For many years, it has been known, as the story goes, that one of WAM's Georgia O'Keeffe paintings, Oriental Poppies, "may have been selected for purchase by popular vote." So reads the label that describes this painting, currently on display in WAM's Woodhouse Gallery.

This upcoming Sunday, February 26th, millions of people worldwide will turn their televisions on to catch a glimpse of the glitz and glamour of Hollywood on the broadcast of the 84th annual Academy Awards.

Who will take home the Oscar?

In May of 1936, staff of the University Gallery wondered, "who would take home our Oscar?"

According to Rosenquist, painting has everything to do with memory, and if so, then it is only fitting that we look into his past as he remembers it. Though Rosenquist is best known as a New York pop artist, he has never denied his Midwestern roots. It is not by accident that Atwater, Minn., in stencil-style red letters, lies at the heart of Rosenquist’s World’s Fair Mural of 1964-65.

The Love Doors Contest
Sponsored by the Weisman Art Museum and Comstock Hall -

"The Weisman Art Museum and Comstock Hall are sponsoring a door decorating contest to coincide with Valentine's Day in conjunction with the museum's exhibition, Deck the Halls. Personalize your door with designs, images, and objects that convey some of your ideas about LOVE. Feel free to express yourself about more than just romantic love.

"Don't open boxes." This was the dry reaction of a WAM staff member after I had shared my find of a large box full of 13 binders in a storage room at the museum. The binders were each titled, "press book" and were dated by academic year. As I wiped away a few centimeters of dust off of the cover of the first binder, I was hopeful yet hesitant at what I would find.