tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post1011578879532734352..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: A very fine Chinese and Jewish museum in Memphis Tn - guest postHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-69446755136403545612017-01-15T22:06:57.109+11:002017-01-15T22:06:57.109+11:00Anon
I saw the Foxtel documentary called "Ju...Anon<br /><br />I saw the Foxtel documentary called "Justice for MLK: The Hunt for James Earl Ray". In this entire tragic story, I must say that J Edgar Hoover sounded evil, not Memphis.<br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50955163825353963582017-01-15T19:57:01.767+11:002017-01-15T19:57:01.767+11:00Memphis is infamous. In April 1964, Dr Martin Luth...Memphis is infamous. In April 1964, Dr Martin Luther King came out of his Memphis motel door, was shot by a sniper and killed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-45356036364607901332017-01-15T13:42:01.701+11:002017-01-15T13:42:01.701+11:00Student
I can find jade jewellery in Australia bu...Student<br /><br />I can find jade jewellery in Australia but no museum or collection of jade art. The Asian Art Collection in the National Gallery of Victoria is well worth seeing, but it covers all Asian societies and all types of Asian art objects.<br /><br />If a reader knows about other collections, I would appreciate a note.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-53717727842831998562017-01-15T09:50:19.188+11:002017-01-15T09:50:19.188+11:00That boat is so minutely carved, it shows what an ...That boat is so minutely carved, it shows what an impressive material jade is. I wonder if we have a comparable collection here.Another Studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-7544679932611648822017-01-14T22:17:01.924+11:002017-01-14T22:17:01.924+11:00Parnassus
The Belz family really do deserve great...Parnassus<br /><br />The Belz family really do deserve great credit for opening their very special private collections up to the rest of the world. <br /><br />I have only one reservation. In 1922, Albert C. Barnes created a foundation in Pennsylvania to display his collection _according to his aesthetic beliefs_, in a mansion built _according to his taste_. No changes would ever be allowed! In the decades that followed, unfortunately there were slow, expensive and unsatisfactory court cases.<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-33176822473209085382017-01-14T21:53:19.544+11:002017-01-14T21:53:19.544+11:00Andrew
There are only four American cities curren...Andrew<br /><br />There are only four American cities currently operating Melbourne W-Class trams - Memphis, Dallas, San Francisco and Savannah. New Orleans used to operate a group of them on their Riverfront Line and Seattle's Melbourne trams ceased operating in 2005.<br /><br />But U.S. Streetcar Systems Website says nothing about any alterations the cities made in the trams' colours etc. http://railwaypreservation.com/vintagetrolley/australia.htmHelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-44290878943188029482017-01-14T21:42:57.849+11:002017-01-14T21:42:57.849+11:00Joseph
true true. For Australians and New Zealand...Joseph<br /><br />true true. For Australians and New Zealanders, the west coast in particular has two huge attractions: 1. planes from Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland largely focus on California and 2. the west coast climate, beaches and cities feel very much like home for us.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-71907758984832107322017-01-14T21:34:48.278+11:002017-01-14T21:34:48.278+11:00Dina
nod... it is a great story. Migrants are usu...Dina<br /><br />nod... it is a great story. Migrants are usually so grateful to be accepted in their new country, they add new energies and skills that the nation didn't have before. Security checks are always essential, but after that, new migrants like Philip Belz will surely enrich the economy, culture, sports, cuisine etc. He worked hard and contributed endlessly.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-87524498962914984862017-01-14T19:07:07.149+11:002017-01-14T19:07:07.149+11:00Hello Hels, When I was little, Cleveland still ha...Hello Hels, When I was little, Cleveland still had its old yellow trolley cars with operable windows. They had great character and were fun to ride. They of course replaced them with modern bullet-proof monstrosities, and I have no idea where the old cars are now, or if they were scrapped--I think that some are in museums.<br /><br />The Belz's deserve great credit for forming their collections and sharing them with the public. Like most collections from a single source, they are especially interesting because they reflect the interests, means and goals of a single family.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-63450955743493505912017-01-14T14:31:28.081+11:002017-01-14T14:31:28.081+11:00While I know little of Memphis, by my impression o...While I know little of Memphis, by my impression of it, it's not a place where one would find an Asian and Jewish museum. I can see the former Melbourne tram has been substantially altered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-64760504271166653342017-01-14T10:54:52.739+11:002017-01-14T10:54:52.739+11:00I have been to the east coast, the west coast and ...I have been to the east coast, the west coast and to New Orleans. But never to Tennessee.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701188167981018244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-80783814036078384192017-01-14T07:27:59.500+11:002017-01-14T07:27:59.500+11:00What a story! It makes one glad that Philip left R...What a story! It makes one glad that Philip left Russia. <br />Funny about the trams. Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.com