On January 16, 2025, Terra Engagement Fellow Teagan Harris gave a virtual talk placing Shan Goshorn’s Cherokee Burden Basket: A Song for Balance (2012) in dialogue with Louise Erdrich’s novel The Night Watchman, the 2024-2025 One Book, One Northwestern selection. This talk is the second in a series exploring connections between works in The Block’s […]
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One Book One Northwestern is an annual university-wide reading initiative that aims to generate a campus-wide conversation centered around a thought-provoking book. The 2024-2025 One Book selection is Louise Edrich’s 2020 novel The Night Watchman. Each year, The Block partners with One Book to select and compile works from the permanent collection that connect to […]
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Artist: Fred Biesel (American, 1893–1955)Title: Untitled (Window Still Life) Etching PlateDate: 1929Medium: Copper etching plateDimensions: 4 in x 5 in.Credit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Gift of Robert Alter and Sherry Siegel, 2024.20 Fred Biesel’s Untitled (Window Still Life) etching plate is a new addition to The Block Museum’s collection, […]
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Artist: Victoria Yau (Chinese-American,1939-2023)Title: Walk at DuskDate: 2009Medium: Watercolor on paperDimensions: 13 3/4 × 10 3/4 inCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Gift of Estate of Victoria Yau. “The creation of my artwork is like giving birth to my offspring. They are the daughters I never had…My emphasis is always to enrich the inner content of […]
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Artist: Kachelle Knowles (Bahamian, born 190)Title: Old People Drink At The Bar, Young People Drink in The StreetsDate: 2024Medium: Decorative paper, acrylic gemstones, graphite, ink, acrylic paint, colored pencils, and gouache on paperDimensions: 30 x 20 inchesCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, purchase funds provided by Allen-Niesen Family: Kim, Keith, Kelsey, and Kyle. Image © Kachelle […]
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Artist: Vik Muniz (Brazilian, born 1961)Title: Bacchus Astride a Barrel, after Rubens, from the series Pictures of JunkDate: 2006Medium: Dye coupler print (chromogenic print)Dimensions: 50 x 40 inchesCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Linda Gotskind, 2023.23.3. Image © 2006 Vik Muniz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights […]
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Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (American, 1933–1993)Title: Moon ShotDate: 1969Medium: 8 color lithographs on black paperCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Marilyn Arnold Palley and Reese Palley, 1996.45.10–17 In 1962, James E. Webb, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), noted in a memorandum that “…we should consider […]
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One Book One Northwestern (OBON) is a university‐wide reading program that aims to engage the campus in a common conversation centered on a carefully chosen, thought-provoking book. The Block is proud to partner annually with One Book to explore the themes of this shared text, selecting artworks from the museum collection that can broaden discussions. The […]
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One Book One Northwestern (OBON) is a university‐wide reading program that aims to engage the campus in a common conversation centered on a carefully chosen, thought-provoking book. The Block is proud to partner annually with One Book to explore the themes of this shared text, selecting artworks from the museum collection that can broaden discussions. The […]
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Artist: Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917 – 2000)Title: The Birth of Toussaint, from the series The Life of Toussaint L’OuvertureDate: 1986Medium: Color screenprintCredit Line: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, Gift of Evelyn Salk, in memory of her husband Erwin A. Salk, 2001.13.2. During the early 20th-century, the Harlem Renaissance was defined by a convergence of heightened geopolitical […]
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