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Archive: Jun 2011

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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From Pressing Ideas: Fifty Years of Women’s Lithographs from Tamarind, Artist Spotlight: Polly Apfelbaum
Posted: June 23, 2011
Category: Archive: Jun 2011
Inspired by popular culture and, to a lesser extent, feminism, Polly Apfelbaum compels viewers to think about the pleasure of the aesthetic experience. A contemporary printmaker and mixed-media artist, Apfelbaum is...
Twelve vertical columns, each a different color, of repeating flower, pinwheel, and starburst shapes on a white background.

Ask Heather Monthly Feature
Posted: June 2, 2011
Category: Archive: Jun 2011
Heather Slania is NMWA's new Director of the Library and Research Center. Prior to joining NMWA she worked at Georgetown University as a Research and Instruction Librarian and an Art, Art...
A bookshelf packed with colorful books about women artists.