News and Events | Montana Museum of Art & Culture | February 2012

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In This Issue
On View Through February 25, 2012
Marcus Daly in Montana
New Publication: Fra Dana Biography
Student Art Purchase Award
Artwork of the Month

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ON VIEW THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2012

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Frances Carroll Brown: Bitterroot Portraits

 

December 2, 2011-

February 25, 2012

 

Granddaughter of Marcus Daly, Brown had strong ties to the Bitterroot Valley. Her portrait subjects range from laborers to high society. Brown is among the significant female artists who play a compelling role in Montana art history. All works are part of the MMAC Permanent Collection.

  

Image: Frances Carroll Brown, ARM riti Hindu Woman, circa 1940s, oil on canvas, gift of Mary Jean Warlen, MMAC Permanent Collection

 

 

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Fra Dana: American Impressionist in the Rockies

 

December 2, 2011-

February 25, 2012

 

Featuring works by Montana rancher Fra Dana, one of the early twentieth century's leading Rocky Mountain Northwest artists. MMAC also premieres a Dana biography by Valerie Hedquist and Sue Hart with the same title. All works are part of the MMAC Permanent Collection.

  

Image: Fra Dana, Blue Mexican Creamer, no date, oil on board, gift of

Fra Dana, MMAC Permanent Collection.

 

MARCUS DALY IN MONTANA

   

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  Marcus Daly in Montana 
 
 On Thursday, January 19, 2012, MMAC hosted a lecture by UM
 Professor Emeritus Dr. David M. Emmons with remarks on Frances
 Carroll Brown by Brandon Reintjes, MMAC Curator of Art. The
 program was presented in conjunction with the exhibition
 Frances Carroll Brown: Bitterroot Portraits.
 
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Special guest Mary Jean Warlen (2nd from right), attended the lecture and provided a delightful informal tour through the Frances Carroll Brown exhibition. 
Frances Carroll Brown: Bitterroot Portraits continues through February 25, 2012.
   

NEW PUBLICATION: FRA DANA BIOGRAPHY

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The Montana Museum of Art & Culture is pleased to announce the first-ever biography of Dana by Valerie Hedquist, Associate Professor of Art History and Criticism, The University of Montana and Sue Hart, Professor in the English, Philosophy and Modern Languages Department, Montana State University - Billings.  The biography was edited by Caroline Patterson.
 
Fra Dana: American Impressionist in the Rockies is available for $35 soft cover and $55 hard cover at our galleries located in the PARTV lobby or contact the MMAC office at 243-2019 if you would like to place an order. Shipping and handling applies.

STUDENT ART PURCHASE AWARD

 
In November, 2011 the 17th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition was held in the Gallery of Visual Arts.  Each year the student art exhibition gives MMAC the opportunity to purchase student artwork for The Permanent Collection.  MMAC is pleased to have purchased the following pieces: 
  
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Jennifer Bardsley, Mining Tunnels, 2011,
oil on canvas, MMAC Permanent Collection.  
Rachael M. Jones, Free Fall,
porcelain, iron, thread, MMAC
Permanent Collection.
Suzanne Lussier, Abundance, 2011,
ceramic, slips, glazes, gold leaf, MMAC 
Permanent Collection.

ARTWORK OF THE MONTH

 

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The Montana Museum of Art & Culture is one of the state's oldest and most prominent cultural reserves. The Permanent Collection, begun in 1895, now includes nearly 11,000 original works.

 

The core holdings of MMAC's Permanent Collection include works of art that denote the aesthetic development of the Rocky Mountain West, historic European works, Southeast Asian collections, American Impressionist works, contemporary Native American art, important ceramics works and public art sited across the campus. Ranging from historical to contemporary, this treasury includes outstanding pieces by diverse artists.

  

Each month the Montana Museum of Art & Culture looks forward to highlighting artworks from the Permanent Collection.

 

This month's feature:

Titled: Sketch of the Prescott House, 1991

Artist: Tu Baixong

Medium: Gouache on paper, 8 x 12 inches 

MMAC Permanent Collection

 

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