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New Perspectives on the RISD Dainichi Buddha

Conservation Curator

3-D technology expands the ways of seeing and studying RISD Museum's 12th century Dainichi Buddha.

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.

Taken Out of Context: Walls on RISD's Walls

College Student Voices

A summer intern meditates on the medium of murals and how they appear on RISD’s walls, using Photoshop to understand what is lost when seeing incomplete works out of context.

An ornate silver desk with a matching chair, both adorned with intricate floral inlay and curved legs. The desk features drawers and a central mirror framed in elaborate silverwork.

The Long Road Home

The Gorham Writing Table and Chair

Curator

After a half-century's journey, Gorham's magnificent writing table and chair made for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair returned home to Providence.

Fashionable dress women walks her dog in Boston Public Garden

American Drawings and Watercolors

Childe Hassam's Woman and Mastiff in the Boston Public Garden and Diamond Cove, Appledore

Curator Drawing

Childe Hassam, a successful young book and magazine illustrator, made his first trip abroad in 1883, disembarking in Great Britain then making a wide sweep through France, Holland, Switzerlan

Side view of full-body sculptural garment in earthy tones engulfing the upper body in dense glove or finger-like forms with a sweater sleeve hanging out and legs clad in patchwork.

Learning to Look Without Judgment

Educators Artist

Educator MJ Robinson reflects on student reactions to their gender presentation and shares a lesson plan inspired by artist Nick Cave’s Soundsuits to help elementary-aged students identify and challenge gender-based stereotypes.

Drawing from the Collection

College Student Voices

Painting student Davis Lloyd recollects stumbling across an unlikely source of inspiration, and connection between ancient art and contemporary painting.