With warm autumnal greetings to all, we look forward to welcoming you to the Museum this month for a wonderful range of dynamic programs celebrating the exhibitions
This Is a Portrait If I Say: Identity in American Art, 1912 to Today and R
obert Frank: Sideways. Join us to hear the perspectives of our special guests this month, including artists L.J. Roberts and Hasan Elahi, and museum director Richard Saunders '70. In addition, George Lopez shares his musical gifts, and we host the New England premiere of
Don't Blink the new documentary about Robert Frank. As always, our
E-Bulletin sheds light on the Museum's many generous supporters who make all that we do possible. We thank you for your support, and hope to see you soon!
Anne Collins Goodyear & Frank H. Goodyear
Co-Directors
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
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CLOSING SOON
This Is a Portrait If I Say So: Identity in American Art, 1912 to Today
Closing October 23, 2016
Featuring sixty works by leading American artists from Marsden Hartley and Alfred Stieglitz, to Robert Rauschenberg and Yoko Ono, to Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Glenn Ligon,
This Is a Portrait If I Say So: Identity in American Art, 1912 to Today represents the first exhibition to address the history and significance of non-mimetic portraits in American art. The show poses provocative questions about the very nature of likeness and personal identity.
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RECENTLY OPENED
Closing January 29, 2017
Robert Frank played a leading role in re-writing contemporary standards for photography. This exhibition brings together a selection of rarely seen photographs from 1947, the year the artist first moved to the United States, to 1961, when he presented his first major museum exhibition. Moving away from sharply focused, traditionally composed images, he experimented with new focal strategies, low lighting, and unusual cropping.
Robert Frank: Sideways was organized with professors Michael Kolster, Russ Rymer, and the students in the spring 2016 seminars, "Writing Creative Nonfiction Through Photography" and "Documentary Photography."
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nterview with L.J. Roberts
Summer education assistant Hailey Beaman '18 recently spoke with artist L.J. Roberts about portraiture, abstraction, and the world of contemporary art. Roberts, who creates politically themed textile works, studied at the University of Vermont and the California College of the Arts. Their work has been shown in galleries and exhibitions nationwide. Roberts created the piece
Portrait of Deb (1988-199?) for the Museum's exhibition
This Is a Portrait If I Say So: Identity in American Art, 1912 to Today. Please join us when L.J. Roberts speaks about their work on Wednesday,
October 5th.
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Transportation Funding for Student Visits
The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is excited to announce that it has limited funds to underwrite transportation for school groups, after school programs, and student organizations whose access to resources might limit their ability to visit the Museum. This opportunity is made possible by a recent grant from The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. and a generous gift from Alison and Jack Moore.
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Endowment for the Assyrian Collection
It is with great pride that the Museum announces a recent gift by Michael Yadgar and the Yadgar family of Chicago to create an endowment supporting the Assyrian collection at the Museum. The gift is the result of a visit to campus by the family in August 2015, when they encountered Bowdoin's ancient and Assyrian collection.
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Welcome to BCMA Fall Interns
The Museum is delighted to welcome five new student employees to the team this fall. The five students' contributions to collection research, exhibition development, educational outreach, and communications are integral to the Museum's success, and we look forward to hearing their ideas, input, and perspectives throughout the year.
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Become a Member of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art
We hope you'll visit the Museum this fall! There are several exhibitions, featuring art from ancient times to the present, on view for your enjoyment.
For more information, please check our home page, or contact Caroline Baljon, Membership and Programs Coordinator, at (207)-725-3276.
The support of our members helps us to realize future exhibitions, public programs, and educational offerings, which are always open to students and the general public free of charge. Membership offers special access to events and serves as a connection to a community of students and faculty who are actively engaged at the Museum. If you are not already a member, we hope that you will show your support for the Bowdoin College Museum of Art by
joining today
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calendar
October 5
"Queer Strategies, Queer Tactics" with artist L.J. Roberts
4:30 pm
Kresge Auditorium
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October 12
"Some Additional Observations on Identity in American Art" with Richard Saunders, Director of Middlebury College Museum of Art
4:30 pm
Kresge Auditorium
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October 13
Music at the Museum with George Lopez
5:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Museum of Art
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October 14
Tour and Reception: "Echoes of Ancient Religions in Bowdoin Collections"
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Museum of Art
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October 19
"The New Normal" with artist Hasan Elahi
4:30 pm
Kresge Auditorium
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October 25
Gallery Conversation with BCMA curators Joachim Homann and Laura Sprague
12:00 pm
Museum of Art
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October 27
Film Screening of Don't Blink and discussion about the art of Robert Frank
7:00 pm
Smith Auditorium
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October 29
Family Saturday
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Museum of Art
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