We are delighted
that Life Magazine
and the Power of Photography, published in
conjunction with the Art Museum’s 2020 exhibition of the same name, is a
finalist for the prestigious Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award, presented by
the College Art Association of America. Edited by Katherine A. Bussard, the Museum’s
Peter C. Bunnell Curator of Photography, and Kristen Gresh, the
Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Senior Curator of Photographs at the Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston, the publication is the first comprehensive
consideration of Life’s
groundbreaking and influential contribution to the history of
photography. Featuring texts by twenty-five scholars, the book draws on
unprecedented access to the magazine’s archives and presents previously
unpublished materials that shed new light on the editorial processes
behind many now-iconic images and photo-essays. The book is available for
purchase here, and we invite you to explore the
exhibition online here.
Members Event
Art Museum
Trivia Night
Wednesday,
January 13, 7 p.m. (EST)
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Join fellow Museum members near and
far to play live online trivia! You can play as an individual, with your
household, or as a team with friends online anywhere. Three trivia rounds
will test players’ knowledge of Princeton lore, the Art Museum’s
collections, and pop culture. Registration is open exclusively to
members. If you are not currently a member, set up your free membership. Details and
free registration here.
Save the Date
Writing Workshop
| A Long Look at Love: Venus
and Amor
by Lucas Cranach the Elder
Thursday, January 21, 5:30 p.m. (EST)
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An art object asks
us to reply to it: It returns our gaze, and it compels action and
reaction from us. In this interactive writing workshop, we will discover
that a slower, closer look at Cranach's complex mythographic portrait of Venus and Amor exposes an
extraordinary range of subjects. We will examine and engage these
subjects through a guided program of prompts, writing our responses to
Cranach's work. Presented by Sarah M. Anderson, lecturer in English,
the Medieval Studies Program, and the Freshman Seminar Program, Princeton
University. Details and free registration here.
Online Exhibition
The Eclectic
Eye: A Tribute to Duane Wilder
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When does someone
who enjoys living with art become a collector? Duane Wilder, Class of
1951, assembled compellingly diverse collections, which he donated and
lent to the Princeton University Art Museum during his lifetime and at
his death. Our online exhibition The Eclectic Eye
gathers works from a lifetime of collecting and pays tribute to a man who
gave generously of his time as well, having served on the Museum’s
Advisory Council for nearly forty years. Read Museum Director James
Steward’s tribute to Duane Wilder here.
Museum Store
Soft Knit
Scarves
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The Museum Store offers exhibition-inspired
keepsakes, art publications, jewelry, gifts for children, and distinctive
works by artisans. Treat yourself to one of our soft knit jacquard scarves, available in
polka dot, houndstooth, and tiger stripes. Each purchase supports the
Museum’s core mission of bringing art into everyday life. Shop at 56
Nassau Street in downtown Princeton or online at PrincetonMuseumStore.org.
Image credits
Duane Michals, Upside
Down Self Portrait, ca. 1980s. © Duane Michals;
courtesy DC Moore Gallery, New York
Life Magazine and the
Power of Photography (2020). Published
by the Princeton University Art Museum; distributed by Yale University Press.
Catalogue design by Kimberly Varella, Content Object Design Studio
Lucas Cranach the Elder, Venus
and Amor, ca. 1518–20. Princeton University Art Museum. Museum
purchase, gift of George L. Craig, Jr., Class of 1921, and Mrs. Craig
Robert Natkin, Untitled from the Apollo series, ca. 1975. Princeton
University Art Museum, Bequest of Duane E. Wilder, Class of 1951. ©
Estate of Robert Natkin
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