New Ways to Paint

Sugaring Off Maureen C. O’Brien Curator How To Unfinished paintings by Eastman Johnson, John Singer Sargent and Mary Cassatt reveal new techniques that emerged in France in the second half of the 19th century.

Teaching a Stone to Talk

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

The Long Road Home

The Gorham Writing Table and Chair Elizabeth A. Williams 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.

Raid the Icebox

Andrew Martinez Curator From the files In 1969, artist Andy Warhol was invited to curate an exhibition at the RISD Museum using works from the permanent collection that were not on view, but in storage.

We Are What Is Not: Absence, Erasures, and the Unvisible

Rachel Shipps College Educators Studio Notes Teens Collaborative reflections on the making and meaning of absences and erasures.

Lobsters and Snowshoes

The Hayes Presidential Service Elizabeth A. Williams Curator A chance meeting between the wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes and Theodore Davis, an illustrator and journalist for "Harper's Weekly", in the White House conservatory produced one of the most extraordinary dinner services.

Master Craft

Robert Emlen, curator at Brown University, and furniture designer, Timothy Philbrick examine the craftsmanship, features, and significance of the Goddard/Townsend desk and bookcase.

Tracing the Silver Seaweed

Isabella McCormick College Conservation Student Voices Sustainability and the natural world Isabella McCormick (Brown/RISD 2015) explores the intricacies of the Gorham Narragansett Salad Set and their reflections on Rhode Island culture, insights gained from her meticulous cleaning of the utensils as part of her Mellon Summer Internship in conservation.