Photo Hunt and Weekend Snapshot

I'd like to combine Tnchick's Photo Hunt and Weekend Snapshot for this week. Tnchick has suggested the prompt BEAUTIFUL.

This obliging employee of California Pizza Kitchen turned around so I could photograph this wonderful, BEAUTIFUL saying.





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I stood in front of this statue on Friday this week. It's just down from the Unisphere in Flushing Meadow Park in NY and next to the United States Tennis Stadium where the U.S. Open will be played this year.

I don't remember if I saw it when I visited the World's Fair in 1964 but I loved it this time. You can read below what the artist intended in this work. I think he succeeded wonderfully.

FREEDOM OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT STATUE
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

Freedom of the Human Spirit, a massive bronze statue depicting a male and a female nude with wild swans soaring skyward, was sculpted by Marshall Fredericks (1908–1998) for the New York World’s Fair of 1964-65.

About this piece, Fredericks commented, “I realized that great multitudes of people, of all ages, and from all walks of life would see this sculpture…I tried to design the work so that it was as free of the earth, as free in space as possible…the thought that we can free ourselves from earth, from the material forces which try to restrain and hamper us, is a happy, encouraging and inspiring one, and I sincerely hope that my work will convey this message.” The sculpture manifests one of the central themes of that fair—space exploration—like the Rocket Thrower statue, the Court of Astronauts, Fountain of the Planets, Space Park and the Unisphere.

At the fairgrounds, the sculpture stood in what was known as the Court of States. In 1996, the construction of a redesigned United States Tennis Center and renovation of the park’s core area caused the statue’s relocation to a site near the Unisphere. At the same time, the statue was conserved in consultation with the artist. Workers chemically repatined its bronze surface to restore its original pale, aquamarine hue.

Thursday, Dec 20, 2001

theteach

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I went walking in the Bronx near Montefiore Hospital and found the Bronx Historical Society headquartered in this house, The Valentine-Varian House built in 1758 when carriages traveled the nearby Boston Post Road and the Bronx was mostly farmland.

The Union soldier stands sentry next to the House and is called The Bronx River Soldier sculpted of granite by John Grignola in ca. 1909.

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59th Street Bridge

"Feeling Groovy"

nycskyline 006, originally uploaded by theteach1166.

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Lovely cottage in Port Washington, L.I.

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4th of July, Boston, Massachusetts

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Turned a corner in my neighborhood and there it was: some marvelous graffiti on a plain wall.

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The Canadian Geese are tending to their goslings this time of year in the U.S. I saw Michele's beautiful shot on Rocky Mountain Retreat for Camera Critters and it encouraged me to post my recent shots for Weekend Snapshot. Thanks Michele!

theteach

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Here's a family of Canadian Geese on Father's Day. I'm sure the father is there with the mother and the young chicks.

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A lovely cottage in Port Washington
May 2008

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Meet Oscar from the New York Aquarium.
May 17, 2008

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These murals can be found at the light at the end of the Bronx River Parkway exit off the Cross Bronx Expressway. I have seen these murals for a very long time and only a day or so ago I jumped out of my car and shot these three photos from left to right.

Aren't they stunning?!

They are marked FX Murals. If anyone knows the artist or artists I'd be happy to know.

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Vase
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Well, here's the entrance to my house that I took this weekend. Aren't the tulips and the blossoming trees gorgeous?

Okay I'm kidding! It's really the entrance to a huge catering place known for miles around. When I passed it this weekend I thought I'd take the photo and joke a little with you...

theteach

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These blossoms are from a small tree that was planted last year on my property. I'm afraid I don't know what tree it is.

Maybe you can help identify it for me? You can put your answer in the comments. Thank you very much.

theteach

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This sculpture called Genesis can be seen outside the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Dentistry, at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. I pass it every time I go to the dentist and this day I decided to take pictures.

I also thought I'd look into the sculptor, Judy Brown. I was able to identify Judith Brown (1932-1992) as the artist.

Here's a little of her bio:

Sculpture was the main focus of her work. She was truly in her element, when she was in her studio working. Over the decades she experimented with many different forms of sculpting, but all were related to metals. These included steel, brass, bronze, gold, silver, and copper to name a few. Her favorite metal to work with was not a specific metal, but a type of metal...junk. All major pieces started in junkyards. She would scour junkyards with a portable oxygen/acetylene cutting torch cutting mangled pieces of metal that would turn into sculptures.

Here's a picture of her sketching:

This is probably a picture of her near the end of her life. She died at 60 years of age.

theteach

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Since it's opening day for the New York Mets and the New York Yankees I thought it would be appropriate to show you

Shea Stadium on the right: the home of the New York Mets. On the left is the new stadium that's being built as we speak.

Here's some info on the new stadium:

On June 12, 2005, Mets officials announced plans to build a new Mets ballpark in the parking lot of Shea Stadium to be opened in time for the beginning of the 2009 baseball season, with ground breaking on November 13, 2006. The new ballpark's name (Citi Field) comes from the Mets' agreement with the financial services company Citigroup Inc., a 20-year partnership that is expected to be worth an average in excess of $20 million per year.

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Mr. Easter Bunny waits patiently for my grandnephew to arrive for Easter Sunday.

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HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

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