Visual Arts
Explore exhibitions, artists, and visual works that enrich Harvard’s cultural and academic life.
England’s First Sports Megastar
A collection of illustrations capture a boxer’s triumphant moment.
Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, in Gloucester
A sprawling house museum celebrates decorative arts and the creative spirit of Henry Davis Sleeper.
T.C. Cannon at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem
Works by T.C. Cannon at the Peabody Essex Museum
At Harvard, "Inventur" delves into a forgotten period of German art
Taking stock of an overlooked cohort of artists: those who, during World War II, stayed in Germany—and survived
Profile of photography curator Makeda Best
Focusing on the Harvard Art Museums’ new photography curator
Time in space: profile of artist Renée Green
Renée Green’s exhibition “Within Living Memory” closes her Harvard residency.
“Gorey’s World” at the Wadsworth Atheneum
Edward Gorey’s own art collection at the Wadsworth Atheneum
A trip to New Britain, Connecticut
New Britain’s “Little Poland” and museum of American art
Benjamin Franklin’s Retirement and Reinvention
Two hundred and seventy years ago, Benjamin Franklin did something highly unusual. He retired.
Brief life of Henry Chapman Mercer, innovative ceramicist
Brief life of an innovative ceramicist: 1856-1930
Games of old from Houghton Library
Amusements to dispel the winter blues