Artwork of the Week

Marie A. Hull (1890-1980), March in Mississippi, c.1930, watercolor, 21 3/4 x 27 7/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1933.

Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Sketch for Medicine Woman, 1909, oil on canvasboard, 10 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.

Winslow Homer (1836-1910), Harper's Weekly, Our Women and the War, 1862, wood engraving, 13 1/2 x 20 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959.

Francisco Goya (1746-1828), De Que Sirve Una Taza (What is the Use of a Cup), 1863, etching burnished aquatint and lavis, 9 15/16 x 13 3/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Paul and Suzanne Engemann, 2000

Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919), In the Sun, 1899, Oil on Canvas, 33 15/16 x 26 15/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of Mahonri M. Young Estate.

N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), Our Emblem, c.1942, oil on panel, 30 1/8 x 22 ¾ inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Frederick R. Hinckley, 1985.

Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), Love Story, 1949-1951, oil on masonite, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1969. Minerva Teichert’s Book of Mormon series includes several imaginative portrayals of stories mentioned, but not elaborated within scripture. Here, she portrays the pairing of Ishmael’s daughters and the sons of Lehi as a lively courtship. While the text says little of these marriages, implying perhaps relationships of necessity, Teichert provides a happy atmosphere of romance and celebration.

Julian Joseph (1882-1964), Night Scene - Snowy Streets, 1947, oil on canvas, 24 5/16 x 20 1/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of Dr. George R. Nicholson, 1976. Under an inky blue sky dotted with falling flakes, urban dwellers fight the battle of winter. Some bundle under long coats or hope their umbrellas will be adequate shields against the bitter night; others wield shovels in futile efforts to free their cars from their igloo tombs. Yet, in the meager reflections on the snow, dashes of yellow, orange, and pink suggest a small hope of Spring’s eventual return.

George M. Ottinger (1833-1917), Self Portrait, c.1880, oil on board, 17 7/8 x 14 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1976

Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), Christ at Emmaus (The Small Passion), c.1510, etching, 5 x 4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959.

Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), Keep Moving, 1934, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.

John Fabian Carlson (1874-1945), Winter Willows, 1937, oil on canvas, 25 x 30 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art.

Minerva Teichert (1888-1976), “Immigrants to New York City (Jewish Refugees),” 1938, oil on canvas, 59 1/4 x 37 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art.

Maynard Dixon (1875-1946),Christmas Eve Procession, Tacos New Mexico, 1931, oil on canvasboard, 15 15/16 x 19 3/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.

Marianne Stokes, Angels Entertaining the Holy Child, c. 1893, oil canvas. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Roy and Carol Christensen, 2015.

Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890), The Nativity,1881, etching, 6 5/16 x 8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by J. Robert and Lisa Wheatley, 2001.

James Taylor Hardwood (1860-1940), Cascade City Creek, 1928, colored etching, 8 13/16 x 20 1/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.