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From the Vault

Staff Selections from the Permanent Collection
Opening December 12

We asked our staff to select some of their favorite artworks in our permanent collection for this latest edition of From the Vault. The result is a assortment of some of the most wonderful (and some of the weirdest!) works we could pull "from the vault."

We invite you to celebrate the weird, the wonderful, and everything in between in this new exhibition, which is accompanied by quotes from our staff on why they selected the works they did.

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Peace, Be Still
Arnold Friberg (1913-2010), 'Peace, Be Still,' c.1960, oil on masonite 41 x 65 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by Roy and Carol Christensen, 2021
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YOUNG WOMAN WITH FRUIT
Florence Ware (1891-1972), 'Young Woman with Fruit,' C. 1930, Oil on Canvas, 23 13/16 x 30 Inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Gift of Edward Girard and Ruth Hale, 2008.
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Jean-François Millet (1814–1875), 'Récolteuse de pommes de terre' ('Potato Harvester'), c. 1850, oil on canvas, 15 7/8 x 12 ¼ inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of the Children of Roy and Carol Christensen, 2024.
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Daniel Ridgeway Knight (1839-1924), "The Harvesters," oil on canvas, 33 1/2 x 46 3/4 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, with funds provided by Jack and Mary Lois Wheatley, 2011.
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Ittenbach Mater Christi
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Maynard Dixon (1875-1946), 'Merging of Spring and Winter,' 1930, oil on canvas, 40 x 50 1/8 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, 1937.
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Past Iterations of 'From the Vault':

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From the Vault

Envisioning the Early Latter Days
Open through November 1, 2025
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From the Vault

American Highlights and Recent Acquisitions
January 28, 2022 – August 17, 2024
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Minerva Teichert: Book of Mormon Highlights

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