One World, Two Artists

Artists and Mississippi natives John Alexander and Walter Anderson offer diversity to the University of Mississippi’s museum.

The opening reception took place September 22.

The paintings will be on display through Dec. 3rd. Many of the paintings had been on display at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art.

Tracy Stricklin, the museum desk assistant said, “We had very high attendance. We are excited to have the paintings here. It’s a nice opportunity.”

The paintings are hung on a lime green wall. The narrow hallway seems to enclose viewers into the details of the painting.

The artists’ family donated many of the paintings; however, paintings from personal collections also are displayed.

The art pieces vary from wild, colorful pictures of frogs, owls, and birds to cabbage rows, marsh, shrubs, and trees. There also is a painting of embryos near the end.

The paintings date back to 1934 with the most recent one from 1960.

There are three larger pictures in a corner, which are slightly hidden but unable to be missed.

A quote by Walter Anderson on the left wall reads, “The first poetry is written against the wind by sailors and farmers who sing with the wind in their teeth. The second poetry is written by scholars and students and wine drinkers who have learned to know a good thing. The third poetry is sometimes never written, but when it is, it’s by those who have brought nature and art together into one thing.”

The bibliographies of the artists near the pictures allow viewers to gain extensive knowledge about their backgrounds and lives.

The suggested admission was only 5 dollars although it was no charge to current members.

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