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 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

Today’s post comes from Taylor Shoolery, Art Center docent and Vassar College class of…

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 In Focus: Shadow Decoration
Curran, Charles Courtney. American 1861-1942. Shadow Decoration. 1887. Oil on canvas. Purchase. 1887.2

In Focus: Shadow Decoration

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

Read more about the article Artful Dodger: Prof. Christenson
Marsden Hartley, American, 1887-1943. Indian Composition, 1914. Oil on canvas. Gift of Paul Rosenfeld.

Artful Dodger: Prof. Christenson

Today's post comes from Deborah Steinberg, Class of 2014 and Art Center Intern. “I…

Read more about the article In Focus: Autumn in North America
Church, Frederic Edwin. American, 1826-1900. Autumn in North America, c. 1856. Oil on board. Gift of Matthew Vassar.

In Focus: Autumn in North America

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

Read more about the article Off-Campus: de Kooning at MoMA
Willem de Kooning (American b. Holland, 1904-1997) Untitled (Three Women) c. 1948 Oil and crayon on thick white paper adhered to board Gift of Mrs. Richard Deutsch (Katherine W. Sanford, Class of 1940)

Off-Campus: de Kooning at MoMA

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

In Focus: Machinery

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

Read more about the article Off-Campus: Stettheimer at the Brooklyn Museum
Florine Stettheimer (American, 1871-1944). Natatorium Undine, 1927 Oil and encaustic on canvas, 50 1/2 x 60 inches. Gift of Ettie Stettheimer, 1949.5

Off-Campus: Stettheimer at the Brooklyn Museum

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

Read more about the article Artful Dodger: Tyrone Simpson on Aaron Siskind
Aaron Siskind, Homage to Franz Klein, 1975. Bromoil gelatin silver print, 40x35.5 cm

Artful Dodger: Tyrone Simpson on Aaron Siskind

Today's post comes from Deborah Steinberg, Class of 2014 and Art Center Intern. Tyrone…