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CommunityConnectLearnDawson W. Carr, Ph.D., Retires as the Portland Art Museum’s Janet and Richard Geary Curator of European Art
The Portland Art Museum and its community are expressing their deep gratitude to Dawson W. Carr, Ph.D., as he retires this month as The Janet and Richard Geary Curator of […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Gabriel Revel
Occasionally we get a nice surprise when paintings created long ago are cleaned and restored. This happened in 2016–17, when Gabriel Revel’s Portrait of a Sculptor, ca. 1680, underwent conservation […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Honorable George Rossman
“Ysenbrandt’s painting is one of the finest portraits in the collection and I would like to pay tribute to the distinguished Oregonian who gave it to the Museum. The Honorable […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Buzzy Sullivan
Our thoughts are with the one-tenth of Oregon’s population displaced and affected by wildfires. “The smoke and strange light currently blanketing the landscape brought to mind this photograph on view […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Auguste Rodin
“In honor of #BastilleDay, I offer you one of the greatest French objects in the Museum’s collection. Rodin conceived and modelled it in 1879 for a public monument to commemorate […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Guercino
“Drawings give us an intimate look at artists at work. Among the finest drawings in the Museum collection is this sheet by Guercino, one of the greatest draftsmen in the […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Jean François de Troy
“As we come to the end of National Poetry Month, here is a reminder of the perpetual power of poetry and art. Jean François de Troy’s ‘Allegory of Poetry’ was […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Olof Grafström
“This panoramic view of Portland was painted by Olof Grafström shortly after he emigrated from Sweden in 1886. I thought you might enjoy picking out landmarks and seeing how our […]
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Daily Art MomentDiscoverLearnDaily Art Moment: Dominique Maggesi
“Over the past few weeks, it has been profoundly moving to witness the idealism, altruism, and personal integrity of health care workers. These special human qualities are evoked in this […]
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Volcano! Mount St. Helens in Art Walk-through
Take a virtual walkthrough of Volcano! Mount St. Helens in Art. This video features exhibition photography and select narration by exhibition curator Dawson Carr, Ph.D., The Janet and Richard Geary Curator […]
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