Delaware Art Museum Essay

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The event I chose was the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, Delaware. My family and I visited the museum on Saturday September 7, 2013. The family members I took with me included my 2 year old daughter, my 5 year old son, my 9 year old nephew and my sister in law. I was very skeptical about visiting this museum at first, my thoughts were what if my children would misbehave or break something because they are very active and never been to a museum setting before but I wanted to make it a family trip. So before walking in the museum doors, we talked about why we were there and I gave them the mom lecture about the rules. During the lecture, my 5 year old said looked at that, the “Giant” pointing to the art sculpture in garden. As I looked to my right, I noticed there…show more content…
In fact, my children seem to be enjoying the stories about that the different paintings in the galleries. So I sent my children with my sister in law to the lower level to enjoy the Kid’s corner where they could do some hands on activities with art. I went back up to the galleries, starting at the top floor I visited gallery 17 as I turn the corner I saw this really big canvas which was painted with long brush stroke in the color sienna with a gray rectangle near the center with imperfect black line down the painting. I had no idea what it was to be, I started to read the description on wall next to it supposedly the rectangle referenced to a window and door suggesting both was a unbounded space and enclosed. This painting makes no sense to me, especially the line that was not even straight seem to be free handed. The painting was by Robert Motherwell in 1967which was a part of a series of painting and print arraignment leaning against a lower one. This painting was title open no. 12 in raw sienna and

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