In the next in our 12 for 12 series highlighting local artists for the Columbus Bicentennial, we feature James Roy Hopkins and Edna Boies. Ohio born James Roy Hopkins (1877-1969) met his future wife Edna Boies (1872-1937) while they both Read More…
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12 for 12: Elijah Pierce
Elijah Pierce (1892–1984) was born in Baldwin, Mississippi and took up carving wood after his father gave him his first pocketknife when he was only seven years old. As a young man, Pierce left Mississippi and moved north. Working as Read More…
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12 for 12: Kojo Kamau Chronicles Columbus
In the next in our 12 for 12 Columbus Bicentennial series honoring Columbus artists from our permanent collection, we highlight photographer Kojo Kamau. Throughout his life, Kojo Kamau has made major contributions to the vitality of the arts in Columbus. Read More…
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12 for 12: Roy Lichtenstein
For the next in our 12 for 12 Columbus Bicentennial series honoring Columbus artists from our permanent collection, we highlight OSU graduate, teacher and Pop Art sensation Roy Lichtenstein. Roy Lichtenstein was a well-renowned American painter, sculptor and printmaker whose Read More…
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12 for 12: Abdi Roble
In the next of our 12 for 12 series in celebration of the Columbus Bicentennial, we feature Columbus photographer Abdi Roble. Abdi Roble was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1964 and immigrated to the United States in 1989, first to Read More…
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Teens, Photography, & Columbus
Utilizing the power of photography to engage teens in socially relevant conversations, the Columbus Museum of Art’s Columbus In Focus program invites students from two Columbus City high schools, Linden McKinley and Marion Franklin, to examine the rich history of Read More…
12 for 12: Aminah Robinson
(From CMA’s 2011 Aminah Robinson exhibition Street Talk and Spiritual Matters) In the next in our “12 for 12″ series, our Columbus Bicentennial initiative highlighting Columbus artists from CMA’s permanent collection, we feature Aminah Robinson. For more than sixty years, Read More…
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12 for 12
In honor of the Columbus Bicentennial, each month throughout 2012 we will highlight a local Columbus artist from the Museum’s collection. Look for “12 for 12″ blog posts each month, plus follow us on Facebook and Twitter for interesting tidbits Read More…
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CMA Celebrates Columbus
For the Columbus Bicentennial, Columbus Museum of Art is asking the community to join 200Columbus and the Columbus Bicentennial celebration by creating your own photograph, painting, sculpture, poem, drawing, or other work inspired by the people or places in our Read More…
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