Cornucopia (tryptych)
collage, ink on Tyvek, 2016
Museum Purchase made possible by Cliff & Mary Hillegass Trusts
The Lives of Objects: Still Lifes from the MONA Collection
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 possibilities.
To read and learn more, click HERE to view the virtual exhibition.
Having Fun
linocut (A/P), 1968
Museum Purchase made possible by Marilyn F. Belschner
Arts Endowment Fund
Museum of Nebraska Art Collection
Ruth G. Waddy: A Printmaking Prophet
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 in Southern California.
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