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Red Attitude
Gallery 1
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Welcome to the CMA Collection
Curator of Education Glenna Barlow welcomes you to the CMA Collection and gives a preview of this tour.
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Working on Unequal Ground
Learn about artist Charlotte Park’s challenges to gain recognition in the male-dominated abstract art world of the 1950s.
Image: Charlotte Park (American, 1918–2010). Red Attitude (detail), 1956. Oil on canvas.
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Virgin and Child Enthroned with the Archangel Michael, and Saints Lawrence, Stephen, George
Gallery 2
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A Triptych That Takes Teamwork
Discover how a devotional object like this would have taken an entire workshop to complete and who and what the imagery in this piece is referencing.
Image: Giovanni di Marco dal Ponte (Italian) 1385-1437; Virgin and Child Enthroned with the Archangel Michael, and Saints Lawrence, Stephen, George (detail), c. 1425-26; Tempera painting on three lindenwood panels
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Water-Moon Guanyin Bodhisattva
Gallery 3
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A Vessel the Divine Can Embody
Find out how this statue would have been seen in its original context and the role objects like this play in the Buddhist practice.
Image: Anonymous (Chinese), late-Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368) or early-Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Water-Moon Guanyin Bodhisattva (detail), c. 1600. Wood, with traces of original polychromy.
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Cornelius C. Roberts
Gallery 5
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Every Portrait Tells a Story
Delve into the history of photographer Richard Samuel Roberts and his work capturing the Black experience of the Jim Crow era right here in the capital city.
Image: Richard Samuel Roberts (American, 1880–1936). Cornelius C. Roberts (born 1913) (detail), c. 1925. Gelatin silver print posthumously printed from the original glass plate negative.
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Square Piano (pianoforte)
Gallery 7
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The Sound of Status
Listen and learn about this unique musical instrument as both an object for entertainment and a symbol of the affluence of its owner.
Image: William Geib (American, born England, 1793–1860). Square Piano (pianoforte) (detail), c. 1830. Rosewood, mahogany, mahogany veneer, ebony, ivory, brass, steel, glass.
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Saida X: Chrome
Gallery 14
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Joyful Geometry
Hear how Islamic art and geometry inspired Steven Naifeh to create this reflective sculptural work.
Image: Steven Naifeh (American, born 1952). Saida X: Chrome (detail), 2010. Chrome on 60 steel boxes.
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Charger
Gallery 16
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The Golden Age of Japanese Cloisonné
Learn about the intricate enameling process used to create this object and its cultural history in Japan.
Image: Anonymous (Japanese) for export, Meiji Period (1868–1912). Charger (detail), c. 1880–1910. Brass, copper, glass enamel
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Liberation of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben
Gallery 20
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Moving Beyond the Brand
Learn how Renee Cox recontextualizes the stereotypical characters of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben to comment on their use in commercial advertising.
Image: Renée Cox (American, born 1960). Liberation of Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben (detail), 1998. Dye destruction print, Diasec mounted.
