SCMAinsider
SCMAinsider offers dynamic perspectives on the diverse collections and visions that shape the
Smith College Museum of Art.
We welcome contributions from all members of our community and seek to cultivate a range of
voices and experiences. If you want to contribute to the blog, please contact us at scmacuratorial@smith.edu.
Summer Curatorial Research Intern: Olivia White ’20 (UMass MA ’25)
As a master’s student in the History of Art & Architecture Department at the University of
Man's Best Friend
Erwitt’s photographs of dogs often depict them in such a way that they don’t seem to be dogs at all.
The Poetic Body
After a friend lent Leslie Dill a book of Emily Dickinson's poetry, the artist became fixated on the poet's spare, emotional lines.
Student Picks: Mother and Child
Given the universality of motherhood, this exhibition explores the theme of “Mother and Child” across time and cultures.
Roy Lichtenstein
Following a long tradition of artists who beg, borrow, and steal elements from other artists, Roy Lichtenstein was a master of creating art about art stemming from both so-called “high” and “low” culture.
Lady in White
Completely enamored with mystery and intrigue, I became obsessed with the woman in white and was determined to unveil her secrets.
CHM 100 Visits the Cunningham Center
CHM 100 is the chemistry for non-science majors offering from the chemistry department. It covers all the important introductory chemistry subject matter using art objects from the museum as illustrations for chemical principals.
Student Picks: Lo! Medieval Muslim & Christian Art
Many of the oldest works on paper in the Cunningham Center are, unsurprisingly, religious manuscripts.
Agnes Martin: On a Clear Day
The enigmatic Canadian-born American artist Agnes Martin spent her long life and career purging her mind and art of all conceptual thoughts, living and working by inspiration alone in the pursuit of beauty and purity.
Persephone: Rebirth of Spring
Holly Trostle Brigham (Smith College class of ’88) explores her own identity through the solitary female figure, and during the 1990s focused on women through the lens of ancient mythology.
Smith Monuments (Wo)Men
These men and women volunteered often without any kind of army experience, to go out in the field to protect and restitute Nazi looted art. They were culled from all kinds of museums and art institutions and Smith College was not left behind.
Student Picks: Soulful Rebellion
Just like any other form of art, graffiti can invoke a great range of feelings.
Tell your ART STORY
This past semester, the Smith College community welcomed our new president, Kathleen McCartney, with open arms. The Museum celebrated her recent inauguration with ART STORIES, a special exhibition featuring art that has left a lasting impression on the widespread Smith community.
