{"id":1096,"date":"2017-04-05T23:16:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T23:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2017-04-05T23:16:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T23:16:12","slug":"spring-break-travel-for-students-and-faculty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/2017\/04\/05\/spring-break-travel-for-students-and-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Break Travel for Students and Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year we ask students and faculty to send us pictures of themselves on their midterm break travels.\u00a0 Amanda Matteucci sent us this marvelous picture of herself at Graffiti Park in Austin, Texas:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/amanda-matteucci.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1097\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/amanda-matteucci-1024x831.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/amanda-matteucci-1024x831.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/amanda-matteucci-300x243.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/amanda-matteucci-768x623.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/amanda-matteucci-1380x1119.jpeg 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->And Rusty Nelson made the trek to Japan with his wife Arletta to visit his daughter, Truman BA (English) Sharity Nelson. While there they visited Kyoto (left: Shogun&#8217;s Palace, right: Golden Temple) and (bottom) Tokyo&#8217;s famous (and picturesque) Shibayu Crossing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/rusty-arletta-and-sharity-at-entrance-to-shoguns-palace-in-kyoto-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1104 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/rusty-arletta-and-sharity-at-entrance-to-shoguns-palace-in-kyoto-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/rusty-arletta-and-sharity-at-entrance-to-shoguns-palace-in-kyoto-1.jpg 601w, https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/rusty-arletta-and-sharity-at-entrance-to-shoguns-palace-in-kyoto-1-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/rusty-and-arletta-at-golden-temple.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1100 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/rusty-and-arletta-at-golden-temple.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"323\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/rusty-and-arletta-at-golden-temple.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/rusty-and-arletta-at-golden-temple-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/arletta-and-rusty-at-Shibyu-crossign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1099\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/arletta-and-rusty-at-Shibyu-crossign.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/arletta-and-rusty-at-Shibyu-crossign.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/arletta-and-rusty-at-Shibyu-crossign-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>Wynne Wilbur visited Chicago, and her photos reveal a slightly different environment (at the Chicago Art Institute):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1105\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender.jpg 405w, https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/FullSizeRender-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a>But she spent some time inside as well as outside, sending us this lovely picture of a plate painted by William deMorgan:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/william-de-morgan-pot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1098\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/william-de-morgan-pot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/william-de-morgan-pot.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blogs.truman.edu\/art\/files\/2017\/04\/william-de-morgan-pot-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a>We hope you are enjoying the gradual warmup that is spring.\u00a0 We always are looking for interesting pictures and news about our students and alumni.\u00a0 Send any news to art@truman.edu and we will post what you want to share on this departmental blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year we ask students and faculty to send us pictures of themselves on their midterm break travels.\u00a0 Amanda Matteucci sent us this marvelous picture 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