Thanksgiving 2005: En route to Nashville

This year, we decided to spend Thanksgiving with Michael's family in Nashville. As our typical "break" from the drive down, we decided to make a visit to the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky on our way to Nashville. We were pretty impressed with their solid collection of art including a Cezanne, Monet, Sargant(!!), Tissot, Lichenstein, Gainsborough, Charles Peale and a remarkable Rembrandt. One room was totally dedicated to a paneled parlor that was removed from a home in Devon, England. The woodwork was one-of-a-kind and certainly would not be seen in many newer homes today.

There was also a retrospective of Mary Ann Currier who impressed us with her use of oil pastel and unique composition of everyday objects with famous scenes and artists. As with all art work, photographs do no justice to these pieces when you are vieweing them in person. The Rembrandt was particularly impressive 'cos it looked like a photograph of the sitter.


Doesn't this look like a photograph? An item of beauty by the incredible Rembrandt.


The kids and I by a Monet landscape.