Art Museums
Curator Discusses Link Between Photography and Culture
Harvard Art Museums Director of Student Programs David R. Odo pointed out the value of early photography in studying the interaction between Japan and the West in the 19th century.
New Curators Join the Renovated Harvard Art Museums
The Harvard Art Museums announced the appointment of two new curators and the internal promotions of two additional curators.
Third Thursdays at the Gardner Museum
Museum-goers flocked to the Gardner Museum last Thursday evening for Third Thursdays: Roxbury & Jazz, during which participants completed a studio activity and examined art and music in conjunction with the galleries.
Roving Reporter: Third Thursdays with Roxbury & Jazz
Our Roving Reporter speaks with attendees at last week's jazz-themed Third Thursday at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
New Wing of the Gardner Museum
The new wing of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum illuminated at night during Third Thursdays: Roxbury & Jazz.
Students Rent Original Art Prints for Their Dorm Rooms
The program offered prints from artists such as Josef Albers, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol.
Students Rent Prints from Harvard Art Museum
A print of Picasso's “Goat's Skull on the Table,” one of a series of 150, hangs in the dorm room of McKinley O. Rodriguez ’18. "It's really exciting to think that Picasso has touched this work of art, it's not just a poster," Rodriguez said.
Redefining Pop: Harvard Art Museums’ New Exhibit Explores Corita Kent
The Harvard Art Museums' special exhibition "Corita Kent and the Language of Pop" seeks to redefine common interpretations of pop artist Corita Kent by juxtaposing her works against those of her contemporaries and presenting her through an art historical perspective.
language of pop
A piece of artwork on display at the Harvard Art Museums' exhibit "Corita Kent and the Language of Pop."
Corita Kent & the Language of Pop
Viewers examine works at Corita Kent and the Language of Pop during the opening of the exhibit at Harvard Art Museums on Thursday afternoon. The opening was followed by a panel discussion which considered Kent’s role as an iconoclast as well as her printmaking techniques, placing her alongside her contemporaries in the pop art movement.
Corita Kent & the Language of Pop
Viewers examine works at Corita Kent and the Language of Pop during the opening of the exhibit at Harvard Art Museums on Thursday afternoon. The opening was followed by a panel discussion which considered Kent’s role as an iconoclast as well as her printmaking techniques, placing her alongside her contemporaries in the pop art movement.
Corita Kent & the Language of Pop
Viewers examine works at Corita Kent and the Language of Pop during the opening of the exhibit at Harvard Art Museums on Thursday afternoon. The opening was followed by a panel discussion which considered Kent’s role as an iconoclast as well as her printmaking techniques, placing her alongside her contemporaries in the pop art movement.
StoryCorps Project Connects Corita Kent and Cambridge Residents
In parallel with "Corita Kent and the Language of Pop," a new exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums, the national oral history project StoryCorps arrived on campus in a repurposed RV last Friday to host interviews between pairs of Bostonians whose lives have been touched by Kent and her artwork.