Month: March 2018

  • Happy Birthday, Norman Bluhm!
    March 28, 2018 by

    Written by: Emily Sabens, Public Relations Intern On this day, we celebrate artist Norman Bluhm, who passed away in 1999 and would have been 97 years old today. In honor of his birthday, here are five quick facts about the abstract expressionist painter. 1. Bluhm was incredibly smart and originally wanted to be an architect Throughout […]

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  • Work of the Week: Girl in Blue Dress
    March 26, 2018 by

    Written by: Emily Sabens, Public Relations Intern William Glackens accomplished many feats throughout his life. He worked as a newspaper illustrator for numerous publications on the East Coast. He traveled to Cuba to cover the Spanish-American War for McClure’s Magazine. He was one of the founders of the Ashcan School of American Art. And maybe most […]

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  • Work of the Week: Critter
    March 20, 2018 by

    Written by: Emily Sabens, Public Relations Intern What is this creature? A bear? A dog? A hippopotamus? Researchers aren’t entirely sure what “Critter” represents. They do know, though, that it was made by the ancestors of the Bamana people. The Bamana live in Bankoni, located about six miles from the capital of Mali in Western Africa. […]

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  • #5WomenArtists
    March 19, 2018 by

    Written by: Emily Sabens, Public Relations Intern In March of 2016, the National Museum of Women in the Arts launched a social media campaign in honor of Women’s History Month. They asked what seemed like a simple question: “Can you name five women artists off the top of your head?” But many were unable to––even those […]

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