by Farin | Mar 15, 2023 | Art on the Walls
by Carol Hobbs Hughes was born in Joplin, Missouri, but grew up mainly in Lawrence, Kansas. His parents divorced when he was a baby and, because Hughes’ mother traveled seeking employment, he was raised by his maternal grandmother. She instilled in Hughes a...
by Farin | Mar 8, 2023 | Art on the Walls
Hale Aspacio Woodruff was born in Cairo, Illinois and grew up in Nashville, Tennessee. At age 19, he moved to Indianapolis to attend Herron Art School. He supported himself as a cartoonist and with odd jobs. After Herron, he continued painting and succeeding in local...
by Farin | Mar 1, 2023 | Special nUUs
The Banjo Lesson (1893), Oil, 49” x 35.5”. By Henry Ossawa Tanner Written and Submitted by Carol Hobbs – Tanner was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 1859. He decided at the age of 13 that he wanted to become a painter. His father was a minister who was a...
by Farin | Feb 22, 2023 | Art on the Walls
By Carol Hobbs, Feb. 2023 Never has a group of women deserved fame more than the Gee’s Bend Quilters. Gee’s Bend is a small rural community of African Americans in Wilcox County, West Alabama, and is surrounded on three sides by the Alabama River. Their...
by Farin | Dec 14, 2022 | Art on the Walls
Peace on Earth is the theme for Dec/Jan 2023 Art on the Walls exhibit. This collection of original quilted and appliquéd art demonstrates a wide variety in interpretation of the classic Dove symbol. The five UUCC artists are Connie Cowherd, Lynne Higgins (exhibit...
