Louise Nevelson (American, b. Russia 1899-1988)
Rain Garden Zag IX, 1978
Wood with paint, 9 x 45 1/2 x 71 1/2 inches
Gift of Western College Alumnae Association, Inc.
1980.37
From the Collections
The Richard and Carol Cocks Art Museum is committed to educational enrichment and enlightenment through art for the Miami University faculty, staff and students, the local community, and all visitors to Miami’s campus. With over 17,500 works, there is much to present, though not enough room to show enough of the treasures carefully held within the museum. From the Collections presents a selection of works that represents the strengths, and visual and tonal diversity of the collection on a rotating basis.
Exhibition Overview
On view January 28 - June 7, 2025 in the Douglass Gallery
This exhibition will allow the Art Museum to remain open throughout the summer while the two following galleries undergo installation for the fall slate of exhibitions. Planning for From the Collections is in anticipation of future expansion and renovation, which will allow for the proposed semi-permanent display of works in the first gallery. The changing nature of this gallery will not disappear entirely. To include as many objects as possible, while simultaneously preserving more sensitive works, there will be presentations of new and familiar favorites made annually.
Though there is no theme for this particular exhibition, connections can be made between the objects in terms of historical and symbolic content. Works on display will range from paintings to prints, ceramics to textiles, sculpture to photography. This first iteration of works from the 17th to the 21st century is made possible through many generous gifts from donors and exciting acquisitions over the years.
Collections Selections Gallery Preview
Ferdinand Bol (Dutch, 1616-80)
Portrait of a Woman, Late 1640s
Oil on canvas
Gift of Ernst Bever
2017.10.4
Alfred Eisenstaedt (American, b. West Prussia, 1898-1995)
Swan Lake Rehearsal, Grand Opéra de Paris, negative taken in 1930, photograph printed 1986
Silver gelatin print, number 2 of an edition of 10
Art Museum purchase through the Eastman Kodak Fund
1985.1
Richard and Carole Cocks Art Museum
801 South Patterson Avenue
Oxford, OH 45056
Galleries re-open January 28, 2025
