Enjoy Spring Fling, a FREE day of family fun at Rollins Museum of Art! With indoor and outdoor arts activities, […]
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Lorna Simpson: Artist and Pioneer of Conceptual Photography
A pioneer of conceptual photography, Lorna Simpson is best known for her large-scale works combining images and text. Simpson’s photography often questions and challenges conventional views on gender, sexuality, race, identity, and culture in the United States.
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Melvin Edwards: Weapon of Freedom at Rollins Museum of Art
Melvin Edwards (American, b. 1937)Weapon of Freedom, 1986Welded steel11 x 9 x 6 in.The Alfond Collection of Contemporary Art, Gift of […]
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Celebrate Black Artists With Resources from the Rollins Museum of Art
The Rollins Museum of Art honors and recognizes the impact that Black artists have in art and culture. Explore the resources below that showcase […]
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Seven Questions with Elena Vaamonde Work-Study Student at Rollins Museum of Art
As an academic museum, we know how essential hands-on experience is for developing the skills necessary for a successful career. […]
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Beyond Our Walls: 8 Ways to Engage With Rollins Museum of Art Even When the Museum is Closed
In person and online offerings beyond the walls of The Rollins Museum of Art
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Works by American Photographer Carrie Mae Weems in the Rollins Museum of Art Collection
Gain insights into the works of American Photographer Carrie Mae Weems that are featured in the permanent collection at The Rollins Museum of Art.
Celebrate Hispanic Art and Artists
Carmen Herrera’s quest for formal simplicity
Carmen Herrera has been described as a “quiet warrior of her art” in her uncompromising commitment to abstraction over decades […]
Celebrate Hispanic Art and Artists
Artist Francisco Zúñiga’s Work Speaks Volumes
Francisco Zúñiga was born in 1912 in San José, Costa Rica where his father, Manuel María Zúñiga worked as a […]
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My Dream Internship at RMA
As I walked up the steps of the Rollins Museum of Art this morning, I couldn’t believe the summer had […]
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Work of the Week: Elihu Vedder’s “Superest Invictus Amor”
Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923), Superest Invictus Amor (Love Ever Present), 1887, Oil on canvas, 34 ¾ x 12 ¼ inches […]
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Work of the Week: William Williams’ “The (William) Denning Family” | In the Spirit of Conversation, a Confession by Dr. Grant Hamming
William Williams (American, 1727-1791) The (William) Denning Family, 1772, Oil on canvas, 35 ½ x 52 inches Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820), […]
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Work of the Week: Peggy Bacon’s “Lamentable Lunch”
Peggy Bacon (American, 1895-1987) Lamentable Lunch, 1952, Gouache on paper, 7 . x 5 in. Gift of Anne M. Farr, […]
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Work of the Week: Unknown Artist after Sebastiano Serlio,“Study for a Stage Design: Street Lined with Palatial Buildings”
We do not know who drew this delicate ink and chalk drawing. We do know, however, that it is a copy of a woodcut from a book rather famous at the time, the Second Book on Perspective by Italian architect and theorist Sebastiano Serlio (published in 1545). Today, Serlio is remembered as the author of the first architectural treatise in a modern language to be printed with illustrations, also the first to devote an entire section to the theatre. That is where we find the source image for this drawing, titled The Tragic Scene. The drawing may have been a lesson in perspective (apprentices repeatedly copied works by other artists in order to master various skills, types of compositions, or media), or a point of departure for a different composition.
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Work of the Week: Gertrude Käsebier, “The Red Man”
Gertrude Käsebier was an early supporter of the Pictorialism movement, which sought to reverse the idea that photography could not be painterly. Joining the likes of Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen in the Photo Secession group, she adopted several older, labor-intensive printing styles, used alternative chemicals that yielded more nuanced tonal ranges, and reworked her plates with paintbrushes and other methods before printing. In the pictorialists’ hands, photography was art and being a photographer was a professionalized artistic craft.