Clyfford Still Museum
If you’ve been following along at all, one thing you’ve learned is that we don’t think twice about going to see the collection of an artist we’d never heard of, which is how we found …
Category: Art
Scenes from Cheyenne, Wyoming
Since our excursion to the highest point in Nebraska got us relatively close to the state capitol of Wyoming, we decided to spend a night in another new state in the van, including a visit …
Robert Henri Museum
Should we head to Cozad, Nebraska, (new state!) to see the home and museum of an artist we’ve never heard of? You betcha! Cozad is in the southwest corner of the state, in sparsely-populated farmland. …
Amusements / Art / Birds / Museums / Nature
Scenes from South Central South Dakota
Jury duty obligations successfully completed, we headed west from our home city of Sioux Falls out to the state capitol in Pierre (which we learned is not pronounced “pea-air” (with a French accent), but “pier”). …
Scouting Around Sioux Falls
As we can’t help but mention repeatedly, we spent some extra time in our home state due to Doug being called for jury duty for a full month (of which he was called to serve …
South Dakota Art Museum
The South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings has a collection of more than 7,000 works by South Dakota artists. Since South Dakota is our home state now, we thought we should check it out. The …
Redlin Art Center
The greeter at the Redlin Art Center said “you’ve heard of Terry Redlin, of course,” to which we both replied “uhhhh.” No, never, sorry! But the center looked interesting and we are always up to …
Porter Sculpture Park
The Porter Sculpture Park in Montrose, S.D., is regularly rated as one of America’s best roadside attractions. More than 60 large-scale metal sculptures grace the site, all created by local artist Wayne Porter. Porter himself …
The Museum of Russian Art
I had a tiny bit of pause about the visiting the Museum of Russian Art given the current political situation, but the banner running across their website removed all doubt: “The Museum of Russian Art …
Weisman Art Museum
The Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota, came on my radar for its architecture, designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry. The building was completed in 1993 and is situated on the University of Minnesota campus, …