Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Women Reading - A Virtual Art Gallery

There is No Frigate Like a Book by Emily Dickinson
There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry –
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll –
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human Soul –

   I was feverishly languishing in bed last week with a knock-out duo of maladies, one that responded to antibiotics, the other to time and rest.  So as part of the rest remedy, I read.  And when my heard hurt too much to read, I listened to pod casts about reading.  (The “A Good Read” feature, part of the BBC’s “Books and Authors” podcast is my favorite.) 


   So since I haven’t done a virtual art gallery post in a while, I thought it was time for an exhibit on “Women Reading.”  With so many choices it was hard to narrow down my favorites but here are a few that struck me as particularly worthy of aspiring to imitate this summer.  Now off to grab a peach and a book a la Matisse.
Picasso - Two Girls Reading


















Fragonard - A Young Woman Reading

Melchers - Lady Reading

Macke - Reading Woman
Matisse - Woman Reading with Peaches
Cassatt - Young Woman Reading


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