Botero

This is one of the statues by Fernando Botero in the lobby of the shops at Columbus Circle. There is a male statue on one side of the lobby and this female one on the other. They're very imposing looking when you view them while coming down the escalators. Enjoy your weekend!

Signs of Spring

They had an event recently at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and the designers added daffodils and grass to the bleacher steps along Broadway. It was nice to see the flash of the yellow daffodils on that otherwise dreary day. Spring must be around the corner!

Jewelry

This is some of the beautiful gold jewelry on display at one of the many jewelry shops in Jackson Heights, Queens. The designs were so intricate and pretty. I loved window shopping there!

Jackson Heights

This is a photo of a sari shop in Jackson Heights, Queens. Jackson Heights is a diverse neighborhood with a big South Asian population and many wonderful restaurants and shops. It's a really fun place to stroll and look at the windows and also to have some delicious food!

Oscars

And the Oscar goes to...me! (Ha ha!) They had an Oscar exhibition at the shops at Columbus circle with Oscar memorabilia and related displays. Everyone could hold a real Oscar and get your photo taken with it. Silly I know, but it was fun!

Lincoln Exhibit

No, this isn't a photo of the Lincoln Memorial statue but is actually a plaster cast of the real thing. It's part of an exhibit at the National Gallery now called Designing the Lincoln Memorial. You can read more about it here. This year is the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth and this exhibit is centered on Daniel Chester French, the artist who created the famous statue and Henry Bacon, the architect of the memorial. I think I've exhausted all of my Washington pictures, so hopefully back to New York ones next week. Have a great weekend!

National Gallery West Building

This is a photo from the courtyard in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington. I'm afraid I don't know anything about the fountain in the center. They have such an amazing collection of artworks there and I wish I could have have spent more time browsing through the museum. Too much to see in too short of time!

Skaters

These skaters were enjoying some time on the ice in front of the National Archives. This is a rink they have each winter in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. It's a pretty nice setting for ice skating. Unfortunately, I didn't take a turn on the ice, next time!

Silver tree

I've shown photos before of the works of the artist Roxy Paine. This is a sculpture of his called "Graft" and it's located in the Sculpture Park of the National Gallery of Art. (I showed one of his trees from the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art last summer and from a display in Madison Square Park in Manhattan a few years back.)

Clock tower

This is an inside view of the clock tower from the Old Post Office Pavillion in Washington, DC. That's the building that I showed on Friday. I always think the inner workings of these are really neat. Enjoy your week.