Art & Design

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Pieces of an unidentified metal type are paired with printed letters in aspecimen book
Safely stored away in the Graphic Arts Collection of this museum are thousands of pencil drawings on paper from the American Type Founders (ATF) company. Based in Jersey City, New Jersey, the ATF was the primary domestic designer and . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, Rembrandt van Rijn
“Vision of Zacharias in the Temple” had been removed from the Dutch painter’s oeuvre in the 1960s. But when the owners brought it to the Rijksmuseum, scholars decided to conduct a close analysis
Wallace and Gromit chase Feathers McGraw in this model from "The Wrong Trousers" (1993).
Aardman’s shows, shorts and feature films require painstaking craftsmanship. An interactive exhibition at the Young V&A museum in London brings museumgoers behind the scenes
Musee de la Vie Romantique
The Musée de la Vie Romantique, where the Dutch-French painter Ary Scheffer once lived, opened its doors on Valentine’s Day
Seascape at Port-en-Bessin
More than two dozen artworks depicting the northern coast of France are now on display at the Courtauld Gallery in London. It’s the first-ever exhibition dedicated to the French artist’s seascapes
Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630
Charlotte Meyer’s grandfather acquired the artworks between 1900 and 1920. Now, they’re going on view for the first time in more than a century
White paint drips and sprays down a blue background in rivulets, reminiscent of a waterfall.
Painter Hiroshi Senju gifted us a six-panel folding screen he painted with inspiration taken from our collections.
Sock Monkey in parking lot
Created by 22-year-old art student Emilia Evans-Munton, the sculpture is made of nearly 200 feet of corduroy fabric and 40 bales of straw