FARMER GALLERY | AUG 30–DEC 17
JASON E. SHAIMAN, CURATOR OF EXHIBITIONS
Consisting of nearly 17,000 objects, the collection is encyclopedic, representing a variety of global art traditions created over thousands of years. Each year the Miami University Art Museum adds to its growing permanent collection through gifts and bequests from alumni and other donors who support the arts. The Art Museum’s holdings are also enhanced by selected purchases from auctions, galleries and artists. New acquisitions continue to bolster the Art Museum’s presence in the arts community of Southwest Ohio. Recently accessioned works are featured in exhibitions and made available to students and faculty, researchers and collectors.
The Miami University Art Museum is pleased to present highlights from objects acquired in 2014 and 2015. Featured in the exhibition are fine examples of sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and bronzes from internationally recognized artists such as Willem de Kooning, Mary Cassatt, Jim Dine, Thomas Hart Benton and James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Additional works highlight regional artists of great stature, including Annette Covington, John P. Rettig, Elizabeth Nourse, Edward Charles Volkert and Sidney Chafetz. Works by former art faculty members Philip Morsberger and Marston Dean Hodgin also enhance the collections.
BROWN BAG LUNCH SERIES
Bring your lunch and join faculty and museum staff for a brief informative dialogue.
Cincinnati Regionals and the American Art Scene
TUE, SEPT 13 | 12:15–12:45 PM
JASON E. SHAIMAN, CURATOR OF EXHIBITIONS
Explore the connections among five prominent Cincinnati artists during the first three decades of the 20th century. Learn about how these painters and potters established their individualized styles, while collectively representing trends in American art.
Balcomb Greene: Mid-Century Rebel
TUE, OCT 11 | 12:15–12:45 PM
LAURA STEWART, COLLECTIONS MANAGER/REGISTRAR
Discover one of America’s leading abstractionists, Balcomb Greene (1904-1990). This talk will focus on his work Maternity, created in 1959.
Grass Routes and a Bronze Buckle
TUE, NOV 15 | 12:15–12:45 PM
DANIEL PRIOR, PHD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HISTORY
One of the museum’s new acquisitions holds a unique key to unlocking an ancient mystery. Dr. Prior will talk about the movement of people, languages and stories across Eurasia.