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collection
- Shell Vessel Koike Shōko1999
- Morning in the Bowl of NightAlma Thomas1973
- Head of a Woman Federigo Barocci1574
- SeascapeAlfred Thompson Bricher1874
- Market SceneDiego Rivera1930
- Illuminated Page with Poetry of Omar KhayyamUnknown19th century
- Cathedral at Rouen (La Cour d'Albane)Claude Monet1892–1894
- Reading the LegendLilly Martin Spencer1852
- A Word Made Flesh (Throat)Leslie Dill1994
happening now
Brought to Life: Painted Wood Sculpture from Europe, 1300–1700
This exhibition investigates the materials, techniques and reception of painted wood sculpture in Europe between the 13th and the 18th…
Colonial Entanglements: Native American Artwork from the SCMA Collection
This grouping of fourteen objects highlights the relationship between North American Indigenous artists and artists from the European…
Red Hook at Bedford Terrace
During the 1980s, Sheila Pepe worked at SCMA in multiple roles, beginning as a gallery guard before working as a preparator’s assistant and…
Arts of Africa, c. 1825–1960
This installation, guest-curated by Dr. Christa Clarke, features a selection of African art from SCMA’s collection. They are displayed…
ideas
Always Been Here: Indigenous Artwork Reemerges from Storage
Isabel Cordova graduated from Smith College in 2019 with a degree in Studio Art, American Studies, and a concentration in Museum Studies.
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