Guest post by Adeline’s Daddy
Rachel and I have been talking about making it out to the Pissarro’s People exhibition at the Clark since it opened back in June. All things Life and Child, have been keeping us away, but being that this was the last weekend and the planets aligned for us, we made it out. It was a rainy fall day, but beautiful none the less and the colorful tree-lined drive was art in itself. As is common in our baby-filled life we arrived and tended to Addy’s every need for about a half an hour, and then we were off to explore. Addy must now climb up every set of stairs (aided of course), and climb she did, excited to see the paintings that were hanging just out of sight.
I was slightly bummed when I was told that I couldn’t take photos once we were inside the exhibition, but I did snap this photo right before we went in.
It was a great exhibition. I’ve always been a big fan of the Impressionists and this was great display focused on portraits and scenes focused on people. Addy really wanted to walk around the room, and I thought this may be a distraction (and possible annoyance) for the very packed house of people intent on taking in this once-in-a-lifetime viewing. But many people were just as happy to see this cute kid walking around holding Daddy’s hand, ooohhhing and ahhhing, and hogging some of Pissarro’s spotlight. We did have to make it slightly brief and kept moving to some of the other exhibitions, and for Addy to exhibit her cuteness. We stopped at the gift shop at the end of the day and picked up a new set of board books for Addy. Pretty awesome.
After everything was packed up and we were about to leave, I had to take a shot of part of the Pissarro bio leading upstairs, since it described the day nicely. It was pretty…
Actually, I would more likely call it…
Your daughter is so precious. I think it’s great that you are introducing her to art at such a young age. My mother was a lover of art and took me on many adventures, and those memories are some of the best I have to this day. I can sincerely attribute my love of painting to the exposure she gave me so man years ago. Thanks for sharing your experience with your daughter with us.
Too bad you couldn’t take photos, but that’s how it is with most exhibitions. It’s nice you found the time to see it though, I know all too well how “all things Life and Child” can keep you away from things like this.
This exhibition looks great. I’ll try to give it a visit if I can when I have my next vacation.
Nadav
your daughter is really cute..
Nice writing!, thanks so much!
Bravo for enriching your child’s life with beauty and art. I hope you’ll find a way to advocate for other children who do not have the same opportunities.