Life as art Trent Thursby Alvey's outlook makes for intriguing art
Alvey believes everyone should ponder life's imponderables, "So I think that as I'm reading and just naturally investigating; my art documents what I find."
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Earlier this year, the UMFA acquired "Toaster Worship" due largely to the efforts of Mary Francey, the museum's curator of American Art.
"In many ways it's a comment on the 1950s and 1960s," said Francey. "But I think it has less to do with her intention than to giving form to an idea."
According to Francey, Alvey's purpose was not overtly feminist. "I think she was responding relevantly to the time in which she works, her society, her culture. I think this piece does that."
Francey believes "Toaster Worship" not only fits the museum's collection, she believes it strengthens it.
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