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Print History in 1892: Exhibition Catalogue
This is an ongoing effort to create an illustrated version of Sylvester Koehler’s 1892 exhibition. For the first time ever, this archival document is…
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.
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Founded by its parent organization, The Foundation for the Arts, Nagoya (FAN), the Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts (N/BMFA) was established as the…
Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Sudan
Although frequently eclipsed in the public imagination by its northern neighbor Egypt, ancient Nubia has a long and glorious past. There, in what is today Sudan, a series of civilizations flourished for more than 6,000 years.
Goya in Black and White
"Goya in Black and White" is comprised of approximately 70 prints drawn entirely from the MFA’s renowned collection of works by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya (1746–1828). The exhibition is curated by Stephanie Loeb Stepanek, Curator Emeritus of Prints and Drawings.
Traveling Exhibitions
A Museum of and for the world, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, celebrates 50 years of traveling exhibitions. Since 1973, our traveling exhibition…
Black Power in Print
Examining the Black Power movement’s legacy in visual culture and its resonance today