Women of Songkla Martha Sherman Oil on board, 54 x 46 inches Located on the 2nd floor
Women of Songkla
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Martha Sherman
Martha Steinkamp Sherman (1911-2012) was a midwestern multidisciplinary artist whose work included fiber arts, applique, painting, and graphic design and printmaking. Sherman earned degrees in Applied Arts and Education at the University of Cincinnati and, at various points in her life, taught there was well. Martha was well known in the Ohio art community as… Read more »
Showalter Fountain, 1989
Showalter Fountain, 1989 Gladys Flynn Oil on canvas, 29.75 x 41.75 x 2 inches Located on the 4th floor, south hallway
Gladys Flynn
Gladys Flynn (1922-2012) was born and raised near Russiaville, Indiana and worked as a sculptor and painter in Kokomo, Indiana. Growing up during the Great Depression meant there was little money for formal training for youth, however Flynn was very successful as an artist. Her work has been accepted in the Hoosier Salon, as well… Read more »
Steven Sorman
Steven Sorman was born in Minneapolis in 1948, earned a BFA from the University of Minnesota in 1971, and continues living and working in the state–currently living in Red Wing. Sorman is known for working on a rather large and impressive scale and for his multimedia, complex drawings, paintings, and prints (as well as the… Read more »
Again: Said, 1982
Again: Said, 1982 Steven Sorman Lithograph, collage, hand additions, 27 x 68.375 x 3 inches Located on the 3rd floor, north hallway
New Mexico Landscape/Seven Phases #VII, 1981
New Mexico Landscape/Seven Phases #VII, 1981 Rudy Pozzatti Lithograph, mixed media, 45.5 x 39.5 inches Located on the 3rd floor, Marketing / Communications hallway
Rudy Pozzatti
Rudolph “Rudy” Pozzatti (1925-2021) was born and raised in Telluride, Colorado. He earned a scholarship to attend the University of Colorado-Boulder to study studio art; however, he was inducted into the Army and forced to halt his studies. Pozzatti was discharged in 1946 and resumed university coursework, earning his BFA in 1948 and MFA in… Read more »
Kuba Cloth
Kuba Cloth Artist Unknown Raffia (palm fiber) cloth, 29.125 x 25.375 inches Located on the 4th floor, north hallway Kuba textiles, made of woven palm/raffia fiber, are unique in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), for their elaborate design and surface decoration. Most kuba cloths are rectangular or square and are enhanced by… Read more »
Astrid Merget, 2014
Astrid Merget, 2014 Bonnie Sklarski Oil on Canvas, 43.625 x 33.625 x 3.5 inches Located in the 3rd Floor Atrium Astrid Merget served as the third dean of the O’Neill School of Environmental and Public Affairs from 2000-2007. Merget was noted for developing and sharing her Washington, D.C. network to aid students with public policy… Read more »