点评:What you will find if you ever tour Herculaneum, or the EW Marland Mansion, is that after people are comfortable and well-fed, additional wealth basically is poured into art. Lots of art. Big art, small art. I especially delight in small artful details, and am posting a few pics as examples, but just know that this place is packed with them. Almost anywhere you look, there's something interesting.
The Petroleum Hall Of Fame resides on the bottom floor. I view it very differently than the two women who wandered in and commented, "A good old boys' club." They need to read Atlas Shrugged! One of the men on that wall employed my grandpa - he worked for Hughes Oil. Personally I would not be willing to make the sacrifices necessary for my picture to be on that wall, but I appreciate the way of life those guys made possible. EW Marland in particular seems to have been quite generous in funding hospitals and many other things that benefitted all Ponca City residents.
Have you seen the large portrait of Lydie? Apparently the artist disliked her, so he painted a serpent in near her feet. But I can't decide if that's also the reason the angle of her leg is so wrong, or if it was just a lack of talent. Either way, I'm surprised the Marlands would hang that portrait. Maybe they never noticed.
翻译:如果你参观赫库兰尼姆或 EW 马兰大厦,你会发现,在人们过得舒适、吃饱之后,额外的财富基本上都投入到了艺术中。很多艺术。大艺术,小艺术。我特别喜欢巧妙的小细节,并发布了几张照片作为示例,但我只知道这个地方充满了它们。几乎无论你看向哪里,都会有一些有趣的东西。
石油名人堂位于底层。我对它的看法与两位女士的看法截然不同,她们走进来评论说:“一个很好的老男孩俱乐部。”他们需要读《阿特拉斯耸耸肩》!那堵墙上的一个人雇用了我的祖父 - 他在休斯石油公司工作。就我个人而言,我不愿意为我的照片挂在墙上而做出必要的牺牲,但我很欣赏那些人让生活方式成为可能。尤其是 EW Marland 似乎在资助医院和许多其他使所有庞卡城居民受益的事情上相当慷慨。
你见过莉迪的大幅肖像吗?显然艺术家不喜欢她,所以他在她脚边画了一条蛇。但我无法确定这是否也是她腿部角度如此错误的原因,或者只是缺乏天赋。不管怎样,我很惊讶马兰会挂那幅肖像。也许他们从来没有注意到。