Ever since I saw the beautiful bronze doors at the Toledo Museum of Art earlier this year, I’ve been paying closer attention to doors and gates at the gardens and museums I visit.
And today, my attention to detail paid off when I found another stunning decorative metalwork piece at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA). Continue reading Photo of the Week: Wisteria Gates at the Detroit Institute of Arts
When I attended a conference last week at the Toledo Museum of Art, I took a brief walk through the exhibit halls during one of the afternoon breaks.
At the end of one hall, a pair of doors caught my attention.
From afar, it looked like a story was being told in the panels. I had to look closer! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Toledo Museum of Art Bronze Doors
Growing up in southeast Michigan, I knew about Detroit’s Fisher Building early on from local radio station WJR which broadcasts from the “golden tower of the Fisher Building” as well as the Fisher Theater, where I’ve attended plays and musicals for years.
And when you walk around midtown Detroit, there’s no way you can miss the 30-story skyscraper towering over the rest of the buildings at the corner of Woodward and West Grand Boulevard in the New Center. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Fisher Building