Shenandoah Valley Museum

On the way to visiting Washington D.C., we stopped over in Winchester Virginia. Winchester is steeped in history, from the early days of the founding of our nation to the Civil War. The attraction that caught my eye was the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. The museum exhibit that drew me in was a retrospective of the work of artist/illustrator Maxfield Parrish. He was a popular artist in his day as well as an iconic hero to me and my fellow students in art school. Parrish’s fantastical romantic images are filled with vivid details and are colored with his arresting palette. Cobalt blue was at one time renamed Parrish blue because his signature utilization of the color. Beyond the exhibits and displays, the museum structure and grounds hold their own points of interest. The museum building, with its contemporary interpretation of Georgian architecture, was designed by Michael Graves. The acreage includes the Glen Burnie Historic House, dating to 1794, and its historic 25-acre gardens. I was fascinated in particular with the Asian garden.

PICTURES:
-Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
-Maxfield Parrish Exhibition
-A Florentine Fete – Sweet Nothings, Cover of The Ladies Home Journal
-The Dinkey-Bird, Illustration for Poems of Childhood
-Interlude, Mural for Eastman Theater
-Ecstasy, 1930 Calendar for GE Mazda Lamps
-A Swiss Admiral, Cover for Life
-Furnished Miniature House
-Asian Garden, Glen Burnie Gardens
-Tea House, Glen Burnie Gardens