Stories for October 2008
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2008
John Whetten Ehninger's October When I came home from work last night there were piles of leaves all over the front lawn and two humongous carved pumpkins on our front porch. I'd like to think my family dressed up just...
Georgia on My Mind: Miss O'Keeffe "on stage" at Smithsonian American Art Museum
October 30, 2008
Natalie Mosco as Georgia O'Keeffe A Brush with Georgia O'Keeffe is a play about the artist who is being celebrated—along with photographer Ansel Adams—in SAAM's current exhibition, Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities. Actress and playwright Natalie Mosco stars...
Collector's Roundtable: Lewis Nerman at Smithsonian American Art on October 28
October 27, 2008
Lewis Nerman Lewis Nerman is a passionate collector of contemporary art. In 2007, he and his family opened the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kansas. A major contemporary gallery in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is also...
In This Case: Halloween Costumes
October 25, 2008
In This Case is a series of ongoing posts on art in the Luce Foundation Center, a visible art storage facility at the Smithsonian American Art Museum that displays more than 3,300 pieces in sixty-four secure glass cases. This piece...
Lino Tagliapietra: Wedded to Glass
October 21, 2008
Endeavor (installation of 35 boats), 1998–2003, designed and made by Lino Tagliapietra; blown glass with multicolor canes, cut. Courtesy of Lino Tagliapietra, Inc.; photo by Greg R. Miller When Lino Tagliapietra's wife had admired a Valentino couture gown some years...
In This Case: Male Wood Duck in a Forest Pool by Abbott Handerson Thayer
October 17, 2008
Abbott Handerson Thayer’s Male Wood Duck in a Forest Pool Sometimes we have to accept that one of our artworks is flying the Luce coop. It is always sad, but we resolve to keep a stiff upper lip, pick ourselves...
Stop-Loss: Restoring the Aaron Douglas Murals at Fisk University
October 14, 2008
South wall, North Reading Room, Cravath Hall, Fisk University. Post-Treatment. 2003 In honor of our recent exhibition Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist, the Lunder Conservation Center presented a behind-the-scenes look at the artist's Fisk murals. In 1930, when Aaron Douglas...
Let Them Draw Cake!
October 9, 2008
Wayne Thiebaud's Cake Window, from the book Delights As we celebrate National Cake Decorating Day on Friday, October 10 (people, check your calendars!), I can think of no greater tribute to the sugary art of confection than pausing to look...
Wall Street
October 7, 2008
Wall Street by Arnold Ronnebeck The market's up! The market's down! While the financial markets try to regain their footing, I decided to see how artists have portrayed Wall Street over the years, and came across this interesting lithograph by...
Ghosts of a Chance: A Story of Spirits
October 3, 2008
Ghosts of a Chance: Catch a Falling Star (Predictor of Imminent Doom). Ghosts of a Chance Contributor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2008.GOAC.2.6 Georgina Bath is the Interpretive Programs Manager for the Luce Foundation Center for American Art, our visible storage...
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