Spinning Diana

When art handlers at the SCMA moved Saint-Gaudens’s Diana of the Tower (1899), they discovered an unexpected quirk of the sculpture: it spins. But why does this American statue of a Roman goddess twirl on its base? Guest blogger Matt Blanchard examines this intriguing sculpture, and the reason why it moves.
triangular base with knob to turn ball on which proper left leg of nude female in midst of drawing arrow in bow rests, proper right left extended back; mythology
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Open Eyes

3pm - 3:30pm

Open Eyes Art Group—Come together in Zoom Gallery for a close look at one “surprise” work of art. The casual conversation will be facilitated by museum educator Taiga Ermansons. No prior art knowledge is necessary.

Register here  

"Dante Day" is March 25

Danielle Carrabino is the Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Smith College Museum of Art.

Profile of man with his head wrapped in a red cloth and black branch of leaves
Dark purple back ground with white text that reads "open eyes, art group, open to all, beginnings to experts welcome.

Open Eyes

3-3:30pm

Open Eyes Art Group—Come together in Zoom Gallery on April 22 at 3pm for a close look at one “surprise” work of art. The casual conversation will be facilitated by museum educator Taiga Ermansons. No prior art knowledge is necessary. 

Register here

Shinoda Tōkō (1913–2021)

We are saddened to acknowledge the March 1 death of the pioneering artist Shinoda Tōkō, regarded by many as the most important woman artist in Japan.
abstract, diagonal swatches and lines forming a rough diamond shape
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