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Robert Henri (1865-1929), Portrait of Fay Bainter, 1918, oil on canvas, 41 x 32 7/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of R. Phillip and Linda Rasmussen, 1991. This week, on [...]

  “I’ve spent a lot of time around maps. An enormous world map, about eight feet wide and six feet tall, hand pride of place in my childhood home. Finland has tens of thousands [...]

Guest post by MOA Marketing Student, Isabelle Kramer This year’s Family Arts Festival was especially innovative, especially in regards to thinking of ways to present the current refugee crisis to [...]

Guest Post by Megan Mayfield, MOA Marketing Intern Oil paint most likely has been used for art as far back as the 7th century, but it didn’t become a widely used medium in Europe until the 15th [...]

John Hafen (1856-1910), Was I Nurtured Near Thy Side, 1909, gouache, 18 ¼ x 10 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of German E. Ellsworth, 1940. Happy Father’s Day from the BYU [...]

Guest Post by Megan Mayfield, MOA Marketing Intern The Roman civilization spanned almost 1,000 years and was a very productive time for art. Because of the widespread nature of the Roman Empire, [...]

Vic Guinnell, To Have and to Hold! War Bonds, 1944, poster, 27 7/8 x 20 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Phillip M. Flammer.   Thursday, June 14th is Flag Day, a [...]

Guest Post by Dallin R. Adams, MOA Marketing Intern At a recent TEDxBYU event contemporary artist, Aundrea Frahm explained how we can better understand and appreciate contemporary art. You can [...]