123 search results for “The Owsley Moment”
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S03 E23 – Joseph Hirsch – Banquet – 1946
Hirsch hoped that Civil Rights in America would evolve so that people of all backgrounds could live and work together in harmony. He used his art to advocate for such change.
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S03 E22 – Maria Martinez and Santana Roybal Martinez – Blackware Jar – about 1943-54
Maria Martinez is widely regarded as a master of the black-on-black technique, and her work has transcended the traditional boundaries between utilitarian objects and fine art.
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S03 E21 – Paul T. Frankl – 431 Modernique Clock – 1928
Although the model 431 Modernique’s life was short-lived, the clock has been praised for being both, “unabashedly American” and “thoroughly modern.”
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S03 E20 – Christina Ramberg – Schizophrenic Discovery – 1977
Ramberg’s inspiration for this painting came from corsets, seeing them as uncomfortable packaging that painfully slimmed the female body and pressured women to appear ideally feminine.
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S03 E19 – John Steuart Curry – John Brown – 1939
This print conveys the urgency of the anti-slavery movement in the years leading up to the Civil War.
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S03 E18 – Hiram Powers – Proserpine – 1839-43/1844-49
Powers’ nude neoclassical statues were widely known for being pristine and realistic, and sometimes caused a stir among conservative nineteenth-century audiences.
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S03 E17 – Hugo Gellert – Primary Accumulation 19 – 1933
In 1934, Hugo Gellert published an edited version of Karl Marx’s Capital, featuring lithographs he designed to complement the excerpts of that revolutionary text.
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S03 E16 – Edwin Fulwider – Casey Jones – 1939
Fulwider’s painting shows the frantic seconds just before the two locomotives crash head on, creating anxiety as you realize the catastrophe of the train crash is imminent.
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S03 E14 – Mauricio Lasansky – Thomas – 1962
Throughout his career, Lasansky explored the complex human experience though portraiture.
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S03 E13 – Gilbert Stuart – Portrait of Anne Eliza Allston – 1804/1805
American artist Gilbert Stuart was the most sought-out portraitist of his era. He became famous for his many images of George Washington, including the portrait reproduced on the dollar bill.
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S03 E02 – Richard Serra – Ariadne’s Afternoon – 1982
At first glance, Richard Serra’s Ariadne’s Afternoon looks very simple, but a closer look reveals an intriguing and deceptively complex work of art.
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S03 E01 – Ed Paschke – Tiera del Sienna – 1977
Paschke was part of the Chicago Imagists, a group of artists who were inspired by the city’s nightlife.
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S03 E12 – Theodore Clement Steele – Tennessee Mountain Land – 1899
Steele was a key member of the Hoosier Group, a group of five Indiana-born artists who were dedicated to the Impressionist style.
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S03 E11 – Reginald Marsh – Brooklyn Bridge with Manhattan Skyline – 1936
This tranquil watercolor is a somewhat unusual example of Marsh’s work, as he is best known for depicting bustling and sometimes bawdy scenes of early twentieth-century New York.
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S03 E10 – John Peterson – Cache Pot – 1997
John Peterson graduated from Ball State University and has worked in the Muncie area ever since.
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S03 E09 – Mabel Dwight – Circus – 1930
Dwight made many silly and satirical lithographs during the 1930s, reminding viewers that levity is still possible even in a time of crisis.
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S03 E08 – Charles Pollock – Passim number 10B – 1974
While Pollock’s younger brother Jackson gained fame for large abstract expressionist paintings, Charles’s abstractions, like Passim number 10B, were more precise and modest in size.
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S03 E07 – Thomas Wilmer Dewing – Woman in Green with Fan, Number 129 – 1923
In an era of great social change, Dewing’s chalk and pastel portraits of women represented a highly evolved civilization in which beauty and grace flourished.
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S03 E06 – Unidentified Artist – Native American (Arctic Circle, Inuit culture) – Toy Ball – circa 1890
It is likely this ball was crafted by women of the Inuit culture, since women saw this type of needle and hide work as a religious practice.
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S03 E05 – Ivan Albright – Fleeting Time, Thou Hast Left Me Old – 1945
Albright became famous when his painting Picture of Dorian Gray appeared as the titular picture in the 1945 Hollywood adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s book about a portrait that ages while its owner stays young.
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About The Owsley Moment
Created by Ball State School of Art professor Dr. Lara Kuykendall, The Owsley Moment is a brief, informative program that describes one work in the David Owsley Museum of Art's collection every week. Each Moment takes the listener on a small adventure, often telling the history of the piece, recounting the life of the artist, or vividly detailing the characteristics of the work.
The Owsley Moments are written by Ball State art history students. They are produced in collaboration with the David Owsley Museum of Art and Indiana Public Radio and are voiced by Ball State students.