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Redefining "Master Copies"

College Student Voices Studio Notes

A student dismantles the outdated terminology and practice of “master copies” by constructing a series of copies that works to bolster underrepresented artists and subvert the pervasive presence of white males in the Western art canon.

A black-toned painting with ominous abstract, elongated forms, faint linear details, small geometric white details, and a small cluster of green, blue, and red color.

Troubled Earth

College Student Voices

RISD Museum Summer researcher discusses Wifredo Lam's 1959 painting Près des Îles Vierges as a reflection of his complicated relationship with revolutionary Cuba and evolving understanding

American Drawings and Watercolors

Grant Wood's Plowing on Sunday
Curator Drawing

Plowing on Sunday, from about 1934The drawing is undated,

A black, curved abstract shape lies at the center of a piece of wrinkled tissue paper. Zig-zagging lines of thread intersect over and beyond the shape.

The Rejection of Closure

College Student Voices

Curatorial intern Grace Xiao reflects on viewing artwork that embraces instability, disruption, and restlessness, making room for open interpretations in the gallery.

Sandy-toned, weathered stone slab with evenly spaced etched inscriptions filling the tablet and a broken-off bottom corner piece.

Reading Inscribed Letters from Roman Macedonia

RISD Museum’s important Greek inscription dates to the period when Rome dominated the Eastern Mediterranean.

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