November 17, 2021
HIGH MUSEUM OF ART
1280 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
“The High Museum of Art is an art museum in Atlanta, Georgia in the Southeastern United States. Located on Peachtree Street in Midtown, the city's arts district, the High is a division of the Woodruff Arts Center. The High Museum of Art's permanent collection includes more than 18,000 artworks across seven collecting areas: African art, American art, decorative arts and design, European art, folk and self-taught art, modern and contemporary art, and photography. More than one-third of the High's collection was acquired after the museum announced its plans for expansion in 1999.” Wikipedia
I really don’t know what to say about the High Museum of Art, other than it is a must see in Atlanta. I knew I was in for a treat when the first exhibit I visited, “Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America” where I found paintings of Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma” Moses.
I was only able to spend about two hours at the museum, and I know that I rushed through some exhibits and completely missed others. I can’t wait to return to Atlanta so I can spend more time exploring the amazing collection of the High.
Untitled (Horses and Snakes), 1936, Lawrence Lebduska
Left: Shenandoah, South Branch; Right: Shenandoah Valley, 1938, "Grandma" Moses. "In the spring of 1938, Moses did not have enough paintings to show a collector who was coming to call, so she cut one of her canvases in two, resulting in this diptych.
Untitled (Ogunquit Coast), 1946, Patsy Santo. I fell in love with the Ogunquit coast of Maine, and thus loved this painting.
Sugaring Off, 1943, "Grandma" Moses.
The Veiled Rebekah, 1864, Giovanni maria Benzoni. The veil across the face is amazing.
Cliffs of Pourville, Rough Sea, 1882, Claude Monet
Road to Marly, 1870, Camille Pissarro
Autumn on the Seine, Argenteuil, 1873, Claude Monet
Porcelain figurines by Johann Joachim Kandler from around 1745.
Fifteen portraits of Native American leaders by artist Henry Inman.
Niagara Falls, 1855, Regis Francois Gignoux
Cabinet (Rosewood with painted, ebonized, incised, gilt, and inlaid decoration), 1875, Kimbel and Cabus
The Mount, 1884, Gaines Ruger Donoho. Really loved this painting.
Purissima, 1927, Joseph Stella.
Figures on the Beach, Provincetown, 1916, B.J.O. Nordfeldt
Strike, 1948, Berta Margoulies
Window from the Avery Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois, ca. 1912, Frank Lloyd Wright
Butterfly Mask, ca. 2002 and Masquerade Costume, 2003, Yacouba Bonde. Part of the African Art Exhibit.
Power Man, 1985, Charlie Lucas. The white background doesn't show the uniqueness of this sculpture.
Crossing Waters, 2006-2011, Thornton Dial, Sr.
Plywood Slice, 1999, Mathias Bengtsson
Civil Rights Communion Set, 2017, Justin Rothshank
The High Museum of Art