In a message dated 7/9/2009 12:08:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, goo...@comcast.net writes:
The Smithsonian in Washington DC springs to mind. Or all of DC, really. *********** Really! If you end up in DC you must go to the National Gallery. Not costume related unless you're doing primary research maybe... They have a few Vermeers. Some Rembrandts... Indeed the 17th century galleries have great clothes in them. My favorite paintings were right next to each other the last time I was there: Gainsborough's "Mrs. Sheridan" and Whistler's "Symphony in White". And the non-costumey stuff.... They have some really good "blue" and "rose" Picassos in the "tower" and the Matisse cut paper stuff is really good. They used to have a lot of Rothko's I loved but half of them were not on display the last time I was there. Also a room full of Calder sculpture. Don't miss "Watson and the Shark" and the big gold relief celebrating the 54 Mass. Volunteer Infantry and Robert Gould Shaw....what the film "Glory" was about. That's just one museum! The Museum of the American Indian is amazing too, not to mention Natural History, Space & Technology, the Hirshhorn..... **************Dell Studio XPS Desktop: Save up to $400 - Limited Time Offer (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222466512x1201463496/aol?redir=htt p:%2F%2Faltfarm.mediaplex.com%2Fad%2Fck%2F12309%2D81939%2D1629%2D3) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
