I could see Alaska Art Tile from my hotel window so I passed by and took a picture.
In the Dena'ina Center was this magnificent sculpture, Constellation, by Ralph Helmick
and Stuart Schechter. Glass sculptures of Alaska wildlife are suspended through all three
floors, the entire height of the building.
Seen from the third floor, this portion of Constellation consists of birds on the wing.
View to the southeast from the Dena'ina Center.
View to the north from the Dena'ina Center.
The Willow Garage robot inside the Egan Center.
Constellation from the ground floor. The lower level of the sculpture is sea life.
Ari Requicha was a member of my Dissertation Committee at USC. I snapped this picture while
we were waiting for the opening reception to begin. Ari is famous for having invented
constructive solid geometry (CSG), which forms the basis of all modern computer aided design
(CAD) systems.
Space Robotics Technical Committee (SRTC) Co-Chair Kazuya Yoshida, inside the Dena'ina Center
after the Mayor of Anchorage, Dan Sullivan, welcomed us to the city at the opening reception.
A musher with one of his sled dogs. He later told us he has 50 dogs. They seem very friendly.
I couldn't help noticing this event sign welcoming British Petroleum (of oil spill notoriety),
at the Captain Cook Hotel. To the right is a painting of Hawaiian dancers. Click the image to see
the full resolution copy.
Anchorage calls this part of downtown the Art District. There are many art shops and galleries.
A public arch sculpture at the Visitor Information Center to the south of the Hilton Hotel.
One of many presenters at ICRA.
Alaska Gourmet Subs had a great Greek Halibut sub. Next door is Dark Horse Coffee.
This building, to the southwest of City Hall, had a large mural.
An art gallery on Fifth Avenue.
The first of several Planet Walk stations. The Captain Cook Hotel (where I stayed) is in the background.
A view east on Fifth Avenue. The bridge connects the Egan Center to the Performing Arts Center.
A young activist for clean energy snapped this photo of me in the park with a whale mural in the background.
Evidently, this is the only building on Fifth Avenue, across from the Captain Cook Hotel.
A view north from the Captain Cook Hotel.
A view to the northeast from the Captain Cook Hotel (the Hilton hotel, background).
A view to the west by southwest from the Captain Cook Hotel.
A view to the southeast from the Captain Cook Hotel.
A view south by southwest from the Captain Cook Hotel.
A view to the north by northwest from the Captain Cook Hotel.
Inside the Egan Center.
The airy sculpture on the right is Beaded Sky Curtain by Jeanne Leffingwell.
At the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC).
A view of the main building of the ANHC.
Inside the ANHC with Saeid Nahavandi (Deakin University, Australia) and SRTC member Eddie Tunstel
(Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory).
Saeid took this photo of Eddie and me using my camera.
Saeid took this photo of Eddie and me using his camera. The digital camera produces an image
that's a lot less grainy.
A ceremonial robe in the ANHC collection.
An Anchorage comedian entertained us at the banquet at the ANHC.
Native dancers and musicians also performed.
The sculpture at the entrance to the ANHC.
A view to the northwest from a shoreside park in north Anchorage.
A statue of Captain Cook looks out to sea from the park.
A view up (eastward) Fifth Avenue from the shore.
The park entrance at the end of Fifth Avenue to the bicycle and walking trail that runs along the shore.
Bronze sculptures of the ships of Captain Cook's three voyages (Discovery, Endeavor, and Resolution).
The landscape painting room at the Anchorage Museum.
The central room of the Anchorage Museum.
A view to the west by southwest from the Crow's Nest restaurant on the 20th floor of the Captain Cook Hotel.
A view to the southeast on the road to Girdwood (highway one, south of Anchorage).
In Girdwood.
The Indian Restaurant and gift shop on the road to Girdwood.
Andy Hehnlin, an accomplished egg tempera artist, with some of his paintings at his show at
Stephan Fine Arts, a small gallery inside the Captain Cook Hotel. From his work, it is evident
that the artist loves nature and Alaska. He makes his own paints from ground up minerals and
other pigments. On close inspection, much of the luminosity of his paint comes from gold dust.
Tourist season starts in May, so the horse carriages are ready outside the Captain Cook Hotel.
The Corsair Restaurant, the best one at which I ate in Anchorage, is across the street.
Departing from the Anchorage Airport, on May 8, 2010, I near gate C9. It seems the Alaskans like
their airplanes inside the airport too.
Yes, but is it art?
I was very glad to get home safely to Torrance and see Andrea again.
It's good to be home. Photo 54 of 54. Not one wasted exposure!