Sharing Stories of Mt. Olympus

August 17, 2010 by umfablog

The exhibition, Painting Utah’s Mt. Olympus is now on view.  For the past century and a half, some of Utah’s most talented artists [Lee Greene Richards, Gilbert Munger, Edwin Deaken, Anton Rasmussen, David Meikle and others] have attempted to do justice to Mount Olympus…not an easy task for mere mortals and yet through their work, the home of the gods is immortalized in Painting Utah’s Mount Olympus. The exhibition is accompanied by the following film which documents first-hand accounts of […]

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Collection Highlight: The Tallest Guy Around

August 12, 2010 by umfablog

Ethnic Man, a favorite sculpture in the UMFA’s collection, stands 12 feet tall and keeps an eye on the happenings at the UMFA from the balcony overlooking the Great Hall. This massive sculpture was created by Viola Frey (1933 – 2004) a ceramic artist who looked beyond the traditional small scale of that artform. Frey’s sculptures, which can be found at museums throughout the U.S., are monumental in height and often weigh thousands of pounds. Frey’s signature (her handprint) can […]

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GET THE FULL MAYA EXPERIENCE THIS SUMMER

August 5, 2010 by umfablog

Attention art and astronomy lovers!  The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (www.umfa.utah.edu) has partnered with the Clark Planetarium (www.clarkplanetarium.com) to bring you an amazing Maya experience at a reduced rate. This summer, the UMFA is hosting Las Artes de México an exhibition celebrating ancient folk, and modern art from Mexico, including artifacts created by the Maya people.  Just down the TRAX line, the Clark Planetarium is showing the star show “Tales of the Maya Skies” in the Hansen Dome Theater.  Produced […]

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