Story Archive

Story Archive

  • Cézanne and the Modern

    Cézanne and the Modern

    This fall, visitors to the Princeton University Art Museum have the opportunity to view remarkable works from the Pearlman Collection by Vincent van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Édouard Manet, Amedeo Modigliani, Chaïm Soutine, and—especially—Paul Cézanne. The works return to Princeton,...
  • A New Commission by Ursula von Rydingsvard

    A New Commission by Ursula von Rydingsvard

    An exceptional sculpture by Ursula von Rydingsvard has been commissioned to highlight the entrance to the new Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University.
  • Henry Pearlman | The Collector

    Henry Pearlman | The Collector

    The story of Henry Pearlman’s collection is a distinctly American one: a rags-to-riches tale of a self-made businessman who pursued his passion for modern art alongside other lifelong passions, including baseball and chess.
  • “Not Just a Pristine White”: A Contemporary Look at the Artist’s Biography

    “Not Just a Pristine White”: A Contemporary Look at the Artist’s Biography

    Erica Cook, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Art and Archaeology, peeks behind the scenes of writing artists’ biographies and gives voice to three prominent contemporary authors: Steven Naifeh, who cowrote Jackson Pollock: An American Saga (1998) and Van Gogh: The Life...
  • El Anatsui's "Another Place"

    El Anatsui's "Another Place"

    On the eve of the arrival at Princeton of El Anatsui, our 2014–2015 Sarah Lee Elson, Class of 1984, International Artist-in-Residence, the Museum purchased an extraordinary recent work by the artist: Another Place (2014).
  • Art as Activism: Beyond "The City Lost and Found"

    Art as Activism: Beyond "The City Lost and Found"

    As The City Lost and Found: Capturing New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, 1960–1980 enters its final weeks, I have been reflecting on the impact of the ideas and art featured in the project. Throughout the run of the exhibition...
  • Monumental New Commission for the Museum Lawn

    Monumental New Commission for the Museum Lawn

    For nearly thirty years, the artists Doug and Mike Starn—identical twin brothers who are among the most acclaimed public artists of our time—have been making work that defies categorization, combining such media as sculpture, architecture, and photography in investigating organic...
  • Collecting Contemporary, 1960-2015: Selections from the Schorr Collection

    Collecting Contemporary, 1960-2015: Selections from the Schorr Collection

    Collecting Contemporary, 1960–2015: Selections from the Schorr Collection features paintings, drawings, and photographs acquired by Lenore and Herbert Schorr, Graduate School Class of 1963, over the last forty-five years. Created by a range of pioneering artists, these works serve as...
  • Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton

    Painting on Paper: American Watercolors at Princeton

    This summer, the Art Museum presents its first-ever exhibition devoted solely to American watercolors. Painting on Paper comprises highlights from the Museum’s rich collection, supplemented by loans from the University’s Graphic Arts, Rare Books and Manuscripts, and Western Americana collections...