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Alfred De Dreux, The Emperor’s Horse

Alfred De Dreux, The Emperor's Horse, 1853, oil on canvas, 100.01 x 81.28 cm (Mellon Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond) A conversation with...

Camille Pissarro, The “Royal Palace” at the Hermitage, Pontoise

Camille Pissarro, The "Royal Palace" at the Hermitage, Pontoise, 1879, oil on canvas, 54.29 x 65.72 cm (Mellon Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,...

Berthe Morisot, Young Woman Watering a Shrub

Berthe Morisot, Young Woman Watering a Shrub, 1876, oil on canvas, 40.01 x 31.75 cm (Mellon Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond) speakers: Dr....

Arpilleras

Arpilleristas (unidentified women artists, Chile), Arpilleras, 1980s, embroidered and appliquéd cloth, crochet, and mixed media, varied dimensions (El Museo del Barrio, New York) speakers: Chloë...

Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Age Fourteen

Edgar Degas, Little Dancer Age Fourteen, model executed in wax c. 1880; cast in bronze 1922, bronze, silk, cotton, 97.79 x 36.83 x 36.2...

Diane Arbus, A Box of Ten Photographs

Diane Arbus, A Box of Ten Photographs, 1970, printed 1973, gelatin silver prints, 10 photographs on 50 x 40 cm sheets (Art Bridges, Bentonville)...

Carmontelle, Figures Walking in a Parkland

What did people watch before films and digital media? This twelve-and-a-half-foot transparent drawing engages viewers in an immersive experience using optical devices. The artist...

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled” (L.A.)

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (L.A.), 1991, green candies in clear wrappers, endless supply, overall dimensions vary with installation; original dimensions: 50 lbs of candy spread...

Jenny Holzer, Inflammatory Essays and All Fall

Jenny Holzer, Inflammatory Essays, 1979–82, lithograph on colored paper, 43.1 x 43.1 cm each (Akron Art Museum) © Jenny Holzer; Jenny Holzer, All Fall,...