From 1923 through 1929 the circle was the single motif which Wassily Kandinsky explored exhaustively in ten major paintings. Sketch for Several Circles is a study for Kandinsky’s large painting Several Circles, now in the collection of the Guggenheim Museum, New York. Read More
From 1900 to 1907, Antoine Bourdelle worked on the model for Hercules the Archer, which is considered his most famous work. In Roman mythology, Hercules is known for his strength and numerous far-ranging adventures, including a cycle known as the “Twelve Labors,” one of which is depicted in this sculpture. Read More
NOMA presents a series of virtual concerts featuring a range of music’s best and brightest performing from their homes. Watch the Swamp Buds perform songs of Creole and Cajun origin. Read More
In 1933, as the company approached its 100-year anniversary, Pommery Champagne hired Ilse Bing to produce a series of photos documenting its production facilities in Reims, France. Even though she was ostensibly hired to sell more champagne Bing approached the job with the same creativity and avant-garde approach found in her personal work. Read More
For C. C. Zainey, weekly visits to NOMA are a must. The Museum and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden are a wonderland for the preschool-age visitor who finds herself gazing up at the works of art and offering imaginative interpretations of all that she beholds. Her mother Casey shared her observations. Read More