Can you imagine sitting in a college art class, sketching away with no idea that one of those drawings would inspire the design in a boutique hotel nearly 70 years later? That’s exactly what happened to Miriam. In the spring of 1957, during her senior year at the University of Alabama, Miriam was taking an […]
This “Meet the Artist” feature from Neighbors of The Glade (February 2026) profiles Miriam McClung, a 90-year-old artist living in Cumberland County, Tennessee. Background: Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, Miriam developed her love of art early, encouraged by her parents and trained by local artist Louise Cone. She studied fine arts at the University of Alabama
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If you wanted to purchase a piece of mid-century art for your collection from a woman artist from Alabama who is a legacy artist, where would you start? When an artist begins their career, they focus on honing their artistic talent and surviving. They don’t know yet what work will stand and be significant in
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We are honored to announce that Miriam’s 1960s work, “Red Fruit”, has been acquired by The University of Alabama, Sarah Moody Gallery of Art for their permanent collection. Since 1950, the Sarah Moody Gallery of Art, supported by The University of Alabama’s College of Arts and Sciences, has collected works on paper, photography, prints, paintings,
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For Miriam’s 90th birthday, she visited her beloved hometown of Birmingham, AL. While there, she met with friends and family to enjoy their company, great food, and a birthday cake (or two!). She also visited the Birmingham Museum of Art, which she help fundraise for and support over the decades. She enjoyed seeing some of
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The Miriam McClung Collection is eager to announce that we will be working with Mattie Lavelle, the founder of Curator & Co., to manage, promote, and expand Miriam’s art legacy. Mattie connects exceptional artists with discerning curators, galleries, and collectors, ensuring their work is seen and celebrated in thoughtfully selected, prestigious settings. Mattie is the
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We are happy to announce that Miriam has been invited to do an exhibit of her portrait work at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur, Alabama from July 7 – August 22, 2026. It takes a while to put together a retrospective, and we are honored that the Carnegie want to share Miriam’s work
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Miriam turned 89 in July and we celebrated with friends and family. Some lifelong Birmingham friends of Miriam’s met us in Chattanooga to celebrate where we visited the Hunter Museum of American Art. The Hunter is a must-see if you like American art and live in the South. There she saw Birmingham, Alabama artist Amy
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When one of Miriam’s Instagram reels went viral in March 2023, Kimberly Hellem, a producer of the hit HGTV show “Who’s Afraid of a Cheap Old House”, contacted us about featuring Miriam’s art in an episode. Of course, we were very happy to do so. Over the course of the next year (episodes are planned
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We are currently cataloging and evaluating Miriam’s entire collection. This is a process we need to do to evaluate and prepare her art for appraisal and estate planning purposes as well as scholarly research. As such Miriam’s work is temporarily not available for purchase. We don’t know how long the process will take, but we
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