Abbé Barthélémy, Jean-Antoine Houdon, 1793-94.
Cue the elevator music: Yahoo is allegedly still trying to figure out what the hell happened to four days worth of C-Monster. (I blame Cheney.) My sorry technological state of affairs, combined with the fact that I’m currently on the road for work, means there will be no Digest today. (In fact, the Digest likely won’t come back until Monday…)
In the meantime, enjoy some pics from the Smith College Museum of Art. The modern and contemporary galleries were closed for re-hanging when I visited, so this photo essay will lean towards the old-school.
Click on images to see ‘em large. Money shots after the jump.
Personification of the River Pyramos, artist unknown, Greco-Roman; Syria; 2nd Century CE.
Rapha Maître, Pierre Auguste Renoir, 1870-71.
Detail: The Death of Leonardo Da Vinci, Jean-August-Dominique Ingres, c. 1851.
Field of poppies, Claude Monet, 1890.
Diptych with St. George, Gäbrä Mänfäs Qeddus, and Seqrates (left); Virgin and Child, Archangels and Three Saints (right); unknown Ethiopian artist, late 17th Century.
Detail: Lady Constance, Arthur and Salisbury, Henry Fuseli, 1783.
Seated Nude, Pablo Picasso, 1922.
Woman with a Monkey, study for A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jette, Georges Seurat, 1884.
A cup of tea, Charles Sprague Pearce, 1883.
Death of Rossini, Gustav Doré, 1869.
Marguerite de Conflans, Edouard Manet, 1873.
Detail: The Drinker, Jan Steen, c. 1660-65.
For more on the museum, click here.
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It’s too bad the contemporary galleries were closed, they have some good stuff. Last time I was there they had together in one space a Robert Ryman, a small Sol LeWitt module, a white yardstick painting by Sylvia Plimack Mangold and Louise Nevelson’s transparent plexiglass Canada Series III. It was a lot of fun. They also had this Janet Fish–she’s an alum–which I enjoyed. I really like the building, too, especially (I have to say) the floors. They’re kind of springy and have a really good feel to them, perfect for standing and walking around galleries. I also always like to visit the nearby Campus Center–it’s like going to college in the not too distant future!
i have been to the campus center. i even hung out in that upstairs room with the ’70s style circular fireplace. trippy!!!