Vernacular Photographs: The Peter J. Cohen Gift
Who took these photographs? Who are the people featured in these images? Where were they made? When? Many of the questions curators seek to address cannot be answered about the […]
Recent Acquisitions
Noah Jemisin: Holland Tunnel
The Birmingham Museum of Art is excited to have acquired work by Birmingham native, New York-based artist Noah Jemisin (born 1943). Jemisin is a painter, instructor, and was a student […]
The Sculpture of John Rhoden
Eighteen sculptures from the exhibition Determined to Be: The Sculpture of John Rhoden have been given to the Birmingham Museum of Art’s permanent collection. In 2017, the John Rhoden Estate […]
1880 Crow Peace Delegation
This work by Wendy Red Star, entitled 1880 Crow Peace Delegation, consists of 10 historic photographs that have been scanned and digitally manipulated. She has annotated the scanned photographs, identifying the names of the sitters and details about their lives.
Building the Collection
As an institution committed to collecting broadly and in depth, the Birmingham Museum of Art is home to a diverse collection of more than 27,000 paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and […]
Delft Tulip Vase
The BMA is pleased to add another outstanding example of ceramic art to its permanent collection. This 17th-century, blue and white, glazed earthenware vessel with two applied handles and applied […]
Lifeline
This basket, entitled Lifeline, was made by Shan Goshorn, an Eastern Band Cherokee artist living in Oklahoma. Goshorn’s innovative woven containers reflect traditional Cherokee motifs while incorporating historic photographs, treaties, […]
Recent Beaux Arts Krewe Acquisitions
Two recent acquisitions are bolstering the collection of European art at the BMA. Both were made possible through funds provided by the Beaux Arts Krewe, which has supported important acquisitions […]
Standing Rock
This photograph was taken by Tlingit/Cherokee artist Zoë Marieh Urness. Urness participated in the protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline—an oil pipeline which was to be installed under several bodies […]
Memories of the Coast of France
From 1939 to 1945, the Second World War shattered the world. Nations and their people were plunged into the global conflict, deprived of calm stability in their daily lives. Understanding […]
Adoration of the Shepherds
This work has been acquired in memory of the life and work of Jeannine O’Grody, former Curator of European Art, Chief Curator, and Deputy Director at the Birmingham Museum of Art.
Charles Sheeler’s Tree and Landscape
The Museum recently acquired Tree and Landscape, a painting in tempera on paper by Charles Sheeler from 1947. The painting will serve to expand the narrative of American modernism told in the Museum’s American art collection.