Exhibitions
LaToya M. Hobbs and the Art of Citation
In her print series Carving Out Time, LaToya Hobbs references works by seven Black American artists; Harvard graduate student Nora Rosengarten shares a reading list for visitors to learn more about the artists that inspire Hobbs.
By Nora M. Rosengarten
The Bamum Kingdom, Colonialism, and German Expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
German expressionist Karl Schmidt-Rottluff included a clay pipe bowl (Ki-kuet pue) from the Bamum Kingdom (modern-day Republic of Cameroon) in his painting. How did this object become part of his private collection?
By Clemens Ottenhausen
Objects of Addiction: Opium, Empire, and the Chinese Art Trade
Objects of Addiction explores the entwined histories of the opium trade and the Chinese art market between the late 18th and early 20th centuries.
Investigating the Materials of a Chinese Opium Pipe
Questions about the materials of the opium pipe on view in Objects of Addiction led to a collaborative investigation by curatorial, objects conservation, and conservation science staff.
By Nicole Ledoux
Further Reading: From the Andes to the Caribbean
Horace D. Ballard, organizer of From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire, shares a list of reading recommendations that add dimension to the exhibition.
By Horace D. Ballard
A Tribute to Those Who Build Our Stuff
How do custom gallery furnishings, such as pedestals and special mounts, make the journey from design to visitor appreciation? Through good craftsmanship.
By Elie Glyn
Giving the Dead Their Due: An Exhibition Re-Examines Funerary Portraits from Roman Egypt
In a powerful exhibition, four ambitious curators tell the most complete account to date of a deeply misunderstood object: the Roman Egyptian funerary portrait.
By Graham Weber
Multi-layered: Louis Delsarte’s Color Separations
A conservation scientist and paper conservator explain how Louis Delsarte made his photolithograph Unity using color separations.
By Christina Taylor, Georgina Rayner
Brandywine: Inspiring Collaboration and Community
Members of the team that developed the exhibition Prints from the Brandywine Workshop and Archives talk about the creative ways they worked together, inspired by the collaborative approach of the Brandywine Workshop.
By Hannah Chew
Afrofuturist Visions: Robert Pruitt’s Enlist! Prints
Take a closer look at two lithographs by Pruitt that engage Afrofuturist themes and subvert the visual language of 1940s recruitment posters.
By Sophie Lynford