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Posted on Thursday, July 11th, 2013The name Lakabi refers to an early form of Persian ceramics that was mostly made before 1200. It is characteristic of Lakabi ware to have deeply cut or raised outlines of images in order to keep the colors separate beneath the top coat of glaze. This would allow for many colors to sit side by [...]
Museum Prepares for Battle of Lake Erie Exhibition
Posted on Tuesday, July 9th, 2013In preparation for Perry’s Victory: The Battle of Lake Erie, Galleries 28 and 29 will be closed periodically over the next several weeks for deinstallation, construction, painting and installation. The schedule is as follows: Gallery 28 Closed July 8 – 12 for deinstallation Closed July 22 – 26 for painting Closed July 29 – August [...]
Artwork of the Week: July 5
Posted on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013In a kind of free association sampler of the urban environment, Rauschenberg here combined spontaneous brushwork with silkscreened photos from mass media. With a palette of red, yellow, and blue printer’s ink, he recycled images—the Statue of Liberty, an army helicopter, a construction site, and a sail boat—from his other works of this period. Some [...]
Museum Responds to NY Times Article on Nazi-Era Claims
Posted on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013On Sunday, June 30, the New York Times published a story in its Arts section titled “Museums Faulted on Restitution of Nazi Looted Art” that mentioned the Toledo Museum of Art as one of several major art institutions that has tried to block claimants from filing suit. This is a misrepresentation of the facts. In [...]
TMA Purchases Two Works by Frank Stella
Posted on Thursday, June 27th, 2013The Toledo Museum of Art has expanded its holdings of post-World War II American abstract art by acquiring two works by Frank Stella (born 1936), Conway I and La penna di hu. Director Brian Kennedy said these works not only enlarge the Museum’s abstract art collection but also enhance its initiatives in teaching visual literacy. [...]
Artwork of the Week: June 28
Posted on Thursday, June 27th, 2013Marvin Lipofsky studied under Studio Glass pioneer Harvey Littleton at the University of Wisconsin in the late 1960s. Founder of the Glass Department at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Lipofsky is considered a pioneer himself, thanks to his efforts in teaching students and creating his own hot-formed glass sculptures. Filled with openings, curving [...]
Artwork of the Week: June 21
Posted on Thursday, June 20th, 2013A Pennsylvania native, Henry Ossawa Tanner was the son of a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and a former slave who escaped on the Underground Railroad. Here Tanner paints Jesus and his disciples in a boat on the Sea of Galilee. It is the moment after Jesus has miraculously walked on the rough [...]
TMA to Offer Extended Thursday Evening Hours
Posted on Thursday, June 13th, 2013The Toledo Museum of Art will offer extended Thursday evening hours, experimental programs and Museum Café selections as part of a realignment of its hours to better serve young adults. Called TMA Thursday, the new hours are designed to increase accessibility for visitors with different schedules and to enable the Museum to experiment with diverse [...]
Artwork of the Week: June 14
Posted on Thursday, June 13th, 2013In honor of Father’s Day this Sunday, we present a vision of leisure with A Gentleman at Breakfast. The gentleman in question is depicted in an informal pose relaxing and reading the newspaper at the breakfast table with his dog in attendance. His clothing suggests he intends to go hunting later. Happy Father’s Day, Dads—may [...]
Artwork of the Week: June 7
Posted on Friday, June 7th, 2013For La penna di hu, or “The Peacock Feather,” Frank Stella employed cages and frames that allow the viewer to look through the work, unlike the experience of viewing more traditional sculptures. He also designed the work to be hung on a wall. Stella believes that if a work of art functions pictorially and “floats” [...]