Unknown Fulani (Fulbe/Peul) artist (Mali)Yellow amber beads, 20th century yellow amber, fiber stringL.1.2010.4 Amber offers unique, compelling insight into earth’s history and ecological development. Constituted of fossilized resin from prehistoric trees, amber often encases and preserves the detritus of forests and insects from over 40 million years ago. It’s a repository […]
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Winslow Homer (US American, 1836 – 1910)Gathering Berries, 1874 wood engravingGift of Chris Welles Feder in memory of Irwin Feder, 2018.218.379 1/8” x 13 5/8” “[Winslow Homer’s] prints trace developments in his compositional strategies and preferred subjects—domesticity, leisure, and manual labor, all set against idyllic New England landscapes—that continued even after […]
Lionel Reinford (Honduran American, 1942 – 2020)Winter in New England, 1977 acrylic on canvasMuseum Purchase through the Sinon Collection Fund and Gift of Mary Levin Koch, 2017.931” x 46” “After receiving some basic instruction in painting techniques and materials, Mr. Reinford quickly developed his own signature style based on his […]