my list of favorite museums. Photos of paintings don't really come close to capturing the experience of seeing an original, but I do find them useful in my study and…

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Hilma af Klint at MOMA

Lauren Panepinto

October 2, 2025 - I know we tend to be realists here (at least visually) and we don't talk about lot about abstract art. Dare I say many of us have a bit of a chip on our shoulders about Abstract Art as a movement, and I'll be the first to agree that a lot of it is all concept, no craft, and that leaves me cold. However, that doesn't mean that all abstract art or artists working in abstraction don't have an anything to teach us, or aren't worthy of admiration. And since I just went to see hands down my favorite Abstract artist's show at MOMA last week, it's a good excuse to introduce you to Hilma af Klint, if you don't know her. Now, I could write a bio but this video does a great job:…

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