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Contemporary Conversations: Lesley Dill

Lesley Dill working in her studio during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy of Lesley Dill. Overview ​​The Muses had the opportunity to meet with Brooklyn-based artist Lesley Dill and inquire about her work. Her upcoming exhibit, Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me encourages intellectual conversation about forgotten American historical figures. Before our questions, Lesley Dill showed …

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An Appreciation: Mary Lynne Weil Levy

It is with great admiration and affection that the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts community bids farewell to Mary Lynne Levy—a respected local artist and a beloved friend of the Museum. A daughter of Montgomery, Mary Lynne embraced various roles over the course of her long life—daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, professional counselor, and community …

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An Appreciation: Mark M. Johnson

Mark Johnson, 2016. Photograph by Darren Freeman. The Board, staff, and community of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is sad to share the news of the death of Director Emeritus Mark M. Johnson who died on Friday, June 25, 2021, after a long illness. Johnson, who was an esteemed scholar and museum director, …

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Contemporary Conversations: Marguerite Edwards

Above: Artist Marguerite Edwards The Artist If you’ve been to one of Alabama’s judicial buildings, there is a chance you’ve seen a portrait by Marguerite Edwards. An artist from Montgomery Alabama, Marguerite Edwards is the featured artist in the 44th Montgomery Art Guild Museum Exhibition. She has been celebrated for her depictions of fifteen Alabama …

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New Acquisitions of Art from Artists Cheonae Kim and Amy Sherald

Amy Sherald (American, born 1973), Handsome (detail), 2020, screen print on paper, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association Purchase, 2021.2 Overview Over the last year, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts has added several significant works of art to our permanent collection that align with our commitment to support artists of color. We are excited …

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Yesterday Today

Anderson Scott, Nightclub Stage (detail), date unknown, Photograph lent by the artist’s estate Overview Join MMFA’s Junior Executive Board (JEB) in finding the history in the present just as native Alabamian and photographer Anderson Scott did as he roamed across America, recording the ways in which 20th-century culture and society left their marks. Scott’s book, …

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A Student’s Tribute

The years Martin Luther King, Jr. served as pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church (1954–1960) are greatly felt in Montgomery. During that time, King was one of the organizers of the 1955-56 bus boycott, demonstrating his philosophy of nonviolent protest to the world, while also encouraging and emboldening ordinary citizens of Montgomery to lead the …

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