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Timely exhibition to debut at the Beach

Voices: Women Artists in the Era of Second Wave Feminism

August 9, 2022 – December 16, 2023

The fight for suffrage propelled the first wave feminism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. During the 1960s and 1970s, a new generation of women took up the fight for equality. Their demands centered on reproductive rights and the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Works by women artists in the museum’s permanent collection offer insights into the voices from this second wave of feminism. Among the artists featured in the exhibition are Lee Krasner, Louise Nevelson, Jenny Holzer, and Shirley Smith.

Abstract watercolor painting in pink and yellow

Image: Alice Baber, The Golden River, 1974, watercolor on paper, 30 1/2 x 22 1/4 in., 2017.562

Take in “Prairie Views”

Summer is here. Now is the perfect time to visit the Beach Museum and take in “Prairie Views”. Nothing compares to the expansive beauty of the Kansas landscape. From sunrise to storms, this exhibition features a selection of works that celebrate the prairie in all its splendor. The show is free and open to the public and is on view now through December 15, 2022, in the Mary Holton Seaton Gallery East.
Landscape painting of storm clouds over a valley

Image: Roy Clinton Langford, Storm Over Kaw Valley, 1954, oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 29 3/8 in., The Roy C. Langford Collection, gift of the Langford family. 2008.348

Explore the New Online Collection Search System

The Beach Museum of Art website now features a new, online collection search page powered by eMuseum from Gallery Systems. In 2020, registrars Sarah Price and Theresa Ketterer began the ambitious task of transitioning the museum’s collections database and online search system over to TMS Collections and eMuseum. The painstaking process meant overseeing the transfer of more than 11,000 works of art in the museum’s permanent collection. With the newly launched portal, users may easily search for pieces by selecting from a menu of categories such as Paintings, as shown below. The system provides access to more images and information than before and allows users to save and share favorites on a range of devices. Explore this exciting new resource at: https://beach.emuseum.com/collections! 

Paintings
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Image: Sven Birger Sandzén, Still Water, 1926, oil on canvas, 50 1/4 x 58 x 3 3/4 in., acquisition made possible with funds provided by K-State students, faculty, and members of the Manhattan community. 1929.1