"There are no wrong notes possible . . . it's what you play next that matters."

Exploring the process and context behind "Providence", a work created by Warren artist William Schaff.

Marking the Museum’s entrance into online publishing, Altered States: Etching in Late 19th-Century Paris combines a scholarly collection of essays with a video glossary of printmaking techniques.

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

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

William Stanley Haseltine first studied painting in Philadelphia with the German expatriate Paul Weber, who encouraged him to continue his training in Düsseldorf.Haseltine attended the Univer

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."

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

RISD Museum object photography generally follows typical museum practice: a straightforward approach to framing and lighting with great concern for color fidelity. For *Artist/Rebel/Dandy*, the curators suggested that we go in a different direction.

Eastman Johnson was raised in Maine in a family of eight children, and

Albert Bierstadt was born in Solingen, Germany, but came to the United States with his family in 1832 and settled with them in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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

Nancy Prophet fellow Amber Lopez interviews artist Ariel Jackson her video *The Origin of the Blues*