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| July 18, 2008 |
NMWA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF A MIXED MEDIA WORK
BY ILONA KESERÜ |
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Washington, D.C. -- The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) recently received the donation of Black Line (1968) from Hungarian artist Ilona Keserü. Black Line expresses (in the artist’s words) “the feeling of womanhood and joie de vivre” and is filled with “all the possibilities of a woman in her 30s”—the age of Keserü at the time she created it. The work is among the first by Keserü in which she cut pieces of canvas, molded them with glue, and stitched them to the canvas to create three-dimensional shapes. |
| July 18, 2008 |
NMWA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF A MIXED MEDIA WORK
BY ILONA KESERÜ |
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Washington, D.C. -- The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) recently received the donation of Black Line (1968) from Hungarian artist Ilona Keserü. Black Line expresses (in the artist’s words) “the feeling of womanhood and joie de vivre” and is filled with “all the possibilities of a woman in her 30s”—the age of Keserü at the time she created it. The work is among the first by Keserü in which she cut pieces of canvas, molded them with glue, and stitched them to the canvas to create three-dimensional shapes. |
| May 1, 2008 |
“Something Pertaining to God”:
The Patchwork Art of Rosie Lee Tompkins at NMWA |
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WASHINGTON—The National Museum of Women in the Arts presents the Washington showing of “Something Pertaining to God”: The Patchwork Art of Rosie Lee Tompkins, June 27–September 21, 2008, an exhibition showcasing the work of the widely-acclaimed African-American quilt-maker Rosie Lee Tompkins (1936–2006). |
| March 17, 2008 |
WOMEN TO WATCH 2008
NEW PROGRAM SHOWCASES EMERGING AND
UNDERREPRESENTED WOMEN ARTISTS |
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WASHINGTON— NMWA presents a new and innovative program, Women to Watch 2008, in cooperation with its national and international committees to increase the visibility of emerging and underrepresented women artists. Women to Watch 2008 is on view March 14, 2008 through June 15, 2008 at 1250 New York Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. |
| March 7, 2008 |
NMWA Presents "Louise Nevelson: Dawn’s Wedding Feast" |
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WASHINGTON—The National Museum of Women in the Arts will give Washington’s art-going public a rare
treat when it presents Louise Nevelson: Dawn’s Wedding Feast from February 22 -May 18,
2008. |
| March 7, 2008 |
Susan Fisher Sterling Named Director
of National Museum of Women in the Arts |
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WASHINGTON—The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) announced today that Susan Fisher Sterling, the museum’s longstanding and highly regarded chief curator and deputy director, has been named director effective March 7, 2008. |
| February 13, 2008 |
NMWA RECEIVES DONATION OF DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHEREL ITO |
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WASHINGTON—The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) recently acquired 34 documentary photographs by Cherel Ito. The two suites of works are from Ito’s North American travels?one, from 1968, of Mississippi and the Ozarks, and the second, from 1968 and 1980, of various American Indian Nations. Photographs by Cherel Ito: Recent Donations to the Collection is on view at NMWA Feb. 29 through May 25, 2008. |
| January 25, 2008 |
MEDIA ADVISORY: Spring Gala, 2008 |
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Turning Twenty-One!
2008 NMWA Spring Gala |
| January 10, 2008 |
NMWA Awarded National Medal for Museum and Library Services
NMWA One of Ten Winners in 2007 of Award from Institute of Museum and Library Services |
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WASHINGTON—The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) announced today that it will receive a prestigious National Medal for Museum and Library Services, an annual prize awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to museums and libraries in recognition of “long-term commitment to public service through innovative programs and community partnerships.” The award carries a prize of $10,000. The Medal will be presented by Mrs. Laura Bush at a White House ceremony on Monday, January 14, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. The awards are conferred annually by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in coordination with the White House. |
| November 29, 2007 |
UNITED STATES’ WOMEN’S MUSEUM CONTRIBUTES WORKS TO THE FIRST EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO FIVE CENTURIES OF WOMEN ARTISTS AT THE PALAZZO REALE DECEMBER 5 THROUGH MARCH 9 |
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WASHINGTON—The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) located in Washington, D.C. has lent 20
works from its extraordinary collection to the exhibition L’Arte delle Donne dal Rinascimento al
Surrealismo (Women in Art from Renaissance to Surrealism) on view at the Palazzo Reale in Milan
from December 5, 2007 through March 9, 2008. |
| November 6, 2007 |
NMWA Awarded National Medal for Museum and Library Services |
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NMWA One of Ten Winners in 2007 of Award from Institute of Museum and Library Services. |
| September 20, 2007 |
NMWA Presents WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution
September 21-December 16, 2007
Landmark Exhibition Surveys Foundations and Legacy of Feminist Art From 1965 to 1980 |
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Washington, D.C. – The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) will present the first East Coast showing of WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, a landmark survey of the remarkable body of work that emerged from the relationship between art and feminism in and around the 1970s. WACK! will be on view from September 21 through December 16, 2007.
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| August 8, 2007 |
SARAH POHLMAN WINS 2007 ARTIST’S BOOK AWARD FROM NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS’ LIBRARY FELLOWS |
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The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) recently named Sarah Pohlman the 2007 Library Fellows Award Winner for her limited-edition book Everything and Everyone: In the End We All Are One.
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| November 29, 2006 |
National Museum of Women in the Arts Founder to Receive Legion of Honor from French Government
French Ambassador to Present Wilhelmina Cole Holladay with France’s Highest Award November 30 |
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Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, founder and chair of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) will receive the Legion of Honor, the French government’s highest award, Thursday, November 30. |
| November 9, 2006 |
National Museum of Women in the Arts Founder Receives National Medal of Arts: President Presents Wilhelmina Cole Holladay Honor for Her Service to the Arts |
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Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, founder and chair of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) today received the National Medal of Honor from President Bush in an Oval Office ceremony. |
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