by Meryl Ann | Dec 20, 2022 | Uncategorized, Women Artists
Angels Entertaining the Holy Child (1893. Pvt. collection) is a painting by Marianne Stokes (1855–1927), an Austrian-born artist who exhibited at London’s Royal Academy, and was associated with the famous Newlyn School artists colony. Marianne shows an insightful...
by Meryl Ann | Jul 10, 2022 | Quilts & Fiber Art, wearable art, Women Artists
This gorgeous Stomp Dance Skirt for Green Corn Ceremony was made in the 1960s by Peggy Jim Osceola (1932- ) an Independent Seminole who lives in Florida. This skirt is in the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art collection. Stomp dances are the introductory...
by Meryl Ann | Jul 6, 2022 | Mary Cassatt
In times like these, beautiful art is a welcome feast for the eyes and the soul. The exhibition, Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters in France features more than 100 inspiring works by the first wave of expatriate artists to cross the Atlantic. This tour de force...
by Meryl Ann | Jul 4, 2022 | MAB Art, Meryl Ann Butler, Quilts & Fiber Art
The 4th of July celebrates freedom and liberty, and the Statue of Liberty is one of my favorite goddess archetypes. Here is one of my pieces of fiber art, from the back of a vest:
by Meryl Ann | Jul 2, 2022 | Clara Driscoll
Today I visited the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, CT, a small museum with a lovely collection. One of the highlights is their Tiffany glass, including the famous Dragonfly Lamp by Clara Driscoll. She designed some of the firm’s best-known lamps,...
by Meryl Ann | Jul 1, 2022 | Angelica Kauffman, Women Artists
I visited the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art with my friend Joy in search of another Mary Cassatt painting, which was also not on view, as happened in a few previous museums on this trip… However, I was thrilled to find a painting by Angelica...
