Object Lesson: Cereus Giganteus, Arizona by Timothy H. O’Sullivan
During the Civil War, Timothy O’Sullivan made a name for himself photographing army camp life and Eastern landscapes destroyed by cataclysmic battles. In 1871 O’Sullivan enlisted in the U.S. Corps… Read More
Object Lesson: A Cave Seen in Sunlight and A Cave Seen in Shade by John Ruskin
Sometime in the 1830s, a young John Ruskin walked into a cave with a box of paper, pencils and paint. Ruskin stationed himself near the mouth of the cave… Read More
Object Lesson: Carlotta Corpron and Edward Weston
During a week when NOMA’s team looks toward our permanent collection for examples of plant life and floral beauty, it may seem strange to focus on the humble cabbage. Carlotta… Read More
Object Lesson: Cypress Trees by Richard Misrach
In the late 1970s, Richard Misrach produced a group of photographs in Louisiana that made dramatic use of long exposures and stroboscopic lighting. Here, the intermittent blasts of light on… Read More
Object Lesson: Dogwood Display II by Alma W. Thomas
“I say everyone on earth should take note of the spring, coming back every year, blooming and gorgeous.” —Alma W. Thomas In Alma Thomas’s painting Dogwood Display II, a rainbow… Read More
Art-Making Activity: Blooming and Becoming
New Orleans artist Ron Bechet creates large-scale paintings and drawings inspired by the Southern Louisiana landscape. This charcoal work For My Fathers is based on twisted and tangled roots of… Read More