Varaldo Cariani, Bowl of Zinnias, 1962
A new exhibition of still life paintings from the Swope Art Museum collection has opened at the Museum and is on view through August 20, 2010. Still Life: Quiet Revelation features over twenty-five paintings from the late nineteenth-century to the present illustrating many different perspectives on the still life. While [...]
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New Swope Exhibition, Still Life: Quiet Revelation
J.R. Cox’s White Cloud Included in Iowa and Pennsylvannia Exhibitions
John Rogers Cox
White Cloud
1943
Oil and acrylic on canvas
37 x 45 ½ inches
Swope Art Museum Collection, 2000.07
John Rogers Cox (1915-1990), a Terre Haute artist and the first director of the Swope Art Museum, portrayed the Midwest through a fantastical lens focused on the minutia of the American landscape. Often called a magical realist, Cox was interested [...]
New Member of Swope Board of Managers Named
The Swope Board of Managers, from left: Tom Francis, Kathy Brentlinger and Rick Shagley. Courtesy of Samantha McGranahan of The Roxy Studio. A larger version of the photo is available upon request.
At the April Joint Board Meeting of the Swope Art Museum’s Board of Managers and Board of Overseers, Rick Shagley, secretary of the Board [...]
Great Article on Arts Advocacy and the Swope from Star-Tribune
In case you missed Mike Lunsford column from the Terre Haute Star-Tribune yesterday, you can find it here.
Alliance of the Swope Art Museum Wins First Prize
The Alliance of the Swope Art Museum was awarded first prize in Arts Illiana’s Tablescapes fundraiser. The award was determined by visitor votes during the four-day exhibition of tables decorated by local businesses, agencies and individuals. The Alliance of the Swope created a ‘Moroccan fantasy’ table setting inspired by the painting Harem Girl by Oliver [...]
Holiday at the Museum
Over the past few days, as I’ve prepared for the upcoming holidays and the exhibition openings that follow shortly there after, I could not help but think about “A Night at the Museum”. The Robin Williams and Ben Stiller film about the new night security guard (Stiller) and his adventures with the things inside the [...]