Joseph Stella American, 1877-1946 Full Moon, Barbados, 1940 Oil on canvas Acquired through the Margaret Simonds Sinon Find (1998.4)   Twentieth-Century Art The dynamic world events and scientific advances that marked the beginning of the twentieth century are reflected in the Museum’s exhibition of modern paintings. The shift in twentieth-century art towards pure abstraction and highly personal symbolism are illustrated in two, brilliantly-hued paintings permanently on view: Morgan Russell’s pure color abstraction Synchromism (Eidos), and Joseph Stella’s radiant Full Moon, Barbados are classic examples of early- and mid-century Modernism.           Carol Summers American, 1925 Aetna Waking, 1960 Woodcut Gift of Herbert A. Colby In memory of Charles F. Godley (1980.20)