

Attended the VMFA’s Original Exhibition Storied Strings: The Guitar in American Art. VFMA is the very impressive Virginia Museum of Fine Arts based in Richmond, VA. See https://vmfa.museum/pressroom/news/vmfas-original-exhibition-storied-strings-guitar-american-art-opens-october-8/
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is the only art museum in the United States open 365 days a year with free general admission. For additional information, visit www.VMFA.museum.
I will share more in the days to come.
In the meantime, here is today’s haiku: Storied Strings
Pluck, slide or strum it
fingerpick, if you prefer –
music anywhere

The drawing reminds me so much of my youth in the late 50s and early 60s. I had one of those “crystal” radios I used to listen to under the bedclothes at night. My favourite programme was a blues hour on Radio Luxembourg which got me into Robert Johnson, Lightenin’ Hopkins, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGee, ……
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Sounds like a lot of great memories, Dr B. Did you ever play guitar?
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