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A Rainy Day? Let’s Visit the Museum

Entrance to the Carnegie Museum

A rainy November afternoon is the perfect time to spend an hour or two in the art museum. Here are a few of the things you might see if you visited the Carnegie right now.

Aurora Leigh

Aurora Leigh, by John White Alexander, 1904: an imaginative portrait of the heroine of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s verse novel. Alexander’s last and greatest work was the decoration of the Grand Staircase in the Carnegie, so you’ll have a chance to see those murals, too.

Sunrise Synchromy in Violet

Sunrise Synchromy in Violet, by Stanton Macdonald-Wright, 1918.

Rue de L’Abreuvoir, by Maurice Utrillo, 1911

Rue de L’Abreuvoir, by Maurice Utrillo, 1911.

Harbor Mole, by Lionel Feininger, 1923

Harbor Mole, by Lionel Feininger, 1923.

Rue de Beaujour, Pontoise, by Camille Possarro, 1872

Rue de Beaujour, Pontoise, by Camille Pissarro, 1872.



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