Starry Night
grrlscientist | May 27, 2008tags: Starry Night, horse tile artwork, street art, NYC through my eye, photography, NYC
This is another of the American Museum of Natural History's horse artworks. This piece is located at the 81st and Columbus street entrance to the museum grounds.
Starry Night, left side.
Artist: Geri Bowden.
Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [larger view].
This horse's colors and patterning was no doubt inspired by Vincent van Gogh's masterpiece, The Starry Night (Dutch: De sterrennacht), which is one of my favorite paintings. The original painting can be viewed at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) located…