From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
Walk like a robot! Education Assistant Naomi Vanderleest is #playingfavorites with this Dan Dailey sculpture at #fwmoa. As she leads school tours, she asks her group to show and tell how this figure would move. What do you think?
James Lavadour's art process does not paint (or print!) a landscape but, through the act of creation, reveals one. See how he transfers his layering technique from painting to printmaking in this #treasuresfromthevault.
The Hoosier Salon is marking its 100th Anniversary this year, and FWMoA is spotlighting the artists who earned the prestige of inclusion in an exhibition this summer. Learn more about the history of the Salon itself before viewing the artworks in this #historicalhighlight:
Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! Asking us for our favorite piece in the collection is an impossible task...but our favorite work #nowonview? High School Education Intern Maddie Rey was able to answer that: Richard Royal's Untitled blown glass piece.
We recently welcomed a new glass artist into our #permanentcollection, and his sculpture is there to welcome you in when you visit our Glass Wing! Meet Marvin Lipofsky in this #nowonview:
It's #slowartday so we're taking a slow day in the studio and playing a game of I Spy! What do you notice in an artwork the longer you look? Inspired by Bertil Vallien, we made our own artworks full of objects to study at. Learn how in this #saturdaystudio by our Education Teen Intern, Madeline Rey.
Our new print purchase is here! Take a closer look at Dyani White Hawk's lithograph on paper, Adorned (Blue), printed at Crow's Shadow.
Explore Sandra C. Fernández' experiences with loss, memory, and the world around her through her combination of printmaking, photography, artist's book, installation, and sculpture in this #treasuresfromthevault post.
Whether you are or aren’t a Barbie girl, we all must live in a Barbie world. Celebrating Ms. Barbara Millicent Robert's 65th birthday this month alongside her Oscar nom, #fwmoa looks at how art has interpreted Barbie over the years in this post.
What scent(s) do you associate with the one(s) you love? In this post, Curator of Exhibitions Jenna Gilley examines a glass perfume bottle by Brent Kee Young, now on view in our ongoing display "The Essence of Design".