Selections from the 22,000 works in our permanent collection, focused on the works currently on view in our permanent exhibition galleries

Read more about the article Angelic Gesture
Barbara Hepworth (English 1905-1975), Maquette for Winged Figure, 1940-1. Brass, painted on front and stuccoed on back, and wire. Gift of Ellinor Belding, class of 1939. 1957.8.2.

Angelic Gesture

Today’s post comes from Justine Paradis, class of 2013 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Accessing the Subconscious: The Lady Hears a Nightingale
Max Ernst (German, 1891-1976), The Lady Hears a Nightingale, 20th c. Decalcomania and oil on canvas. Gift of Leon M. and Marian H. Despres (Marian H. Alschuler, class of 1930). 2003.22.2.

Accessing the Subconscious: The Lady Hears a Nightingale

Today’s post comes from Sophie Asakura, class of 2016 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article A Hidden Treasure

A Hidden Treasure

Today’s post comes from Alison Dillulio, class of 2013 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Munch in Paris

Munch in Paris

Today's post comes from Erin Gallagher, class of 2013 and Art Center Student Docent.…

Read more about the article Reading the Open Missal
Ludger tom Ring, the Younger (attributed to). German, 1522-1584. The Open Missal. c. 1570. Oil on oak panel transferred to masonite. Purchase, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd (Blanchette Hooker, class of 1931) Fund. 1956.5

Reading the Open Missal

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

Read more about the article Shakespeare, Shrines, and Sanford Gifford
Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880), The Shrine of Shakespeare, 1859. Oil on canvas. Gift of Matthew Vassar. 1864.1.35

Shakespeare, Shrines, and Sanford Gifford

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

Read more about the article On the Wall: Frank Stella’s Slieve Bawn (1974)
Frank Stella. American, b. 1936. Slieve Bawn. Metallic powder in polymer emulsion on canvas. Collection of Jason Blum.

On the Wall: Frank Stella’s Slieve Bawn (1974)

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

Read more about the article Summer in South America
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 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

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