Artist Nafis White on her project Raid the Database 2

Curatorial assistant of contemporary art A. Will Brown on "Raid the Database 2 with Nafis White"

In the Middle Ages, several saints were represented as knights in art, making it difficult to identify RISD’s Crusading Saint. This article will explore his possible identities.

Curatorial assistant of contemporary art A. Will Brown interviews artist Steffani Jemison about her film *Maniac Chase* (2009), *Escaped Lunatic* (2010–2011) and Personal (2014)

This article provides a brief introduction to this finely carved and dynamic sculpture of the Archangel Gabriel.

Robert Emlen, curator at Brown University, and furniture designer, Timothy Philbrick examine the craftsmanship, features, and significance of the Goddard/Townsend desk and bookcase.

Curator Maureen C. O'Brien discusses American drawings and watercolors in the RISD Museum collection

Insights into Ingres's studio practice and clues to his intellectual process

I begin with the assertion that textiles are agents-deemed-objects.

RISD Museum conservator Ingrid Neuman discusses the challenges in caring for objects made from this ubiquitous material

How do we describe images and the experience of looking at images? Student Grace Xiao reflects on the process of writing alt text for "Variance: Making, Unmaking, and Remaking Disability."

A summer conservation intern’s investigation into the uses of infrared photography in recording Samoan siapo and the significance of new visual information gained.

Architects have been recognized as key figures in furniture design since the late 19th century, although they've certainly been designing furniture for far longer. But what compels them to do so?

The Museum recently acquired *Huevos de Los Angeles*, a collaborative work by two RISD alumni, Adam Silverman and David Wiseman. Here the artists describe how they created "eggs" to rival the most coveted variety.

to sit for a portrait

A summer intern’s reinterpretation of a 1600s still life painting as lived ritual and faith in the present

A summer intern describes her experience delving into the RISD Museum's databases, searching for human elements

In the January 1920 Bulletin of the Rhode Island School of Design, RISD Museum director L.

An intern explores the history of works from the museum’s ancient collection, tracing the archaeological excavations that brought them to light and into the permanent collection.

This reading list is not exhaustive and serves as a starting point to learn more about Nancy Elizabeth Prophet.

Editor of publications Amy Pickworth, intern Joanna Cortez, and curatorial assistant of contemporary art A. Will Brown interview UuDam Tran Nguyen about his single channel video Waltz of The Machine Equestrians--The Machine Equestrians (2012).