My family made our annual visit to the Flora In Winter exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum today. As we roamed through the place looking at the floral exhibits I tried to make note of any works of art having to do with sports. Now, I know it is an art museum rather than a Hall of Fame or memorabilia place - I wasn't expecting to find Rich Gedman's jersey - but I figured there must be some paintings and scultptures having to do with sports themes. And there were - here are a few:
Model Of A Ball Game: This is a Mayan display of a sport that involved, among other things, human sacrifice. Remember this next time you read about soccer hooligans or rowdy football crowds - things have been worse.
Bahram Gur Hunting The Wild Ass: There were more than a few works in the museum dealing with hunting and fishing.
The Jockey: An equestrian work by Toulouse-Lautrec
Boy Playing Marbles: I realize calling marbles a sport is pushing it but nevertheless...
There are others, including skating scenes to name one more that I recall seeing. Surf the museum's site or better yet, if you live in the area, head on over and check things out in person.
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