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Wendy Red Star

1880 Crow Peace Delegation

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Flower or Tulip Vase, about 1693, tin-glazed earthenware (Delft), De Griexe A factory (The "Greek A" factory), the Netherlands

Delft Tulip Vase

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Lifeline

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Memories of the Coast of France

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Standing Rock

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Adoration of the Shepherds

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Charles Sheeler’s Tree and Landscape

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Honoring an Expert

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The object is inspired by a traditional Kiowa parfleche, a type of container made from rawhide—deerskin that has not been tanned and is stiff. Some parfleches are flat, rectangular containers, like folded envelopes; the Kiowa traditional form is cylindrical. Hers is made of two hides—the interior is rawhide, giving the container its shape, and the exterior is soft, tanned deer-hide, onto which she has sewn the beads

Between Worlds

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Pair of Candlesticks, France, 1872, gilt bronze and cloisonné enam - el, Bronze caster: Ferdinand Barbedienne, France, 1810–1892; Decorator: Louis-Constant Sévin, France, 1821–1888; Chaser: Désiré Attarge, France, about 1820–1878; Museum purchase with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Chester Huck, by exchange 2017.37.1-.2

Vive la France!

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Recent Acquisitions: Pure Abstraction

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Gauri Gill, India, born 1970, Sunita, Sita and Nirmala, 2003, archival inkjet print mounted in Dibond; Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Purchase in honor of Gail C. Andrews for her dedicated service to Birmingham’s Indian community with funds provided by Dora and Sanjay Singh AFI 14 2017

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The Samurai Spirit

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Edward Mitchell Bannister (American, born Canada, 1828 - 1901), Tending the Ground, 1886. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Purchase with additional funds given in honor of Norman B. Davis, Jr.

Our Common Ground

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A Christenberry Collection

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Spotlight on the Collection: September 2016

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Zelda Fitzgerald's Ober House

What’s Up at the BMA: The Legend of Zelda

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This Day in History

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Behind The Scenes: Shiva Has Landed!

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Art Matters: Conservation On Paper

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European Masters on Paper

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A Glimpse into Inuit Life

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Yes Sir, That’s My Baby

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Merrily We Roll Along

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A New Look at Contemporary Artists

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A Major Gift of Japanese Treasures

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Top-Shelf Donations to the Museum Library

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“Jazzed” By Discovery of a Rare Print

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Modern Shin Hanga Prints Gifted to the Museum

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Renaissance Revival Vase Added to Collection

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Chatsworth House Arrives at BMA

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Museum Acquires Four Videos by Young African-American Artists

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Limewood Sculpture Enters the Museum’s Collection

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A Giant Discovery of Miniature Proportions

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