Nathan James Little Wounded
There is a certain material honesty in the art of Nathan James Little Wounded, a rare quality often absent in galleries of contemporary art. His complete and confident understanding of the nature of wood, horn, […]
Roman Golla and the Goddess Imagination
Born in the southern highlands of Poland, the paintings of Naïve artist, Roman Golla, reveal an intimacy with nature few urbanites experience. Rural people’s lives weave across the warp of the seasons. They understand the […]
The Chess Paintings of Roman Golla
Naïve painter, Roman Golla was an avid chess player. One might even say his participation in the US Open Chess Tournaments in 1953, 1961, 1963 and 1968 would qualify him as a master. An immigrant […]
Welcome Doctor!
The Fine Arts Department is happy to announce the display of a Spanish painting, circa 1680, of Teresa of Avila, one of the Doctors of the Roman Catholic Church. The painting is a part of […]
Lady Holding A Portfolio
Her eyes are a pale hazel, her hair a deep auburn, delicately framing a slightly smiling face in curls. She sits pink-cheeked, in a black dress among a background of sepia and Van Dyke brown, […]
Finding Roman Golla: The Portfolio
What is it about the human spirit that causes people to make things? What flows in the pulse of humanity that compels the making of art? How do we recognize the innate roots of the […]
Growing up in Peace: Post-Civil War Images of Children by Winslow Homer
A s an illustrator for Harper’s Weekly, Winslow Homer’s depictions of camp life in the Union Army endeared him to Northern readers during the American Civil War. Moving among the ranks, Homer found less interest […]
Finding Roman Golla
Some artists burn through their brief existence like shooting stars across a summer sky. We see them as streaks of light, sparkling in the darkness, spinning and twisting through space, a silent dance for those […]
Curiously Collecting Art
Some years ago, while visiting the home of an older art collector to view his small but beautiful collection of 18th century Northern European landscape paintings, I became curious about his motivation to collect art. […]
Let It Snow
In many unseen ways, the portion of earth we experience as children plays a primary role in shaping and defining us as adults. We grow navigating the contours of our environment, exploring its features, and […]
The Unintended Curator 