We have a special place in our hearts for Crystal Bridges. An amazing collection, a gorgeous building set in the water within a beautiful landscape. And if you can't get there in person, virtually explore with Smarthistory as your guide.
Some background
videos + essays
Link to the Crystal Bridges's website
Suchitra Mattai, Exodus
Although there are no figures in this massive tapestry, the South Asian diaspora is manifest through the almost 200 globally sourced saris.
Gerardus Duyckinck I (attributed), Six portraits of the Levy-Franks family, c. 1735
A Jewish family in early New York
Bellows, Return of the Useless
The New York based ashcan artist George Bellows tackles the horrors of the First World War
Maya Lin’s Silver Upper White River
The river's brilliant reflections gave shape to this enormous sculpture of silver
A Harlem street scene by Jacob Lawrence, Ambulance Call
Lawrence captures the vitality of Harlem and highlights the advancements in medical care for and by people of color.
James Turrell, Skyspace, the way of color
A viewing station for sunrise and sunset, Turrell’s work manipulates light, time, and perception.
Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Woman Feeding Bird), from The Kitchen Table Series
Weems sets her series around the kitchen table, a metaphor for the intimate spaces of home.
Titus Kaphar, The Cost of Removal
Kaphar takes a violent history and renders it visible in this modified portrait of Andrew Jackson.
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