Object of the Week: Teapot by Warren MacKenzie
Object of the Week: Teapot by Warren MacKenzie Posted on: 2019-09-16 14:25:53 Share: Warren MacKenzie (1924-2018) began working with clay as an undergraduate student at the Art Institute of Chicago. Unsatisfied with the teaching provided...
From the Archives: Anna Olmsted Writes to First Lady
From the Archives: Anna Olmsted Writes to First Lady Posted on: 2019-09-10 09:08:24 Share: On May 3, 1938, Anna Olmsted, the Director of the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (today the Everson Museum), wrote a...
Object of the Week: Cinerary Urn by Adelaide Alsop Robineau
Object of the Week: Cinerary Urn by Adelaide Alsop Robineau Posted on: 2019-09-30 16:20:01 Share: Adelaide Alsop Robineau, today considered one of America’s preeminent studio potters, began her ceramics career as a china painter, painting...
Object of the Week: Prosperity V by Caroline Cheng
Object of the Week: Prosperity V by Caroline Cheng Posted on: 2019-08-20 13:40:29 Share: Caroline Cheng (b. 1963) is a world-renowned ceramist, curator, and educator. Born in Cambridge in the United Kingdom, Cheng received her...
From the Archives: Arts and Crafts Show by Local Artists
From the Archives: Arts and Crafts Show by Local Artists Posted on: 2019-08-12 10:20:23 Share: In December of 1925, the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts (today the Everson Museum) opened Arts and Crafts Show by...
Object of the Week: Birch Bark Vase by Eric Serritella
Object of the Week: Birch Bark Vase by Eric Serritella Posted on: 2019-08-05 11:27:11 Share: Eric Serritella is a ceramist based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. After sixteen years of working in marketing, he began...
Object of the Week: The Bacchante by Arthur Van W. Eltinge
Object of the Week: The Bacchante by Arthur Van W. Eltinge Posted on: 2019-07-23 09:06:42 Share: Arthur Van Wagenen Eltinge (1872-1931) was born in Kingston, New York. He showed an early interest in music and...
From the Archives: Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik
From the Archives: Charlotte Moorman and Nam June Paik Posted on: 2019-07-15 09:35:10 Share: From January 18 through 23, 1972, cellist Charlotte Moorman and artist Nam June Paik performed Concerto for TV Cello and Videotape...
Object of the Week: Manchas by Juan Cruz
Object of the Week: Manchas by Juan Cruz Posted on: 2019-07-08 09:22:35 Share: Syracuse-based artist Juan Alberto Cruz (b. 1941, Puerto Rico) combines rich symbolism with a bold and colorful abstract style to create work...
Object of the Week: Easter Twilight–5th Avenue at Plaza by F. Usher DeVoll
Object of the Week: Easter Twilight–5th Avenue at Plaza by F. Usher DeVoll Posted on: 2019-07-30 16:30:01 Share: Frederick Usher DeVoll (1873-1941) was born in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from the Rhode Island School...
Object of the Week: Nevada Falls by Albert Bierstadt
Object of the Week: Nevada Falls by Albert Bierstadt Posted on: 2019-06-24 12:22:07 Share: Albert Bierstadt (1830-1902) was a German-American artist who specialized in romanticized landscapes of the American West. When he was just two...
Object of the Week: Momia con Flores en la Cabeza by Mariana Monteagudo
Object of the Week: Momia con Flores en la Cabeza by Mariana Monteagudo Posted on: 2019-06-17 09:26:57 Share: Mariana Monteagudo, born in 1976 in Venezuela, is a Miami-based artist best known for her mixed media...