Two American Originals – Part 1
On Friday last, I was attending a member preview exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The John Sloan paintings were fantastic. But before entering the portion of the exhibit featuring “The Eight, American Modernisms”, there was an installation of furniture design by Charles Rohlfs, which, incidentally, left something to be desired in fine craft typical of that era. There were an elderly couple behind me who had taken advantage of the audio tour option, and therefore both were wearing earphones. The woman exclaimed to her husband (loudly), not realizing she could be heard by all within ear shot, referring to the furniture builder, “I think he must have been a little crazy!” Her companion, also apparently unaware of the ability of others to hear him replied not with words, but with an extended and perfectly toned release of gas!
