Acquisition

Acquisition Alert! Indiana State Museum + Historic Sites Acquire Work by Jeffrey Wolin

Image: Bybee Stone Co., Elletsville, 1984 by Jeffrey Wolin
~ Catherine Edelman

Acquisition Alert! Indiana State Museum + Historic Sites has acquired work by Jeffrey Wolin. Several works from his Stone Country series are now a part of the institution's permanent collection. For more than 25 years, Jeffrey Wolin has combined photographic portraiture with handwritten text, exploring issues about memory and identity. He received an NEA in … Continue reading Acquisition Alert! Indiana State Museum + Historic Sites Acquire Work by Jeffrey Wolin

Monterey Bay Aquarium Acquires Work by Daniel Beltrá

~ Catherine Edelman

Acquisition Alert! The Monterey Bay Aquarium in California recently acquired Oil Spill 9, 2010 by Daniel Beltrá. The piece is part of Beltrá's series SPILL, where he captures the affects of the Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill in 2010. Created through aerial photography, his work explores contemporary environmental issues and conservation. Beltrá discusses his work: My … Continue reading Monterey Bay Aquarium Acquires Work by Daniel Beltrá

MoPA acquires works by Holly Roberts and Ysabel LeMay!

~ Maria Lawson

We are excited to announce The Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) acquired new works at its Annual Acquisitions Dinner. Members of the Collecting Groups of MoPA voted on new permanent collection pieces, Holly Roberts' mixed media photo collage, Snake Rider II, 2014, and Ysabel LeMay's photograph, Azul, 2011. Snake Rider II, 2014 © Holly Roberts … Continue reading MoPA acquires works by Holly Roberts and Ysabel LeMay!