Helen Vaughn (born in 1940, Birmingham, AL/lives in Huntsville, AL) Remembrance and the Cost of Decisions, 1980, oil on canvas, 36.5 x 48.5 in. Museum Purchase in Memory of Amanda and Margaret Lawson Some of the earliest evidence of human art suggests that people told stories with pictures, and narrative art can be [...]
Public Enemy, 1987, archival vintage exhibition print, 13 x 19 in. (frame to 24 x 30 in.) This exhibition features 36 hand-selected silver gelatin and color photographs of important African American artists and performers taken by Jack Mitchell over a career spanning five decades. Mitchell died in 2013 at age 88. His first [...]
Youth Art Month is observed nationally each March to emphasize the value of art education for children and to encourage public support for quality school art programs. It is hosted each year in Huntsville by The Huntsville Museum of Art’s Museum Academy. Youth Art Month also provides a forum for recognizing skills developed through visual [...]
Ladson - Spartan, 32 x 41.5 Encounters: Charles Ladson focuses on the accomplished paintings of this mid-career artist from Macon, GA. Ladson’s works mix conventional aspects of painting like texture, layering, perspective, transparency, and detail — to create images that evoke a sense of mystery and dreamlike reality. Like much Southern art, his [...]
This exclusive exhibition features approximately 35 original works by three of America’s most celebrated and beloved artists — master illustrators Maxfield Parrish, Norman Rockwell, and N.C. Wyeth. The stories these artists tell are well-known parts of American history. Parrish used the works of old masters to create his stories, saying that he used paintings to [...]
Looking at the Collection - Stephen Longstreet: All that Jazz - CLOSING DAY Sunday, July 19 | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Enjoy one last chance to view Looking at the Collection - Stephen Longstreet: All that Jazz. The exhibition will be on display 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. on closing day. The Huntsville Museum [...]
CLA Cristallerie - Lamp with fish, circa 1927-1930, Press-molded glass on fabricated metal base, 8 1/4 x 9 x 5 in. Characterized by smooth lines, geometric shapes, and bright colors, the Art Deco glass movement began, in part, as a reaction against the elaborate and ornate style of Art Nouveau in the late [...]
Docent-Led Tour: The Red Clay Survey: 2020 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art October 4 | 2 p.m. & 3 p.m. Included with admission, pre-registration required Register for tour Enjoy an exclusive last look at the Red Clay Survey with a docent-led, public tour. The tours will take place at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. [...]
Closing Day of The Red Clay Survey: 2020 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art October 11 | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Enjoy one last chance to view The Red Clay Survey: 2020 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art on Sunday, October 11. The exhibition can be viewed during the Museum's normal hours from 12 p.m. - 5 [...]
Robin Robinson, ArmyE-5 Logistics and Procurement 1977-1991, Gulf War, Multi National Forces EgyptVeterans Portrait Project, Louisville, KYVFW Convention(Photos by Stacy L. Pearsall) Stacy Pearsall got her start as an Air Force photographer at the age of 17. During three combat tours, she earned the Bronze Star Medal and Air Force Commendation with Valor. [...]