Snapshots of the Zimmerman House

I had the pleasure this summer of spending time at the Zimmerman House in Manchester, New Hampshire, as a part of my internship at the Currier Museum of Art. Working with the incredibly dedicated house docents, we worked on improving improvisational methods during tours. I went on several tours of the house with different docents. Each visit was an entirely different experience. I am finally beginning to understand why Frank Lloyd Wright has such...

Categories: Architecture, Art Education, Currier Museum of Art, Frank Lloyd Wright, Historic House, Manchester, New Hampshire, Organic Architecture, Zimmerman House

Joan Mitchell

Drips, spattering, globs of paint smeared over larger-than-life canvases. Joan Mitchell is a powerhouse. Mitchell is known for her abstract, streaky works that manage to convey sometimes incredibly powerful, provocative emotions. Ladybug (1957) Museum of Modern Art During the period between 1960 and 1964, Mitchell moved away from the all-over style and bright colors of her earlier compositions to concentrate on sombre hues and dense...

Categories: Abstract Expressionism, Art, Automatic, Feminist, Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Spontaneous, Surrealism, Vincent van Gogh