From the Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Looking at, Talking about, and Appreciating Art
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:
A technique that creates a textured, tactile experience for the viewer, talking about impasto also makes us hungry! Learn more about the process of impasto in this #arttermtuesday and see it in action in works by #jihamoon and #tarawill #nowonview.
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".
Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! Our newest member, Education Intern Chrystel Lopez, spent her first day on the job acquainting herself with the collection. Learn why Katja Oxman's self-portrait is her #staffpick and see it on display through the end of January!
Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites! Our Teen Council roamed the galleries to find their favorite piece #nowonview. See Promyse Williams' pick in this post:
Sue Slick, Collection Information Specialist It might be 4th down or maybe there was an interception – either way there’s a guy with a football racing through our Karl S. and Ella L. Bolander Gallery! Jonathan Scott Hartley, American, 1845-1912. Nearing the Goal. Cast bronze, 1898. Museum purchase with the aid of funds provided by …
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Staff at #fwmoa are playing favorites and picking artworks #nowonview that they love. Meet another new member of our FWMoA Teen Council, Sidra Shams, through her favorite work by glass artist Tim Tate.
There's always a buzz around the #fwmoa when new art comes in, and this bronze sculpture by Clyde "Ross" Morgan is no exception. Now on view in the atrium, learn the true story of John Wesley Powell's exploration of the Grand Canyon: