Travels in the 2nd half

  I have always been a “road trip” person. I love to get in the car, stay off of the interstates, and explore the country through its system of highways. What has always interested me is not the big tourist attraction, but those local roadside places that have a history that is almost forgotten. So, I have taken on a project for myself, to travel and photograph some the “blue highways” that stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Many people are not aware, but the numbering of U.S. highways is a code that gives information about that route. (Interstate highways have a different, but similar system). U.S. routes with even numbers go in an east-west direction, and those with odd numbers go north-south. Mile markers on the even routes are set at 0.0 at the western terminus in a state and at the southern terminus for the odd routes. The U.S. highways that are two-digit, ending in zero stretch from coast to coast. This article is the first of an ongoing series on two of the routes tha...

  The Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC always produces wonderful temporary exhibits. It also has its own excellent collection of works produced by American artists in the 20th and 21 centuries. They recently revamped their 7th floor display of highlights from that collection, and their current show makes me very happy. “Untitled” (America) (ongoing) Drawn from the Whitney’s permanent collection, this show features works that highlight key ideas in American art from 1900 through the 1980’s. What I really like about this collection is that it includes so many artists whose work I love. Paintings by Georgia O’Keeffe, Joseph Stella, Edward Ruscha, and many others are on display. Summer Days by Georgia O'Keeffe Dempsey and Firpo by George Bellows Pittsburgh by Elsie Driggs The Brooklyn Bridge: Variations on an Old Theme by Joseph Stella The Subway by George Tooker Day Clean by Eldzier Cortor Large Trademark with Eight Spotlights by Edward Ruscha  Best of all, in my opinion, “...