America’s Stories
Guest post by Dr. Kenneth Hartvigsen, MOA Curator of American Art America is more than its land, as remarkable as its scenic beauty and economic potential may be. It is more than its population; [...]
Artwork of the Week: August 25, 2019
John Ferguson Weir (1841-1926), Popindrecht, Holland, 1881, oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 18 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art. American artist John Ferguson Weir was born on August [...]
The “This is the Place Monument”
Guest post by Ashlee Whitaker, Curator of Religious Art In 1939, Mahonri Young began earnestly campaigning to be selected as the sculptor for the This is the Place Monument, located near [...]
Artwork of the Week: August 18, 2019
Edward Moran (1829-1901), Shipwrecked, c.1877, oil on canvas, 30 x 50 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art. Shipwreck scenes were popular in nineteenth-century America, and Edward [...]
