Visited the Danforth Museum in Framingham for the first time. Small Museum, really just one floor. Only an hour to look at every piece, read every info card. The round-trip commute took longer, but driving through Sherborn and Medfield is scenic. Three main exhibits were: sculpture by Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877-1968), an African American woman sculptor who studied under Auguste Rodin in Paris, then settled in Framingham. The Danforth has maybe the largest collection of her works, including a model for her “Spirit of Emancipation” statue. The actual statue is at Harriet Tubman Park in Boston’s South End.  Have to … Continue reading Danforth Museum 2-20-11

Haven’t hiked – too much snow. Continue reading Snow scenes January 2011