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SCMAinsider offers dynamic perspectives on the diverse collections and visions that shape the
Smith College Museum of Art.

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Lilly standing in a black and white tile bathroom and pulling a white, amorphous full-body suit up and over their head.

Welcome Lilly Watson, Our New Assistant Museum Educator

Hello everyone! My name is Lilly Watson (they/them) and I am the new Post Baccalaureate Assistant Museum Educator here at SCMA.

Daumier's Bathers

Daumier produced a series entitled Les Baigneurs, which provides humorous commentary on bourgeois bathers in the nineteenth-century.
two women in a bathhouse holding glasses; public pool on the right

From our archives: The Age of Mezzotint

Mezzotint, a printmaking technique invented by the German amateur artist Lugwig von Siegen in 1642, created unprecedented capabilities for translating paintings into prints.
half-length portrait of a young woman with long curly hair, wearing a large lace collar, dark dress, a bow around her neck and a feather in her hair

Curator, Who Me?

The exhibition, developed in conjuncture with Smith’s Celebrating Collaborations conference, was truly a collaborative effort.
profile view of a woman wearing a pill box hat and a plaid jacket, holding an umbrella

Less is More: Josef Albers

The grandfather of Minimalism, Josef Albers was a prolific painter, printmaker, designer, and teacher who illuminated the importance of astute perception and restrained expression.
concentric red squares of increasingly dark shades

Visual Occupation

Within the Occuprint portfolio, a unique language has been spawned that encourages a visual occupation both in our minds and on the streets.
yellow ground with large black flowers; on top section: OCCUPY in yellow framed with black and BIG MOTHER in white; on bottom section: ITS WATCHING in white and EARTH in yellow framed in black; political
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