- Joshua Bresilien- 23953639
On Saturday, to complete my academic enrichment assignment i visited the Brooklyn Museum. I have been there many times before, but theiAs i entered first thing i noticed was the oversized ice cream sundae and sink. They represented abundance, and how many of us, living in America, are blessed to have running water, and all the desserts we wish. I also visited an art exhibit that included all the drawings, both incomplete and completed, from Pablo Picasso and other European artists. I spent most of my time in the museum in the ancient Egypt section. There were models of tombs, and mummies. There were copies of the Egyptian Book Of The Dead, written on papyrus paper with their translations to english. They showed how they buried their dead, and believe that women were not able to reach the afterlife. To help them reach it they would bury the women as a man, and recite spells using masculine pronouns. There was also a lot of Egyptian art, jewelry, and everyday items. They had rings, statues and a headrest. The headrest is used to rest your chin during sleep and after death, to protect your head from evil spirits. The last exhibit i visited was one of colored pictures. They were taken by photographer Garry Winogrand, he is more famously known for his black and white images. This exhibit was to bring notice to his colored pictures that do not draw as much attention. He grew up in the Bronx but took majority of his pictures in New Your City. He photographed everything from, Building, Amusement parks, and even everyday people. He loved the social live and the aesthetics of the city and so he would capture images although he was not able to afford the printing of these images
