Category: Artists


  • 5 pieces of art that show heartbreak

    Image: Jean Joseph Taillasson, France (1745-1809), Psyche Abandoned by Cupid, 1795, oil painting, 45 5/8 in x 35 1/8 in., Purchase: Frank C. Ball Collection, gift of the Ball Brothers Foundation, by exchange, 2013.017.000, © Jean Joseph Taillasson Written by Tori Smith, Public Relations and Social Media Intern It’s no secret that engaging with an art […]

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  • Casey Jones’s Last Ride

    Written by: Jerret Barker Collections and Education Intern Some events transcend their time and place. Stories about these events are told, and then retold, throughout the generations leading to the creation of legend. American folklore is littered with such stories: John Henry defeating the steam drill in a race between man and machine and Billy […]

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  • Family Workshop: Forms and Figures

    Written by: Kaitlyn Yeager – Visitor Assistant In February the curator of education at David Owsley Museum of Art, Maureen Nicholson, held a family workshop for children and parents to learn about Larry Day’s early abstract art in the exhibition titled Body Language. Larry Day (1921 – 1998) was an American artist residing in Pennsylvania […]

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  • Artist Bio: Christina Ramberg

    Written by: Sylvie Coffey – Social Media Intern Christina Ramberg (1946-1995) was an American painter and best known for her works of art that call attention to the objectification of women’s figures. Her paintings display fragmented bodies highlighting the various undergarments used in the transformation of an individual’s body. Ramberg did not include faces within […]

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