Friday, March 13, 2009

8 Wonders of Kansas Art - Part One - Emily Ritter

To keep up with the theme of my previous post, here are two more of the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art (the previous one was the Garden of Eden).
The Blue Sky Sculpture in Newton is a finalist for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art because it positions the viewer in a juxtaposition between the sculptural imag
ery and the natural sky.


Second are the John Steuart Curry murals. They are a finalist for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Art because "Curry was one of the greatest American regionalist painters and, despite great controversy; he considered the murals in the State Capitol his greatest work!
Read more at http://www.kansassampler.org/8wonders/artresults.php

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