Neither pitchers nor tots

My work week was oddly disrupted by a trip down to New York for the Foundation, but seeing the other scholars made up for it. The lunch and dinner weren’t too shabby, either. It is plain to me now why so many people flock to the world of finance.
I finally got the chance to actually [...]

Ladislaus the Posthumous

While we’re still in the middle of writing one catalog at the Gardner, we’re also wrapping up production on a book that is headed out for printing. Little did I know so much of the work of an art historian crosses with those in the publishing world. When the final proof of this catalog came [...]

This Pumpkin Could Turn

The last week has been a real whirlwind, so I’m gonna go for the “bullet points” post right now rather than take up pages and pages:

Got fitted for a tuxedo for my cousin’s wedding later this June. Had to deal with a clerk who wanted to know whether I’d be picking up the tuxedo in [...]

Polenta EVERYWHERE

The whole summer job search has certainly been complicated by this whole being in Italy business, but the most telling experience took place this Tuesday when I had my final interview for the Steamboat Foundation internship with the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston:
The curators at the Gardner scheduled the call for 1pm Tuesday; 7pm [...]

Lazy Saturday

Man, one would almost think that it’s a summer Saturday given the amount of nothing that I’ve done today. Just woke up from a killer nap, fearful that I should be doing something, then reminded myself to get a grip.
This past week, I went to a new exhibit at the Sackler Gallery which was mind-blowing, [...]

Saul Steinberg and Benedict Arnold

It’s a double-header tonight – this is an actual post and not some brain fart.
Work at the NPG is settling down into a routine. I’m working my way through the catalog of their bicentennial show (I guess all the DC museums did one in 1976) called The Dye is Now Cast dealing with, surprise surprise, [...]

Eating lunch

I brought lunch today so that I could go and eat at the sculpture garden at the National Gallery.
The garden isn’t too big, but it’s surprisingly isolated from street noise given that it’s in between the DoJ and the SI Natural History Museum. At the center is the requisite large round [...]

Survey Says

Just took an online survey as part of William’s self-analysis in the context of a whole bunch of other upper-level colleges/universities. Category they needed to add to the “Hours spent per Week – Social” section besides watching TV, talking with friends, and alcohol: Watching “What Not To Wear” while making drag-queen-inspired cat noises with [...]

Not quite as graceful as your average cat

When I left work today at four in the afternoon, the sun was at that perfect low angle where architectural details are brought into sharp focus, but there is still plenty of ambient light. I decided to run home and grab my camera, since it was a matter of minutes before the light would pass. [...]