Harn Poet-in-Residence, Debora Greger, reads "Found Empty", a gallery encounter with Herman Herzog's painting. "A leaf gone white", recalled in the final stanza, refers to a ceramic piece formerly on view in the Asian wing, and reproduced below.
ABOVE: Herman Herzog (American, born Germany 1832-1932)
Forest with Heron. c. 1899
Oil on canvas
sight: 39 x 32 in.
Gift of friends of the Harn Museum
2013.28.1
Photo: Randy Batista
BELOW: Chinese, Qing dynasty
Glazed White Porcelain Leaf-Shaped Dish. 18th century
Porcelain (with wood base)
3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.
Museum purchase, funds provided by friends of the Harn Museum and the Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Acquisition Endowment
2008.24.2
Photo: Randy Batista