John Singleton Copley’s Portrait of Theodore Atkinson, Jr.
Maureen C. O’Brien
Curator
In the January 1920 Bulletin of the Rhode Island School of Design, RISD Museum director L. Earle Rowe drew attention to the recent acquisition of a colonial American portrait by the British-trained painter 1
Annabeth Rodgers Faucher
College
How To
Studio Notes
Artist
Artist Peyton North (RISD BFA 2015, Textiles) shows us how to create stripes on a knitting machine.
Elizabeth A. Williams
Curator
This fall the RISD Museum Lucy Truman Aldrich Porcelain Gallery reopened with its cabinets filled with engaging figures and a diverse array of tableware. Comprising nearly 180 objects from the museum's collection, this new installation focuses on the role that porcelain played in eighteenth-century life.
Considering artists' production in Rhode Island
Dominic Molon
Curator
Studio Notes
In this series, RISD Museum curator Dominic Molon considers the importance and setting of the studio, and calls on Rhode Island artists.
Xander Marro
Studio Notes
Artist
Pixilation Party!, or how, with the help of dozens of RISD Museum visitors, Providence artist Xander Marro recently created one minute of black and white magic.
Joanna Cortez
College
From the files
Studio Notes
RISD student Joanna Cortez shares how the RISD Museum served the Providence community during World War II. Joanna participated in the Museum's Andrew W. Mellon Summer Internship Program this summer.