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November 21, 2018

Birds Are “Here, There and Everywhere”

My two year-old son is a Beatles fanatic. Our daughter, who also adores the Fab Four and loves Birds in Art, was quick to note that several songs in the Beatles catalogue include the word “bird” in the title. I’ve...
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November 18, 2018

Completed Mural on View

See a recently completed mural by California-based artist and science illustrator Jane Kim during her artist residency, November 9-18, at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. Kim designed her painting RGB(ird), now on view near the west gallery, to illustrate how...
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November 7, 2018

Fall Back

Daylight saving time ended Sunday. I was raised in the northern hemisphere and in a family that embraced “spring ahead and fall back.” We adjusted the clock hands to the correct position – at bedtime before the morning it changed...
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October 24, 2018

Celebrating Collections

“You’ve come a long way baby,” is a phrase that came to mind as I began writing this Woodson Wanderings blog post. Why that sentiment? As I considered the Woodson Art Museum’s collection, looking for a clever way to present...
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