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Archive: Mar 2010

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
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Niki de Saint Phalle: Her Life
Posted: March 25, 2010
Category: Archive: Mar 2010
Learn more about Niki de Saint Phalle, who is known for sculptures of nanas and whose work is featured in the NMWA collection.
A white clay sculpture that depicts the headless pregnant body of a woman with her arms extended out. Her belly and breast are painted in a multi-colored pattern.

From the Vault: Lola Álvarez Bravo
Posted: March 24, 2010
Category: Archive: Mar 2010
Learn more about Mexican artist Lola Álvarez Bravo (1907-1993), whose work De Generación en Generación (1950) is featured in the NMWA collection.
Black-and-white photograph of a woman wearing a dark skirt and light blouse holding a child. The woman faces back and her dark braid reaches past her waist. The dark-haired child stares at the camera and wears a white embroidered dress. Other figures are slightly visible beyond.

Contemporary Sculpture Dances Down New York Avenue
Posted: March 15, 2010
Category: Archive: Mar 2010
Learn more about Niki de Saint Phalle, who is known for large scale sculptures and whose work is featured in the NMWA collection.
Three abstract outdoor sculptures of voluptuous figures covered in bright patterns and dancing with outstretched arms.

From the Vault: Bertha Lum
Posted: March 5, 2010
Category: Archive: Mar 2010
Learn more about American artist Bertha Lum (1869-1953), whose work May Night (1913) is featured in the NMWA collection.)
Three people covered in blue and orange cloaks hold umbrellas and walk up hill through bamboo trees.

From the Vault: Kay Sage
Posted: March 4, 2010
Category: Archive: Mar 2010
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.