10 works you should know
According to Ann Lambson, Associate Director of Creative and Public Engagement at the Denver Art Museum
originally published June 2020
Ann Lambson is the Associate Director of Creative and Public Engagement at the Denver Art Museum. Her training is in architecture and design, and as a museum consultant she has worked with the Smithsonian Institution, National Young Scholars, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Denver Botanic Gardens. Previously, she was head of Education and Curator of Special Projects, BYU Museum of Art.
1
Brian Kershisnik (American, born 1962)
Nativity (2006)
oil on canvas, 88 x 204 inches
Brigham Young University Museum of Art
3
Wayne Brungard (American, born 1946)
Silence in Being
bronze, cherry wood, 101 x 90 x 33 inches
Collection of the artist
4
Adam Bateman (American, born 1974)
Walking the Mormon Trail (2015)
performance art, 74-day walk of 1,132.53 miles
5
Mahonri Young (American, 1877-1957)
Right to the Jaw (1926-27)
bronze, 14 x 20.875 x 9.5 inches
Brooklyn Museum
6
James C. Christensen (American, 1942-2017)
Madonna with Two Angels (2005)
limited edition canvas, 6.75 x 23 inches
7
Valerie Atkisson de Moura (American, born 1971)
Hanging Family History (Patriarchally Oriented) (2000)
copper wire, rice paper, ink, 13 x 2 x 2 feet
Brigham Young University Museum of Art
9
Dennis Smith (American, born 1942)
wax, bronze
Various public and private collections
10
Minerva Kohlhepp Teichert (American, 1888-1976)
Look to Your Children (1948)
oil on canvas, 39 x 28 inches