December 2, 2021
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
“Exhibits spanning 4,000 years, including African art, European paintings & American photography.” Google
St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Art is nice museum with a sampling of many different styles of art. The day I visited it wasn’t very crowded so I could quickly peruse pieces that I wasn’t really interested in and then spend more time looking at those that I really liked.
Claude Monet and Georgia O’Keeffe were two of the more notable artists represented, though there were several works I liked in addition to theirs. A special exhibit of American quilts had some interesting pieces.
Torso of a Youth, Antioch, 2nd Century AD
Standing Horse, Han Dynasty, Chinese, A.D. 100-220
Still Life Tulips, Nicolaes van Verendael, 1670.
The Interior of a School Room, Gillis van Tilborgh, 1660
Adoration of the Christ Child by Mary and Joseph, Master of the Greenville Tondo, 1510
Cycling Jug, Doulton Lambeth, 1900
Artist: Doulton Lambeth
House of Parliament, Effect of Fog, London, Claude Monet, 1904
The Church at Montigny, Effect of Sunlilght, Francis Picabia, 1908
Daffodil Lamp with Iris Base, Tiffany Studios, 1906
Untitled (Two Men Sharing a Pot of Coffee), Norman Rockwell, 1930
Portrait of Paul Robeson, Randall Davey, 1922
Poppy, Georgia O'Keefe, 1927
Gathering at Church Entrance, Richard Hall, 1884
Peace, Antoine Louis Barye
Flyng Geese Variant Quilt, Unknown Maker, c. 1780-1810
Postage Stamp Quilt, Unknown Maker, c. 1890
Detail of Postage Stamp Quilt
Part of the quilt exhibit.
Sorry, I failed to get the info from the large painting that hung in a stairwell, but I liked it.
"Nixon Resigned in My Parents' Living Room", Mark Petty, 1974. A college student studying photojournalism snapped this picture in his parents living room.
A Christmas Tree in the park next to the museum with Tampa Bay in the background.