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This double-portrait of Salvadora, left, and Herminia—maids in her mother’s household—is a powerful statement of Kahlo’s staunch belief in the ideals…
Issue: How is This Political?
What does the word “supermodel” evoke? In today’s world, it might conjure images of glossy magazine covers and runways populated by people who are…
Issue: How is This Political?
Tiny in scale, the scene painted on this spoon is loaded with meaning: a fox dressed as a hooded monk reads the word “pax” (peace) from a podium to…
Issue: How is This Political?
Copley’s original sketch for Watson and the Shark shows only white men . Yet, when he painted the dramatic rescue scene on canvas—his first large…
Issue: How is This Political?
Jewelry is political. Because of its highly visible nature, jewelry offers a way to wear your “heart on your sleeve,” around your wrist, on your…
Issue: How is This Political?
David Paul Bradley's Greasy Grass Premonition #2 (1995) poignantly acknowledges the underlying recurring struggle for American Indians to attain…
Issue: How is This Political?
The poem “Homecoming” by Tao Qian (Chinese, AD 365–427) describes the poet’s dramatic decision as a government official, frustrated with corruption…
Issue: How is This Political?
From October 15 to 23, join fellow MFA Patrons on a special tour to Paris and London with Helen Burnham, Pamela and Peter Voss Curator of Prints, and…
The relationship between artists who are contemporaries is always complex. Working within the same spheres of influence, artists often create…
In Their Words: A Patron Travelogue from MaryLee Halpin
We sat down with MaryLee Halpin, Patron Member since 2002 and member of the Patron Program Committee, to hear about her first experiences traveling…