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  • Saving The Past for the Future

    St. Hedwig by Joseph Felix Męcina-Krzesz, 1914, Location of Original Unknown.

    The Museum of Divine Statues in Lakewood, OH is housed in the old St. Hedwig Catholic Church and this lithograph image of the Saint for whom it is named was gifted to the museum. The museum features rescued and restored Catholic religious statuary from many of the churches in the area that have been closed in the last few years. It also has a fine collection of stained glass, as well as, furnishings, fixtures, and other artwork from many area churches. 

    New York Times Article

    Museum Twitter: @modscle

    Museum Pinterest

    April 16, 2020
  • Working for Royalty

    Bread Fruit, 1955 menu cover by John Kelly for the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Oahu.

    Kelly’s family arrived on the Islands in 1923 for a short visit and stayed. He was a print maker and during his career created some of the most beloved images of the Hawaiian Islands.

    April 15, 2020
  • Private Gifts Turned Public Treasures

    Imperial Peter the Great Easter Egg by the Fabergé firm, 1903,

    By the Russian jewler Peter Carl Faberge. This egg was made by his shop in 1903 for presentation from Tsar Nicholas III to Tsarina Alexandra in commemoration of 200th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg by Peter the Great. The royal tradition of  gifting elaborate Easter eggs began with Tsar Alexander III, and continued until the revolution in 1917.

    April 14, 2020
  • Interactive Art

     These photos are from the Nick Cave exhibition in 2015 HereHear at the Cranbrook Art Museum

    The show has featured interactive happenings throughout the metro Detroit area and there are still a couple of events coming up. You can check the Cranbrook museum website for more information.

    April 13, 2020
  • The Home of the Gods

    Restoring the Parthenon is taking longer then when it was built by the ancient Greeks. They are making progress but politics and funding are always an issue.

     Parthenon, Greece
    Parthenon, Greece
    April 13, 2020
  • What Lies Beneath

    Excavated Moai Photo: Easter Island Statue Project

    This article on Artnet features the amazing excavations taking place on Easter Island as the mysterious Moai statues are much more then they appear.

    April 11, 2020
  • Garden Fairies

    Garden Sprites designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright from the Arizona Biltmore Hotel.

    April 11, 2020
  • Hands Are Hard

    Portrait of Journalist Sylvia von Harden by Otto Dix, 1926.

    Otto Dix is known for his colorful and harsh images of life during and after Germany’s Weimar Republic. He was a gunner in World War I.

    April 9, 2020
  • Brilliant Poppies

    Unikko (Poppy) Design by Maija Isloa for Marimekko, 1965.

    Marimekko created some of the most iconic designs from the mid-twentieth century. The bright bold prints created by artists like Isloa were exactly what people were attracted to, with their colors and shapes.

    April 9, 2020
  • One of the Guys

      Lydia at the Tapestry Loom , c. 1881, by Mary Cassatt
    Lydia at the Tapestry Loom , c. 1881, by Mary Cassatt

    Mary Cassatt

    The Flint Institute of Arts

    .Lydia was Cassatt’s sister and a frequent subject in her paintings. Cassatt lived and studied Impressionism in Paris where she specialized in paintings of women and children and a look into their private lives.

    April 7, 2020
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