Hi everyone! Yesterday, June 3, I went to both the Yale University Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art. I took myself on a date there and made it a full afternoon in Downtown New Haven on one of the most beautiful days we’ve had so far this year. Below are pictures of both my afternoon and also photos from the Yale University Art Gallery. I focused mainly on the first floor because it had so many different parts of the world featured, so my pictures are all from the first floor exhibits. After visiting the museums I drove to Long Wharf Drive to the food trucks, got an early dinner, and sat by the water to eat it. Overall it was a great day, and I highly recommend visiting both of the museums.
African Art Exhibit
Mask (Mgbedike). Unidentified Igbo artist. Nigeria, mid-20th century. Painted wood.
Chief's Chair. Unidentified Chokwe artist. Angola, late-19th–early-20th century. Wood with hide.
Left:
Eouya Society Headdress (Kébé Kébé). Unidentified Kuyu artist. Republic of the Congo, late-19th-early-20th century. Wood with pigment and metal.
Right:
Eouya Society Headdress (Kébé Kébé). Unidentified Kuyu artist. Republic of the Congo, early-20th century. Wood with pigment.
Animal Head for a Puppet Masquerade. Unidentified Bamana artist. Mali, mid-to-late-20th century. Wood with paint, mirrors, cloth, and metal.
Ancient American Art Exhibit
Vessel with a Supernatural Figure and Centipedes. Panama, Coclé culture. A.D. 800–1200. Ceramic with pigment.
Panel with a Figure Holding a Staff and a Bag. Mexico, Veracruz, Misantla region. A.D. 500–700. Volcanic stone.
Relief of the Five Ages. Mexico, Aztec, reign of Ahuitzotl or Motecuhzoma II. A.D. 1486–1519. Volcanic stone.
Ancient Dura-Europos Exhibit
Synagogue. A.D. 165–200. Expanded and redecorated A.D. 244–245.
Art of the Ancient Mediterranean Exhibit
The exhibit right when you walk in.
Left:
Running Gorgon. Greek, Lakonian or South Italian. 540 B.C. Bronze.
Right:
Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter. Panathenaic Prize Amphora. Greek, Attic. 490 B.C. Terracotta, black-figure.
Lion Relief from the Processional Way. Babylonian, Near Eastern. 605–562 B.C. Glazed brick.
Mosaic Floor with Views of Alexandria and Memphis. Early Byzantine, Jordanian, Gerasa. A.D. 540. Mosaic; limestone tesserae.
Athena. Alkamenes. Roman, 2nd century A.D. Copy of a Greek original of 421–415 B.C. Marble.
Lunch in DTNH!
La Pataona Food Truck.
Veggie quesadilla, passion fruit slushy, and churros.
Slushy with a great water view.
Perfect as one of your photo essays...! I felt like you took us along with you. Capping the day off with a trip to the harbor and the food truck was a fun way to end....
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a lot of fun that day Katelyn! I enjoyed the African art exhibit as well at Yale's Art Gallery. The picture of the puppet head is awesome and the detail in that piece is beautiful.
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