Thursday, April 25, 2019

Past and Present


Before I leave the Phoenix Art Museum, I have to show you one more painting that I hadn't seen before.  It's titled "Kneeling Monk" and it was painted by Harry B Wagoner (1889 - 1950).  It's a view of Camelback Mountain that I've shown many times on this blog with the "Praying Monk" (what we call that formation now) jutting up like a little bracket in the center of the painting.


A lot has changed in the area since that painting was made!  I'm sure Wagoner would recognize the mountain again if he could see it but, I'm equally sure he wouldn't recognize the desert surrounding it.




13 comments:

  1. Yes the mountain didn't change a bit but when looking the surroundings...

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  2. I am looking forward to your future photos taken from the mountain's hump. ;-)

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  3. Showing us both photos was a great idea! Thanks!
    : )

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  4. What A Stellar Day - Gr8 Shot

    Cheers

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  5. Nice to see the comparison. That desert must have been wonderful when it was utter wilderness.

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  6. Oh wow there certainly have been some changes since he painted this image Sharon. Love the praying/kneeling monk now that you pointed him out ✨

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  7. Quite a difference between now and the time of his painting.

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  8. What a big difference in the time frames. I love the look of the surrounding area in the painting. So different but peaceful looking. Thanks for showing both.

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  9. What a beautiful desert painting! It inspires me, but not so much seeing the changed surroundings.

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  10. Nature is consistently strong and inspiring.

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