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Category: portraits Archives - Gibbes Museum of Art
Kids at the Gibbes • Permanent Collection
Spooky Portraits of Children—Boo!
I love Halloween and always have. When I volunteered to tackle a Halloween-themed blog post I originally wanted to explore death photography in the collection. While this cringe-worthy tradition has not completely died out (pun totally intended), it was an accepted form of remembrance for many Americans in the 19th century. Photographers would pose children […]
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Programs • Education • Classes
Capturing the Spirit through Portraiture
This fall we are delighted to present a full roster of art classes for adults and students in our new classrooms and studios on the first floor. We’re bringing back some of our favorite teaching artists, like Lese Corrigan and Mary Lou Bloise, as well as adding some new talent to our roster of instructors. […]
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Face Lift: Caption This!Week Two: Jimmie Daniels—Double Vision
These two portraits of performer Jimmie Daniels are the second set in our Face Lift: Caption This! contest. How do these two portraits—the photograph by George Platt Lynes and the bronze sculpture by Richmond Barthé—convey different aspects of Mr. Daniels’ persona? Imagine the dashing young man in Paris and Harlem. Let your creativity flow and […]
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