A new book explores the works of photographer Vivian Maier; Sondra Perry receives the 2018 Nam June Paik Award; Paula Rego is the subject of an exhibition at the Musee de...
![A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned adult woman holding a newspaper with news about World War II. She wears a coat and her short, curly hair is caught in the wind.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/1997.181-2-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.png)
Women Making Moves: Immigrant Artists in NMWA’s Collection
Posted: May 17, 2017
Category: Anni Albers
As life in Europe became increasingly dangerous during World War II, some artists sought new lives abroad. Burgeoning art movements springing from major cities in North America shifted the art...
![Green-tinted woven wood covers the corners and leads to the middle where a woman in an orange cloak made from various wooden objects such as a wagon wheel holds a candle and looks to her right at a man entering into the room from a door. The man is wearing a blue cloak and is also comprised of wooden objects. In his right hand, he holds a white flower. Behind them, a clock hangs on the wall, and in the left corner, a blackbird perches on a chair.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2014.154_1290-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Impress your friends with five fast facts about designer Anni Albers (1899–1994), whose work is on view in Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft, and Design, Midcentury and Today through February...
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Dynamic women designers and artists from the mid-20th century and today create innovative designs, maintain craft traditions, and incorporate new aesthetics into fine art in Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft,...
![View of a gallery space. On a black wall, it says " Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft, and Design, Midcentury and Today" in big, white letters, Two pendant lights are hanging from the ceiling to the left.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Pathmakers-Exhibition_19_3411-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-1-700x330.jpg)