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| Arlington Museum of Art |
Arlington Museum of Art
With a Dear Friend along, The Travelling Toe visited the Arlington Museum of Art, located in Arlington, Texas. One of the best things about living in the Metroplex area is that a lot of interesting art exhibits are scheduled at both the large museums and smaller museums. We found that to be true with all the exhibits we have attended at AMA.
The current show centers on photographer, Vivian Maier. Vivian was an armature street photographer. She worked as a nanny mostly in North Shore area of Chicago. But she also photographed people and architecture not only in Chicago, but also New York City, Los Angeles and several other cities in the US and even abroad. All of her photographs are in black and white and were taken during the 1950's and the 1960's.
When she passed away in 2009, she left behind over 150,000 photographs, plus home movies, slides and even undeveloped film.
The AMA's literature on the exhibit states that:
Her images represent an incredibly poignant glimpse into the lives of ordinary people going about the business of daily life.
There are 50 photographs in the exhibit and they are astonishing. Her composition is amazing as is the focus chosen for the photograph. She took numerous self-portraits using reflections in windows, mirrors and other ways. There is an especially beautiful street scene of just fallen snow. It was so much fun to see those beautiful old cars, the changes in fashion for both men and women and how much stays the same but still somehow changes.
The Travelling Toe admits to being a museum junkie and this small museum is a jewel in the culture diversity of our area. What a wonderful and intriguing exhibit!
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| this wall tag explains the photograph process |
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| this was a quote that the museum had displayed with the exhibit and certainly applied to Vivian's work |
Side Note
There are several books published on her work and are available on the Amazon site.
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