In conjunction with the broadcast of "Sister Wendy's American
Collection" on
public television, PBS online hosts this educational Website. Sister
Wendy
is a Reverend Mother and scholar of English who began studying art
during
her stay with the Carmelite nuns of Quindenham, Norfolk. She now has a
popular television and book series in which she shares her "signature
blend
of intellect, reverence, and admiration for great works of art." Her
latest
project explores American museum collections. The Website furnishes
color
images of the works accompanied by Sister Wendy's equally colorful
commentary, background on the artists, plus a guide to the six museums
featured. The diverse international selection of art and artifacts
includes
a Native American earthen bowl, an African drum, Egyptian statuary, as
well
as an array of classical to contemporary paintings and drawings. [HCS]
