Art in Bloom 2007

On March 16 - 18, 2007, The Museum of Art and Archaeology held its annual Art in Bloom. The event included floral designers from mid-Missouri-area florists who selected 15 different works of art from the Museum's collections and Final Farewell: the Culture of Death and the Afterlife special exhibition that inspired their floral designs. Throughout the three-day event over 800 visitors viewed the floral creations and voted for the People's Choice Awards in four categories: Best in Show, Best Creative Design, Best Reflected the Artwork, and Best Use of Color and Variety of Flowers.

Enjoy Art in Bloom 2007!
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Landscape by Jörg Schmeisser
Designer: Ruth LaHue
My Secret Garden, Columbia, MO
People's Choice Award:
Best in Show

Headcrests in the Shape of Antelopes
(Chi-wara)
Designer: Jeremy Estes
Kent’s Floral Gallery, Columbia, MO
People's Choice Award:
Best Creative Design

Architectural Capriccio
attributed to Antonio Joli
Designer: Rebecca Huffman
Kent’s Floral Gallery, Columbia MO
People's Choice Award:
Best Reflected the Artwork

Mosaic Gazelle
Designer: Nita Roberts
Patricia’s Flower Shop, Columbia, MO
People's Choice Award:
Best Use of Color and
Variety of Flowers

S.O.S. Tanker I by Luis Cruz Azaceta
Designer: Cale Mitchell
Columbia Garden Club, Columbia, MO

Man of Peace by Leonard Baskin
Designer: Mary Jane Wheeling
Columbia Garden Club, Columbia, MO

Devotional Cross
by Alunno di Benozzo
Designer: Diana Hartmann
Gerbes Floral Department, Parid Rd.,
Columbia, MO

The Assumption of the Virgin
attributed to Anton Kern
Designer: Diana Hartmann
Gerbes Floral Department, Paris Rd.,
Columbia, MO

The Hermit Frere Luce by Hubert Robert
Designer: Alma Crafford
Gerbes Floral Department, Nifong Blvd., Columbia, MO

Lemon on a Glass with Peppers Below
by Rose Gonnella
Designer: Alma Crafford
Gerbes Floral Department, Nifong Blvd., Columbia, MO

Juniper at Lake Tenaya
by Edward Henry Weston [photographer]
Designer: Jessica LaHue
My Secret Garden, Columbia, MO

Mourning Wear: Bodice, Hat and Skirt
Designer: Nita Roberts
Patricia’s Flower Shop, Columbia, MO

Sarcophagus of Hathor
Designer: Jeni Schierbecker
Summerfield Landscaping Garden and Gifts, Columbia, MO

Invitation to the Funeral of Mr. John Moor
Designer: Jeni Schierbecker
Summerfield Landscaping Garden and Gifts, Columbia, MO

Lallah Rookh
by Francis John Wyburde
Designer: Kim Cottrell
Tiger Garden, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO

For more Art in Bloom:
Art in Bloom 2006

Art in Bloom 2005