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Smith College Museum of Art.
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Outside the Box: Frames to Focus on During Your Next SCMA Visit
Kay Horak ‘24 is a self-designed Art Conservation Major with a Mathematical Sciences Minor and Museums Concentration.
Death in Art
In times of war, famine, or disease, when death was personal, undiscriminating, and close, visual representations of death in many forms were more commonplace.
The Destruction of Lower Manhattan
Danny Lyon took to the streets with his large format camera to document the buildings in their final days.
Picasso and the Minotaur
In this work, Greek mythology collides with Picasso’s own personal mythology of artistic creation.
Observations From Deep Storage: The Art of Surprise
As I lifted the lid, my first thought was “WOW”, followed by “Oh my!”
TASS Window #850
In 1941 a group of Soviet writers and artists founded the TASS News Agency to create large-scale war-themed propaganda posters called “TASS Windows.”
Rembrandt's The Three Crosses
Rembrandt’s marvelous drypoint print The Three Crosses exists in five states.
Shared Inspiration: About the Collectors
Learn more about the collectors behind the exhibition "Shared Inspiration: The David R. and Muriel Kohn Pokross Collection."
Shared Inspiration
Comprised of paintings, drawings and prints by major artists of the post-World War II period, The Pokross Collection is a marvelous and exciting addition to SCMA’s collection.
The Open Door
This photograph, "The Open Door," is the oldest in our collection.
The Last Silent Movie
Language death like that of Ubykh is the focus of Susan Hiller’s "The Last Silent Movie."
At the Museum with Mary Cassatt
Degas’ dynamic portraits of Mary Cassatt at the Louvre express the admiration he felt for her.
Behind the Scenes with Debussy's Paris, Part II: Conservation
The "Debussy's Paris" exhibition was a great opportunity to have several nineteenth century posters conserved.