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Look Again is a biweekly virtual series from the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts that invites you to slow down and see art in a new way. Each installment, led by our Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Curator, Linda Johnson, Ph.D., takes a closer look at two paintings—revealing hidden details, techniques, and stories that make them extraordinary.

Because sometimes, the more you look, the more you discover.

Peter Moran, The Cat Feigning Death, 1877, Etching
Bernard Te Gempt, Kat Met Muizen (Cat with Mice),1870, Oil on canvas 

Week 1 – October 6, 2025: Peter Moran, The Cat Feigning Death & Bernard Te Gempt, Cat with Mice

Robert Henri, Michael, 1913, Oil on canvas
Robert Henri , O’Malley Home (Achill Island, County Mayo, Ireland), 1913, Oil on canvas

Week 2 – October 20, 2025: Robert Henri’s Michael & O’Malley Home

Helen Frankenthaler, Barcelona, 1977, Color lithograph on handmade paper
Helen Frankenthaler, First Stone, 1961, Five color lithograph 

Week 3 – November 3, 2025: Helen Frankenthaler’s Barcelona & First Stone

Newbold Hough Trotter, Turkey and Tree, 1877, Tempera on paper
Charles Wilson Peale, The Artist in his Museum, 1822,Oil on canvas

Week 4 November 17, 2025: Newbold Hough Trotter’s Turkey and Tree & Charles Willson Peale’s The Artist in his Museum

Charles M. Russell, Piegan Woman, c. 1902, Bronze
Charles M. Russell, The Custer Fight 1903, Oil on canvas 

Week 5 – December 1, 2025: Charles Marion Russell’s Piegan Woman & The Custer Fight

Milton Clark Avery, Man by Choppy Sea, 1944, Watercolor
Sally Michel Avery, Cat Lady, 1978, Watercolor 

Week 6 – December 15, 2025: Milton Clark Avery’s Man by Choppy Sea & Sally Michel Avery’s Cat Lady

Josiah Wedgwood, Basalt Tea Service, Teapot, 1813
Josiah Wedgwood (British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent) Antislavery Medallion, 1787, Basalt, Jasperware

Week 7 – January 5, 2026: Josiah Wedgwood’s Teapot & Antislavery Medallion

Paul Wayland Bartlett, Exhausted Victory-Sculpture, 1910, Bronze
Paul Wayland Bartlett, Benjamin Franklin, Bronze
Unknown artist, Scrimshaw Powder Horn,1766, Whalebone

Week 8 – January 19, 2026: Paul Wayland Bartlett’s Exhausted Victory-Sculpture, Benjamin Franklin & Scrimshaw Powder Horn

Severin Roesen, Still Life, Grapes, Peaches, Blueberries, Raspberries and Apples, 1855-60
Justin Favela, Peaches, 2016

Week 9 – February 2, 2026: Severin Roesen, Still Life, Grapes, Peaches, Blueberries, Raspberries and Apples & Justin Favela, Peaches

Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life Childhood, 1842 (National Gallery of Art)
Thomas Cole (American, b.  England, 1801-1848) Study for “Childhood” in the Voyage of Life Series 1840-1842. Oil on canvas. 16 “h x 17” w x 1.25” d

Week 10 – February 16, 2026: Thomas Cole’s The Voyage of Life Series

Alice Neel, Olivia, 1980
Alice Neel, After the Death of a Child, 1927

Week 11 – March 2, 2026: Alice Neel’s Olivia & After the Death of a Child

Joseph Vogel, 1911–1995, Austrian, Another Day 1930s
Charles Sheeler, Crisscrossed Conveyors, River Rouge Plant, Ford Motor Company, 1927. Gelatin silver print, 9 5/16, x 7 1/16, in (23.5 x 18.8 cm). Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.

Week 12 – March 16, 2026: Joseph Vogel’s Another Day & Charles Sheeler’s Crisscrossed Conveyors, River Rouge Plant, Ford Motor Company

Honore Daumier (1808-1879), A L’ Atelier, 1881
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916) Studio Interior, ca. 1882. Oil on canvas

Week 13 – March 30, 2026: Honore Daumier’s A L’Atelier & William Merritt Chase’s Studio Interior

Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944) Omega’s Flight, 1908-1909. Lithograph. David and Susan Werner Collection. (In WCMFA’ s Scandinavian Exhibition)
Edward Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944) The Separation,1896, Oil on canvas, Munch Museum, Norway

Week 14 – May 12, 2026: Edvard Munch’s Omega’s Flight & The Separation

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