A Visit to the Kreeger Museum

In the 1940’s and 50’s, my Aunt Thelma and Uncle Izzie had a weekly chamber music gathering at the their house on Fern Pl NW in Takoma Park. One of the violinists who occasionally played in their quartets was David Kreeger.

Marilyn and I had never been to his museum, so we went yesterday. There is a lovely concert hall with a 9 foot grand piano, but the art on the walls is really the knock-out. Degas, van Gogh, Picasso, Braque, Monet, Chagall paintings, as well as a few contemporary pieces.

One fabulous piece was this Miro. It was great to get close to it and see that he had glued nails, string, sand, and all kinds of stuff to it.

Miro, detail

Miro, detail