Artwork Essays
In this series of essays, a range of authors—curators, educators, faculty members, and graduate students—provide analysis and stimulating points of discussion on selected works from the permanent collection.
go to Franz Ackermann, Condominium, 1994–2002 page
Franz Ackermann, Condominium, 1994–2002
Jodi Kovach, May 2007
go to Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Aurora, 1951-55 page
Josef Albers, Homage to the Square: Aurora, 1951-55
Michael Murawski, April 2007
go to John Baldessari, Two Compositions (Formal / Informal; Interior / Exterior), 1990 page
John Baldessari, Two Compositions (Formal / Informal; Interior / Exterior), 1990
Catharina Manchanda, September 2007
go to Thomas Ball, Freedom's Memorial, 1875 page
Thomas Ball, Freedom's Memorial, 1875
Katherine Harnish, April 2015
go to Yto Barrada, Tunnel—Disused Survey Site for a Morocco–Spain Connection and Landslip, Cromlech de Mzora, 2001–2002 page
Yto Barrada, Tunnel—Disused Survey Site for a Morocco–Spain Connection and Landslip, Cromlech de Mzora, 2001–2002
April 2014
go to Romare Bearden, Black Venus, 1968 page
Romare Bearden, Black Venus, 1968
Meredith Malone, February 2007
go to Max Beckmann, Les Artistes mit Gemüse (Artists with Vegetable), 1943 page
Max Beckmann, Les Artistes mit Gemüse (Artists with Vegetable), 1943
Sabine Eckmann, July 2007
go to Max Beckmann, Weather-vane from the series Day and Dream, 1946 page
Max Beckmann, Weather-vane from the series Day and Dream, 1946
Sydney Norton, April 2010
go to George Wesley Bellows, Portrait of Geraldine Lee, No. 1, 1914 page
George Wesley Bellows, Portrait of Geraldine Lee, No. 1, 1914
Michael Murawski, May 2008
go to Eugene Berman, The Good Samaritan (Le bon Samaritain), 1930 page
Eugene Berman, The Good Samaritan (Le bon Samaritain), 1930
Keith Holz, March 2013
go to Christian Boltanski, Padre Mariano, 1994 page
Christian Boltanski, Padre Mariano, 1994
Rebecca DeRoo, January 2009
go to Cosima von Bonin, Rockstars (Character Appropriation), 2003 page
Cosima von Bonin, Rockstars (Character Appropriation), 2003
Jodi Kovach, March 2007
go to Georges Braque, Nature morte et verre (Still Life with Glass), 1930 page
Georges Braque, Nature morte et verre (Still Life with Glass), 1930
Karen K. Butler, March 2009
go to Alberto Burri, Gran Ferro M1, 1958, and Gran Ferro M3, 1959 page
Alberto Burri, Gran Ferro M1, 1958, and Gran Ferro M3, 1959
Karen K. Butler, September 2010
go to Alexander Calder, Five Rudders, 1964 page
Alexander Calder, Five Rudders, 1964
Meredith Malone, August 2008
go to Frederic Edwin Church, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 1883 page
Frederic Edwin Church, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, 1883
Matthew Bailey, April 2011
go to Thomas Cole, Aqueduct near Rome, 1832 page
Thomas Cole, Aqueduct near Rome, 1832
William L. Coleman, February 2016
go to Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Le chemin des vieux, Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, 1871–72 page
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Le chemin des vieux, Luzancy, Seine-et-Marne, 1871–72
Noelle Paulson Bradley, November 2007
go to Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña, Wood Interior, 1867 page
Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña, Wood Interior, 1867
Rachel Keith, July 2008
go to Jean Dubuffet, Tête barbue, 1959, and Poches aux yeux, 1959 page
Jean Dubuffet, Tête barbue, 1959, and Poches aux yeux, 1959
Karen K. Butler, December 2009
go to Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, 1514 page
Albrecht Dürer, Melencolia I, 1514
Ryan Gregg, September 2011
go to Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Professor W. D. Marks, 1886 page
Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Professor W. D. Marks, 1886
Emilie Boone, October 2007
go to Nicole Eisenman, Tea Party, 2012 page
Nicole Eisenman, Tea Party, 2012
Kelly Shindler, November 2015
go to Olafur Eliasson, Your Imploded View, 2001 page
Olafur Eliasson, Your Imploded View, 2001
Meredith Malone, December 2007
go to Max Ernst, L’oeil du silence (The Eye of Silence), 1943-44 page
Max Ernst, L’oeil du silence (The Eye of Silence), 1943-44
Sabine Eckmann, March 2008
go to Andrea Fraser, Little Frank and His Carp, 2001 page
Andrea Fraser, Little Frank and His Carp, 2001
Meredith Malone, June 2007
go to Paul Gauguin, Te Atua (The Gods), 1899 page
Paul Gauguin, Te Atua (The Gods), 1899
Elizabeth Childs, September 2016
go to Isa Genzken, Bill II, 2001, and Little Crazy Column, 2002 page
Isa Genzken, Bill II, 2001, and Little Crazy Column, 2002
Svea Bräunert, September 2016
go to Sanford Robinson Gifford, Rheinstein, Early October in the White Mountains, and Venetian Sails: A Study, 1872–1874 page
Sanford Robinson Gifford, Rheinstein, Early October in the White Mountains, and Venetian Sails: A Study, 1872–1874
Jennifer Padgett, December 2013
go to Hendrick Goltzius, The Great Hercules, 1589 page
Hendrick Goltzius, The Great Hercules, 1589
Marisa Bass, October 2013
go to Philip Guston, If This Be Not I, 1945 page
Philip Guston, If This Be Not I, 1945
Lynette Roth, October 2010
go to Marsden Hartley, The Iron Cross, 1915 page
Marsden Hartley, The Iron Cross, 1915
Michael Murawski, August 2007
go to Hermonax, Nolan Amphora, 475–465 BC page
Hermonax, Nolan Amphora, 475–465 BC
Grizelda McClelland, September 2008
go to Daniel Hopfer, The Peasant Feast, c. 1533–36 page
Daniel Hopfer, The Peasant Feast, c. 1533–36
Elizabeth Wyckoff, December 2012
go to Harriet Hosmer, Oenone, 1854–55 page
Harriet Hosmer, Oenone, 1854–55
Erin Sutherland Minter, June 2008
go to Joseph Jones, Landscape, 1932 page
Joseph Jones, Landscape, 1932
Bryna Campbell, February 2008
go to Paul Klee, Zeichensammlung Südlich (Collection of Southern Signs), 1924 page
Paul Klee, Zeichensammlung Südlich (Collection of Southern Signs), 1924
Sarah McGavran, April 2012
go to Barbara Kruger, Untitled, 1989–90 page
Barbara Kruger, Untitled, 1989–90
Bradley Bailey, November 2010
go to Franz Seraph von Lenbach, Portrait of Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1884–90 page
Franz Seraph von Lenbach, Portrait of Prince Otto von Bismarck, 1884–90
James van Dyke, March 2014
go to Lucebert, The Menaced House, 1962 page
Lucebert, The Menaced House, 1962
Meredith Malone, January 2007
go to Fernand Léger, Les belles cyclistes (The Women Cyclists), 1944 page
Fernand Léger, Les belles cyclistes (The Women Cyclists), 1944
Meredith Malone, July 2011
go to Fumihiko Maki, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum building, 2006 page
Fumihiko Maki, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum building, 2006
Eric P. Mumford, November 2011
go to Henri Matisse, Nature morte aux oranges (II) (Still Life with Oranges [II]), c. 1899 page
Henri Matisse, Nature morte aux oranges (II) (Still Life with Oranges [II]), c. 1899
John Klein, April 2011
go to Allan McCollum, Pam Beale, 1971 page
Allan McCollum, Pam Beale, 1971
Meredith Malone, August 2010
go to Ludwig Meidner, Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait), 1912 page
Ludwig Meidner, Selbstbildnis (Self-Portrait), 1912
Anne Popiel, January 2008
go to Robert Motherwell, Interior with Pink Nude, 1951 page
Robert Motherwell, Interior with Pink Nude, 1951
Karen K. Butler, January 2010
go to Jackson Pollock, Sleeping Effort, 1953 page
Jackson Pollock, Sleeping Effort, 1953
Angela Miller, March 2012
go to Odilon Redon, Une femme revêtue du soleil (A Woman Clothed in Sunshine), 1899 page
Odilon Redon, Une femme revêtue du soleil (A Woman Clothed in Sunshine), 1899
Orin Zahra, December 2015
go to Allan Sekula, Volunteer’s Soup (Isla de Ons, 12/19/02), 2002–3 page
Allan Sekula, Volunteer’s Soup (Isla de Ons, 12/19/02), 2002–3
Svea Bräunert, September 2016
go to Selections from the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, 16th century page
Selections from the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae, 16th century
March 2020
go to Lorna Simpson, Counting, 1991 page
Lorna Simpson, Counting, 1991
Elissa Weichbrodt, February 2009
go to Pierre Soulages, Peinture 200 x 265 cm, 20 mai 1959 (Painting 200 x 265 cm, 20 May 1959), 1959 page
Pierre Soulages, Peinture 200 x 265 cm, 20 mai 1959 (Painting 200 x 265 cm, 20 May 1959), 1959
Karen K. Butler, May 2009
go to Raphael Soyer, Girl Standing Semi-nude, c. 1940 page
Raphael Soyer, Girl Standing Semi-nude, c. 1940
Bryna Campbell, December 2008
go to Joseph Stella, Man in Elevated (Train), c. 1916–18 page
Joseph Stella, Man in Elevated (Train), c. 1916–18
Michael Murawski, November 2008
go to Wolfgang Tillmans, Portrait series, 2001 page
Wolfgang Tillmans, Portrait series, 2001
Anna Warbelow, September 2009
go to Unknown, Wulfing Repoussé Plaques, c. 1200–1400 page
Unknown, Wulfing Repoussé Plaques, c. 1200–1400
Matthew Robb, March 2010
go to Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Colored People Grid), 2009–10 page
Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Colored People Grid), 2009–10
Allison Unruh, September 2016
go to Willem de Kooning, Saturday Night, 1956 page
Willem de Kooning, Saturday Night, 1956
John J. Curley, April 2008
go to Rembrandt van Rijn, The Three Crosses, 1660-61 page
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Three Crosses, 1660-61
Paul Crenshaw, October 2008