The DeYoung museum has been closed for renovations for a couple of years, but it has reopened now and has a very nice, if eclectic, collection of art. On the way there we saw this interesting tree in Golden Gate Park.
The collection at the DeYoung includes a lot of things besides paintings (in fact we weren't too impressed with that part of the museum). They do have a lot of porcelain. They allow still photography (unlike Italy) and here is a piece I liked.
There were also a lot of 20th century works. One that really struck me is the picture below.
The photo doesn't do it justice. It's a three dimensional suspended cube. Each of the pieces is hanging from the ceiling on a very fine wire. The pieces themselves are the remnants of an African American church from the South that was firebombed in the 60s. It was very moving.
On Sunday we decided to take the ferry to Sausalito. This is a shot of the SF skyline from the boat.
We really like Sausalito. We took our time and wandered through the stores and art galleries that line the main street. This is a particularly pretty side street with flowers everywhere.
In one of the galleries we found some art that we really liked. The artist is an Italian who paints with acrylic on glass. The result is something that resembles stained glass. We were so struck by his work that we bought a piece. It's not here yet, but if you want to see it, you'll have to come visit.
We stopped by the harbor (I always stop by the harbor). This was one of the better shots I got of a very nice sailboat.
We decided to have an early dinner and after considering our choices, selected a Tuscan restaurant in one of the hotels where we could sit on the sidewalk and watch the people while we ate. Boy, did we luck out. The food was fantastic--the equal of anything we had in Italy. Here's a picture of my Calamari antipasto. It was fabulous.
We had a great time. We stayed on Nob Hill, rode the cable cars and had sundaes at Ghiradelli's. A really nice trip. Thanks, Fed.
