Abstract
These abstract works were done in the late 1950's and early 1960's. Miriam studied under noted abstract painter Mark Rothko during a University of Colorado summer session and post-undergraduate at the Art Student's League in New York City.
Birmingham - Botanical Gardens & Aldridge Gardens
Often a source of beauty, rest and inspiration, these pieces are based off of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Birmingham - Civil Rights
Miriam was a student at the University of Alabama when then-Gov. George Wallace blocked the first Black student from entering. She also painted professionally in in Birmingham, her hometown, during the Civil Rights Movement. These events influenced her work then and in the decades beyond.
![16th Street Baptist Church by Miriam McClung](https://assets.artworkarchive.com/image/upload/t_square_crop_small/v1/user_7569/3087_mdjjjh.jpg)
![Bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church by Miriam McClung](https://assets.artworkarchive.com/image/upload/t_square_crop_small/v1/user_7569/3093_ru7dou.jpg)
![16th Street Baptist Church by Miriam McClung](https://assets.artworkarchive.com/image/upload/t_square_crop_small/v1/user_7569/00328.2004.16TH-STREET-CHURCH.PASTEL.PAPER.WEB.NP_nxpnk3.jpg)
Birmingham - Crestline
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Birmingham - English Village
English Village was originally conceived by planners as one of several villages outside downtown Birmingham. Many of Miriam's biblical works are taken from English Village and the surrounding neighborhoods.
Birmingham - Key Circle
Key Circle is an obscure roundabout in a Birmingham residential neighborhood. It is also the backdrop for many of Miriam's works.
Birmingham - Mountain Brook
Miriam grew up in and around this now well known part of Birmingham. Although Mountain Brook is it's own city, it was originally conceived by planners as one of several villages outside downtown Birmingham.
Drawings - Landscape
Various landscape drawings.
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