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In 2008, the Korean American Students of Smith (KASS) and the Korean Arts Foundation (KAF) with gifts of alumnae and other donors purchased Yong Soon Min's "Movement." To hear Yong speak about her installation at SCMA: bit.ly/3dgD4XB
On SCMAinsider, guest blogger Margaret Adams Groesbeck reflects on SCMA's 2016 exhibition, "When in Rome: Prints & Photographs, 1550-1900" and questions how to depict Rome in all of its significance. To read her post: bit.ly/36y0PrN
Many thanks to @TheMurrayWhyte , art critic at the Boston Globe, for featuring Albert Bierstadt's "Echo Lake, Franconia Mountains, New Hampshire," a work in our permanent collection. Bierstadt was best known for his expansive landscapes, especially of the American West.
Albert Bierstadt’s idealized vision of the American west? He practiced it in the White Mountains bos.gl/LT28Iti
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Led by Henriette Kets de Vries, exhibition curator and assistant curator of prints, drawings and photographs, an informal virtual tour of "A Dust Bowl of Dog Soup: Picturing the Great Depression" virtual tour is now live! To watch the tour: bit.ly/2LGYe5h
Take an Art Break with Lavinia Fontana, one of the most famous women artists of Renaissance Italy. Curator Danielle Carrabino shares her insight on a pair of marriage portraits by Fontana. To learn more: bit.ly/3g90z6Y
Image credit: Lavinia Fontana, Italian, 1552–1614. “Portrait of a Woman (1 of a pair of marriage portraits)” and “Portrait of a Man (1 of a pair of marriage portraits),” ca. 1585-1599. Painting, oil on panel. (1/2)
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On last week's "Staying Inside," Curator Danielle Carrabino shared her insights on artworks in times of plague. To read her contribution: bit.ly/3bLDyDA
Happy #IMD2020! SCMA is a proud member of the IM community. We invite you to check out our #Museums10 peers along with our current and upcoming 👀 virtual offerings on #SCMAFromHome: bit.ly/2WGeKbM Everyone is welcome!
Happy Illumination Night 🕯 To the Class of 2020, we hope your futures are as bright as the lights lit for you tonight 💖
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Yao Wu, Jane Chace Carroll Curator of Asian Art at SCMA, talks with Zheng Bo, an eco-socialist conceptual artist committed to multispecies vibrancy. Dr. Zheng is the Spring 2020 Leader-in-Residence, Lewis Global Studies Center, Smith College. To view: bit.ly/3bwpyh3
Take an Art Break with "One Who Watches" by Emma Amos. Amos describes the painting as, "... kind of a conversation with Manet, Olympia, and the artist Gauguin."
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Image credit: Emma Amos, American, 1937–. “One Who Watches,” 1995. Painting, acrylic on linen, heat transferred photographs on muslin collaged onto canvas, African Kanga cloth borders and cotton broadcloth fabric strips sewn onto linen. (1/2)
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The SCMA Shop is now open online! Direct local delivery is also available to those who live within 5 miles of Northampton (when checking out, select local delivery). Check the online Shop on a regular basis to see new items as well as old favorites: bit.ly/3brkavA
In the most recent post from our "Staying Inside" series, read how Professor Michael Thurston virtually visits SCMA and his favorite artworks with his family: bit.ly/3fHYAWT
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