Visual Arts


“Edifying and Beautiful”

Botanical illustrations on display at Harvard’s rare book library

by Jack R. Trapanick

Picturing Jazz

Works by Jason Moran at MASS MoCA

by Nell Porter Brown

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

Art Al Fresco

Kathleen Hudson paints landscapes in the wild.

by Brandon Rosas

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