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gifts and purchases of art

calligraphy

NAKAHARA Nantenbō. Japanese, 1839–1925 

Calligraphy, early 20th century

Hanging scroll, ink on paper

Gift of Michael and Carin Cunningham in honor of Fujisawa Mihoko

ceramics

UNKNOWN. Japanese, early 18th century 

Coffee Urn, ca. 1700

Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Imari ware)

Gift of Helen Scott Townsend Reed, class of 1960

collage

HARKNESS, Hilary. American, born 1971
US, 2020
Gouache on 1956 “Liberty Series” U.S. postage stamp and unaltered, canceled stamp
Gift of Lance Renner

drawings

BOSWELL, Phoebe. British, born Kenya, 1982

Eye VII, 2018

Graphite on thick, slightly textured warm white paper

Purchased with the Richard and Rebecca Evans (Rebecca Morris, class of 1932) Foundation Fund
 

BOSWELL, Phoebe. British, born Kenya, 1982

“She Summons an Army,” Untitled 2, 2018

Graphite on medium-thick, smooth warm white paper

Purchased with the Katharine S. Pearce, class of 1915, Fund
 

BOSWELL, Phoebe. British, born Kenya, 1982

“She Summons an Army,” Untitled 5, 2018

Graphite on medium-thick, smooth warm white paper

Purchased with the Eva W. Nair, class of 1928, Fund
 

BOSWELL, Phoebe. British, born Kenya, 1982

Ally Fatigue (That Black Square), 2021

Graphite on thick, slightly textured white paper

Purchased with the Elizabeth Halsey Dock, class of 1933, Fund  (right top)
 

BURLIUK, David. American, born Russia, 1882–1967 

Onya La Tour, 1939

Watercolor, crayon and graphite on paper mounted on board

Gift of Eric Martz
 

CALLENDER, Alexis. American, born 1980
Study for Conjuring, 2019
Graphite, acrylic and collage on thick, smooth black Stonehenge paper
Purchased with the Rebecca Morris Evans, class of 1932, Acquisition Fund


CHASMAN, Laura. American, born 1946

Eleisa, 2005 (right middle)

Oxwald, 2005

Leslie, 2007
Maria, 2007
Gouache on matboard
Purchased with funds from Ellen Wineberg and the Margaret Walker Purinton Fund

DAUMIER, Honoré-Victorin. French, 1808–1879 
Trois hommes en buste (Busts of three men), n.d.
Black chalk, gray and brown wash on medium-thick, slightly textured tan paper
Bequest of Margery Williams Adams, class of 1942

DIETZSCH, Barbara Regina. German, 1706–1784 

Rose Trémière (Hollyhock), n.d.

Gouache, watercolor and gold border on vellum

Purchased with the Diane A. Nixon, class of 1957, Fund 
 

HÖCH, Hannah. German, 1889–1978
Die Geburt (The Birth), 1924
Watercolor and graphite on wove paper

Purchased with the Elizabeth Halsey Dock, class of 1933, Fund
 

PICASSO, Pablo. Spanish, 1881–1973
Tête de Femme (Head of a Woman), 1921
Sanguine chalk and charcoal on medium-weight, slightly textured cream-colored paper
Bequest of Judy Emil Tenney, class of 1949

(image p. 19)
 

PINEDA, Marianna. American, 1925–1996

Untitled (Standing Nude), 1970

Crayon on medium-weight, smooth cream-colored paper

Untitled (Dancer), 1989

Brush, ink and watercolor on medium-thick, smooth cream-colored paper

Gift of Bill Newman in honor of the friendship between Carole Newman and the artist
 

STRUYK, Nicolaas (attributed to). Dutch, 1686–1769 

Moth Study, 18th century

Watercolor, gouache and black lead on medium-weight, slightly textured cream-colored laid paper mounted to thick, rough tan paper with black ink and gold leaf borders

Gift of Erica Spurdle Hamlin, class of 1968 and Nason P. Hamlin (right bottom)
 

UNKNOWN follower of Pietro da Cortona (1596–1669), Italian 

Coffered Ceiling for the Duke of Savoy, mid-17th century

Pen and dark brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on medium-weight warm white laid paper mounted on album sheet

Gift of Erica Spurdle Hamlin, class of 1968 and Nason P. Hamlin

Graphite drawing of a close of of a person's face
Painted portrait of an older person sitting in a chair with black painterly background
Drawing with 6 moths on the page
funerary

UNKNOWN. Chinese, Song (960–1279), Liao (916–1125), or Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

“Woman in Half-Open Door” panel, ca. 12th century

Molded pottery

Purchased with the Carroll and Nolen Asian Art Acquisition Fund

manuscript

UNKNOWN. French or Flemish

Nativity, 15th century

Flight into Egypt, possibly 15th century

Black ink, colored pigment and gold leaf on thin cream-colored parchment

Gift of Helen Scott Townsend Reed, class of 1960

metalwork

UNKNOWN. English

Apostle Spoon (possibly Saint Peter), possibly 16th century

Silver

Gift of Helen Scott Townsend Reed, class of 1960

paintings

CALLENDER, Alexis. American, born 1980

Where Everything is Made From Within, 2019
Oil, acrylic and graphite on canvas
Purchased with the Dorothy C. Miller, class of 1925, Fund
 

FARNDON, Walter. American, 1876–1964

Boats in a Cove, 20th century

Oil on canvas

Bequest of Peter N. Rowe (right)
 

HIBBARD, Aldro Thompson. American, 1886–1972

Wintry Afternoon, 20th century

Oil on canvas

Bequest of Peter N. Rowe
 

ROBERTS, Julie. British, born 1963

Hospital Gown (Whites), 1993
Oil on acrylic on linen
Gift of Mary Podesta, class of 1966
 

THOMPSON, Jerome. American, 1814–1886 

River Valley, 1866

Oil on canvas

Bequest of Peter N. Rowe
 

WANG Chen. Chinese, 1720–1797 

Landscape after Huang Gongwang, 18th century

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Purchased with the Carroll and Nolen Asian Art Acquisition Fund

painting of the seashore with sailboats on the water and on the beach
photographs

ADAMS, Ansel Easton. American,1902–1984 
Henry Russell Hitchcock, n.d.
Three gelatin silver prints

Gift of Amy DeSalvatore
 

BENSON, Richard. American, 1943–2017 

Untitled (Waterfront and Dock), n.d.

Gelatin silver print

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939
 

MANOS, Constantine. American, born 1934

Untitled (Two Women, Greece), n.d.

Gelatin silver print

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939
 

McADAMS, Dona Ann. American, born 1954

Geary Street, San Francisco, 1974; printed 1990s
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, 1979; printed 1990s

ACT UP at the Waldorf Astoria (Assotto Saint), NYC, 1990; printed 2018
Gelatin silver prints

Purchased with the fund in honor of Charles Chetham
 

McADAMS, Dona Ann. American, born 1954

Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant, Miami, Florida, 1980; printed 2023
Gelatin silver print
The Meredith S. Moody Collection. Purchased with the Hiram F. Moody and Sarah H. Goulard, class of 1967, Photography Fund (right)

 

OLSON, B. Ingrid. American, born 1987
Note (Given, Two and One), 2018
Gelatin silver print
Gift of Lance Renner
 

TICE, George. American, born 1939

Petit’s Mobil Station and Watertower, Cherry Hill, NJ, 1974

Gelatin silver print

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939
 

UNKNOWN. English, 19th century 

Thirty-one images of sites in England

Collotypes on medium-weight, smooth cream-colored paper

Gift of the estate of Ruth Agnew

Black and white photo of 3 women in dresses juggling in a field with a nuclear power plant in the background
prints

ARMS, John Taylor. American, 1887–1953

Gloria Ecclesiae Antiquae (Church at St. Rigeur, France), 1937

Etching on medium-weight, slightly textured cream-colored paper

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939
 

BALDRIDGE, Glen. American, born 1977

Dream Burner, 2019

Six-color screenprint on Coventry Rag 250 gsm paper

Gift of Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955
 

BASKIN, Leonard. American, 1922–2000 

The Cry, 1960

Woodcut on thin Asian cream-colored paper

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939
 

BURROUGHS, Margaret Taylor Goss. American, 1915–2010

At the Beach, about 1960

Linoleum cut on thin, slightly textured white paper

Purchased with the Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955, Fund (top)
 

COLE, Timothy. American, born England, 1852–1931

Portrait of Edgar Allen Poe from Scribner’s Monthly Magazine, May 1880

Wood engraving on medium-weight, smooth cream-colored paper

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939


CRAIG, Jordan Ann. Native American; Northern Cheyenne, born 1992

Liking Olives Now, 2021

Etching, aquatint and chine collé on medium-thick, slightly textured cream-colored Arches paper

Purchased with the Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955, Fund

 

DAZIEL, Edward or George. English, 1815–1902 or 1817–1905

Stainley Ferry, 1866

A Vesper Hymn, 1866

Wood engraving and chine collé on medium-weight, smooth cream-colored paper

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939
 

DENIS, Maurice. French, 1870–1943 

Petites Fleurs de Saint-François d’Assise (Small Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi), 1919

Color woodcut on medium-weight, slightly textured cream-colored paper

Gift of Diane D. Moran, Professor Emerita, Sweet Briar College, in honor of Danielle Carrabino, Curator of Painting and Sculpture
 

DESHAIES, Arthur. American, 1920–2011

Hornet’s Nest, 1956

Lucite engraving on medium-weight, slightly textured cream-colored paper

Transfer from Smith College
 

DESMAZIÉRES, Érik. French, born Morocco, 1948 

Petite controverse sans importance (Small controversy without importance), 1994

Hard-ground and soft-ground etching, aquatint and roulette on medium-thick, moderately textured warm white paper

Gift of Melissa Brokalakis


DODGE, Alex. American, born 1977

Fashionable Scarves for Any Occasion, 2019

Three-color screenprint on Stonehenge Kraft 250 gsm paper

Gift of Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955
 

DUESBERRY, Joellyn. American, 1944–2016

Ground Zero IV, 2003

Monotype with hand-painting of metallic ink on medium-thick, moderately textured warm white paper

Morning, Ghost Ranch Pond, NM II, January 2006

Monotype printed in color on thick, moderately textured warm white Rives BFK paper

Gift of Ira Kowal in honor of Joellyn Duesberry, class of 1966 (second from top)
 

DÜRER, Albrecht. German, 1471–1528 

Young Couple Threatened by Death (The Promenade), 1498

Engraving printed in black on smooth ivory laid paper

Gift of Helen Scott Townsend Reed, class of 1960

 

FAY, Clark Brown. American, 1894–1955

Untitled (sailor and woman in a bar), ca. 1935

Lithograph and chine collé on medium-thick, moderately textured cream-colored paper

Gift of Melissa Brokalakis
 

FIGURA, Hans. Austrian, 1898–1978 
Sacre Coeur, Paris, ca. 1930
Etching and aquatint printed in color on medium-thick, slightly textured cream-colored paper
From the collection of Jean Sheehe Hammer, class of 1941
 

HNIZDOVSKY, Jacques. American, born Ukraine, 1915–1985

Untitled (bunched leaves), n.d.

Untitled (sunflower center), n.d.

Untitled (fronds), n.d.

Linoleum cut on medium-weight, slightly textured cream-colored paper

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939
 

KASIMIR, Luigi. Austrian, 1881–1962

Charles Church, Vienna, March 4, 1922

Innsbruck Golden Roof, ca. 1925

Schonbuehel on Danube, n.d.

Etching and aquatint printed in color on medium-thick, slightly textured cream-colored paper

From the collection of Jean Sheehe Hammer, class of 1941

 

KASIMIR, Robert (Franz Otto Robert). Austrian, 1914–2002 

Belvedere Palace Gate, 1940s

Etching and aquatint printed in color on medium-thick, smooth cream-colored paper

From the collection of Jean Sheehe Hammer, class of 1941
 

KENT, Caroline. American, born 1975

The Charlatan's Sleight of Hand, 2022

Color aquatint, sugarlift and spit-bite aquatints with soft-ground etching on medium-thick, moderately textured cream-colored paper

Purchased with the Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955, Fund

(right)
 

KOLLWITZ, Käthe. German, 1867–1945 

Zertretene (The Downtrodden), 1900

Etching on medium-thick, slightly textured tan paper

Gift of Elsie Lachenmayr Freeman, M.D., class of 1964

 

LÊ, Dinh Q. American, born Vietnam, born 1968

Fragile Springs, 2012

Portfolio of ten screenprints on medium-thick, slightly textured white Rising Stonehenge paper

Purchased with the Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955, Fund


LÓPEZ, Nicola. American, born 1975 
BK, 2019
Four-color screenprint on Coventry Rag 250 gsm paper
Gift of Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955


LOW, Joseph. American, 1911–2007

Good Luck in the New Year (beast), n.d.

Three-color woodcut on medium-weight, slightly textured buff-colored paper

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939
 

LUMSDEN, Ernest Stephen. Scottish, 1883–1943

The Wine Skin, 1906

Etching on thin, slightly textured cream-colored laid paper

Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939
 

MARTIN, Delita. American, born 1972

Keepsakes: Delita, 2021

Collograph and photolithograph with hand-stitching on thick, slightly textured white Rives BFK paper

Purchased with the Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955, Fund (third from top)
 

McCOY, Daniel. Native American; Muscogee Creek/Potawatomi, born 1975

Canyon Walls Near Abiquiu, 2020

Lithograph on medium-thick, slightly textured white Rives BFK paper

Purchased with the Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955, Fund


NAMINGHA, Daniel. Native American; Hopi-Tewa, born 1950 

Points Connecting, 2020

Lithograph on medium-thick, slightly textured white Rives BFK paper

Purchased with the Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955, Fund (fourth from top)
 

OLITSKI, Jules. American, 1922–2007

Mozart Night, 1992

Screenprint on medium-thick, moderately textured cream-colored paper

Gift of Susan E. Quantius, class of 1979, and Terry W. Hartle
 

OPPENHEIM, Sheryl. American, born 1983
Full of Surprises, 2019
Four-color screenprint on Coventry Rag 250 gsm paper
Gift of Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955
 

PURYEAR, Martin. American, born 1941

Untitled, 1999

Etching, aquatint and chine collé on medium-thick, moderately textured cream-colored Rives BFK paper

Gift of Victoria Munroe in honor of Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955
 

ROMERO, Cara. Native American; Chemehuevi, born 1977 

Arla Lucia, 2020

Photogravure on medium-thick, slightly textured warm white Rives BFK paper

Purchased with the Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955, Fund (bottom)


ROMERO, Diego. Native American; Cochiti Pueblo, born 1964

American Diastrophism, 2020

Pueb Fiction, 2020

Two-color lithograph on medium-thick, slightly textured paper

Purchased with the Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955, Fund
 

SCULLY, Sean. Irish, born 1935 

Wall of Light Blue Corner, 2010

Hard-ground etching, aquatint, spit-bite and sugarlift on thick, moderately textured white Somerset paper

Gift of Marilyn Levin Cohen, class of 1968, and L. Robert Cohen
 

STELLA, Frank. American, born 1936 

Mysterious Bird of Ulieta, 1977

Offset lithograph and screenprint on medium-thick, slightly textured cream-colored paper

Gift of Susan E. Quantius, class of 1979, and Terry W. Hartle
 

STILER, Ruby Sky. American, born 1979
Pink Figures, 2019
Four-color screenprint on Coventry Rag 250 gsm paper
Gift of Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955
 

SULTAN, Donald K. American, born 1951
Water Under the Bridge, 1979 

Portfolio of eight aquatints and soft-ground etching on medium-thick, slightly textured warm white Rives BFK paper
Gift of Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955


TUTTLE, Martha. American, born 1989

The Colors of a Cholla Cactus After Rain in the Late Summer or Early Fall, 2022

Intaglio, woodblock and relief printing on Rives BFK paper

Gift of Ann Jackson, class of 1970
 

VON HEYL, Charline. German, born 1960

Zonzamus, 2019

Three-color screenprint on Somerset Velvet 250 gsm paper

Gift of Janice Carlson Oresman, class of 1955


WENGENROTH, Stow. American, 1906–1978 
River House, 1974
Lithograph on paper
Gift of David R. Godine in memory of Bernice Beckwith Godine, class of 1939

Black and white print of 4 women and 5 children
Painting in grays and whites and dirty yellows of debris and ruins
Abstract colorful image of shapes  on a black background
Abstract red and yellow overlapping shapes on an off-white background
Photo of a woman in a Wonder Woman outfit standing facing viewer with hands on hips
sculpture

KOHYAMA Yasuhisa. Japanese, born 1936

Hana-ire (Hanging Flower Vase), ca. 1990

Stoneware

Gift of Michael and Carin Cunningham in honor of Fujisawa Mihoko
 

MYERS, Ethel. American, 1881–1960
The Flowered Gown, 1920s; posthumously cast in the 1960s
Bronze

The Flowered Gown, 1920s

Ceramic
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Downes (grandson of Ethel Myers)
 

PEPE, Sheila. American, born 1959
Thing from ‘Frank’s deli,’ 2020
Hydrocal

Ceramic Dog with Fingerless Gloves + Thing from 1994, 2006
Ceramic with fabric, cast plaster and metal

Hello Hong Kong, 2017
Clay, string, wood, fabric and plastic

One Thing, 2014
Bronze and linen

Purchased with the Dorothy C. Miller, class of 1925, Fund
 

UNKNOWN. Japanese, possibly late Heian period (794–1185)
Koma-inu Guardian Dog, possibly 12th century
Wood with traces of pigment
Gift of Henry and Lee Harrison (right)

Wooden sculpture of an dog-like dragon-faced beast
textiles

UNKNOWN. Mexican, 20th century 

Copala Lienzo, 1973

Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery

Gift of Jill Vexler, PhD, class of 1971


UNKNOWN. Mexican, 20th century 

Woman’s Rebozo (shawl), 1985

Cotton with macramé fringe

Gift of Jill Vexler, PhD, class of 1971
 

UNKNOWN. Mexican, 20th century 

Woman’s Festival Huipil, 1972

Embroidered cotton with hand-stitched velvet appliqué and satin ribbon

Gift of Jill Vexler, PhD, class of 1971


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