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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…
Through its fellowship program, the CNA nurtures future generations of scholars and specialists in Netherlandish Art. The 2022–23 fellows have written…
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.
NARRATOR: This mask is different from every other mask in this gallery… because it would have been worn and performed by a woman. Female masking performances are rare in Africa. The Sowei mask plays an important role in the all-female Sande Society. This society is a lifelong network of women among the Vai, Mende and neighboring peoples in present-day Sierra Leone.
CHRISTRAUD GEARY: Now if you look at the Portuguese soldier, there are certain details that I don’t want you to miss. One is that everything is articulated in the greatest detail. Look at his hands, they’re beautifully done, and look at the fact that you can see his fingernails, even. Look at his feet, same thing, they’re beautifully executed.
LIZ MUNSELL: Today we're inaugurating a sculpture by the Argentinian-born, London-based artist, Amalia Pica. It's called "Now, Speak!" It's a cast concrete lectern, that's a platform for the public's voice and for invited speakers today. Most of them are addressing civil rights issues through their speeches which they've chosen from history. The only requirement of the piece is that the speaker must choose a speech by somebody who has different physical characteristics from them. That way there's an element of displacement and interpretation of history over time.