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Blair Ebony Smith, DRIVE Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois in the Bow Gallery of Krannert Art Museum, 2019.
Oct 7, 2019
Blair Ebony Smith Focuses on Community Engagement as DRIVE Postdoctoral Fellow in Art Education
Art Since 1948, installation at Krannert Art Museum, 2019.
Oct 7, 2019
Art Since 1948 Invites New Perspective on Modern and Contemporary Art
Hal Fischer, A Salesman, 1979. Carbon Pigment print, 24 x 30 inches Courtesy of the artist © Hal Fischer
Sep 6, 2019
Krannert Art Museum Acquires Complete Works of Gay Conceptual Photographer Hal Fischer
Claes Jansz Visscher (publisher and perhaps printmaker, Dutch 1587–1652), The Far-famed House of Nassau or Orange, ca. 1628–1629. Engraving. Museum purchase through the John N. Chester Fund 2019-7-9
Aug 7, 2019
Prints as Propaganda: KAM Builds World-class Collection of Dutch Political Prints
All This Beauty and Color: Highlights from the WPA, installation at Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, 2019.
Jun 7, 2019
KAM Plans "Art Since 1948", Summer Renovation and Programs
A guest views artwork by Hale Woodruff proposed for acquisition at the Acquired Taste Celebration at Krannert Art Museum, May 18, 2019. Photo by Della Perrone
Jun 3, 2019
Acquired Taste Celebration Brings New Art into Collection
(L to R) Outgoing KAM Council President Lisa Kocheril, Museum Director Jon Seydl, Incoming KAM Council President Sharon Williams. Photo by Julia Nucci Kelly, 2019.
May 8, 2019
KAM Council Recognizes Leadership, Service, and Engages the Arts in the Modern University
Page from a Birha poem of separation and longing, showing Radha with her attendants in a grove. India, Rajasthan, possibly Bundi or Kotah School, 17th century. Opaque water color on paper. Gift of George P. Bickford. 1970-10-3
Feb 15, 2019
Exhibition of Indian Paintings Passed "From Hand to Hand" Opens at KAM
Louise Fishman, Blonde Ambition, 1995. Oil on linen, 90 x 65 inches. Museum purchase through the John N. Chester Fund and the Richard M. and Rosann Gelvin Noel Fund 2019-1-1
Jan 31, 2019
KAM to Feature Newly Acquired "Blonde Ambition" by Louise Fishman in American Painting Exhibition
Outreach volunteer Jinhee Lee at Amber Glen Alzheimer's Care Center, 2018. Photo by Julia Nucci Kelly
Jan 24, 2019
Profile: Jinhee Lee and Senior Outreach at KAM
Krannert Art Museum collection care team move works of art in preparation for Spring 2019 accessibility updates in the Bow Gallery.
Dec 19, 2018
Visitors in Mind: Changes to Bow and Trees Galleries
Visitors watch a 360-degree video on an Oculus headset in an installation titled "Real World Harm" at Krannert Art Museum, 2018. Photo by Della Perrone.
Nov 5, 2018
Irish Artists Kennedy Browne Grapple with 'Real World Harm'