museum day

We went to a museum last weekend to see a Charley and Edie Harper exhibit, but they wouldn't allow us to take pictures. So instead we took a few objet photos of the fire extinguisher.



And these are photos of an interactive piece by New Yorker illustrator Saul Steinberg, featuring movable adjective magnets.





The Harper exhibit featured archival copies of Ford Times, a travel magazine distributed by Ford to promote brand loyalty. Charley Harper and E.B. White collaborated on several nature pieces, including a memorable one called "Feeding Station Birds." I couldn't take a photo of the exhibit so I decided to write down the accompanying text, which in this case was just as beautiful. Here is White's description of the slate-colored junco:

The Junco is the snowbird—junco hyemalis hyemalis, lover of the north and of hard times. He goes well with dark skies and bleak conditions; he likes Tuckerman's Ravine and your window ledge. He eats ragweed, thus befriending the hay fever sufferer. He eats berries, thus annoying the gardener. Like so many small birds, he is a masterpiece of beauty and courage, bringing joy to the world.

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