| | | It's hard to believe that October is halfway over. If you haven't had the chance yet to join us for a virtual program this semester, you still have time! We've got two Student Guide tours, a call for portrait art, and a patriarchal chair to share with you this week. Enjoy!
And with Halloween coming up next week, we've conjured together a few spooky works from our collections that capture the spirit of the season. Take a peek... if you dare! |
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| student guide tours Upcoming Student Guide Tours Explore forms of intimacy across the history of art with Maeve Miller '22 on Thursday, October 22. Then, join Cecilia Zhou '22 on Thursday, October 29 to examine how three works of art, spanning 700 years, position themselves vis-à-vis the future. |
| call for artwork Face to Face: Seeing Each Other at Harvard The Harvard community is encouraged to envision each other through portraiture, and is invited to submit your work for a group exhibition later this fall. More info on submission details and links to inspirational pieces in HAM's collection can be found here. |
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| INDEX STORY What Does a Famous Harvard Chair Have to Say About Patriarchy? A lot, according to Curatorial Assistant Heather Linton. Learn more about the President's Chair here. Then, share your thoughts on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! |
| HAM At Home Materials Lab at Home Make art at home taking inspiration from select artworks in the HAM collections! Designed by the Materials Lab, this series of prompts encourages you to experiment with artistic processes using materials and implements found around the house. |
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January Internships with HAM - The deadline to apply for several remote January-term internships with the Harvard Art Museums is tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20! You can read more about the opportunities in Public Programs, Curatorial, Exhibition Design, Collection Access, Copyright Research, and Technology on Crimson Careers.
On Thursday, October 22, join Sarah Kianovsky, Curator of the Collection in the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art, to look at The Hunger March, which memorializes a protest that changed the nation almost 90 years ago.
DAPP Director and Research Curator David Odo recently contributed to a Vox video about how colorized photos helped introduce Japan to the world.
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Associate Curator of Chinese Art Sarah Laursen co-created Vermont Art Online, a digital resource that lets you enjoy Vermont's museums and galleries at home.
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From Our Friends...
On Thursday, October 22, Lonnie G. Bunch, III of the Smithsonian Institute will present 'Fool’s Errands: Building a National Museum, and Leading Cultural Organizations During Dual Pandemics.' You can find more info and register for the lecture here.
Yale Professor Daphne A. Brooks will present a two-part lecture series entitled 'Lemonade from Lemons: Black Women Artists & the Gershwin Problem, 1935-2020' on October 27 and 29. More info on both lectures and links to register can be found here.
Former HAM Fellow Marina Isgro recently curated an online exhibition for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Using highlights from the museum collection, "In the Beginning" explores how video, sound, and performance artists use new technologies and formats to reimagine history now.
There are only 15 days until Election Day! Make sure you're ready to vote by checking your state's deadlines, dates, and rules here. |
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Unsubscribe Image (Header): Barkley Hendricks, October's gone...Goodnight, 1973. Oil and acrylic on linen canvas. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund, 2010.2. © Barkley Hendricks.
Image (Student Guide Tours): © Susan Young
Image (Face to Face): Glenn Ligon, Self-Portrait at Eleven Years Old, 2004. Cotton base sheet with stenciled pulp painting. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund, M26683. © Glenn Ligon. |
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