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 [...]
This important fundraiser for the Huntsville Museum of Art presents approximately 150 artworks ina range of media and styles, to be auctioned to the highest bidder during the annual Gala events. The Gala Featured Artist for 2020 is Bulgarian-born painter Ignat Ignatov, who currently lives and works in Charleston, SC.
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Red Clay Survey: 2020 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art - OPENING DAY Sunday, August 9 | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Enjoy a first look at The Red Clay Survey: 2020 Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art on opening day. Visit the Museum's newest exhibit all day from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. The Red Clay Survey is a [...]
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. [...]
Opening Day of the Huntsville Photographic Society: 2020 Members’ Showcase Sunday, October 11 | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Enjoy a first look at the Museum's newest exhibition, the Huntsville Photographic Society: 2020 Members’ Showcase. An annual juried selection of approximately 50 outstanding photographs by members of the Huntsville Photographic Society, founded in 1964 to promote [...]
Opening Day of About Face: Portraits from the Collection Sunday, October 11 | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Enjoy a first look at the Museum's new exhibition, About Face: Portraits from the Collection. A portrait is typically defined as a representation of a specific individual, such as the artist might meet in life. A portrait [...]
Opening Day of Jonathan Becker: Social Work - Four Decades of Movers, Shakers & Thinkers October 30 | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. American photographer Jonathan Becker began contributing to Vanity Fair magazine on the heels of an especially successful solo exhibition in Chelsea in 1981. His portraits of filmmaker Louis Malle and of his mentor and [...]