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A charcoal drawing of a sculptural, nude male torso seen from behind. The figure is heavily shaded and detailed, and fine lines express detailed contours of the body.

Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
March 12 - September 4, 2022
A brick wall bears a sign saying “Kiki’s Back Door.” Waiting on the ground behind a red velvet rope is a row of portrait busts and historical figurative artworks.

Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman

Tonight We Are Going Out And We Are All Getting Hammered
November 1, 2019 - May 1, 2021

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

From Dürer to Van Gogh

Gifts from Eliza Greene Radeke and Helen Metcalf Danforth
June 5 - October 26, 2008
A pen and ink with brown wash gestural drawing of Christ’s body being taken down from the Cross by his followers and Mary. The faceless figures create a pyramid form.

Design and Description

Renaissance and Baroque Drawings
January 27 - April 9, 2006

The Object of Ornament

European Design, 1480-1800
April 12 - July 7, 2002
Watercolor in soft shades of brown and blue depicting a rustic  landscape with prominent windmills against a bright sky, where horse drawn carts travel along a path into the horizon.

Under the Magnifying Glass

Dutch and Flemish Drawings from the Museum's Collection
September 22, 2000 - January 14, 2001

From the Reserve I

Paintings of Quality from the Museum's Collection
April 9 - August 3, 1994

New Art for Providence

July 20 - September 16, 1990

Treasures on Paper

Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection
June 13 - August 19, 1989

The Facts of Life

Dutch Paintings from the 17th Century
June 24 - October 23, 1988

Old Master Drawings

September 2 - October 16, 1983

Recent Gifts and Acquisitions

November 5, 1982 - January 2, 1983

Masterpieces from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

July 18 - September 14, 1979

Prints and Drawings with a Classical Reference

December 15, 1965 - January 9, 1966

Recent Accessions

April 23 - May 28, 1961
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Drawing Closer

Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
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RISD STEAM/Discovery Through Juxtaposition

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The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
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European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

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Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Teaching a Stone to Talk

Studio Notes Artist

Anya Ventura visits the studio of Rhode Island stone carver Tracy Mahaffey.

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