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Posted on February 22, 2021February 19, 2021

Treasures from the Vault: Karsten Creightney

Did you catch FWMoA's Curator of Prints & Drawings Sachi Yanari-Rizzo's Print Talk last week? If not, you can watch it on our Facebook page. Learn more about one of the highlighted artists from the talk in this post, printmaker Karsten Creightney.

Posted on February 8, 2021February 1, 2021

Treasures from the Vault: The Overbeck Sisters

The Overbeck sisters, defying the gender norms of the time, designed, threw, and decorated their Midwest inspired pottery. From Indiana, these women joined countless others in taking a lead role in the development of pottery.

Posted on January 25, 2021January 5, 2021

Treasures from the Vault: Émile Gallé

FWMoA loves glass! We've showcased various contemporary glass artists, from Harvey Littleton to Therman Statom. Today, we're looking back in history to Frenchman Émile Gallé and his botanical vases in this "Treasures from the Vault".

Posted on January 11, 2021December 9, 2020

Treasures from the Vault: Fritz Scholder

Fritz Scholder, a "non-Indian Indian", created works of art that moved past the stereotypes and romanticized versions of history. Instead, he presented Native Americans engaged in contemporary life, often using a Pop art style.

Posted on December 28, 2020December 4, 2020

Treasures from the Vault: Samia Halaby

Samia Halaby expresses her myriad life experiences in her harmonious abstract paintings, simple compositions that are masterful in color. A graduate of IU, we take a closer look at her work in the #fwmoa collection, entitled "Mars".

Posted on December 14, 2020November 18, 2020

Treasures from the Vault: Alma Thomas

Abstract artist Alma Thomas experienced a lifetime of firsts after she transitioned from educator to full-time artist. Learn about her achievements in this post from #fwmoa Curator of Prints & Drawings Sachi Yanari-Rizzo.

Posted on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

Treasures from the Vault: Guerrino Guardabassi

Our last bearded visage, in celebration of #noshavenovember, comes to us from Italian artist Guerrino Guardabassi. A pastoral peasant scene of an interaction between a friar and a flutist on a mountain road. #fwmoa

Posted on November 22, 2020November 19, 2020

In the News: Happy (Belated) Birthday Wayne Thiebaud!

His art brings pleasure much the same way a slice of pie or bowl of ice cream does, and Wayne Thiebaud knows the best ways to serve up those delights for our eyes: “I like when people look at my work and smile." #fwmoa is celebrating Thiebaud's centennial birthday this month by looking back at his life and work.

Posted on November 16, 2020November 17, 2020

Treasures from the Vault: Mr. & Mrs. George Smith

Works by unknown artists can be difficult to analyze. Today, we play art detectives to see what we can find out about this set of portraits in the #FWMoA collection.

Posted on November 2, 2020October 7, 2020

Treasures from the Vault: Raphael Strauss

To celebrate the beginning of "No-Shave November", we've combed through the #FWMoA collection to find the wildest, freest hair and beards.

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