Category: Artists

  • 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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  • Work of the Week: Man
    March 5, 2018 by

    Written by: Emily Sabens, Public Relations Intern It’s often said that “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” However, no one takes that mantra as seriously as artist Leo Sewell. Sewell grew up near a dump. He would often find pieces of trash and take them back to his home, playing and experimenting with the objects. […]

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  • Work of the Week: City Life
    February 26, 2018 by

    Written by: Taylor Henderson, Exhibition Design Intern In the following week Black History Month will be ending in the U.S., U.K. and Canada. Perhaps you and your friends have either done something this month to show solidarity or learned something new about African-American culture and iconic figures. Even going to see “Black Panther” in theaters […]

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