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our princeton visit, Wednesday July 16, begins at morven

7/18/2014

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Trippers enter the beautiful grounds of Morven. The 1750 house is set far back from the street and surrounded by giant trees.
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We got a chance to look around before our tour started. 
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Creative dressing is part of the fun.
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morven's exhibition of portraits by micha williams

7/18/2014

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A Micha Williams portrait of Robert Field Stockton, whose grandfather, Richard Stockton, built Morven and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Robert innovated propeller driven steam power in his 40 years of service in the Navy.   Stockton CA is named for him.
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A sampling of the 40 Micha Williams portraits on exhibit.  There are 272 known works by the itinerant folk painter.
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Morven's gardens

7/18/2014

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Trippers relaxed amid the charms of  the peaceful  gardens.  Five New Jersey governors resided at Morven, most recently Brendan T. Byrne 1974-1982.
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Structures and sculptures guide you through a thoughtful and lovely. landscape.
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lunch in princeton town center at mediterra

7/18/2014

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Our group enjoyed seasonal Med fare featuring local ingredients in a rustic-chic setting.  Our dessert was an attractive and delicious end to a satisfying  meal.
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Princeton museum of art

7/18/2014

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We saw Rothko to Richter, Mark Making in Abstract Painting, a provocative exhibition of paintings collected by a Princeton alumnus.  Then it was on to the museum's small, but exquisite, permanent collection, including the two Jasper Cropsey panels above.  Cropsey, from Staten Island, was an important landscape painter of the Hudson River School.
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Following the scandal of Sargent’s risqué portrait of socialite Madame X he retreated to London, where his notoriety and flamboyant style kept critics and patrons alike at bay.

Henry Marquand invited Sargent back to America to paint his wife’s portrait. Though Sargent named an exorbitant fee, Marquand accepted it.  The portrait turned his fate, establishing Sargent’s bona fides in the conservative cultural milieu of the American gentry,  giving him
 the freedom to pursue other works.
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Trippers relax outside the Princeton Art Museum in perfect weather.
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University campus as sculpture garden

7/18/2014

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These two Alexander Calder "stabiles," just outside the Museum, are on loan.  In 1968 an anonymous gift in remembrance of an Army Air Corps alumnus who perished in WWII, led to the acquisition of 22 sculptures. It was stipulated that the sculptures should be installed outside so that students and community can experience them in the course of daily life.  Since then, several additional gifts of sculpture have been incorporated into the campus. 
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Above, Two Planes  Vertical Horizontal II.
The metal planes of George Rickey's sculpture move gently in the breeze.  In this photo they contrast with the traditional architecture of the Murray-Dodge building in the background.








Left, a Jacques Lipchitz, Song of the Vowels, near the Chapel.
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Atmosphere and Environment X by Louise Nevelson, installed in 1971 next to Firestone Library and facing Nassau Street, was her first large outdoor sculpture executed in Cor-Ten steel.  The sculpture can be enjoyed even by passers by who do not enter the campus.
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exploring the town

7/18/2014

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Just outside the campus we were snagged by a bookstore with clearance prices.
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As we headed back to Palmer Square, just outside Mediterra, to catch our bus - we made plenty of stops -- at various shops, an ice cream parlor, the Lindt Chocolate shop, and a business exposition on the green featuring food and beverage giveaways.  Princeton is a great town for wandering around and then sitting and relaxing.
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