Friday, March 4, 2011

Works of Art

Dave and I just spent a couple of days in and around Sarasota, Florida.  Most of Wednesday we toured the Ringling Museum of Art.  Quite a treat.  We covered the 50 acre campus on foot. 

Two highlights were the miniature circus display (so huge and intricate that it can't be described) and the world class art museum. 

Loved seeing the Peter Paul Rubens paintings.  As you know, all of his people are chubby, even the starving ones.

But the totally fun art work was this statue at the Sarasota pier.  We all know it well from W.W.II.  It's called "Total Surrender."  That's me next to it in the second photo so you can get an idea of the size.




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