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Tiny Treasures
The Magic of Miniatures
Intricate and appealing, curious and uncanny, miniature works of art exert surprising power. Over thousands of years and across cultures, artists and…
“Since birth we get accustomed to seeing and thinking at the same time. But I think that if you can turn off the mind and look at things only with…
Treasures from the Museo de Arte de Ponce (MAP) in Puerto Rico to Be Displayed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Paintings by legendary Puerto Rican artists José Campeche and Francisco Oller will be presented in dialogue with art from the same period in the MFA’s…
Pinturas de los legendarios artistas puertorriqueños José Campeche y Francisco Oller se presentarán en diálogo con arte de la misma época de la…
Launch includes debut of audio tours using Knisper software to improve clarity for all users, especially those with hearing loss BOSTON (October 5…
Koehler and the Development of Print Culture in the United States
Sylvester Rosa Koehler was born on February 11, 1837, in Leipzig, Germany, to an artistically inclined family of musicians. In 1849, Koehler, still a…
Selected List of Exhibitions Organized by Sylvester Koehler
1881, April 11–May 9, “Exhibition of American Etchings,” MFA Boston. 1882, “Louis Prang and Co. Lithographic Prints and Tools,” United States National…
Selected Bibliography of Sylvester Koehler
Bezold, Wilhelm von. The Theory of Color in Its Relation to Art and Art-Industry . Translated by Sylvester Rosa Koehler. Boston: Louis Prang & Co…
Sylvester Koehler: Exploring Print History
Resurrecting an 1892 exhibition on printing, anchored by a digital reproduction of its foundational catalogue.
Resilience often manifests in work by Indigenous North American artists, for example in its content or simply by increasing visibility to combat…