Such a great post, Glen. I've been to the Biltmore and had no idea. Great photos of great art. i may have missed how you got access to these? Are they now on public display? Thanks again for this.
Thank you, Tom. Glad you liked it. The room is on public display. It's toward the end of the tour, deep in the bowels of the basement. If you get the chance, check out the Being There post from last week. I think you'll enjoy it too.
Weird, and so cool! The research had not uncovered the provenance of the murals when I visited Biltmore, so I was satisfied with the explanation that they were just 'ecentric.' You know, when you're rich you can do whatever you want? Great photos, and a nice button to a mysterious room in the basement.
Thanks, B. When I started looking through my archives for this "Visual Stories" series, I knew this had to be one of them because it was so mysterious. I started looking up as much as I could find on it and saw that the "mystery" of the murals had been solved.
If you get the chance, check out the "Being There" post that looks at the rest of the estate. I think it will stir up some nice memories for you.
Such a great post, Glen. I've been to the Biltmore and had no idea. Great photos of great art. i may have missed how you got access to these? Are they now on public display? Thanks again for this.
Thank you, Tom. Glad you liked it. The room is on public display. It's toward the end of the tour, deep in the bowels of the basement. If you get the chance, check out the Being There post from last week. I think you'll enjoy it too.
Weird, and so cool! The research had not uncovered the provenance of the murals when I visited Biltmore, so I was satisfied with the explanation that they were just 'ecentric.' You know, when you're rich you can do whatever you want? Great photos, and a nice button to a mysterious room in the basement.
Thanks, B. When I started looking through my archives for this "Visual Stories" series, I knew this had to be one of them because it was so mysterious. I started looking up as much as I could find on it and saw that the "mystery" of the murals had been solved.
If you get the chance, check out the "Being There" post that looks at the rest of the estate. I think it will stir up some nice memories for you.