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On View: 'Shacks, Stories and Spirit: Beverly Buchanan's Art of Home' at Georgia Museum of Art, Her Work 'Speaks to the South in Intimate, Powerful Way'
Exhibitions

On View: ‘Shacks, Stories and Spirit: Beverly Buchanan’s Art of Home’ at Georgia Museum of Art, Her Work ‘Speaks to the South in Intimate, Powerful Way’

by Victoria L. Valentine on Mar 31, 2026 • No Comments
BEVERLY BUCHANAN (American, 1940-2015), “Shot Gun House,” 1992 (mixed media, 14 1/4 × 10 1/4 × 15 1/2 inches). | Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Gift of Ann Oliver in loving memory and honor of her husband Ted Oliver. 2019.321   On View presents images from noteworthy exhibitions   THROUGH HER UNIQUE PRACTICE,...
In Memoriam: Artists, Curators, and Friends Reflect on Life and Work of Master Printer Lou Stovall: An 'Outstanding Fine Artist' and 'Heartbeat of Washington, D.C., Art Scene'
Lives

In Memoriam: Artists, Curators, and Friends Reflect on Life and Work of Master Printer Lou Stovall: An ‘Outstanding Fine Artist’ and ‘Heartbeat of Washington, D.C., Art Scene’

by Victoria L. Valentine on Apr 7, 2023 • 4 Comments
Lou Stovall (1937-2023) at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., 2018. | Copyright © 2018 Freed Photography Inc., All Rights Reserved   LOU STOVALL (1937-2023) PUT WASHINGTON, D.C., on the printmaking map. In 1968, he established Workshop Inc., a silkscreen studio designed to “reach new audiences, connect with political movements, and create opportunities for a...

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