| Title | Purple Vortex |
| Artist | Bahnemann, Abbie (American) |
| Date | Unknown |
| Medium | Painting |
| Oil on canvas | |
| Dimensions | Framed 36 1/2" x 49 1/2" |
| Catalog Number | UC38.1 |
| Location | B.D. Owens Library |
First floor near rooms 126-128. Abbie Bahnemann, born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1941, graduated from Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota in 1963 with a B.S. in art education. In 1977 she received a B.F.A. from Northwest Missouri State University. In 1965 she began work as a graphic designer, first employed at Sacred Design Associates in Minneapolis. After moving to Maryville in 1968, Bahnemann worked as a freelancer for Printery House in Conception, Missouri. Bahnemann’s watercolor and oil paintings are represented in many private collection in the Midwest.