The sculpture “Atmosphere and Environment XII” was reassembled cube by cube as part of the move to Penn’s campus from the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2019.
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Art Matters: A monumental steel sculpture on Shoemaker Green
“Atmosphere and Environment XII” by Louise Nevelson, an 18-foot-high geometric steel structure, was moved to Penn’s campus from the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2019.
More than 150 students were among nine performing arts groups that took to the stage at Carnegie Hall in New York City in the fifth “Toast to Dear Old Penn” showcase.
Ashley Fuchs, a 2022 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a 2024 Marshall Scholar.
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Penn alumna Ashley Fuchs is a 2024 Marshall Scholar
Ashley Fuchs, a 2022 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been chosen as a 2024 Marshall Scholar. Established by the British Government, the Marshall Scholarship funds as many as three years of study for a graduate degree in any field in an institution in the United Kingdom.
The 200th episode of PoemTalk was filmed at the Kelly Writers House on Nov. 30. From left: Host Al Filreis and poets William J. (Billy Joe) Harris, Aldon Lynn Nielsen, and Tyrone Williams, and featured poet Evie Shockley.
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‘PoemTalk’ podcast at 200 episodes
The 200th episode of the pioneering poetry podcast “PoemTalk” was recorded at the Kelly Writers House last week, 16 years after the first. Founder Al Filreis (left) of the School of Arts & Sciences is the creator and host of the discussion-based monthly podcast that features a “close, but not too close” reading of a poem.
Fourth-year students Amanda Howard (left) and Zhouyi (Joey) Yang have received Schwarzman Scholarships, which fund a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
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Two Penn fourth-year students have received Schwarzman Scholarships
Fourth-years Amanda Howard and Zhouyi (Joey) Yang have received Schwarzman Scholarships, which fund a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
COVID-19 propaganda posters in Chinese; Wuhan, China; 2020
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Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries
Undergraduate history of art majors organized an event at the Penn Libraries featuring 10 rare texts, out on a table and open for anyone to see, ranging from a manuscript dated to about the year 850 to COVID-19 posters from 2020.
John Donges, Penn Vet associate director of marketing, has just completed the 100th issue of the School's Bellwether magazine as guest editor.
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Who, What, Why: John Donges
At Penn Vet for more than two decades, John Donges has worked on nearly half the issues of Bellwether, the School’s alumni and donor magazine. So, it made sense that he was the editor of a special 100th issue, publishing this month.
The clay jar by artist Les Namingha is on view in the Penn Museum’s long-term exhibition, Native American Voices: The People. Here and Now.
(Image: J. DiSanto, Penn Museum)
Art Matters: Hand-coiled clay jar by Pueblo artist Les Namingha
A hand-coiled clay jar by pueblo artist Les Namingha is on view in the Penn Museum’s Native American Voices gallery. The abstract surface design references water and its use in the U.S. Southwest.
