Edwin Deakin – “Roses” / Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

Edwin Deakin – “Roses” / Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

June 23, 2013Uncategorized

Quit freakin,’ it’s just #Deakin. Okay, #artdork aside, this is Edwin Deakin, who started out as a #British#painter, but decided he wanted to be a #Californianmore. After losing nearly every possession he had in the great Chicago fire in 1871, he moved there permanently until his death at 84. I don’t typically like pictures of paintings because, well, they’re boring…but … Read More

Seattle Art Museum : Ivory Salt Cellar

Seattle Art Museum : Ivory Salt Cellar

June 20, 2013Uncategorized

“My grandpa went to Sierra Leone, and all he got was this lousy hand-carved, ivory salt cellar.” Probably 16 century, and probably traded for luxury goods from Portuguese traders. There is more history to this kind of stuff, but it’s too sensitive and possibly political on many levels to get into on the old IG. … Read More