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.
Playing Favorites: Sidra Shams & Tim Tate
Happy 100th Birthday Betty G. Fishman
Happy 100th Birthday Betty G. Fishman! On this day, Fort Wayne artist Betty G. Fishman celebrates her centennial, and #fwmoa is celebrating her by looking at some of our favorite artworks of hers in our permanent collection:
Now on View: Sockdolager
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:
Recent Acquisitions: Paul Stankard
We got new art!! Paul Stankard's glass paperweights are #nowonview at #fwmoa. Learn more about his process in this #recentacquisition post:
Now on View: Jiha Moon
Lauren Wolfer, Associate Curator of Special Collections & Archives Jiha Moon’s art blends Asian cultural influences and American pop culture, masking dark themes with humor using multimedia approaches. Earlier this year you may have seen her lithograph on display in Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking; now, we have a whole gallery of her works …
Treasures from the Vault: Ravi Zupa & Arna Miller
Sachi Yanari-Rizzo, Curator of Prints & Drawings In 2018 artists Ravi Zupa and Arna Miller donated a screenprint entitled Started from the Bottom. I wondered, who is this small dog named Laika in the print? In 1957 Laika rose to fame as the first living creature to orbit the earth. She was a passenger aboard …
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Now on View: Vivian Wang
Vivian Wang turns her textiles to glass in this sculpture #nowonview at #fwmoa!
Treasures from the Vault: Stuart Fink
Stuart Fink, whose sculptural work is always on display on the northwest side of #fwmoa, also created drawings to visualize his 3D pieces. See how artists use drawings to develop their ideas in this #treasuresfromthevault post:
Treasures from the Vault: Yvonne Jacquette
A "portraitist of American cities", Yvonne Jacquette, who passed in April, found inspiration in the sky, creating panoramic prints of oblique city and countryside views, like the one discussed here by Sachi Yanari-Rizzo in the #fwmoa collection.
From Sand, Soda, and Fire: A Trip to Murano & Cappellin Glass
A delicate wineglass created a century ago in Murano may hold more than a fine Italian wine, like the tale of the maestro who created it from sand, soda, and fire. Learn the story of our newly acquired Cappellin glass in this blot post by Sue Slick!