Allons-y! Exploring Francophone Sculpture in NMWA’s Collection
Posted: May 6, 2019
Category: From The Collection
Visitors from the Young Women’s Francophone Meetup Group explored the collection galleries to learn more about Francophone women artists while practicing their French. The group found common threads among three...
Explore the themes featured in NMWA's most recent collection installation with NMWA director Susan Fisher Sterling.
5 Fast Facts: Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses
Posted: March 13, 2019
Category: From The Collection
Impress your friends with five fast facts about painter Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860–1961), whose work is part of NMWA’s collection.
As part of NMWA’s #5WomenArtists campaign, impress your friends with five fast facts about artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, whose work is part of NMWA’s collection.
Impress your friends with five fast facts about artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, whose work is on view in NMWA’s newly reinstalled collection galleries.
“We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard”: Barbara Kruger’s Imagery and Hollywood’s Gender Inequity
Posted: February 21, 2019
Category: From The Collection
In 1971, art historian Linda Nochlin penned the essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” The now-famous piece interrogated the systematic obstacles that have prevented women from succeeding...
Impress your friends with five fast facts about artist Laure Tixier). Tixier’s Plaid Houses (Maquettes) (2005–11), currently on view in NMWA’s collection galleries, explore a range of architectural styles in...
Impress your friends with five fast facts about artist Camille Claudel, whose work is part of NMWA’s collection.
Connecting the Threads: Lynda Benglis and Rodarte
Posted: January 30, 2019
Category: From The Collection
NMWA’s exhibition Rodarte celebrates the innovative American fashion house, founded by sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy. Explore how the dresses on view share visual appeal and common threads with works...