Thursday, August 28, 2014

My Good Friend Nydia


Nydia, the Blind Girl of Pompei, is in the first gallery at New Britain Museum of Art.
Whenever I visit the museum, I take another photograph of her because the curators keep 
changing the artwork behind her.  In July she stood in front of a mirror-image
self-portrait by Provincetown artist Nancy Ellen Craig (1990).


 In August, it was an aerial nighttime view 
of London by Gabi Trinkaus, Lo Se Mo (2014).


A few days later I visited Boston's Museum of Fine Arts and visited again with Nydia.
Her surroundings are quite different.  And more formal.
There she stands before Niagara (1879) by William Morris Hunt.
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15 comments:

  1. BirdmanAugust 28, 2014 at 8:44 AM

    Non-stop photographing women. Does it ever stp? hehehehehehehehe

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  2. Luis GomezAugust 28, 2014 at 10:01 AM

    Beautiful shots!

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  3. RedPatAugust 28, 2014 at 2:57 PM

    I think I like the 2nd background the best. Cool idea, Jack!

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  4. CaTAugust 28, 2014 at 4:38 PM

    ooh, she is listening...!!

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  5. William KendallAugust 28, 2014 at 7:41 PM

    Having the Falls behind her works best for me. There's a sculpture in our Gallery of a dancer that always draws my eyes.

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  6. Taken For GrantedAugust 29, 2014 at 1:17 AM

    I see she gets around quite a bit. Perhaps she moves at night when no one is watching. That might account for the different backgrounds.

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  7. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"August 29, 2014 at 2:09 AM

    That's a very nice sculpture whatever the background.

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  8. MalyssAugust 29, 2014 at 4:40 AM

    Like a good friend ,always waiting for you and surprising you each time!

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  9. KateAugust 29, 2014 at 7:33 AM

    Well, someone obviously enjoys the process of change!! Looks like you also like the classic statue.

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  10. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 29, 2014 at 9:27 AM

    Nydia looks beautiful whatever her background but I have to say she looks particularly lovely in her plush surrounds in the last shot, a red wall gives a woman a certain glow :)

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  11. VPAugust 29, 2014 at 10:24 AM

    I like everything in these beautiful images!

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  12. Sylvia KAugust 29, 2014 at 11:29 AM

    I agree with Perth, Nydia does indeed look beautiful whatever her background!! Superb captures, Jack, as always!! Happy Labor Day! Enjoy!

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  13. Nathalie H.D.August 29, 2014 at 4:18 PM

    The changes are pretty dramatic and your photos do show the difference a background make. Very interesting indeed!

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  14. EG CameraGirlAugust 29, 2014 at 4:43 PM

    Nydia appears to enjoy posing for you!

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  15. CharlestonjoanAugust 29, 2014 at 10:36 PM

    At least they don't let her get bored!

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