It's Leonard Baskin's birthday month! To celebrate, we're looking at one of his prints in the #fwmoa permanent collection: "Death Among Thistles".
Treasures from the Vault: Leonard Baskin
Treasures from the Vault: Alexander Hay Ritchie
The only portrait Lincoln purchased of himself, by Alexander Hay Ritchie, captures a moment in the historical record: the first (private) reading of the Emancipation Proclamation. What can we learn about the past and how can we apply it to the present?
Treasures from the Vault: Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis, who would have celebrated his birthday tomorrow, is remembered for his realistic, everyday etchings of New York City. Take a look at this print from the #fwmoa collection, how has NYC changed? How has it stayed the same?
Treasures from the Vault: Carlos Frรฉsquez
Mining images from past and present cultures, Carlos Frรฉsquez creates art similar to how a rapper samples music: by mixing it all together. Here, we explore one of #fwmoa most popular prints by him: A Fairy Tale.
Treasures from the Vault: Vฤra Liลกkovรก
In like a lion, out like a lamb? As the weather begins to warm, we're reminded of our glass lion by Czech artist Vฤra Liลกkovรก, a newly acquired glass treasure as #fwmoa continues to grow its glass collection.
Treasures from the Vault: Julio de Diego
In this #treasuresfromthevault, #fwmoa looks at a work that shares its name with an orchestral piece by Burlioz: Fantastic Symphony. Do you think it inspired the painting by Julio de Diego?
Treasures from the Vault: Homer Gordon Davisson
An Indiana Impressionist and member of the Hoosier School who taught at the Fort Wayne Art School, the #fwmoa holds multiple Homer Gordon Davisson paintings in its collection. Why? Find out in this post!
Treasures from the Vault: David Burliuk
Ukrainian-born artist David Burliuk celebrated the human in art, absorbing ideas gained in his travels to organize the Futurist movement and combine time periods in his own, often satirical, artworks.
Treasures from the Vault: Steven Sorman
Searching for a way into abstract art, Associate Curator of Exhibitions Jenna Gilley ponders the process of Steven Sorman in this "Treasures from the Vault" post that looks at his work "after whom, before you".
Treasures from the Vault: Patrick Nerad
As our 100th birthday exhibition comes to a close, we're looking at a work by former #fwmoa employee, Fort Wayne educator, and painter Patrick Nerad to celebrate.