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Hillstrom Museum of Art acquires etching suggested by student Sydney Stumme-Berg (’22)
Claire Mahl Moore (1917-1988), The Widow, c.1936-1939, lithograph on paper, 7 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches, Hillstrom Museum of Art purchase with endowment acquisition funds The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College recently acquired a Depression-era lithograph made in New York by artist Claire Mahl Moore (1917-1988), titled The Widow (also known as […]
A Look at the Portrait of Gustavus Adolphus by African American Artist Frederick J. Brown (1945-2012)
Frederick J. Brown (1945-2012), Gustavus Adolphus, 2001, oil on linen, 48 x 36 inches, Gift of Gerald “Bud” Pearson Frederick J. Brown (1945-2012), artist of the 2001 oil portrait Gustavus Adolphus that was donated to the Hillstrom Museum of Art by Gerald “Bud” Pearson and that is displayed near the entrance of the Jackson Campus […]
Hillstrom Museum of Art acquires etching suggested by student Sydney Swenson (’22)
Eliza Pratt Greatorex (1819-1897), The Pond at Cernay-la-Ville, 1880, etching on paper, 4 1/4 x 6 13/16 inches, Hillstrom Museum of Art purchase with endowment acquisition funds The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College recently acquired an 1880 etching by Irish-born American artist Eliza Pratt Greatorex (1819-1897), The Pond at Cernay-la-Ville. The […]
Hillstrom Museum of Art acquires etching suggested by student Gigi deGrood (’22)
In conjunction with a Museum Studies class project in spring 2020 at Gustavus Adolphus College, the Hillstrom Museum of Art has acquired an 1879 etching by American artist William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) titled Keying Up—The Court Jester. The prolific artist, acclaimed for his Impressionist approach, was also a leading teacher of a generation of American […]