A special collaboration between the Colby College Museum of Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Marsden Hartley’s Maine enabled an in-depth study of works by the
Margaret Aiken
Linde Family Foundation Coordinator of School and Teacher Programs
This post is a part of our “Meet & Greet” Series, periodic posts meant to introduce our online audiences to staff members here at the Colby College Museum of Art! Margaret
Art and Artifacts
The Pestana Collection in Graphic Matters: George Bellows and World War I
Large and wonderfully varied, the Pestana Collection of World War I materials is a rich resource for the study of the 1914–1918 time period, reflecting Dr. Pestana’s long interest in World War I history and material culture.
A Trip to the Science Fair
The Art Doctor
“In examining works of art we can use the electromagnetic spectrum to our advantage, allowing us to see far more than we can with just our naked eye.”
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The Many Students Behind No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki
“Individuality is the most important quality I took away from Zao Wou-Ki and my time at Colby College. Since I graduated, I’ve found the strength to express my individuality and push myself to continue to challenge myself.”
From STEM to STEAM
Arts Integration at the Museum
“This student’s extensive research into the ecology represented shed new light on this artwork, and demonstrated the potential for arts integration to define alternative pathways in art history.”
Revollusion, or the Battle of Utopias
Luis Camnitzer on Art, Education, and their Futures
“I don’t think you can learn without using boundless imagination, considering absurdity and failure, and analyzing and questioning the parameters used to transmit a message, both as a giver and a receiver.”
A Friendship
Zao Wou-Ki and I. M. Pei
“The relationship between these modernist masters had its roots in their common cultural history, but flourished in environments distant from that time and place.”
Come Tour With Me
On Being a Docent
“I smiled when I heard, “How do you know so much?” while on a spontaneous tour with a group of new docents two weeks ago, knowing these beginners would soon be asked the same question. We listen and share. We listen to share.”
Finding Zao Wou-Ki
A Global Project
“Two of the questions I have been hearing frequently since the opening of No Limits: Zao Wou-Ki on Mayflower Hill are Where did you get all of these paintings? and How did you find them?”