Category: History

  • Work of the Week: Rest by the Wayside
    September 12, 2016 by

    Emma Rogers Media Intern DOMA has several impressionist paintings, but Rest by the Wayside stands out to me for its natural beauty. Although this painting is smaller than some that surround it, the color combinations attract my attention. I’ve seen Chase’s work in other museums, and I’m pleased that this painting is included in our […]

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  • Supporting the David Owsley Museum of Art
    December 19, 2014 by

    The David Owsley Museum of Art has long been dedicated to the education of students as well as members of the community and has been a welcoming place to visit and experience beauty and diversity. In the collection on view, works of art from around the world and spanning vast periods of time are represented. To better understand the public’s […]

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  • The 25th Edmund F. Petty Memorial Lecture
    April 23, 2014 by

    Wednesday, April 16th was an exciting day at the David Owsley Museum of Art, as we welcomed supporters, students, and faculty to the museum for the 25th Petty Memorial Lecture. This year’s lecture, “Houdon’s Bust of Buffon: On Science, Art, and Politics in Eighteenth Century France” was given by Richard W. Burkhardt, Jr., Professor of […]

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  • Chemical Analysis of Christ, 1225
    March 31, 2014 by

    Department of Chemistry Chair Dr. Patricia Lang and Ball State student Heidi Noneman have been working on taking paint samples from the Christ sculpture in Museum of Art’s west gallery of Medieval, Renaissance, and Early Baroque art. These samples will be used to identify which pigments on the sculpture are original as well as which […]

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