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Abigail DeVille: In the Fullness of Time
$30.00
Rooted in human history, as perceived through the experiences of her extended family, Abigail DeVille: In the Fullness of Time explores the relationship of human beings to the spaces they occupy—their neighborhood, their city, their region, their country, and to the cosmos. With essays by artist Abigail DeVille, curator Eileen Jeng Lynch, schola...
TOM BURCKHARDT: Informal Worship
$24.00
Art by Tom Burckhardt with accompanying introduction by Elena Sisto The catalogue accompanies the exhibition Tom Burckhardt: Informal Worship, on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from May 23, 2024 through August 18, 2024. In 2020, artist Tom Burckhardt (American, born 1964) began to create ink and collage drawings on found book pages. ...
Gray Canvas Bowdoin College Museum of Art Tote Bag
$15.00
Slate gray Bowdoin College Museum of Art tote bag with a fingerprint design on the front and BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART on the back. Released in conjunction with the exhibition This Is a Portrait if I Say So: Identity in American Art, 1912 to Today. 15” x 15-1/2”
Blue Canvas Bowdoin College Museum of Art Tote Bag
$15.00
Blue Bowdoin College Museum of Art tote bag with wheelbarrow print on the front and BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART on the back. Released in conjunction with the exhibition At First Light: Two Centuries of Maine Artists, Their Homes and Studios. 15” x 15-1/2”
“People Watching: Contemporary Photography Since 1965” Exhibition Poster
$20.00
Poster depicting When the Storm Ends I Will Finish My Work, 2021, chromogenic print by Meryl McMaster, is printed on heavy weight paper and announced the exhibition People Watching: Contemporary Photography Since 1965 on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from June 24 through November 5, 2023. Suitable for framing. 20 w x 30 h inches.
Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable
$49.95
Edited by Jennifer R. Gross, Ann Lauterbach, Roger L. Conover, and Dawn Ades Mina Loy (1882–1966) was one of the most iconoclastic figures in modernism. A groundbreaking poet, she also left an indelible mark in painting, drawing, prose, art criticism, and fashion. Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable is the first book to examine the full scope of...
Jona Frank: Model Home
Jona Frank: Model Home
$35.00
Edited by Jona Frank, Anne Collins Goodyear, and Alex Kalman The catalogue accompanied the exhibition Jona Frank: Model Home, on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from February 24 through June 4, 2022. The exhibition built on artist Jona Frank’s Cherry Hill project, launched in its first phase through Cherry Hill: A Childhood Reimagined....
Marcia Resnick: As It Is or Could Be
$49.95
by Frank H. Goodyear III, Lisa Hostetler, Casey Riley, and Laurie Anderson) Illuminating the photographer's contributions to New York's Downtown art scene and her acute feminist work Photographer Marcia Resnick (born 1950) earned recognition as part of the legendary Downtown New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s. Her portraits of the era's ...
In Light of Rome: Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842–1871
$69.95
John F. McGuigan Jr., Frank H. Goodyear III, and Foreword by Maria Francesca Bonetti This comprehensive study of Rome’s contribution to the early history of photography traces the medium’s rise from a fledgling science to a dynamic form of artistic expression that forever changed the way we perceive the Eternal City. The authors examine the dive...
Brutal Beauty: Paintings by Walton Ford Poster
$20.00
Poster depicting N.G.O. Wallahs, 1997, watercolor, gouache, pencil and ink on paper, by Walton Ford is printed on heavy weight paper and announced the exhibition Brutal Beauty: Paintings by Walton Ford, on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from September 29 through December 20, 2000. Suitable for framing. 19 w x 30 h inches.
Constructing Revolution: Soviet Propaganda Posters, 1917–1947
$34.95
By Kristina A. Toland The eruption of the First World War, the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917, and the subsequent civil war broke down established political and social structures and brought an end to the Tsarist Empire. Russia was split into antagonistic worlds, and the deft manipulation of public opinion was integral to the violent class...
Art Purposes Poster
Art Purposes Poster
$20.00
Poster depicting Double Cherry Blossoms, 1973, acrylic on canvas, by Alma Woodsey Thomas, announced the major exhibition Art Purposes: Object Lessons for the Liberal Arts, on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from June 29 through November 10, 2019. Suitable for framing. 23-1/2 w x 30 h inches.
New Views of the Middle Ages: Highlights from the Wyvern Collection
$35.00
by Kathryn Gerry Why does medieval art matter today? This beautifully illustrated book examines this question through the lens of the magnificent objects in the Wyvern Collection of Medieval and Early Renaissance art, accompanying the collection’s first exhibition in the United States. Works include exquisite examples of metalwork, stone and woo...
Maine’s Lithographic Landscapes: Town and City Views, 1830-1870
$50.00
By Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. Celebrating the bicentennial of Maine’s statehood, Maine’s Lithographic Landscapes: Town and City Views, 1830-1870 explores Maine’s antebellum art and architecture, and the role lithography played in promoting the state and its early artistic and economic aspirations. It assembles the remarkable panoramic prints crea...
Fast Fashion / Slow Art
Fast Fashion / Slow Art
$24.95
Bibiana Obler & Phyllis Rosenzweig This provocative publication focuses on videos by contemporary artists and filmmakers that encourage scrutiny of contemporary textile production and distribution. Is it possible to protect workers’ rights and ensure safe working conditions while keeping up with consumer demands? Can design and technology of...
Rufus Porter’s Curious World: Art and Invention in America, 1815-1860
$39.95
Edited by Laura Fecych Sprague and Justin Wolff Once called the “Yankee Da Vinci,” Rufus Porter was an itinerant portrait painter and muralist, a publisher and author, an inventor of mechanical improvements, and an impresario who engineered an airship that promised to fly gold rush prospectors from New York to California in three days. Through...
Black Canvas Bowdoin College Museum of Art 2017 Tote Bag
$15.00
Limited-edition tote bag from the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Released in conjunction with the exhibition The Ivory Mirror: The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe. The major summer exhibition represented a significant contribution to our understanding of the rich visual culture of mortality in Renaissance Europe. Limited quantity. 15” x 1...
Brown Canvas Bowdoin College Museum of Art 2018 Tote Bag
$15.00
Limited-edition tote bag from the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Released in conjunction with the major summer exhibition Winslow Homer and the Camera: Photography and the Art of Painting. This exhibition explored the question of Homer’s relationship with the medium of photography and its impact on his artistic practice. A reproduction of a phot...
Art Purposes: Object Lessons for the Liberal Arts
$60.00
By Joachim Homann Explore art history through the lens of the liberal arts with this stunning look at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art’s acclaimed collection. The Bowdoin College Museum of Art features nearly 24,000 works spanning antiquity to today. Since it began collecting in 1811, the museum has served as a unique resource for students, sch...
Winslow Homer and the Camera Poster
$20.00
Poster announces the major exhibition Winslow Homer and the Camera: Photography and the Art of Painting on view from June 23 through October 28, 2018 at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Winslow Homer maintained a lifelong fascination and engagement with the medium of photography. The featured paintings, watercolors, drawings prints, and photog...
Winslow Homer and the Camera: Photography and the Art of Painting
$45.00
A revelatory exploration of Winslow Homer’s engagement with photography, shedding new light on his celebrated paintings and works on paper One of the greatest American painters of the 19th century, Winslow Homer (1836–1910) also maintained a deep engagement with photography throughout his career. Focusing on the important, yet often-overlooked, ...
Second Sight: The Paradox of Vision in Contemporary Art
$45.00
Ellen Y. Tani with an essay by Amanda Cachia and contributions by Joseph Grigely, Shaun Leonardo, Tony Lewis, Nyeema Morgan and Gala Porras-Kim Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from March 1 through June 3, 2018. Featuring sculptural, sound-based, and language-based artworks...
Constructing Revolution Poster
$20.00
Poster announces the major exhibition Constructing Revolution: Soviet Propaganda Posters from between the World Wars on view from September 23, 2017 through February 11, 2018 at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. The poster illustrates For the Proletarian Park of Culture and Leisure, 1932, by Vera Adamovna Gitsevich, Russian, 1897-1976, one of ...
The Ivory Mirror: The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe
$50.00
By Stephen Perkinson With contributions from Naomi Speakman, Katherine Baker, Elizabeth Morrison, and Emma Solberg. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art from June 24 through November 26, 2017. We often imagine the Renaissance as an age of exceptional human progress and artistic...