Read Miriam’s thoughts, insight, and reflections on her work, art, and experiences.
To acquire and preserve the work of Miriam McClung is to safeguard one of the most compelling visual voices of the 20th-century American South. Over more than seventy-five years, McClung has built a body of work that bridges the intimate and the historical, the spiritual and the social. Her paintings—rooted in Alabama’s landscape, architecture, and […]
An Introduction to Miriam McClung for Curators and Collectors Read More »
We had several people send us pieces of art that they purchased with “McClung” as a signature, wondering if was Miriam’s artwork. After some research, we discovered an amazing 20th-century woman artist, Florence Elliott McClung, from Texas. There have been several painters with the last name “McClung” over the past century to include Catherine McClung,
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We are looking at women painters at the beginning of the 20th century, like Carrie Hill, whose art and work created a thriving art community in the industrial boom-town of Birmingham, Alabama. Their pioneering work would pave the way for the next generation of women artists in Birmingham, like Miriam, to have successful art careers.
Women Painters of Birmingham, Alabama: Louise S. Cone Read More »
Painting in the winter months without a studio can be very challenging. The weather in Tennessee, especially on the Plateau where Miriam lives, continually changes from rain to wind and even snow. Sunny days become cloudy in a hurry, leaving little time to get one’s thoughts on paper. Add to that the fact that Miriam
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For Women’s History Month 2025, we are looking at several Birmingham, Alabama women artists whose work inside and outside the studio established a vibrant art culture in the city and laid the foundation for the next generation of women artists in Birmingham to flourish like Miriam. Carrie L. Hill (1875-1957) was an acclaimed impressionist painter
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Getting your own Wikipedia page established as a living artist is very difficult. There are stringent requirements for sourcing everything. This can be a challenge when most of Miriam’s art career was pre-Internet. While we compiled a list of sources to submit for Miriam’s Wikipedia page, we created our own Wiki-style page for you to
Researching Miriam McClung’s Art History in Alabama Read More »
Where would you start if you want to collect a work of art done by a noted Alabama woman artist? Google? Museums? Galleries? University publications in Alabama? Wikipedia? AI? We are putting together a database of noted women artists who are from or have lived in Alabama for a significant period of their careers. This
Directory of Noted Alabama Women Artists Read More »
We had a good run on Etsy for exposure, the height of which was an Etsy pick of NY White Abstract which led an HGTV and Magnolia network producer to reach out to us. Miriam’s later work was on HGTV’s Who’s Afraid of a Cheap Old House episode. We were hoping over time to generate
Closing Miriam’s Etsy Shop in 2025 Read More »
We are working to promote and encourage academic scholarship of Miriam’s life and art as a significant Alabama woman artist over the last 70 years. If you know of or are interested in learning more about access to her extensive collection and notes or would like to set up an interview, please contact us, and
A Call to Art Historians for Scholarship of a Significant Southern Woman Artist Read More »
2025 might be filled with art opportunities. How will we know what to do with them? We hope your holiday and New Year were as relaxing as ours. Besides spending time with family, Miriam enjoyed watching college football bowl games and the new playoffs. Her alma mater lost its bowl game (Roll Tide), but she’ll
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