{"id":507,"date":"2012-11-26T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=507"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:47:22","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:47:22","slug":"our-world-crystal-bridges-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=507","title":{"rendered":"Our World &#8211; Crystal Bridges Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Saturday I loaded up my brother, who was in from Corpus Christi, my father who flew down from Idaho Falls, and son SuperPizzaBoy and we took a guy trip to Bentonville, Arkansas a couple hours away &nbsp;to visit the new <a href=\"http:\/\/crystalbridges.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/8214933051\/\" title=\"IMG_4029 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4029\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8214933051_ceff86f9e0-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">(Mark Rothko &#8211; Greek Tragedy)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">It was the second trip for SPB and I. The first for my father and brother. I think they liked it. I know that I loved it better this time than the first time. The first time I see a museum I want to see every single thing. From then on I go for more of what attracts my eye.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/8216024078\/\" title=\"IMG_4019 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4019\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8216024078_a6e6e70dc7-246x300.jpg\" width=\"411\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">(Maxxfield Parrish &#8211; The Lantern Bearers)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The museum specializes in American art. They have both great quantity and great quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/8214943289\/\" title=\"Alexander Stirling Calder - The Stretching Girl by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alexander Stirling Calder - The Stretching Girl\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8214943289_4902425949-225x300.jpg\" width=\"375\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">(Alexander Stirling Calder &#8211; Stretching Girl)<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/8216011606\/\" title=\"IMG_4039 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4039\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8216011606_66cb783479-300x168.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The museum building itself is a work of art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/8214925525\/\" title=\"IMG_4041 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4041\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/8214925525_f6a0d21b81-300x168.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The museum was founded by a Walmart heir. Walmart itself is now paying for everyone&#8217;s admission. Priceless art for free, show me a black Friday deal like that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Our World<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday I loaded up my brother, who was in from Corpus Christi, my father who flew down from Idaho Falls, and son SuperPizzaBoy and we took a guy trip to Bentonville, Arkansas a couple hours away &nbsp;to visit the new Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. 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