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Winslow Homer
Winslow Homer, Spring

Winslow Homer

Art & Collection
Today is the birthday of Winslow Homer, born February 24, 1836. Crystal Bridges has six of Homer's paintings in our permanent collection, five of which are works on paper, including Spring,…
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Joan Mitchell
Joan Mitchell standing among her artworks

Joan Mitchell

Activities & Education Art & Collection At the Museum

February 12 is the birthday of Abstract Expressionist painter Joan Mitchell (1925-1992). Everything about Mitchell’s privileged early life and academic career might have suggested a smooth path to an early successful…

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Edward Curtis – Frontier Photographer, Artist and Adventurer
Edward Curtis

Edward Curtis – Frontier Photographer, Artist and Adventurer

Art & Collection Exhibitions

February 16 is the birthday of Edward Curtis – American frontier photographer and ethnologist, who became best-known for his epic work The North American Indian, produced between 1907 and 1930…

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Nick Cave: Sound and Motion

Nick Cave: Sound and Motion

Art & Collection

February 3 is the birthday of Nick Cave: dancer, artist, and creator of the popular and awe-inspiring Soundsuits. These colorful and dramatic costumes are designed by Cave to be worn and performed in, yet…

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Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock, Reclining Woman

Jackson Pollock

Art & Collection Exhibitions

Today is the birthday of artist Jackson Pollock, born January 28, 1912.  Pollock is well known as the quintessential American Abstract Expressionist painter:  the poster child for action painting with his…

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Art in Motion: Transport and Installation of Works in the Museum
Painting carts hold a framed work upright during transport

Art in Motion: Transport and Installation of Works in the Museum

Art & Collection
One of the first things you learn when you come to work at Crystal Bridges is “Art has the right-of-way.”  When our preparators are moving artworks into or out of…
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The Birth and (Slow) Death of the Slow Room
Everything in the room is attached to cords which are pulled through a hole in the back wall.

The Birth and (Slow) Death of the Slow Room

Exhibitions
Ali Demorotski is Curatorial Assistant here at Crystal Bridges, and she has been closely involved with the State of the Art exhibition from the get-go:  handling everything from flight arrangements…
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A Conversation with Watercolorist Zeek Taylor
Zeek Taylor

A Conversation with Watercolorist Zeek Taylor

Museum Store
One the best parts of my job as Assistant Merchandising Manager of the Museum store is that I get to oversee our regional craft program.  I enjoy interacting with the…
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Brussels Sprouts, Bacon, and Beer, Oh My!
Fresh Brussel sprouts in large pot

Brussels Sprouts, Bacon, and Beer, Oh My!

Culinary
Fess up:  are you one of the many sufferers from an irrational fear of Brussels sprouts? Well, fear no more, valiant eater!  Eleven's chefs have come up with a recipe that combines this oft-avoided,…
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Theodoros Stamos
Theodoros Stamos

Theodoros Stamos

Art & Collection

Today is the birthday of Abstract Expressionist painter Theodoros Stamos. Stamos, a Greek-American artist, was the youngest of the “first generation” Abstract Expressionists, and was one of the contemporaries of…

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Expanding the Cycle of Creative Energy with Kristen Cliffell
Kristen Cliffel

Expanding the Cycle of Creative Energy with Kristen Cliffell

Activities & Education At the Museum Exhibitions

Today we present another guest blog post: this time by State of the Art artist Kristen Cliffel.  Cliffel participated in the Museum’s Symposium in November, and returns to Crystal Bridges…

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AIA Gold Medalists at Crystal Bridges
Moshe Safdie

AIA Gold Medalists at Crystal Bridges

Architecture

Yesterday, a group of students from the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas were on the grounds, installing a pavilion they have designed and built especially…

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Discovery and Recovery with Jason Vaughn
Jason Vaughn

Discovery and Recovery with Jason Vaughn

Exhibitions
Jason Vaughn's photo series hide features lovely, sometimes haunting images of the semi-permanent deer-hunting stands he has discovered in his adopted home of Wisconsin. Vaughn grew up far from the rural culture of hunting,…
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Capturing Nature in Clay: An Autumn Project
Autumn leaves made from clay

Capturing Nature in Clay: An Autumn Project

Activities & Education At the Museum Exhibitions Nature & Outdoor

Cooler weather is upon us, and many of us, including me, treasure those last warm days of the year. As an Art Instructor for a museum that has over 3.5…

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Rock On: Robert Tannen’s Grains of Sand
Robert Tannen, Grains of Sand sculpture

Rock On: Robert Tannen’s Grains of Sand

Art & Collection Nature & Outdoor
If you have traveled any of Crystal Bridges trails, you have no doubt come across one of Robert Tannen’s enormous numbered boulders. The big rocks are part of an installation…
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Maria Oakey Dewing
Maria Oakey Dewing

Maria Oakey Dewing

Art & Collection

Today is the birthday of Maria Oakey Dewing, born October 27, 1845.  Her rich, passionate painting, Rose Garden, is a visitor favorite in Crystal Bridges’ permanent collection. Born Maria Richards…

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Library Periodicals
The Art Newspaper (cover)

Library Periodicals

Library

Working at Crystal Bridges, it is indeed a privilege to be surrounded by such natural beauty and great works of art.  Every day, we are given the opportunity to learn…

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Working at the Museum, Part 1
Brandi Cline

Working at the Museum, Part 1

Activities & Education People & Community

As editor of Crystal Bridges’ blog, I’m always sniffing around for new blog ideas and attempting to harry, cajole, or even bribe (a little chocolate goes a long way sometimes)…

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Exploring the Given Reality with Dave Greber
Dave Greber

Exploring the Given Reality with Dave Greber

Exhibitions
New Orleans artist Dave Greber creates mesmerizing, eye-boggling video works.  The two works presented in State of the Art illustrate the very different styles his practice encompasses, yet the two…
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Exploring Circles in Circles with Hamilton Poe
Hamilton Poe

Exploring Circles in Circles with Hamilton Poe

Exhibitions
Talking with Detroit-based artist Hamilton Poe is something of a circular... or perhaps spiral ... process.  He trails off, comes back around, picks up with something he'd said earlier... it's…
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