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Impressionism and the modernization of time
Claude Monet’s The Japanese Footbridge painting.

Claude Monet’s The Japanese Footbridge, 1899.

(Image: Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington)

Impressionism and the modernization of time

A new book from history of art professor André Dombrowski knits together the works of artists like Claude Monet and the nature of time as it emerges in its present-day form.

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The Penn Museum’s crystal ball
A historic, black-and-white image of two children gazing at the crystal ball

For almost 100 years—except for the three it went missing—one of the world’s largest crystal balls has occupied the Penn Museum’s Asia Galleries.

(Image: Penn Museum)

The Penn Museum’s crystal ball

For almost 100 years—except for the three it went missing—one of the world’s largest crystal balls has occupied the Asia Galleries of the Penn Museum.

Kristina Linnea García

‘The Illuminated Body’ fuses color, light, and sound
barbara earl thomas with seth parker woods

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‘The Illuminated Body’ fuses color, light, and sound

A new Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition of work by artist Barbara Earl Thomas features cut-paper portraits reminiscent of stained glass and an immersive installation constructed with intricately cut material lit from behind.

Louisa Shepard

25 years of ‘LOVE’
dramatic light on Robert Indiana’s LOVE statue on Penn’s caption.

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25 years of ‘LOVE’

The iconic sculpture by pop artist Robert Indiana arrived on campus in 1999 and soon became a natural place to come together.

Louisa Shepard

Civil Rights photography at the Penn Libraries
Time of Change Civil Rights Photography of Bruce Davidson with two photos

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Civil Rights photography at the Penn Libraries

A new collaboration between the Penn Art Collection and the Penn Libraries has mounted its first exhibition on the fifth floor of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center. “Time of Change: Civil Rights Photography of Bruce Davidson” is on view through May 20.

Louisa Shepard

‘Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World’
Bronze sculpture of a large bust of a Black woman on Penn’s campus surrounded by autumn leaves

The 16-foot-tall bronze form of “Brick House” by artist Simone Leigh, who contributed to “Black Modernisms.”

(Image: Eric Sucar)

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    • ‘Black Modernisms in the Transatlantic World’

    A new book, co-edited by art historian Huey Copeland, examines the conception of modernism and Black artistry and agency and how the transatlantic slave trade enabled the modern world.

    Kristina Linnea García

    Encountering rare texts in the Penn Libraries 
    Two people looking at large COVID posters on a table in the Kislak Libary.

    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.

    Louisa Shepard

    Arthur Ross Gallery celebrates its 40th anniversary
    Entrance to the Arthur Ross Gallery with a sign that says Celebrating 40 years and Goya

    The Arthur Ross Gallery celebrates its 40th anniversary with the exhibition “Goya: Prints from the Arthur Ross Collection,” featuring rare first-edition prints by Spanish artist Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. 

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    Arthur Ross Gallery celebrates its 40th anniversary

    The Arthur Ross Gallery celebrates its 40th anniversary with the opening of an exhibition featuring rare first-edition prints by Spanish artist Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes.

    Louisa Shepard