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Watch: Richard Poulin on His Extensive Career + the Work of Rudolph de Harak

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Watch: Richard Poulin on His Extensive Career + the Work of Rudolph de Harak

Design Milk is happy to share the second lecture of the 2023/2024 academic year of the Vignelli Center for Design Studies Design Conversations Lecture Series featuring the multi-hyphenate, Richard Poulin. The Southern California designer, artist, educator, and author discusses his extensive career which has been divided between professional practice and academia. Having spent over 30+ as Design Director and Managing Partner at the multidisciplinary practice Poulin + Morris, he’s well-versed in all aspects of design, including graphic, environmental, interior, and exhibition. In the talk, Poulin discusses his “organic” and “fluid” generalist approach to design, and how he’s constantly evolving his approach in order to accommodate the ever-changing world.

Rudolph de Harak Graphic Designer: Rational Simplicity book by Richard Poulin

His love of books and sharing design with the world led him to release, Rudolph de Harak Graphic Designer: Rational Simplicity, a tribute to one of the most influential graphic designers of the mid-twentieth century. Poulin goes on to talk about de Harak’s life and work, and the importance of history and why every designer should know about it in order to be successful.

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Richard Poulin speaking at The Vignelli Center for Design Studies

Watch the full talk below to hear more about Poulin’s career, the life and work of Rudolph de Harak, and more!

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Richard Poulin and Massimo Vignelli

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Metropolitan Museum of Art shopping bags designed by Rudolph de Harak and his team

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127 John Street, New York: Project by Rudolph de Harak and Emery Roth & Sons, 1968

To learn more about The Vignelli Center for Design Studies at RIT, they have launched digital access to the archives through Google Arts & Culture, joining over 2000 cultural institutions from around the world. The initial launch includes nearly 900 high resolution images of artifacts from the archives so that now anyone with access to the Internet and Google Arts & Culture can search the Vignelli archives or browse it by color or chronological order.

This lecture is presented with the support of RIT’s MAGIC Center.


This lecture series is made possible in part by the generosity of RIT Alumnus, Chris Bailey, and Bailey Brand Consulting.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.

The Ten Best Photography Books of 2023

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The Ten Best Photography Books of 2023
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This year’s list includes The Horses, Still Life, Believable: Traveling with My Ancestors, and more.
Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz

The world of photography has left an indelible mark on this year through a stunning array of captivating books. These visual narratives have transported us across cultures, captured the essence of moments and unveiled the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Among the standout releases of the year, Believable: Traveling With My Ancestors by Lola Flash emerged as a poignant exploration of our shared humanity that, at the same time, embraces our rich differences. The juxtaposition of vibrant colors and intimate portraits within its pages is a testament to the power of visual storytelling. Eugene Richards’ In This Brief Life reminisces 50 years of social documentary photography, skillfully allowing the viewer to step back in time. From fleeting glances to transient landscapes, the book beautifully underscores the temporal nature of existence. And Keith Carter’s monochromatic masterpiece Ghostlight uses stark contrasts to convey profound emotional depth. The interplay of light and shadow within its frames serves as a silent poetry, inviting readers to immerse themselves in the quiet narratives embedded in each photograph.

As we close this chapter, these photo books are representative of the artistry and diversity present in the field of photography today. They provide a visual odyssey through the collective stories of our global community, and as we eagerly anticipate the work of this coming year, these books leave an enduring legacy in the ever-evolving tapestry of visual arts.

Believable: Traveling With My Ancestors by Lola Flash

Silence = Death, circa 1989, Provincetown (from the Cross Colour series)
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“Felli,” 2021, New York (from the “surmise” series)
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“Koho,” 2013, New York (from the “salt” series)
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“Karisse,” 2002, London (from the “[sur]passing” series)
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“Bill Coleman,” 2017, New York (from the “LEGENDS” series)
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“I Pray,” 2020, New York (from the “syzygy, the vision” series)
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New York City-based photographer and LGBTQIA+ activist Lola Flash’s long-overdue first book is a striking collection of portraiture embracing individuals of all ages, genders, orientations and colors. Flash brings out the beauty within their subjects and ensures that they are truly seen. “Queerness, in Flash’s multiverse, is bathed in color, imbued with love, an embrace: infinitely generous and open,” writes Renée Mussai, artistic director and chief curator of Germany’s Walther Collection, in the book’s introduction.

Believable: Traveling With My Ancestors spans four decades of Flash’s work. “It’s pretty much my whole life stuck in there,” they said during a talk at New York City’s School of Visual Arts earlier this year. It begins with Flash’s potently electric “Cross Color” series, documenting queer Black life as an ACT UP member during the AIDS crisis. Visually, Flash played with viewers’ expectations, printing their images on negative paper, creating a saturated world where colors were reversed (blue is printed as red, for example). That’s followed by Flash’s “LEGENDS” series: portraits of LGBTQ+ individuals who lived their true selves, regardless of societal norms or homophobia, paving the way for others to do so later. And their series “Salt” features highly accomplished women over the age of 70 who still have an impact on society—all heroes in the photographer’s eyes. Believable reaches right up to Flash’s ongoing Afrofuturist self-portraiture series, “Syzygy, the Vision,” an exploration of the past, current and future oppression of people of color through the artist’s orange-jumpsuit-clad avatar.

Looking back over the arc of a career’s work on these pages, Flash observes “a wonderful cohesion of powerful themes.” They tell Smithsonian, “As a queer person who grew up with a huge lack of LGBTQ+ visual resources, I am grateful to be part of the necessary change toward fairness and inclusion.” —Jeff Campagna

In This Brief Life by Eugene Richards

Twenty below, Gann Valley, South Dakota, 1985
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Li’l George, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1981
© Eugene Richards

Militiamen, West Beirut, Lebanon, 1982
© Eugene Richards

Sarina and Jim, Arlington, Virginia, 1990
© Eugene Richards

Sunday service, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1990
© Eugene Richards

The acclaimed Eugene Richards dove into his archive of 50 years of social documentary photography to showcase mostly unseen work in his latest book, In This Brief Life. Before the idea for the book was born, on his son Sam’s suggestion, Richards posted the photographs to his Instagram, something he had previously avoided. “The Instagram experience ­became a kind of revelation, as viewers sought to know more about the people in the pictures while also expressing wonder at the diversity of my subjects and their experiences,” Richards tells Smithsonian. The experiences are vast, from intimate moments in hospital rooms showing births, injuries and recoveries to scenes in the wetlands of northern Nigeria and the harsh farming landscape of South Dakota’s Gann Valley. “What prompted me, in most cases, to choose the photographs in this book was an emotional response,” says Richards. —Donny Bajohr

Remember Me by Preston Gannaway

San Francisco-based photographer Preston Gannaway’s book Remember Me is a project 17 years in the making. At its heart, this beautiful, meditative work focuses on themes of love, loss, memory and the inevitable passage of time. In 2006, Gannaway, then a photojournalist at the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire, began working on a story about the St. Pierre family, whose mother, Carolynne, was dying of liver cancer. Gannaway grew close to the St. Pierres, and her images led to five stories in the newspaper and a 2008 Pulitzer Prize. A few years later, she returned to the family to continue photographing the youngest son, EJ, who had been only 4 when his mother died.

“There was this looming question: Would EJ remember Carolynne?” Preston tells Smithsonian. “How would she echo throughout his life after she was gone?” Remember Me includes photographs from Gannaway’s time with the family, documenting EJ’s gradual maturation and preserving important memories along the way. “Preston’s always been there, so I don’t really remember a time when she wasn’t there,” EJ, now a senior at the University of New Hampshire, told the Concord Monitor this year. “She’s always been pretty much just close as family.” —J.C.

Wires Crossed by Ed Templeton

Ed Templeton, Tom Rowe plays guitar, Illinois, 2004; from Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed (Aperture, 2023).
© 2023 Ed Templeton

From Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed (Aperture, 2023).
© 2023 Ed Templeton

Ed Templeton, Black skies over the High Plains, Kansas, 2004; from Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed (Aperture, 2023).
© 2023 Ed Templeton

Ed Templeton, Mike Maldonado, Iowa, 1998; from Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed (Aperture, 2023).
© 2023 Ed Templeton

Artist, photographer and former professional skateboarder Ed Templeton’s Wires Crossed is an insider’s look at the subculture of skateboarding, blending personal memoir with a documentation of the DIY, punk-influenced sport from the 1990s to the early 2000s. While some photographs capture skateboarders executing seemingly impossible tricks, Templeton’s work shines best in the quiet moments behind the scenes, like his shot of someone strumming a guitar in a hotel room and his collages of polaroid portraits of characters he met traversing the United States on skateboarding tours. “I really wanted to make a photography book for photography fans. I knew the skate world would embrace it. But I needed to not alienate the art world by being too ‘insider,’” says Templeton in a recent Document Journal interview. —D.B.

Shark: Portraits by Mike Coots

The waves were particularly good off the coast of Kauai that fall morning in 1997, and 18-year-old surfer Mike Coots never saw it coming. A tiger shark bit his lower right leg, clamping down, shaking him violently, only letting go after he punched it in the head. Coots managed to get back to shore, but his leg was gone. “I felt no pain whatsoever,” Coots said in a recent interview with Surfer. “It happened very fast, the attack itself must’ve been less than ten seconds.”

Despite challenging circumstances, Coots didn’t give up the activity he loved, learning how to surf using a custom prosthetic leg. Surprisingly, the shark attack survivor became an advocate for the conservation of sharks, bringing a unique credibility to conversations. Coots helped pass Hawaii’s 2010 ban on the possession and sale of shark fins, even speaking at the United Nations and the U.S. Capitol. During his recovery, Coots discovered photography, a hobby that has since become his profession. His photographs capture the sea and human interactions with it.

Coots’ new photo book, Shark: Portraits, shows off his striking images of sharks—tiger sharks, great whites, lemons, oceanic white tips—in Hawaii, Mexico, the Bahamas, the Maldives and beyond. He isn’t afraid to get up close and personal with what he considers the “greatest muse on earth,” free diving and scuba diving, often with no cage. “The first thing you notice while diving with sharks is how beautiful they are, with some even having individual personalities,” Coots tells Smithsonian. “The goal of my shark photography is to show sharks in a beautiful, authentic light.” —J.C.

Painting Photographs by Alice Wong

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Artist Alice Wong mines her archive of found images and puts paint to picture in her first monograph, aptly titled Painting Photographs. Taking a variety of vintage photographs of strangers from the past, such as an actress’ headshots, a couple happily cheesing for the camera at a cocktail bar, postcards of horsemen and cutouts from old magazines, Wong uses acrylic markers to add bold color and liveliness. Not all the overpaintings are of people; some feature dogs, landscapes and close-ups of flowers. All of the ubiquitous images of the American experience are given new life with the colorful palette of Wong’s whimsy. In the book, Bruno Decharme, pioneering French collector of Art Brut, says she “invites us on an inner voyage” and “creates a different kind of narrative, a truth that is her own.” —D.B.

Sneaker Freaker: World’s Greatest Sneaker Collectors

Spain isn’t renowned as a hotbed of vintage sneaker aficionados, but Luis Miguel Lozano is on a one-person mission to change that perception. Lozano’s first pair of sneaks were ‘Metallic Blue’ Jordan 1s! That seminal moment would inspire a lifelong devotion to Nike. His hunting adventures all over the world have netted him a chunky collection of classic white leather basketball models.
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If you dialed ‘2008’ into your Tesla time machine and landed in Harajuku or New York, the abundance of shiny BAPEs on cool-kid feet would have dissolved your retinas. That seems a lifetime ago now, but there’s no denying Nigo’s original Japanese streetwear brand was on fire in the late 2000s, as collaborations with Kanye, Daft Punk, marvel, Pharrell and KAWS made the BAPE STA 1000 per cent cooler than the Air Force 1, on which it is so slavishly based. Over in Shanghai, Patrick Pan has stayed true to the cause. Not only has he acquired an impressive stash, but he also has held onto it long after most of his contemporaries cashed out.
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From head-to-toe Polo to Nike ACG and Air Max ‘Silver Bullets’, collector Tommy Rebel loves sneakers the way some people love breathing air and once ended up with the only pair of 24-karat gold-plated Air Stabs in the world. After selling off his entire collection, they’re the one sneaker he never got rid of.
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Julia Schoierer, aka Sneakerqueen, is a Berlin-born 80s kid with a decades long affliction that has seen her acquire more than enough vintage sneaker relics to fill her apartment several times over.
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Chis Rosario has played for keeps since the day he was born. A graduate of the ‘fitted and knitted’ mindset, Chris powered through adolescence with a vengeance, flaying all comers with his trademark ‘sandwich’ fashion combos. The filling was head-to-toe Nautica, Akademiks, ENYCE, Ralph, Hilfiger, GUESS, COOGI and Avirex, while his bread game was dominated by Posites of all persuasions. Uptempos, Bakins, Jamgasmics, Vroomlicious, Hyperdunks, Zoom Flights, Flight Ones, Flight Lite and holiest of holies, the unassuming Air Flight 89. What really floats his boat is bonkers basketball kicks that even discerning sneakerheads have never heard of.
© Darren Hirose

Sneaker Freaker: World’s Greatest Sneaker Collectors is a feast for your eyes. Or, perhaps more accurately, your feet?

Vintage footwear, skate shoes, basketball high-tops, and more are on gorgeous display in the seven-pound, 752-page anthology of sneakers. It even has a glossary for the uninitiated, with all the terms you’ll need to become a sneakerhead—or, a “footwear obsessive with a vast knowledge of history and likely to spend of their money on fresh sneakers.” For the already initiated, it’s still worth reading, as it covers essentials for the shoe collector, like the best ways to photograph, clean, repair and store your kicks (keep those original boxes, folks!) and to sniff out fakes.

Sneaker collecting is about quality, not quantity, Simon “Woody” Wood, the editor in chief of Sneaker Freaker magazine, tries to argue in the book’s introduction: “This is not just about putting big numbers on the boards, though accumulating hundreds—and sometimes thousands—of pairs is the natural progression.”

World’s Greatest Sneaker Collectors introduces readers to an interesting cast of characters—from Elliot Tebele, with his unbelievable compilation of game-worn Air Jordans, to Lee Deville and his obsessive quest to collect every Asics collaboration ever made. German sneakerhead Julia Schoierer, known for her love of Adidas high-tops, has nearly maxed out her apartment’s shoe capacity thanks to her passion for the hobby. “When I go to bed, I’m not praying for better health—I’m praying that I won’t be buried underneath a collapsing shoe rack next to my bed,” she says in the book. —J.C.

Ghostlight by Keith Carter

“I don’t mean to sound melodramatic, but I’m pretty sure there are ghosts here,” says American photographer Keith Carter about Southern wetlands, in his latest book Ghostlight. I would have to agree after looking at the more than 100 black and white photographs in the book. Traversing swamps, marshes, bogs, fens, bayous and baygalls across Georgia, Louisiana and his home of East Texas, Carter creates haunting photographs that invoke the imagination. The collection includes mysterious portraits of locals, but it’s the animals and landscapes captured in macabre detail that make the book. Photographs of alligators popping just above the surface, endless moss hanging in the water, and deceased woodpeckers put on display only hint at the secrets of this harsh environment. —D.B.

The Horses by Gareth McConnell

The Horses is a beautiful, candy-colored acid trip of a book. Irish photographer Gareth McConnell began this equine series when he was sent on assignment for the New York Times “Voyages” issue to Skeidvellir, a town about 50 miles east of Reykjavik, to depict the diminutive Icelandic horses. Visually, he wanted to make it abundantly clear the series wasn’t documentary work, opting instead for a more psychedelic approach. McConnell photographed his pony-sized, poofy-maned subjects both indoors and outdoors using flashlights, colored gels and, at times, an analogue film camera, creating highly saturated, dreamlike imagery. The title of McConnell’s book is derived from an Edwin Muir poem, “The Horses,” and the only line of text in the book, the highly appropriate, “Late in the evening the strange horses came,” is a quote from that poem.

“I didn’t want to impose any didactic reading, there is no text other than one line … so it can be: ‘Wow, it’s a book of unicorns and psychedelic My Little Ponies,’” McConnell tells Smithsonian. “Or it can be a darker reading—horse as a metaphor for man’s will imposed on others, for the broken bond with nature and with him/herself with the great creating force.” —J.C.

Still Life by Doan Ly

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Still Life is a photographic celebration of the work of New York City-based florist, artist and photographer Doan Ly. Her blend of skills is on full display in floral arrangements masterfully photographed in playful and surprising ways.

The book begins with a quote from the artist: “I want to be caught off guard. I want to see anew. I want to experience a quiet moment that is larger than life. I want to learn something, but mostly, I want to share beauty and bring joy.” As you flip through Still Life, the moments of beauty and joy are instant; flowers posed for portraits with a human-like quality delight. While much of her work suggests inspiration from Old Masters’ still life paintings, Ly’s work feels current with her masterful usage of color and lighting. Ly also finds muses in the people around her. For instance, her driver for a photo shoot once gleefully joined in the fun, posing intensely with a flower arrangement draping down her back as if it had been a part of her for her entire life. —D.B.

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The Ad Council’s 69th Annual Public Service Award Dinner Celebrates Extraordinary Progress of Social Impact Efforts and Inspires the Media and Marketing Industries to Come Together for Tomorrow

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The Ad Council’s 69th Annual Public Service Award Dinner Celebrates Extraordinary Progress of Social Impact Efforts and Inspires the Media and Marketing Industries to Come Together for Tomorrow

Honoring JPMorgan Chase’s Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon and hosted by actress and comedian Cecily Strong, the event raised a record-breaking $8.2 million for the nonprofit’s national social impact campaigns

NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On Thursday, November 30, the Ad Council, America’s leading organization harnessing the power of communications for social change, held its Annual Public Service Award Dinner. Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, was honored for his exceptional contributions to corporate citizenship, including his support for numerous Ad Council campaigns. Grammy Award-winning artist Brittany Howard was recognized by the organization as a “Champion of Good” and performed “You’ll Never Walk Alone” at the event hosted by actress, comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum Cecily Strong. The Dinner also featured live performances from the Brooklyn United Evolution Drumline and the LA CAN Freedom Singers from “America’s Got Talent.” The Annual Dinner was held at the Glasshouse in New York City and raised a record-breaking $8.2 million to support the Ad Council and its national social impact campaigns.

Attended by prominent executives from the media, marketing, advertising and technology industries, the Annual Public Service Award Dinner recognizes the organizations and individuals who support the Ad Council and its social impact efforts. This year’s dinner theme was “Together for Tomorrow” and was co-chaired by Carla Hassan, Ad Council Board Member and CMO of JPMorgan Chase, and Diego Scotti, Ad Council Chair and General Manager, PayPal Consumer Group and Global Marketing. JPMorgan Chase and Verizon were Diamond sponsors for the event. Platinum sponsors included Adobe, Amazon Ads, Disney, Google, IPG, Meta, TikTok and WPP. Gold sponsors included Comcast Advertising, NBCUniversal, Netflix and Publicis Media. Silver sponsors included Art & Science, Deloitte, Droga5, Fox, GroupM, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, iHeartMedia, Johnson & Johnson, MediaLink, Northwell Health and Salesforce. In addition, Art & Science, iHeartMedia and NBCUniversal served as the evening’s Entertainment Sponsors and Adobe as the Creative Content Sponsor. TikTok sponsored the “For You” Carpet, Google sponsored the Cocktail Reception and Meta sponsored the After-Party. Spirits were donated by Diageo.

“The Annual Dinner is an amazing opportunity to not only celebrate the impactful campaigns that have ignited positive change across the nation, but also honor the incredible individuals behind them,” said Lisa Sherman, President and CEO of the Ad Council. “As we come together to recognize all that we have accomplished, I look forward to the future, where we will continue driving meaningful progress with the compassion and purpose that define our work.”

Jamie Dimon was presented with this year’s Public Service Award for his role running a healthy and vibrant company while helping to create a more inclusive economy for their company’s employees and the customers and communities they serve. JPMorgan Chase has been a trusted and active partner of the Ad Council since 1960, helping to drive significant impact on key issues such as skills development, COVID-19 vaccine awareness, saving for retirement and more. Additionally, under Dimon’s leadership, JPMorgan Chase has used its business expertise and resources, philanthropy and the skills of its more than 300,000 employees to make investments and develop business solutions that help to create a stronger and more inclusive economy. This includes a historic investment in Detroit’s comeback from bankruptcy that has become a model for how business, community and government leaders work together to solve challenges; helping people with criminal backgrounds through hiring and public policy; a significant business investment to advance racial equity; and employee and community programs that underscore why the future of work is about skills, not just college degrees.

The event also highlighted partners who not only have been impacted by the issues the Ad Council addresses, but who are also on the ground, working alongside the Ad Council to create an impact on those issues. These individuals included:

  • Christian Heyne (Gun Violence Survivor and Chief Programs & Policy Officer at Brady)
    Heyne is a gun violence survivor and the Chief Officer of Policy and Programs at Brady, a longtime valued partner nonprofit of the Ad Council’s gun violence prevention work. He is instrumental in furthering Brady’s comprehensive approach to preventing gun violence by changing laws, reforming the gun industry and reshaping how Americans think about responsible gun ownership. He has successfully developed, lobbied and helped implement a variety of local, state and federal policies proven to prevent gun violence. He leads Brady’s Combating Crime Guns initiative, which holds the gun industry responsible for reckless behavior that contributes to gun violence. And in partnership with the Ad Council, he oversees Brady’s End Family Fire campaigns, which are work to change attitudes and behavior around safe storage. Heyne ensures that survivors’ voices are genuinely reflected in each stage of Brady’s work and that survivors are leaders at the forefront of the broader movement.
  • Tonja Myles (Executive Director, Set Free Indeed Ministry and Certified Peer Counselor)
    Myles has championed mental health rehabilitation throughout her career. She promotes mental health awareness by sharing her experiences recovering from addiction, surviving sexual abuse and suicide attempts, and being diagnosed with PTSD. Myles has testified on Capitol Hill numerous times and was recognized by President Bush during his 2003 State of the Union for her expertise in faith-based recovery. She serves on multiple boards in Baton Rouge and Louisiana, is a founding board member of The Bridge Center of Hope and advises on the new adult mental health campaign from the Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council, “Love, Your Mind.”

Videos of Christian Hayne and Tonja Myles were shown at the event, produced by emotion studios and directed by Bryan Rawles, spotlighting the impact they are making within their communities and connection to the Ad Council’s purpose-driven work. This partnership was secured thanks to Adobe.

Cecily Strong is an actress and author best known for her work as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” from 2012-22. For “SNL,” Strong received back-to-back Emmy Award nominations in 2020-21 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and a Critics Choice Award nomination. She earned rave reviews for her notable Judge Jeanine Pirro, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Melania Trump impressions. Strong co-hosted “Weekend Update” alongside both Seth Meyers and Colin Jost. Strong recently starred in the second season of Apple TV+’s hit musical series, “Schmigadoon!,” on which she also serves as a producer. Her memoir, This Will All Be Over Soon, was released in 2021. That same year she made her New York stage debut at The Shed in The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe and returned to star in the production at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in 2022. She also co-stars in the upcoming animated feature “Garfield.” Strong has appeared in the films The Female Brain and Paul Feig’s reboot of Ghostbusters, as well as Melissa McCarthy’s The Boss, The Bronze and The Meddler. Additionally, Strong emceed the 2015 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Strong was raised in Oak Park, IL and has a B.F.A. in theater from the California Institute of the Arts.

Galvanizing, cathartic, and wildly soul-expanding, Brittany Howard is one of the most essential artists of our time. With five Grammy Award wins and sixteen nominations, Brittany catapulted from her start with Alabama Shakes to a solo career that sees her as a radically idealistic commentator on the state of the human condition. There is a reason that when major artists, awards shows, films and brands look to create a bold cultural moment, they turn to this trailblazing and generous collaborator. Her next record, entitled “What Now” will be released February 2, 2024.

The Brooklyn United Music and Arts Program (BU) is a community-based organization that serves New York City youth. As an art form, marching band combines the elements of musicianship and pageantry and allows each student to participate in an all-encompassing and life changing activities. Brooklyn United is focused on the development of youth through Academic Support, Character Development, Skills Building and Performance Opportunities. It is through these pillars that we strive to build strong, well rounded, healthy, confident and capable young people.

Born in the heart of Skid Row in Los Angeles, the LA CAN Freedom Singers have united to deliver a powerful message that “art has no address” and can be a driving force for generating ideas and solutions to combat homelessness. The LA CAN Freedom Singers have taken their message of hope and endless potential to audiences across the country, captivating them with spirited performances and heartfelt discussions. Their magic was recently on full display on their journey to the semi-finals of America’s Got Talent. Guided by the transformative vision of the Los Angeles Community Action Network, the LA CAN Freedom Singers provide a prominent platform that dispels and reshapes the negative narratives that often overshadow communities like Skid Row.

The Ad Council’s Public Service Award Dinner is the organization’s largest fundraising event, with the last Annual Dinner in 2022 raising more than $7.1 million to support the Ad Council’s national social impact programs. Having just completed its 69th year, this event has been honoring corporate leaders for their contributions to public service since 1953. To learn more about the Ad Council, visit adcouncil.org.

The Ad Council
The Ad Council convenes creative storytellers to educate, unite and uplift audiences by opening hearts, inspiring action and accelerating change around the most pressing issues in America. Since the non-profit’s founding, the organization and its partners in advertising, media, marketing and tech have been behind some of the country’s most iconic social impact campaigns – Smokey Bear, A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste, Love Has No Labels, Tear the Paper Ceiling and many more. With a current focus on mental health, gun safety, the opioid epidemic, skill-based hiring and other critical issues, the Ad Council’s national campaigns encompass advertising and media content, ground game and community efforts, trusted messenger and influencer engagement, and employer programs, among other innovative strategies to move the needle on the most important issues of the day.

To learn more or get involved, visit AdCouncil.org, join the Ad Council’s communities on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X, and view campaign creative on YouTube.

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The Art Angle Round Up: A Buyer’s Market, Italy’s J.R.R. Tolkien Tiff, and the Blackest Black

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The Art Angle Round Up: A Buyer’s Market, Italy’s J.R.R. Tolkien Tiff, and the Blackest Black

Well, we made it to the end of the year (almost!), and we are back at the Art Angle with our monthly Round Up, where we bring together some of our esteemed reporters to talk about the big stories that are swirling in the air.

Joining host Ben Davis this week to chat are senior editor Kate Brown and senior market reporter Eileen Kinsella.

As always, there is a lot to talk about this month. First up, we’ll discuss the the state of the art market as evidenced by the recent art auctions in New York, ahead of the final crash of art fairs of the year taking place in Miami. We’ll also talk about the state of politics and culture in Italy, which interestingly enough, now involves a conversation about J.R.R. Tolkien, the beloved author of Lord of the Rings. Finally, we discuss artist Anish Kapoor and his Vantablack, ultra-black artworks, which are on view now at Lisson Gallery in New York.

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GN Group teams with creatives for a digital art campaign aimed at ‘demystifying’ hearing loss

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GN Group teams with creatives for a digital art campaign aimed at ‘demystifying’ hearing loss

Denmark-based hearing aid med tech GN is teaming with Design Cells and Soundly in a new campaign that explores the inner workings of the ear through “vibrant visuals.”

This consumer-based education campaign is directed at boosting awareness around hearing wellness, showing the complexities of the ear and how we hear, as well as the often-unknown side effects of losing your hearing.

This includes potential neurological deterioration, as untreated hearing loss has in a recent study been linked to an increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline.

That study, called Achieve, was published in The Lancet this year and found that using hearing aids could reduce the risk of developing dementia by up to 48% in high-risk individuals. There are also social implications, as losing hearing can severely impact communication, as well as safety issues on situational awareness.

To highlight all of this, and implicitly plug the need for hearing aids, such as the ones GN markets, the med tech, anatomy animations specialist Design Cells and consumer hearing marketplace company Soundly are joining forces to run “Inside the Ear,” a digital art campaign aimed at “demystifying hearing loss and hearing health,” according to a press release.

The campaign showcases a series of educational videos created by Design Cells to illustrate the complex inner workings of the ear.

The videos show elements of hearing, such as how sounds reach our brain; what noise-induced hearing damage looks like; and what hearing loss looks like inside the ear.

“At GN, our mission extends beyond providing innovative hearing technologies,” said Mirjam van Oort-Lohuis, chief marketing officer at GN Hearing.

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December 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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December 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter.

 

$1,800 Innovate Grants for Art + PhotoFeatured
Innovate Grant awards two $1,800 grants each quarter to one visual artist and one photographer. In addition, eight applicants will receive honorable mentions, be featured on the website, and join a growing community. International artists and photographers working in any medium are eligible.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PST on December 14, 2023.

The Erin Donohue and Family Ceramics Artist ResidencyFeatured
Hosted by the Artists Association of Nantucket, this ceramics residency will bring one artist to Nantucket to teach two five-week classes, one introductory course for the community and a more intermediate one for students and professionals. The program offers lodging, studio space, a $500 travel stipend, and a $2,000 stipend for living expenses and materials.
Deadline: April 5, 2024.

2024 NOT REAL ART Grant for ArtistsFeatured
Six visual artists based in the U.S. and working in any 2D or 3D medium will win a no-strings-attached cash award of $2,000, plus PR and marketing support. There’s no application fee, and you can find out more on Colossal.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. PT on January 1, 2024.

 

Open Calls

Beam Center New Hampshire Open Call (International)
The center seeks proposals for public artworks that will be realized by a community of more than 100 young people at Beam Camp in Strafford, NH. Artists receive a $5,000 award and a $15,000 fabrication budget.
Deadline: 12:00 a.m. ET on December 11, 2023.

BLINK Cincinnati Call for Artists  (International)
BLINK, Illuminated by ArtsWave, is calling for artists working in light-based experiential installation, murals, projection mapping, digital art, or animation to submit proposals. BLINK plans to commission 12 to 15 new murals, 30 to 40 temporary lighted installations, and 30 to 35 projection/digital animation installations.
Deadline: December 15, 2023.

Orange County’s Innovation Lab Public Art Call (International)
One or more artists or collaboratives will be selected to create a public work for Orange County’s Innovation Lab in Pine Hills. The total budget is $77,600.
Deadline: December 27, 2023.

Prisma Art Prize (International)
Open to emerging painters and artists, this quarterly competition awards €2,000 in cash and €3,000 in services annually, plus exhibition opportunities. There is a €29 submission fee.
Deadline: January 11, 2024.

Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2025 (United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art. One winner will receive $25,000 and a commission to portray a remarkable living American for the National Portrait Gallery’s collection. Other prizes range from $1,000 to $10,000, and all finalists will be included in an exhibition. There is a $50 entry fee.
Deadline: Midnight MT on January 26, 2024.

Sony Future Filmmaker Awards (International)
The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards elevates voices that bring a fresh perspective to storytelling. The shortlisted filmmakers are flown to Los Angeles for an exclusive four-day event to gain unparalleled insight into all aspects of the filmmaking process to advance their careers.
Deadline: February 15, 2024.

 

Grants

The Puffin Foundation 2024 Annual Artist Grant Program (U.S.)
This grant supports projects in fine arts, photography, music, and environmental artistic activism created with public education in mind. Most grants range between $1,200 and 1$,500.
Deadline: December 2, 2023.

2024 Right of Return Fellowship and Frieze Impact Prize  (U.S.)
The Center for Art & Advocacy and Frieze partner to present a prize of $25,000 and a chance to exhibit at Frieze Los Angeles. The Right of Return Fellowship is open to formerly incarcerated creatives from every discipline for a grant of $20,000, awarded to six people. The additional Frieze Impact Prize is awarded to one Right of Return Fellowship alumnus or one of the new six fellows.
Deadline: 11: 59 p.m. on December 10, 2023.

NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship (New York)
This $8,000 unrestricted grant is available to artists working in fiction, folk/traditional art, interdisciplinary work, painting, and video/film at any stage of their career.
Deadline: 5 p.m. ET on December 13, 2023.

Newberry Library Artist in Residence Fellowships  (International)
The Newberry Library has two fellowships for visual and performing artists, filmmakers, and other humanists. Programs last one month and grant $3,000 stipends.
Deadline: December 15, 2023.

Nordic PhotoBook Award  (Norway)
Photographers with a cohesive body of work interested in publishing a book are invited to apply for this Kr 200,000 award to support the production, distribution, and promotion of the work.
Deadline: January 1, 2024.

Booooooom Photo Awards  (International)
Photographers are invited to submit images in one of five categories, each with a $1,000 top prize. The winners, plus 20 shortlisted photographers, will be featured in and receive a copy of a special mini-photo publication. It’s free to submit one image, and there is a $15 fee to submit up to ten images in one category.
Deadline: January 12, 2024.

Alden Mason Foundation Award  (Washington)
The Alden Mason Foundation offers three prestigious awards created to pay homage to the enduring artistic legacy of Washington-based artist Alden Mason. One award of $12,000 and two runner-up awards of $1,000 each are awarded to exceptional painters.
Deadline: January 13, 2024.

BBA Artist Prize 2024  (International)
Artists working in all themes, mediums, and experience levels are invited to apply for cash prizes of €1,000, €700, or €500, plus the chance for a solo exhibition in 2025 at BBA Gallery in Berlin, Germany. There is a €29 fee if submitted before December 12, then €39.
Deadline: February 19, 2024.

The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant  (International)
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides one-time interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Awardees typically receive $5,000, up to $15,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund (Ukraine)
Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis. Awardees will receive between $500 and $5,000.
Deadline: Rolling.

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International)
The foundation welcomes applications from actively exhibiting visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for one year and range up to $50,000. The individual circumstances of the artist determine the size of the grant, and professional exhibition history is taken into consideration.
Deadline: Rolling.

 

Residencies, Fellowships, & More

On::View Artist Residency (International)
Located in the heart of Savannah’s Starland District, this one-month residency provides a free, high-visibility studio for an artist to complete a new or existing project or to research conceptual, material, performative, and social practices. The program is open to artists from around the world working in any medium and includes an exhibition opportunity.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on December 1, 2023.

Foundation House Artist Residency Program (International)
Six residents receive a $500 stipend, a private bedroom and bathroom, meals, and studio space. The residency will run from January 26 to February 4, 2024.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on December 3, 2023.

Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency #193 (International)
This three-week program brings together three mentoring artists from visual arts, literature, performance, and music to lead sessions for a cohort of residents. Each resident receives accommodations and meals.
Deadline: December 3, 2023.

Rhode Island School of Design Movement Lab Fellowship (International)
Two post-graduate researchers working in animation, filmmaking, immersive arts, performance, game arts, dance, puppetry, robotics, or kinetic sculpture will be awarded ten-month fellowships to explore various aspects of movements. Proposed projects should intersect with language, identity, cultures, ecosystems, and/or peoples.
Deadline: December 4, 2023.

Fondation Fiminco Curatorial Residency 2024 (International)
Curators are invited to apply for a three-month residency from March to May 2024 to research, create, and produce an exhibition at Fondation Fiminco’s location in Romainville (Seine-Saint-Denis), France. The curator receives accommodation, a €3,000 research grant, and up to €1,000 for the production of an event.
Deadline: Midnight on December 10, 2023.

Tusen Takk Foundation 2025 Visual Artist Residency (International)
Mid-career and established artists are eligible for these three- to eight-week residences, which provide housing, studio space, a $625 weekly stipend, and transportation. There is a $20 application fee.
Deadline: December 15, 2023.

Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts Residency (New York)
Artists and writers are eligible for this residency program, which offers $100 weekly stipends, accommodations, studio space, and meals.
Deadline: January 7, 2024.

The Good Hart Artist Residency (International)
Open to artists, writers, and composers at any stage of their career, this residency on the shores of Lake Michigan offers accommodations, studio space, a $500 stipend, and some meals. There is a $25 application fee.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on January 9, 2024.

Joshua Tree Highlands Artist Residency (International)
Hosted in Joshua Tree National Park, this residency runs for seven weeks and includes accommodations and studio space. There is a $45 application fee.
Deadline: January 10, 2024.

Hayama Artist Residency (International)
Open to artists working in any medium, this four-week residency offers accommodations, a $200 weekly stipend, an exhibition in Tokyo, and a roundtrip flight to Japan. The application fee is $95.
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on January 31, 2024.

Arts/Industry at John Michael Kohler Arts Center (International)
Open to all disciplines, this program selects twelve artists each year for three-month pottery and foundry residencies. No experience with clay or cast metal is required, just an interest in pursuing a new body of work and being open to new ideas. Residents receive a $160 weekly stipend, studio space, housing, transportation, industrial materials, equipment, and more.
Deadline: February 1, 2024.

Hunter Moon Homestead Artist Residency (International)
Artists and arts educators working across disciplines are invited to apply to this program in Palouse. Residents receive one- to three-week stays, with lodging and studio space included.
Deadline: Rolling.

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Acquisitions of the Month: November 2023

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Acquisitions of the Month: November 2023

A round-up of the best works of art that have recently entered public collections

Bargello Museum, Florence
Madonna of via Pietrapiana (c. 1450–55), Donatello

After nearly two years of negotiations, the terracotta relief Madonna of via Pietrapiana (c. 1450–55) by Donatello has been acquired by the Italian Ministry of Culture for the Bargello National Museum. It is the only autographed work by the Florentine master to have remained in private hands and shows the expressiveness and detail typical of the artist. The sculpture, which was originally placed in a tabernacle on the facade of a building at 38 via Pietrapiana, will go on permanent display in the Bargello’s Salone di Donatello.

Madonna of via Pietrapiana (c. 1450–55), Donatello. Bargello National Museum, Florence

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Peasant Spreading Manure (1851), Jean-François Millet

As a young artist, Van Gogh collected reproductions of landscape paintings by Jean-François Millet; in later years, he drew on this collection when seeking inspiration for his own images of rural life. To illustrate how the French artist influenced his practice, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam have purchased Peasant Spreading Manure (1851): the first work by Millet to enter its collection. The work depicts figures labouring in a field at twilight, painted in earthy tones that informed Van Gogh’s own palette in works such as The Potato Eaters (1885).

Peasant Spreading Manure (1851), Jean-François Millet. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Brooklyn Museum, New York
More than 300 works by Black and Asian American artists

As part of the Brooklyn Museum’s ongoing efforts to expand its holdings of work by Black and Asian American artists, the New York institution has announced the acquisition of some 300 works – many of which were given as gifts to the institution, and span many periods and genres. Highlights include Golden Gate, Yellowstone (1889) by Grafton Tyler Brown, the first Black artist to paint the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and California, and Satoshi Studying (1945–54) by Hisako Hibi: the first work by a female Asian American painter to enter the American Art section of its permanent collection. The works are set to go on show in the newly rehung American Art galleries, which are due to open in October 2024.

Laro City (Village Scene) (1968), Twins Seven Seven. Brooklyn Museum, New York

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Gift of 15 artworks by modern and contemporary Haitian artists

The NGA in Washington D.C. has recieved the first works by Haitian artists to join its holdings, courtesy of two collecting couples, Kay and Roderick Heller and Beverly and John Fox Sullivan. The gifts comprise 13 paintings and two textiles, which date from the 1940s through to the early 2000s. Highlights include works by self-taught artists Philomé Obin, Rigaud Benoit and Wilson Bigaud, as well as beaded flags by the textile artist Myrlande Constant. The works will form the centrepiece of the exhibition dedicated to Haitian art currently titled Spirit and Strength, which opens in September 2024.

President Tiresias Sam entering Cap-Haitien (1958), Philomé Obin. Photo: Courtesy the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden, Los Angeles
Portrait of José Antonio Caballero, Second Marqués de Caballero, Secretary of Grace and Justice (1807), Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Goya’s Portrait of José Antonio Caballero, Second Marqués de Caballero, Secretary of Grace and Justice (1807) has been purchased by the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Garden in Los Angeles with support from the Ahmanson Foundation. The work, which shows the secretary of state decorated with military regalia, exemplifies Goya’s early career as a portraitist in the years prior to the Napoleonic War. It is the first oil painting by the Spanish artist to enter the Huntington’s collections, where it joins a series of Goya’s etchings already within its holdings.

Portrait of José Antonio Caballero, Second Marqués de Caballero, Secretary of Grace and Justice (1807), Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Saint Louis Art Museum
More than 100 works by 20th century Native American artists from the William P. Healey Collection

A gift of more than 100 drawings, paintings and sculptures from William P. Healey’s collection of Native American art has been donated to the Saint Louis Museum. The gift comprises work by some 62 Indigenous artists, 55 of whom were not previously represented in the collection, and features a particular focus on artists based in Oklahoma and New Mexico. A rare panel painting by Tonita Peña titled Eagle Dance (c. 1932–33) is among the earliest pieces to join the collection, while later works include the abstract Ephemeration (1962) by the painter George Morrison.

Eagle Dance (c. 1932–33), Tonita Peña. Photo: courtesy Saint Louis Art Museum; © estate of Tonita Peña

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh
Silver-gilt ewer and basin, 16th century 

The National Museums Scotland has purchased two related pieces of 16th century silverware: a roughly 437-year old set known as the Panmure ewer and basin, which had previously been held in the collection of the Earls of Dalhousie. As most examples dating prior to 1600 were melted down – fewer than a dozen are still extant – this silver-gilded set decorated with dolphins, fish and assorted sealife is a rare survivor. They will now go on permanent display in the Art of Living gallery at the National Museum of Scotland.

The Panmure basin (16th century). Photo: © National Museums Scotland

Musée d’Orsay, Paris
La Verrerie (1900), Georges de Feure

A decorative panel that once adorned the exterior of a pavilion at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 has been added to the collection of the Musée d’Orsa. La Verrerie (1900) by the Art Nouveau painter Georges de Feure joins two other panels he created for the L’Art Nouveau Bing pavilion: a showcase organised by the dealer Siegfried Bing, who popularised the name for the then-new art movement. The three are the only such panels known to have survived. 

La Verrerie (1900), Georges de Feure. Photo: © Musée d’Orsay/Sophie Crépy

Acquisitions of the Month: November 2023

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Acquisitions of the Month: November 2023

A round-up of the best works of art that have recently entered public collections

Bargello Museum, Florence
Madonna of via Pietrapiana (c. 1450–55), Donatello

After nearly two years of negotiations, the terracotta relief Madonna of via Pietrapiana (c. 1450–55) by Donatello has been acquired by the Italian Ministry of Culture for the Bargello National Museum. It is the only autographed work by the Florentine master to have remained in private hands and shows the expressiveness and detail typical of the artist. The sculpture, which was originally placed in a tabernacle on the facade of a building at 38 via Pietrapiana, will go on permanent display in the Bargello’s Salone di Donatello.

Madonna of via Pietrapiana (c. 1450–55), Donatello. Bargello National Museum, Florence

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Peasant Spreading Manure (1851), Jean-François Millet

As a young artist, Van Gogh collected reproductions of landscape paintings by Jean-François Millet; in later years, he drew on this collection when seeking inspiration for his own images of rural life. To illustrate how the French artist influenced his practice, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam have purchased Peasant Spreading Manure (1851): the first work by Millet to enter its collection. The work depicts figures labouring in a field at twilight, painted in earthy tones that informed Van Gogh’s own palette in works such as The Potato Eaters (1885).

Peasant Spreading Manure (1851), Jean-François Millet. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Brooklyn Museum, New York
More than 300 works by Black and Asian American artists

As part of the Brooklyn Museum’s ongoing efforts to expand its holdings of work by Black and Asian American artists, the New York institution has announced the acquisition of some 300 works – many of which were given as gifts to the institution, and span many periods and genres. Highlights include Golden Gate, Yellowstone (1889) by Grafton Tyler Brown, the first Black artist to paint the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest and California, and Satoshi Studying (1945–54) by Hisako Hibi: the first work by a female Asian American painter to enter the American Art section of its permanent collection. The works are set to go on show in the newly rehung American Art galleries, which are due to open in October 2024.

Laro City (Village Scene) (1968), Twins Seven Seven. Brooklyn Museum, New York

National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Gift of 15 artworks by modern and contemporary Haitian artists

The NGA in Washington D.C. has recieved the first works by Haitian artists to join its holdings, courtesy of two collecting couples, Kay and Roderick Heller and Beverly and John Fox Sullivan. The gifts comprise 13 paintings and two textiles, which date from the 1940s through to the early 2000s. Highlights include works by self-taught artists Philomé Obin, Rigaud Benoit and Wilson Bigaud, as well as beaded flags by the textile artist Myrlande Constant. The works will form the centrepiece of the exhibition dedicated to Haitian art currently titled Spirit and Strength, which opens in September 2024.

President Tiresias Sam entering Cap-Haitien (1958), Philomé Obin. Photo: Courtesy the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden, Los Angeles
Portrait of José Antonio Caballero, Second Marqués de Caballero, Secretary of Grace and Justice (1807), Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Goya’s Portrait of José Antonio Caballero, Second Marqués de Caballero, Secretary of Grace and Justice (1807) has been purchased by the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Garden in Los Angeles with support from the Ahmanson Foundation. The work, which shows the secretary of state decorated with military regalia, exemplifies Goya’s early career as a portraitist in the years prior to the Napoleonic War. It is the first oil painting by the Spanish artist to enter the Huntington’s collections, where it joins a series of Goya’s etchings already within its holdings.

Portrait of José Antonio Caballero, Second Marqués de Caballero, Secretary of Grace and Justice (1807), Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens

Saint Louis Art Museum
More than 100 works by 20th century Native American artists from the William P. Healey Collection

A gift of more than 100 drawings, paintings and sculptures from William P. Healey’s collection of Native American art has been donated to the Saint Louis Museum. The gift comprises work by some 62 Indigenous artists, 55 of whom were not previously represented in the collection, and features a particular focus on artists based in Oklahoma and New Mexico. A rare panel painting by Tonita Peña titled Eagle Dance (c. 1932–33) is among the earliest pieces to join the collection, while later works include the abstract Ephemeration (1962) by the painter George Morrison.

Eagle Dance (c. 1932–33), Tonita Peña. Photo: courtesy Saint Louis Art Museum; © estate of Tonita Peña

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh
Silver-gilt ewer and basin, 16th century 

The National Museums Scotland has purchased two related pieces of 16th century silverware: a roughly 437-year old set known as the Panmure ewer and basin, which had previously been held in the collection of the Earls of Dalhousie. As most examples dating prior to 1600 were melted down – fewer than a dozen are still extant – this silver-gilded set decorated with dolphins, fish and assorted sealife is a rare survivor. They will now go on permanent display in the Art of Living gallery at the National Museum of Scotland.

The Panmure basin (16th century). Photo: © National Museums Scotland

Musée d’Orsay, Paris
La Verrerie (1900), Georges de Feure

A decorative panel that once adorned the exterior of a pavilion at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 has been added to the collection of the Musée d’Orsa. La Verrerie (1900) by the Art Nouveau painter Georges de Feure joins two other panels he created for the L’Art Nouveau Bing pavilion: a showcase organised by the dealer Siegfried Bing, who popularised the name for the then-new art movement. The three are the only such panels known to have survived. 

La Verrerie (1900), Georges de Feure. Photo: © Musée d’Orsay/Sophie Crépy

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