Imagine then how absolutely amazing it was for me to walk into the Thomas Cole Room at the Wadsworth Atheneum

One of the nice things about being in an art museum is the chance to take in a surprise painting, one that you didn't expect to see.

I don’t often get to art museums, so I make the most of it when a chance comes up (save for the Denver Art Museum, which is only an hour away). I think, though books and the web can certainly show you art you’ve never seen before, that being in the museum in person gives […]