Museums

UMMA Mentioned in Sentinel Piece About Marin

The University of Maine Museum of Art was mentioned in the Morning Sentinel’s article about modernist painter John Marin’s daughter-in-law giving nearly 300 watercolors, drawings and sketchbooks to the Arkansas Arts Center. UMMA has 26 pieces painted by Marin, who The New York Times described in 1953 as “America’s No. 1 Master.”

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PPH Reviews Cole’s Exhibit at UMMA

The Portland Press Herald reviewed the University of Maine Museum of Art (UMMA) installation of Kenny Cole’s “Parabellum (Prepare for War).” Reviewer Daniel Kany said the exhibit that uses a fictional Civil War veteran to inspire questions about war in America is “a genuine and humble dedication to wanting what is right and good for […]

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Celebrate Maine Maple Sunday at UMaine

The Page Farm and Home Museum at the University of Maine invites the public to its annual Maine Maple Sunday celebration 1–3 p.m. March 23. Festivities begin with a video titled “The Maple Sugaring Story” at the farm and museum on Munson Road. Children in grades K–5 will be invited to take part in learning […]

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Weekly Interviews Kinghorn for Article on UMaine Museum of Art

The Weekly published an article on the University of Maine Museum of Art’s role within the community and its current exhibitions — “From Piranesi to Picasso: Master Prints from the Permanent Collection,” Hannah Cole’s “Time’s Wife” and Kenny Cole’s “Parabellum (Prepare for War).” George Kinghorn, the museum’s director and curator, said the museum isn’t just […]

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Press Herald Interviews Kinghorn About UMaine Museum of Art Exhibit

George Kinghorn, University of Maine Museum of Art director, spoke with the Portland Press Herald about the museum’s current exhibit, “From Piranesi to Picasso: Master Prints from the Permanent Collection.” According to the article, the “blockbuster print exhibition” that features prints by artists such as Francisco Goya, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol, is […]

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Hudson Museum Artifact Could Have Inspired NFL Team’s Logo, Weekly Reports

The Weekly carried a report about an artifact at the University of Maine’s Hudson Museum that may have inspired the logo design of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. The wooden Northwest Coast transformation mask depicts a bird of prey when closed and reveals a painted depiction of a human face when opened. The artifact […]

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Hudson Museum Artifact May Have Been Motivation for Seattle Seahawks Logo

The University of Maine’s Hudson Museum is home to an artifact that may have inspired the logo design of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks: a carved Northwest Coast transformation mask. The wooden mask, which depicts a bird of prey when closed and reveals a painted depiction of a human face when opened, is part […]

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UMaine Museum of Art Offering Free Gallery Talk Feb. 12

The University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will offer ART@NOON, an informal gallery talk and tour with UMMA Director George Kinghorn at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12. Kinghorn will discuss the museum’s current exhibition “From Piranesi to Picasso: Master Prints from the Permanent Collection,” on display through March 22. ART@NOON gallery talks […]

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