Behind the Scenes at OMCA: Mildred Howards 13-Foot Sculpture @oaklandmuseumca
Behind the Scenes at OMCA: Mildred Howards 13-Foot Sculpture @oaklandmuseumca
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Go behind the scenes of Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory as curator Carin Adams shares the story behind installing Blackbird in a Red Sky (a.k.a. Fall of the Blood House)—a 13-foot sculpture by Bay Area artist Mildred Howard, on view in California for the first time. See how our museum team brought this remarkable contemporary art installation to life.

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Behind the Scenes at OMCA: Mildred Howard's 13-Foot Sculpture

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