The love and art of married Mexican painters Kahlo and Rivera are the subject of a new Spanish-language opera titled 'El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego'
The love and art of married Mexican painters Kahlo and Rivera are the subject of a new Spanish-language opera titled 'El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego'
MSU Broad Art Museum prioritizes inclusion and equity in 2021 acquisitions
Cristina Kahlo, Pulsus, 2021.
EAST LANSING, MI
.-The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University announced 11 new acquisitions to its permanent collection. Expanding on the museums mission to amplify the voices of underrepresented communities, all of the artworks acquired this year were by women artists, Indigenous artists, and artists of color.
Among the acquisitions is work by Christina Kahlo, great-grandniece of artist Frida, Métis artist and MSU faculty member Dylan Miner, and two works by Mexican artist Betsabeé Romero, both of which were purchased through the generosity of MSU alumna Adrienne Johns and Jim Whitely.
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BILOXI, MS
.-The Ohr-OKeefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi announced a major donation of 50 artworks by Los Angeles-based, advocate and collector Gordon W. Bailey. The transformative gift features African American artists Leroy Almon, David Butler, Richard Dial, Thornton Dial, Minnie Evans, Roy Ferdinand, Sandy Hall, Clementine Hunter, Charlie Lucas, Juanita Rogers, Sulton Rogers, Welmon Sharlhorne, Herbert Singleton, Willie White, and Purvis Young; Native Americans, Silas and Bertha Claw, Betty Manygoats, Elizabeth Manygoats, Wallace Nez, and Lorraine Williams; and Southern potters, Burlon Craig, Cheever Meaders, and Lanier Meaders. On behalf of the board and the OKeefe family, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to Mr. Bailey for making this generous donation of important artworks, said Jeffrey H. OKeefe, In addition to enriching the museums permanent collection by adding Native American an . More