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Art Matters
Art Matters: ‘Fantine’ collage in Ryan Veterinary Hospital
Art Matters: ‘Fantine’ collage in Ryan Veterinary Hospital
Richard Lichter, a member of the Penn Vet Board of Advisors, commissioned a piece of his late golden retriever, made up of photos of nearly 500 shelter dogs who received lifesaving care from Penn Vet.
Art Matters: ‘Tall decorated jars’
Art Matters: ‘Tall decorated jars’
Jan. 29 marks the Lunar New Year and the advent of the Year of the Snake, an animal that can be spotted in a Penn Museum exhibition featuring objects and celestial figurines from the Song Dynasty.
Art Matters: ‘Self-portrait’ by William Carlos Williams
Art Matters: ‘Self-portrait’ by William Carlos Williams
While most know Williams Carlos Williams for his modern poetry, one of his oil paintings hangs in a reading room on Penn's campus.
Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey
Art Matters: ‘Two Lines’ by George Rickey
A kinetic sculpture positioned on a hillside at Morris Arboretum & Gardens is designed to move with the wind.
Art Matters: ‘In the Garden’ by Jennifer Bartlett
Art Matters: ‘In the Garden’ by Jennifer Bartlett
During these hot days of summer, the cool of a garden water feature depicted in “In the Garden” by artist Jennifer Bartlett could provide some respite. Made of 270 one-foot-square steel plates painted with enamel, sections of the mural are installed in five locations in Van Pelt Library.
Art Matters: Painter Jacob Lawrence’s ‘Forward Together’
Art Matters: Painter Jacob Lawrence’s ‘Forward Together’
The powerful print depicts Harriet Tubman, traveling at night and following the North Star, guiding a group of enslaved African Americans on their perilous journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Art Matters: Sam Maitin’s ‘Celebration’ mural
Art Matters: Sam Maitin’s ‘Celebration’ mural
The artist known as Philadelphia’s “Mayor of the Arts” created the 17 colorful, playful pieces specifically for the Annenberg School for Communication.
Art Matters: Jenny Holzer’s ‘125 Years’
Art Matters: Jenny Holzer’s ‘125 Years’
A new installment in the ‘Art Matters’ series is a historical meander through en plein air text-based art and landscape design.
Art Matters: ‘Fields of Transformation’ by Claudy Jongstra
Art Matters: ‘Fields of Transformation’ by Claudy Jongstra
“Fields of Transformation,” a monumental textile mural in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, symbolizes knowledge evolving into wisdom.