Visual Arts
Explore exhibitions, artists, and visual works that enrich Harvard’s cultural and academic life.
Pony Plunges
Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea
by Max J. Krupnick
On Being “Printerly”
An art historian analyzes an overlooked medium.
by Murray Whyte
Vision and Justice
How photographs promote social justice
by Nina Pasquini
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
“Carving Out Time”
A monumental exhibit of woodblock prints from the Harvard Art Museums
by Nina Pasquini
Picasso at War
Harvard Art Museums exhibit on depictions of combat and revolution
by Nina Pasquini
Vacationing with a Purpose
New England “summer camps” for adults
by Nell Porter-Brown