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Tag: historical highlights

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021

Historical Highlight: Milton Hebald

As social distancing procedures march on, #fwmoa has become a haven for many, including those on staff! Collection Information Specialist Sue Slick reflects on Milton Hebald's sculpture, Adagio, discussing his life, work, and her own experience of the piece.

Posted on October 28, 2020October 27, 2020

Historical Highlight: “People in Motion”

FWMoA Collection Information Specialist Sue Slick takes us back to 1960s San Francisco and introduces us to the poster art of Bonnie MacLean, a woman working and thriving in the boy's club of music poster design.

Posted on September 16, 2020September 17, 2020

Historical Highlight:The Carolyn Randall Fairbank Memorial Collection, A Database Story

FWMoA Collections Information Specialist Sue Slick details an interesting aspect of her job in this installment of "Historical Highlight": tracking down the correct spelling of a bequest in memory of a donor's mother-Carolyn, or Caroline, Randall Fairbank.

Posted on July 22, 2020July 22, 2020

What We’re Reading: The Fort Wayne Hamilton Family

A founding family of Fort Wayne, the Hamilton family left their mark here, there, and everywhere! Take some time to learn more about the history of our city, and the founding of FWMoA, in this post and its included resources!

Posted on May 6, 2020July 8, 2020

Artist Highlight: Paul Manship

Learn more about sculptor Paul Manship in this "Artist Highlight" by our Collection Information Specialist and Fort Wayne History Extraordinaire Sue Slick!

Posted on April 15, 2020July 8, 2020

What We’re Reading: “Theodore F. Thieme, A Man and His Times”

As we approach our 100th year anniversary, Sue Slick reads up on one of the founding fathers of the museum, Theodore F. Thieme.

Posted on March 18, 2020July 8, 2020

Historical Highlight: Family Treasures & the Birth of the Studio Glass Movement in America

What's so special about glass? I have that in my kitchen! Studio glass, the precursor to our contemporary glass, founded the fine art glass movement. Read on to learn the beginnings of glass in art.

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