UMMA Art Pick: Comments 3

Paula Miska Ann Arbor, MI

Nydia is searching for sounds of people to buy her flowers and we are searching for people to bring us fulfillment.

Dmitri Barvinok Ann Arbor, MI

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Gerald C. Holt Bay City, Mich.

I first saw Nydia, in person, in the Museum, in 1978, the year before I received my Rackham Masters in Speech. We never imagined global warming in those days. Now perhaps she carries a more serious message,... of warning?

Kathy Moberg Saline, MI

I love the beautiful stone, the sculpture itself, its wonderful location. I remember seeing Nydia when my parents brought me to the museum as a child as well as during my college days and on visits as an alumna. She exemplifies the U-M Art Museum for me.

Elizabeth Rodriguiz Ypsilanti, MI

There is so much power and movement and sense of entrapment in this piece - as if the girl knows that the rumbling of the earth means a great tragedy is about to befall her and everyone she knows.

Wendy Correll Ann Arbor, MI

I recall the first time I saw this piece at the UMMA -the translucent quality of the marble, the apparent movement of Nydia's robes, made me stop to explore the piece. The story of Nydia, the blind flower seller fleeing from the volcanic ash of Mt. Vesuvius, was interpreted in this gorgeous piece.

Carol Richard  Ann Arbor, MI

I've always been intrigued by this, also I usually visit the museum on a hot, hectic day and see seems so cool and serene

Carmela Brown  Ann Arbor/MI

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