June
Several people in a museum arcade, some of whom are looking at works on the wall.
Start the summer season right by delving into the light and color on view in our latest special exhibition, American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light. In a gallery talk, discover how watercolor has evolved into a new contemporary American medium or take a longer view of color in an Art Talk Live session about an ancient Greek vessel.

You can also spend a free Sunday afternoon getting an in-depth tour of the exhibition From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire. At the end of the month, you won’t want to miss a special Harvard Art Museums at Night, complete with festive pastel hues to match some of the works in our American Watercolors exhibition.
A photograph of young people on stage in front of a large screen that reads “25th Annual DIYDS.”

Come out Friday, June 9 for the premiere of the longest-running youth film festival in the country! A panel discussion with the teen filmmakers will follow the screenings. Free admission, but seating is limited and advance registration is encouraged.
A portrait of a light-skinned woman with dark hair, wearing a highly decorative dress and sumptuous jewelry.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire, watch visiting curator Rosario I. Granados’s April 13 lecture online on ourYouTube channel. 

 
Several people in a museum arcade, some of whom are looking at works on the wall.

AT NIGHT

June At Night

Get ready for a special Harvard Art Museums at Night, on Thursday, June 29, celebrating American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light! Come dressed in your best pastels and enjoy themed tours, art-making activities, music, and more. This event is free and open to everyone!
A watercolor drawing of a sailboat against a dark background, with a red and blue streaked sky that is reflected in the water below.

GALLERY TALK

A Director’s Take

What drives an artist’s impulse to create? Gain insights into artistic practices related to a selection of works in the exhibition American Watercolors, 1880–1990, with museum director Martha Tedeschi on Wednesday, June 7.
An open book reveals rows of Coptic letters, handwritten in dark brown ink. The pages are darkened, and the frail edges are irregular.

What can a small ancient book teach modern viewers about ancient peoples in Egypt? Read the latest Index article to learn about the uses of the miniature book Gospel of the Lots of Mary and the long history of divinatory practices.
Painting of a sunset, with the appearance of the U.S. flag.

See American history through art! Join curator Horace D. Ballard on Thursday, June 29 as he discusses an iconic 19th-century American painting, on loan from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Several overlapping industrial buildings crowd the right-hand side of this landscape scene, contrasting with sand dunes and blue water.

Spend Father’s Day at the museums and join us for a guided look at works in the American Watercolors, 1880–1990 exhibition on Sunday, June 18, with curator Joachim Homann.
A book with colorful brushstrokes is displayed on a wooden surface against a glass wall.

Take home the American Watercolors, 1880–1990 exhibition with this beautifully printed publication. The essays invite readers to ponder the influence of the works on view through their own experience of the world.

Index 

Events

 

Images: Header and June At Night: Photo: Caitlin Cunningham Photography. Do It Your Damn Self! Film Festival: Photo courtesy of Community Art Center.  Paintings in Residence: Frederic Edwin Church, American, Our Banner in the Sky, 1861. Oil over lithograph on paper, laid down on cardboard. Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1992.27. Image courtesy of the Terra Foundation for American Art. American Watercolors in Print: Photo: R. Leopoldina Torres.

Loans and exhibition coordination for From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire courtesy of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation Fund for the American Art Department; the Bolton Fund for American Art, Gift of the Payne Fund; the Alexander S., Robert L., and Bruce A. Beal Exhibition Fund; and the Gurel Student Exhibition Fund. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund.

Support for American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light is provided by the Alexander S., Robert L., and Bruce A. Beal Exhibition Fund, the William Amory Fund, the Rabb Family Exhibitions Fund, and an anonymous donor. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund. The accompanying catalogue was made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon Publication Funds and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art.

 






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