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Ancient Art Teachers Institute at the Legion of Honor

Posted by Emily Jennings on August 19, 2011

The Fine Arts Museums’ collection of antiquities has played a central role in the development of both the de Young and the Legion of Honor. This summer, we offered a teacher institute for sixth grade teachers to enrich their schools by using our ancient art collections in their curricula. This program, presented in partnership with the UC Berkeley History–Social Studies Project (UCBH-SSP), gave teachers the tools to teach students how to think like historians.

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The Kilims Are Coming!

Posted by Arielle Hambrecht on August 18, 2011

In anticipation of The Art of the Anatolian Kilim: Highlights from the McCoy Jones Collection (which opens September 10) the Textiles Conservation team is busy at work preparing each rug for display. It is a meticulous and time-consuming process!

First, the kilims have to be taken out of storage. Normal cardboard contains acid that can cause staining on textiles, which is why kilims are rolled onto blue, acid-free cardboard tubes for storage.To avoid harm from dust, the tubes are shrouded in unbleached cotton fabric.

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FRAME|WORK: The Thinker by Auguste Rodin

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 17, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature an iconic work by the father of modern sculpture, Auguste Rodin. The Thinker is currently on view in the Court of Honor at the Legion of Honor.

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). The Thinker, 1904. Cast bronze. Gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels. 1924.18.1

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Great Women Artists at the de Young

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 12, 2011

Forty years ago, Linda Nochlin published her seminal article "Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?" spurring art historians and curators to reexamine the contributions of women artists over time. Since then, the landscape of the world’s art institutions has changed drastically. Here at the de Young, we often receive inquiries about the presence (or perceived lack) of women artists in the museum. In response, we have created a self-guided tour highlighting women artists at the de Young.

Gallery 1 and 1A

The first stop is in the Art of the Americas located directly off of Wilsey Court.

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FRAME|WORK: An ancient Egyptian coffin from the Thirtieth Dynasty

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 10, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature an enigmatic coffin from Egypt's turbulent past. Currently on view at the Legion of Honor, this ancient artwork provides insight into Egypt's past.

Anthropoid Coffin of Iret-hor-irou. Egyptian, Dynasty 30, 380–343 B.C. Cedar with traces of paint. Museum purchase, Gift of Diane B. Wilsey in memory of Alfred S. Wilsey. 2002.2a–b

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Will Work for Art: Paul Palacios

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 9, 2011

"Will Work for Art" takes you behind the scenes to meet the people who make the Fine Arts Museums work. This week we take you into the tech shop, where preparator Paul Palacios installs the art that makes the galleries and exhibitions you see possible! Originally from Texas, Paul has been with the Museums for almost thirteen years, minus the two he spent working at the Asian Art Museum during the construction of the new de Young.

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