aestheticsofmaking

The materials and processes of making often carry just as much meaning physically and aesthetically as the content of the work itself. The works in […]

Vera Klement (American, b. Poland, 1929) Birches/Embrace, 1994 Oil on canvas Miami University Art Museum purchase through the Commemorative Fund 2004.7 In Birches/Embrace, Vera Klement […]

Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992) Sunflowers IV, 1992 Color lithograph (diptych) on paper Miami University Art Museum purchase through the Commemorative Fund, made possible by generous […]

Sonia Delaunay (French, b. Ukraine, 1885-1979) Untitled, 1950 Gouache on paper Gift of Dr. and Mrs. James E. Bever 1999.25 Sonia Delaunay’s Untitled was produced […]

Louise Nevelson (American, b. Russia 1899-1988) Rain Garden Zag IX, 1978 Wood with paint Gift of Western College Alumnae Association, Inc. 1980.37 One of the […]

Marisol Escobar (Venezuelan, b. France 1930-2016) The Royal Family, 1967 Mixed media Gift of Paul and Mona Doepper 1986.11 Marisol Escobar’s amusing and charismatic assemblage […]

Maria Martinez (Native American, San Ildefonso, 1880-1980) Jug, 1934-1943 Clay fired blackware ceramic Gift of Orpha Webster 1975.C.2.33 Maria Martinez’s vessel is an example of […]

Clementine Hunter (American, 1886-1988) Baptismal, 1950s Oil on board Gift of Larry Wayne Richards and Frederic Urban 2019.30 Clementine Hunter was a self-taught, African-American artist […]

Faith Ringgold (American, b. 1930) Freedom Flag Story #1: On Tuesday Morning, 2003 Lithograph on paper Gift of Dr. Lisa Farrington 2011.8 Freedom Flag Story […]

Ann Hamilton (American, b. 1956) Book Weight tt, (human carriage), 2009-2010 Archival ink jet print Miami University Art Museum purchase 2010.94 Ann Hamilton’s book weights […]