The Museum's 75th anniversary has been the cause for much research by various staff members. Every time someone finds something interesting, it is circulated or added to a folder in case someone else has a need for it.
As I was looking through the file today, I found this image from 1979 of Water Lilies by Monet. The Nelson-Atkins owns the right-hand panel in this massive triptych painting (one of four such sets that Monet completed). The other two panels are at the Cleveland Museum of Art and the St. Louis Art Museum.
In 1979, the three panels were reunited for a special display. I have no idea what gallery this is but the addition of the plants is very interesting. The Museum today has a strict policy on plants and flowers in the galleries due to conservation issues. I am sure those flowers were properly treated to prevent bugs from crawling around the works of art.
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I've been thinking about where this could be and it looks to me to be the largest room of the former special exhibit galleries, what is now sculpture hall. The "skylights" and the doors on the left give it away. Very cool to see all three paintings together.
And as to the plants, their planters look too small to be real. I can't help but wonder if they are just faux/vinyl plants.
Keep posting vintage museum pictures, I eat this stuff up!
Posted by Andrew Mechler | December 30, 2008 6:34 PM
Posted on December 30, 2008 18:34
Thank you Andrew. I agree with your assessment of the location. And the plants were most definitely fake, even back in 1979.
I will definitely see what else I can find in the vintage archives.
Thanks for reading!
Posted by Jodi O-K | January 5, 2009 2:59 PM
Posted on January 5, 2009 14:59