Reading a Funerary Relief

"Funerary monuments from the eastern Roman Empire are both numerous and varied. The Museum of Art and Archaeology at the university of Missouri has a particularly interesting one -- a relief that commemorates a woman named Levitha, who lived in the later part of the first century C.E. The Missouri monument raises many questions: What is its provenance? What does the inscription tell us about the woman depicted? Why is it in Greek instead of Aramaic, the most commonly spoken language of the region, which is usually seen on relief sculpture of this type? Was Levitha roman? or Syrian? or did she belong to one of the other cultures (Greek, Palmyrene, Parthian, and so on) that are represented in the interconnections of this period in the near East? Finally, can we ascertain who the artist was?"--Introduction.Includes bibliographical reference

The Funerary Stele of Heliodora, Astrologer

"We publish in this article a funerary stele that from its external and internal characteristics can be said with confidence to have been found at Terenouthis, in the Egyptian Delta. Although there are hundreds of such stelai published to date, and a considerable number of further examples known but not yet published, the stele in the University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology belongs to a tiny group of such gravestones with unusual interest and, indeed, a unique description of the woman commemorated by it. The stele was acquired in 2011 from Charles Ede Ltd. in London; its previous owner, a private collector in the UK, had purchased it before 1970. It was originally sold by Maurice Nahman, the famous Cairo collector and dealer, who died in 1948."--First paragraph.Includes bibliographical reference

Introduction

Introduction / Cathy Callaway -- Linguistics and lentil soup / Pamela A. Draper -- Eugene Lane and Ellis Library / Michael Muchow -- Gene Lane : Commitment to scholarship, teaching, and community / Robert A. Seelinger, Jr. -- Tabula Gratulatoria

Museum Magazine, Number 68 (2016 Winter)

The issue's feature article, "Afro-Cuban artists: a Renaissance. Manuel Mendive and Eduardo "Choco" Roca Salazar February 23-May 1, 2016," focuses on two of the most celebrated Cuban artists working today. Both men benefited from the educational and cultural initiatives instituted by Fidel Castro following the 1959 Cuban Revolution and receive inspiration from their Afro-Cuban heritage. However, their distinct selections of subject matter and divergent styles underscore the manifold ways revolution and race continue to be interpreted and understood on the island today.From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- Afro-Cuban artists : a renaissance / Kristin Schwain (Associate Professor, Art History) -- Black American artists : envisioning social change / Alisa Carlson (Curator of European and American Art) -- Recent acquisition : a German Renaissance portrait / Alisa Carlson (Curator of European and American Art) -- Special exhibitions -- Events calendar -- Missouri Folk Arts Program / Lisa Overholser (Guest Author) -- From the Museum Educator / Cathy Callaway (Museum Educator) -- From the Academic Coordinator / Arthur Mehrhoff -- Cleaning an old master / Alex Barker (Director) -- Spotlight : The Moon God Men / Benton Kidd (Curator of Ancient Art) -- Museum Associates / Gary Anger (President, Museum Associates)

Panacea for all Periods

"With advances in medical science and with the development ofso many new medicines over the centuries, it is astonishing to find one medicine that was taken for more than two thousand years-from the third century B.C.E. to at least the early twentieth century. This medicine is theriac. The name is derived from the Greek word therion, meaning "a wild beast." Originally, theriac was the name given to an antidote used to counteract the bites of venomous creatures. In time, theriac acquired many ingredients and became a cure for everything -- the ultimate panacea."--First paragraph.Includes bibliographical reference

A is for art and archaeology

"The MUSEUM OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY is located in Pickard Hall on the historic Francis Quadrangle of the University of Missouri’s Columbia Campus. Pickard Hall was built in 1894 and was originally the University’s chemistry building. In 1976 the building was completely renovated and became home to the Department of Art History and Archaeology and the Museum of Art and Archaeology, which houses more than 15,000 artworks and artifacts. The Museum’s collections of art and artifacts continues to grow every year through gifts and purchases. Only a small percent of the total collection can be on display in the Museum galleries at any one time. The rest of the art is kept in protected storage areas in other rooms in Pickard Hall and off site. On the second floor of Pickard Hall there are nine galleries where the art and artifacts are displayed. These rooms feature artworks and artifacts from the Museum’s permanent collection. There are galleries with Ancient Art, Byzantine and Medieval Art, European and American Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, and art from other places around the world such as Africa, India, and Pre-columbian America..." -- Introduction

Museum Magazine, Number 67 (2015 Fall)

The issue's feature article, "Classical convergence Greek and Roman myths in European prints : exhibition dates: September 29, 2015 through January 24, 2016," describes the exhibition which is inspired by tales of the Trojan War and also reflects other mythological subjects.From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- Classical convergence : Greek and Roman myths in European prints / Cathy Callaway (Museum Educator) -- Recent acquisitions : Warhol -- New Curator of European and American Art -- Spotlight : Is this a Vanitas? / Alex Barker (Director) -- Events calendar -- Missouri Folk Arts Prgram / Lisa L. Higgins (Missouri Folk Arts Program Director) -- From the Museum Educator / Cathy Callaway (Museum Educator) -- Museum Associates / Gary Anger (President, Museum Associates)

Museum Magazine, Number 71 (2017 Fall)

This issue's featured article: The lasting world : Simon Dinnerstein and The Fulbright Triptych, July 25-December 22, 2017. The exhibition title "The Lasting World" is from an essay on Simon's work by Rudolf Arnheim, an art theorist who once argued that images don't imitate reality, they hint at it. At first glance the realism of Simon's work seems to imitate reality, but instead it playfully confounds it, offering meaning less in what is seen than what is supposed.From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- The Lasting World : Simon Dinnerstein and the Fulbright Triptych / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- Japonisme in print : Japanese style/western culture / Alisa Carlson (Curator of European and American Art) -- Page-turners : medieval and early modern illustration / Alisa Carlson (Curator of European and American Art) -- Special exhibitions -- Events calendar -- Missouri Folk Arts Program / Ryan Habermeyer (MFAP Graduate Assistant) -- From the Museum Educator / Callaway Cathy -- Recent acquisition / Alisa Carlson (Curator of European and American Art) -- Spotlight / Andrea Miller, Andrea (Graduate Research Assistant) -- Museum Associates / Gary Anger (President, Museum Associates)

Museum Magazine, Number 72 (2018 Winter)

From the Director / Alex W. Barker (Director) -- Seeing anew : a reinterpretation of modern and contemporary artworks from the permanent collection / Alisa Carlson (Curator of European and American Art) -- Electrify! / Alisa Carlson (Curator of European and American Art) -- Spotlight : The god Sarapis / Benton Kidd (Curator of Ancient Art) -- Special exhibitions -- Events calendar -- Missouri Folk Arts Program / Lisa L. Higgins (Director) -- From the Museum Educator / Cathy Callaway -- Museum Associates / Gary Anger (President, Museum Associates)