Week 29: Jul. 21, 2024

Vaulted ceiling and light feature, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art south entry

Unknown…

As I’ve mentioned, I really love the setting of museums nearly has much as the artwork that is held within them. I’m learning, however, that it is frequently not treated as art in that there is no information to be found about much of the adornment of walls, ceilings, and lighting fixtures. I asked several people if there was information about the craftsman for the vaulted ceilings or the light fixture and no one could find anything.

This beautiful setting greets visitors if they were to enter through the south doors. These are the doors that are photographed on the opening page of this diary, and they are no longer used. However, this entry way opens into Kirkwood Hall and looks out over the south lawn.