Phase 3 of the four-state tour was Bennington, VT.
Bennington Center for the Arts had a very nice collection of paintings and sculptures. The covered bridge museum was nice too, but I was more tempted by the gallery...
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| Loved the Tiffany-style moose! |
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| Heron: "Tango" by Sandy Graves |
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| Leopard for Lee |
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| Tiger for Clara |
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| Bluejay in black and white |
Here's the work I was seriously considering purchasing (and
still might):
The Bennington Museum had a big exhibit on Grandma Moses, which is not my thing, but it also had an interesting display of Revolutionary-era items, especially guns. I was most intrigued by the "Frauds" corner, where they showed several fakes and explained what clued them in to their falseness. A rifle with some pieces of older weapons installed... Of particular note was a purported battlefield plate warmer, which had once been the pride and joy of the museum and part of its logo!!! (For that one, they noted ruefully that it was unlikely even the highest ranking officers could have enjoyed the luxury of plate warmers in their campaign...)
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