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A white marble bust of Boston hotelier Harvey D. Parker (of Parker House Hotel fame) presides over the Morse Study Room for Prints, Drawings, and…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Please fill out this form to submit your paper proposal for the 2024 International Mountmakers Forum taking place in Boston from September 10 through…
Whether it comes from the T lurching over an antiquated track or a toy in the hands of my hyperactive niece, rattling is a constant sound in my life…
Issue: Art for This Moment
The outlandish and iconoclastic artist Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) is famous for his bizarre imagery and distinctive Surrealist vision. He was, however…
Presented at the Copley Society of Art on Newbury Street, this exhibition features work by MFA staff who explore the idea of perspectives through a…
Conservation of an Egyptian minbar door, Mamluk period, 1382–98: December 2013
Conservation of an Egyptian minbar door, Mamluk period, 1382–98: February 2014
ELLIOT BOSTWICK DAVIS: This picture was one that we really designed much of level 1 around, it was so important to us. It had really not been on view consistently, and it had never been on view with its original frame before, because we really didn’t have the space. It’s virtually a life size portrait. But it’s something new. Sully here was quite innovative and showed a great deal of inspiration in creating what he called an ‘historical portrait.’