Friday, August 24, 2012
Robert Indiana’s Famous Sculpture in Love Park
My sightseeing list is a mile long so I could not afford to waste any time today. Besides visiting Love Park, I also toured the Mint, paid my respects to Ben Franklin’s grave where visitors leave a penny for good luck ( “a penny saved, is a penny earned”), saw the Besty Ross House, and walked through the Comcast Building Lobby to see the interesting decor of “beam walkers” ( see photo). But the highlight of my day was enjoying the Rodin Art Museum and the Barnes Foundation Art Museum. The Barnes is the private collection of 800 paintings and 1700 other objects of the now deceased Albert Barnes. Barnes co-developed Argyrol, an anti gonorrhea drug and subsequently, made a fortune. My favorites were the Impressionist and Post Impressionist paintings and Dutch furniture and decorating items. Lots of beautiful art to see! It was wonderful!!
Oh, I almost forgot -after going through some serious xrays machines, I also went into the Federal Reserve Building to see a display about, what else? Money! One tidbit I retained – The US has 12 Federal Reserve Buildings. Each has a vault about the size of a football field and on a daily average, each contains $7 billion dollars. As I left, they did give me a bag of money – the only catch – I have to glue it back together. : (
The Comcast Lobby
Hanging Beside Ben Franklin’s Grave
Even the Barnes Sign is Impressive.
One of Many Sculptures All Over the City.
Jeannie's Travel Addiction 