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ORIGINS

How did the object find its way to the museum, and why is it presented this way? 

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CONNECTION

How can this object shed light on contemporary experiences? 

Maces and Chains

The Ritual and Regalia of Commencement
College Student Voices

A summer intern explores the context of ceremonial objects significant to RISD’s past and present.

Design as Repair

The Dosa Travel Coat
Curator

Dubbed a travel coat by artist and designer Christina Kim, this is a garment made for journeys long and far, both real and imagined, for traversing territories in the mind as much as in the physical world.

Kunneepaumwuw ut Nahhiggananēuck aukéashut

You are standing on Narragansett lands.

The man in this painting lived in the same era and region as some of colonists seen in this gallery.

More Is More

The Inimitable Designs of Carlo Bugatti
Curator

An eclectic mix of North African, Moorish, Middle Eastern, and Japanese aesthetics, this desk and table are the original creations of Italian designer Carlo Bugatti.

Providence

Studio Notes Artist

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

Object Lessons

Curator Portfolio

Object Lessons is an ongoing video series on the RISD Museum website that focuses on works in the collection and offers new perspectives.

Analog Gifs

College Happenings

A student-run workshop generates quirky and creative digital animations.

The Flower, the Labor, and the Sea

Bhasha Chakrabarti  

b. 1991; from Honolulu, Hawaii; works in New Haven, Connecticut

Ashdeen, design studio

Crusading Saint

College Student Voices

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.

Painted wall mural of Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela along city street with several people walking in front.

Interview with artist Steffani Jemison

Curator Studio Notes Artist

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)

Realistic marble bust depicting a stoic woman whose clothes contrast with the smooth white marble of the bust, the outermost layer being textured black and gray stone, and the innermost tan and striped.

Peregrinations of a Portrait and the Legacy of Agrippina the Younger

College Student Voices

Agrippina the Younger watches as men of the emperor move nearer and nearer to her. They carry weapons. Having survived one attempt on her life, she knows that she will not survive another.

I'm the Sweetest Teddy Bear

Studio Notes Artist

Exploring the process and context behind "I'm the Sweetest Teddy Bear", a work created by North Scituate artist Entang Wiharso.

American Drawings and Watercolors

Edwin Austin Abbey's Old Peasant Woman
Curator Drawing

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

American Drawings and Watercolors

William Stanley Haseltine's Amalfi
Curator Drawing

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

A copper-colored chair with an angular and open frame, with a symmetrical geometric pattern on the seat and backrest.

Objects by Architects

College Student Voices

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?

Two Eggs, RISD Style

Curator Artist

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.

Marsden Hartley's Gorges du Loup, Provence

Curator

Over the course of his artistic life, Marsden Hartley sought unmediated

A fair-skinned figure with dark hair in a pink gown with soft ruffles and subtle floral details, sitting gracefully and gazing to the side against a dark burgundy background.

Communicating Melancholia /

Sad Young Men and Portrait of a Lady in Pink
Student Voices

to sit for a portrait

Two images side-by-side. The left image is a 17th-century painting featuring a large heap of fruit and vegetables and a female figure. The right image is a contemporary photograph recreating the scene.

Unstilled Life

College Student Voices

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

Confronting Ourselves Together

All-Staff Dialogues at the RISD Museum
Educators

Many museums today struggle with confronting their problematic legacies and transforming their current practices to become the diverse, inclusive institutions they aspire to be.

229 Felixes

College Student Voices

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

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