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A Transformative Gift: The Rockefeller Legacy and the Arts in Arkansas

In 1955, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé—daughter of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., sister of future Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, and sister-in-law of future Arkansas First Lady Jeannette Edris Rockefeller (pictured above)—made a significant gift to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, then called the Museum of Fine Arts: the monumental painting Dos Mujeres (Two Women) by Diego Rivera. […]

Resilience and Rest: Artist Talk with Yashua Klos

Join multimedia artist Yashua Klos as he explores themes of identity, memory, and African Americans’ complex relationship to the American labor economy through his artwork. Known for his woodblock printing and monotype techniques, Klos creates unique collage materials to build fragmented yet dimensional portraits. Reflecting on his own family’s history, Klos reimagines acts of resistance […]