Friday, January 27, 2012

Albrecht Kemper Museum in St. Joe, MO





Road trip to St. Joe for the Kemper Museum show.  We drove up from Kansas City to the Kemper Museum in St. Joe on Thursday.  There were several shows going on.  I have a few photos from two of them below.  There was also a group show of art from the members of the museum.  It was an interesting show in the downstairs of the house/museum.


The 'Western Art' room was my favorite.  This is one of the sculptures.

This is an acrylic painting.  There was some amazing detail work we 'inspected' very closely.





Everything was paper, cast and formed.  

close-up of one of the large upright pieces


You have a size comparison with Debbie.  These paper sculptures were really amazing.


Note the hook clasp in the top.  You can also see the slot in the wood block that holds the book in place.  Very creative!

What a wonderful way to display a sketchbook.  Take a close look at the above photo too.  The hook clasp at the top opened and there were hinges on the bottom.  The face had glass.  The top and bottom wood blocks had a slot in them to hold the sketchbook in place.  

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