Tuesday, January 17, 2012

NBMAA Week: Grizzly Bear Bench

The benches at the New Britain Museum of Art are fascinating.  There are a couple dozen artist-designed benches at the museum.  This one is called Grizzly Bear Bench.  It was designed by Judy Kensley McKie (2002).  I showed another creative bench from the museum last year.

If anyone is shopping for Christmas or birthday presents for me, I like bears . . .

17 comments:

joo said...

I agree, this bench is fascinating!

Kate said...

The child seems to be petting (or resting on) the bear while checking out the iPhone. The thought of you and bears reminds me of a place in Red Lodge, Montana that you might like. We skied there often when our kids were in school, and would often drive to and eat at a restaurant called "The Grizzly Bar"... nice play on words and a fun bar in which to watch "the locals."

Sharon said...

Very cute benches. This one looks like it would appeal to young people.
Bears, huh? My sister Pam in Missouri loves bears too and I've purchased many of them for her.

VP said...

Great benches, you will soon see them on aBoB...

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Haha! I guessed that you were the 'teddy bear' kind of guy Jack!! Oh grrrr you mean a manly grisly bear! I hope that you're going to show us more of the benches Jack.

Halcyon said...

Very cute! I love it when the art becomes accessible. It's nice to look at the paintings and all, but it's also nice when art can be used. :)

Mo said...

How about teddy bears?

RedPat said...

I love this bench Jack!

Lois said...

How unusual! I like bears too :)

Lowell said...

Christmas is over, silly! And who knows your birthdate? I mean, I know you're really old, but I don't know how old! I guess I could find you an old bear somewhere. But wait, I think you are sometimes called an old bear. Right?

No? Well, I'm wrong again.

I like the bench, so long as it doesn't bite.

Sylvia K said...

I love it! It's different and I love bears!

Sylvia

Lowell said...

Who's calling who "old"? :-)

Frankly, I don't know what's going on. We were out wandering last week...late afternoon. Drove into a parking lot and there they were in all their fiery glory. I have a feeling the colors had something to do with a two-night freeze we had a few days earlier.

Randy said...

That would make a great garden bench.

Clueless in Boston said...

It is a great looking bench.

Karl said...

A very cute bench, Jack. We would love here such bear benches much more than real bears...

Cildemer said...

That's an original bench!
I collect figurines of little frogs so if everyone is shopping for Christmas or birthday presents...;o)
Thanks for sharing your wonderful shots, Jack;o)

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Susie said...

Haha still on about the carved wooden bears, eh? Wessel's latest plan is to get you a log and a chainsaw... maybe woodcarving can be your next hobby? :)