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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Situated in the heart of the Blount Cultural Park in Montgomery, Alabama, is the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. For nearly a century, the Museum has housed a magnificent collection of artworks from American to African art, Old Master prints, glass, and works by local artists. This blog takes us behind the scenes of two
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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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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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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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Docents Pam Moulton and Judy Pratt An Appreciation As we approach the end of the school year, we are pausing to remember two of the Museum’s great teachers. This past year, our Museum and docent family lost two extraordinary women: Judy Pratt and Pam Moulton. Judy, a docent for 14 years, passed away in July 2020. She
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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,
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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Museum and Caddell Sculpture Garden architect Jim Barganier poses for a photo by the reflecting pool at the Sculpture Garden opening celebration on September 25, 2018. With great admiration, appreciation, and affection, all of us at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts bid the fondest of farewells to Jim Barganier—our beloved friend and extraordinary designer
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