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New Acquisitions

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Come over to the MU Student Center to view the new art works on the hanging wall across from US Bank. These represent some of our most recent acquisitions from the past year, which include a quilt by contemporary textile artist NedRa Bonds of Kansas City, Kansas and two watercolor landscapes by Columbia's own Frank Stack. These works will remain on display until July. View of the hanging wall across from US Bank. The quilt by textile artist NedRa Bonds (American, b. 1948), titled Out of the Glorious Past , is made from cotton and mixed media. Unlike traditional quilts, this textile work incorporates hand-painted images alongside preprinted fabrics. In addition, a large portion of the piecework is irregular and organic rather than geometric. The artist created the column of faces running down the center of the quilt by utilizing various painting and cutting techniques, which showcase her use of mixed media and the spontaneous nature in which her quilts typically take shape.