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Frederic Edwin Church. American 1826-1900. Summer in South America. circa 1853. Oil on board. Gift of MAtthew Vassar. 1864.1.18

Summer in South America

Today's post comes from Joe Brichacek, Class of 2012 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Off-Campus: A View of Palestine, Henry Ossawa Tanner
Henry Ossawa Tanner. American 1859-1937. A View of Palestine, circa 1898-99. Oil on canvas. Gift of Mrs. Walter Driscoll (Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser, class of 1923), Mrs. F. Rodman Titcomb (Elizabeth L. Weyerhaeuser, class of 1915) and Mrs. Robert J. Sivertsen (Sarah Weyerhaeuser, class of 1930)1946.3.3

Off-Campus: A View of Palestine, Henry Ossawa Tanner

Today's post comes from Emily MacLeod, Class of 2012 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Playing with Space: Gordon Matta-Clark at Vassar and Beyond
Matta-Clark, Gordon. American 1943-1978. Drawing for Tree House. 1971. Black markers on folded white wove paper. Purchase, Matthew Vassar Fund, and timothy Cole Fund, 1971.21

Playing with Space: Gordon Matta-Clark at Vassar and Beyond

Today's post comes from Lina Kavaliunas, Class of 2013 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Ethnobotany and Native American Arts
Katie Sickles, Iroquois, Oneida. Fancy basket, 1996. Woven black ash splints and sweetgrass. Gift from the Edward J. Guarino Collection in honor of Josephine Guarino, 2010.13.15

Ethnobotany and Native American Arts

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Seeing Red: Rothko on Stage

Today's post comes from Emily MacLeod, Class of 2012 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Artful Dodger: Prof. Mita Choudhury
Paulus Lesire (Dutch, 1611-c. 1656), Alida Pietersdr. Van Scharlaken, aged 25,1637. Oil on panel. 1985.3

Artful Dodger: Prof. Mita Choudhury

Today's post comes from Kristina Arike, class of 2014 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article A City Without Signposts
Marco Maggi, Uruguayan b. 1957. Global Myopia, 2011. Cuts on surveillance mirror. © Marco Maggi, photo by Chip Porter

A City Without Signposts

Today's post comes from Kevin Choe, Class of 2012 and Art Center Student Docent. When…

Read more about the article Artful Dodger: Prof. Tim Koechlin
John Biggers (American, 1924–2001). Coming Home from Work. Oil on board. On extended loan from Eric Brecher, class of 1991.

Artful Dodger: Prof. Tim Koechlin

Today's post comes from Kristina Arike, Class of 2014 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Kaleidoscope: Many Lenses for Rothko
Rothko, Mark American b.Latvia 1903-1970 No. 1 (No. 18, 1948) 1948-1949 Oil on canvas Gift of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd (Blanchette Hooker, class of 1931)

Kaleidoscope: Many Lenses for Rothko

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Read more about the article A One-Man Show for Five People
O'Doherty and his one-man show of five. From left to right: Brian O'Doherty, William McGinn, Patrick Ireland, Sigmund Bode; and Mary Josephson in front.

A One-Man Show for Five People

Today's post comes from Ani Kodzhabasheva, Class of 2012 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Connections: African History
Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II at the Battle of Magdala, 1868 Gouache on fabric. Gift of Mrs. Richard S. Leach (Aroline Beecher, class of 1921) 1972.18.4

Connections: African History

Today’s post comes from Julie MacDonald, Class of 2012 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Off-Campus: Conservation
Alexander Archipenko, American. 1887-1964. Queen of Sheba, 1961 Bronze, 65 1/2 x 31 x 20". On extended loan from Frances Archipenko Gray, EL1995.10

Off-Campus: Conservation

Today’s post comes from Julie MacDonald, Class of 2012 and Art Center Student Docent.…