bodiesandexpectations

The artists featured in the Bodies and Expectations section work to free feminine forms from the confines of the male and colonial gazes that dominated […]

Nan Goldin (American, b. 1953) Kenny Putting On Makeup, 1973 Cibachrome color print Gift of Jeffery Horrell, ‘75 and Rodney Rose 2003.7 Nan Goldin’s work […]

Kiki Smith (American, b. Nuremberg, 1954) Come Away From Her (after Lewis Carroll), 2003 Etching, aquatint, drypoint and watercolor on paper Miami University Art Museum […]

Jessica Harrison (Scottish, b. 1982) Emma from the series Broken Ladies, 2013 Found ceramic, epoxy resin, enamel paint, acrylic varnish Collection of Sara M. and […]

Elizabeth Nourse (American, 1859-1938) Tunis Women Weaving, 1897 Watercolor on paper Gift of Frank Jordan 2006.28 Elizabeth Nourse created this watercolor during her travels to […]

Donna Ferrato (American, b. 1949) #1 Scenes from a Marriage, Garth and Lisa, 1982 Archival pigment print Gift of Kevin Willsey 2014.11 Using her Leica […]

Joyce Tenneson (American, b. 1945) Jane Goodall, 2000 Archival Pigment Print Gift of Mr. Bradley Griffin 2019.32.2 Jane Goodall, the renowned scientist who redefined mankind […]

Joyce Tenneson (American, b. 1945) Sleeping Beauty, 1987 Color Polaroid Miami University Art Museum purchase 1990.11 Joyce Tenneson’s Sleeping Beauty is a celebration of the […]

Kara Walker (American, b. 1969) African/American, 1998 Linoleum cut on paper Miami University Art Museum purchase through the Commemorative Fund and by Jeffery L. Horrell, […]

Jesse Mathes (American, b. 1977) Personal Space: Eighteen Inches, 2009 Copper and prismacolor Gift of the Artist 2009.1 Jesse Mathes’ metalsmithing work takes on the […]