This painting of a man and woman embracing is from the West African country of Senegal. The image has been painted on the back of a pane of glass – […]
Katherine Anne Paul
Spotlight on the Collection: March 2017
Bound and Determined: Helen Gertrude Sahler’s Spirit of Revolt This year marks the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into the First World War. Although World War I began on […]
Spotlight on the Collection: February 2017
*This work will be on view later this year as part of an exhibition of Asian art from the Weldon collection. This lamp is a masterpiece of design. A small dish […]
Spotlight on the Collection: January 2017
While Alabama never has much of a real winter, other places are virtually defined by freezing temperatures, snow, and ice. This is certainly true for the Netherlands. The winter of […]
Spotlight on the Collection: December 2016
This crown would have been worn by a chief of the Baule people who live in the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire, which means Ivory Coast in French. The […]
Spotlight on the Collection: November 2016
What? These look like horses to me! A firedog is a device intended to hold logs above the hearth in order to improve air circulation for better burning. It is […]
Spotlight on the Collection: October 2016
O Soul come back! Why have you left your abode And sped to the Earth’s four corners? Deserting the place of your delight To meet with all those things of […]
Spotlight On the Collection: September 2016
During the early part of the 20th century in German-speaking Europe, artists and designers sought to reconcile centuries-old craft traditions with the demands of large-scale industry. Stylistic issues were a […]
Spotlight on the Collection: September 2016
Who knew painted wood could look so real? But then, this was exactly the point. At the time this sculpture was made, artists aimed for the greatest possible lifelikeness. […]
Spotlight on the Collection: August 2016
At the beginning of this year, the latest sculpture for the Red Mountain Garden Club Memorial Garden at the Museum was placed in its new home in a tree-shaded bower. Shiva, the […]
Spotlight on the Collection: August 2016
What is an artist’s book? Most simply put, it is a work of art that utilizes the form of the book. However, artists’ books are not simple objects nor are they simple to […]
Spotlight on the Collection: June 2016
On an October evening in 1901, the American painter Charles Caryl Coleman painted this view of Mount Vesuvius from the window of his studio on the Italian island of Capri. […]