Justin WalkerDaddy Bruce, 2010 color photograph on paperGift of Dr. Anthony Terrana, 2018.18411” x 14” Justin Walker combines his commercial practice with a fine art aesthetic to modify compositional reality with a surrealist storytelling flair. Specializing in culinary photography and conceptual still-life, Walker’s work reflects an abiding fascination with taste […]
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English teapot, c. 1785 ceramicNorcross Collection, 1933.304” x 4 ½” This teapot belonged to Eleanor Norcross (founder of the Fitchburg Art Museum) and illustrates how decorative arts objects served to subtly establish hierarchies in social settings engineered around entertainment and consumption. During the late 18th century, ornate teapots and other […]
Paul Quain (Irish)Loading Cattle, Aran, from the portfolio Ireland, 1980 gelatin silver print on mat boardJude Peterson Collection, 2009.14.2059 ⅛” x 6 3/16” The topography of the Aran Islands present unique challenges to raising livestock. Though the cattle are out all year round, there’s no silage or forage on the […]