May 3, 2025-July 2027 Defining what it means for an artist or artwork to be “Nebraskan” is a challenging task. By striving for an exact definition, we risk overlooking the many possibilities of what it can be. When the Museum of Nebraska Art was founded in 1976 as the Nebraska Art Collection, we became tasked Read More
Still life is a genre in art, otherwise known as a category of subject like landscape or figurative, that depicts human-made or natural objects. At first mention, the term may invoke images of flowers in a vase or an arrangement of fruit, but the broad definition of still life means the genre has seemingly endless Read More
Ruth G. Waddy (1909-2003) came to artmaking later in life, during her early fifties, as an effort to build stronger relationships with artists and improve her advocacy skills. As a result, Waddy created artwork in response to the world around her, incorporating political and social commentary related to the Black community to which she belonged Read More
Portraiture has the power to immortalize a person, capturing their likeness at a specific time and place. The pose, expression, clothing, and setting are all elements that can reveal details about the sitter, and depending on the artwork, sometimes about the artist as well. Other times, there is meaning in the information that is withheld, Read More
