Purim
The Jewish festival of Purim begins this evening at sundown and continues through Friday evening. Purim commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the threat of death, as recorded in [...]
Artwork of the Week: February 14, 2021
Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919), Silver Chalice with Roses, 1882, oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959, and with [...]
Artwork of the Week: February 7, 2021
Ernie Barnes (1938-2009), In the Beginning, c.1970, acrylic on cotton canvas, 18 x 24 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Curtis Atkisson, 2020. In [...]
Artwork of the Week: January 31, 2021
C. C. A. Christensen (1831-1912), Winter Quarters, c.1878, tempera on muslin, 76 3/4 x 113 3/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of the grandchildren of C.C.A. Christensen, [...]
Artwork of the Week: January 24, 2021
Mahonri M. Young (1877-1957), Coasting, 1906, oil on canvas board, 13 3/4 x 20 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of Mahonri M. Young Estate, 1959. Mahonri Young [...]
Artwork of the Week: January 17, 2021
Ando Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), Figures in Snow, no date, woodblock print, 9 11/16 x 6 5/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1993. The Japanese master Hiroshige captures the [...]
Artwork of the Week: January 10, 2021
Leconte Stewart (1891-1990), “Winter Farm,” 1955, watercolor, 11 x 14 1/2 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art Nestled against the foothills of a wintry mountain [...]
Artwork of the Week: January 3, 2021
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece, c.1652, etching and drypoint, 3 11/16 x 5 11/16 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchase/gift of [...]
