Rain's Thursday Art Date: Looking Down

Today is Thursday, which means we're meeting at Rain's for her Thursday Art Date.  This week the theme is Looking Down.

This theme stumped me, but I followed Rain's suggestions, and headed to my local art museum archives.

Bleubeard is certain the cat and the girl are looking down as the chess piece is being moved.
 
I originally took this photo because of the mixed media aspect.  There were real fabric pieces and a real yard stick in this 3-D painting.  I'm glad I captured this because it's a perfect example of looking down.

Although this is a bit hard to tell, it appears the child is looking down.

This is a Mary Cassatt.  I believe both mother and child are looking down.

I found this at another museum.  I remember feeling a twinge of sadness come over me.  This was such an emotional painting.  I truly believe the boy is looking down in sadness or possibly hopelessness.

In that same museum they were having a special viewing.  The child on the right is looking down.  Do you have any idea who Barry is?  I'll give you the answer at the end of the post.

Here's a mother looking down at her child at the Botanical Gardens.

I'm on the upper level looking down at the Botanical Gardens.

A special showing of art from the Wichita Art Museum that focused on Downton Abby.  This lady was looking down at the child.

Here is another image from that same series of paintings.  The people in this pen and ink drawing are reading the newspaper about the sinking of the Titanic.  It also explains the specific episode, too.

Also found at the Wichita Art Museum, this woman sitting on the edge of a bath tub is looking down.

This sculpture is by Charles Russell and is in the Wichita Art Museum.

Found in the restroom of a high-end restaurant, this is a bit difficult to explain.  All I know is, the creature on the right is looking down on the other creature.

Switching gears, it's time to see a few photos that are not found in museums.

In this outdoor sculpture, not only is one of the images looking down, it is facing down.

My foodie friend Sally is looking down at a menu.
And finally, here is the "man" of my life and the face of this blog looking down in at least three of these shots.

All photos taken by me.  Bleubeard was simply delighted, albeit a bit embarrassed, because I threw the spotlight on him and he got the last word.

Thank you ever so much for stopping by.  I am truly grateful to you, my friends, followers, readers, and lurkers for visiting.  Please also join me at Rain's Thursday Art Date.

Did you guess who Barry is?  This should help.

Former president Obama claimed he got his name from his father, but his accent and his values from his mother, who was born and raised in El Dorado, Kansas (USA), a small town about 30 miles east of Wichita.

I'm also joining AEDM where today, which is Day 5, I joined a linkup party and shared my own photos I have taken in various museums and around my home.