Arts & Culture
The MAD World
An illustrative retrospective at the Norman Rockwell Museum
by Nell Porter-Brown
A Royal Tunic
Unraveling an Inca masterpiece’s secrets
by Max J. Krupnick
“The Ingenuity of an Architect”
Kimberly Dowdell influences her profession—and the built environment.
by Nell Porter-Brown
A Leading en Plein Air Painter
Kathleen B Hudson ’09 captures the essence of the outdoors, from the Rocky Mountains to the beaches of Maui.
by Brandon Rosas
On Being “Printerly”
An art historian analyzes an overlooked medium.
by Murray Whyte
The Picture of Freedom
A Boston Athenaeum exhibit explores an abolitionist with Harvard ties.
by Lydialyle Gibson
A New Chapter for Harvard Arts
The Office for the Arts turns 50, and its longtime director steps down.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Model Masterpieces
Thirteen sculptures from Gian Lorenzo Bernini at Harvard Art Museums.
by Nina Pasquini
Poise, in Spite of Everything
Nina Skov Jensen ’25, portraitist for collectors and the princess of Denmark.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Who Was John Greenleaf Whittier?
Homes of the poet and abolitionist, whose verses were said to have inspired Abraham Lincoln.
by Nell Porter-Brown