Collection Spotlight, Northwestern Learning

Depictions of Intimacy and Repose: Vitoria Monteiro de Carvalho Faria on Block internship installation

As part of her 2023 Block Curatorial Internship Vitoria Monteiro de Carvalho Faria conducted original research within the museum collection. Her investigation into the visual and thematic connections between two prints resulted in an installation in the Block’s conference space. Faria shares the intriguing alignment she curated at the museum. Although separated by 150 years, […]

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Northwestern Learning, Staff Stories

Meet 2022-2023 Intern: Elizabeth Vazquez

The Block Museum is proud to continue its paid internship program by welcoming two Undergraduate Interns for the FY22-23 year Elizabeth Vazquez and Vitoria Monteiro de Carvalho Faria. As part of the Block Museum of Art internship program, our students are conducting directed research on works of art in the permanent collection, assisting with curatorial research, and working […]

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Staff Stories

Meet our 2021-2022 Intern: Madie Giaconia

The Block Museum is proud to continue its paid internship program by welcoming Madie Giaconia for the FY21-22 year. As part of the Block Museum of Art internship program, our students are conducting directed research on works of art in the permanent collection, assisting with curatorial research, and working with our collection database. All Block interns take part in […]

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Staff Stories

Meet our 2020-2021 Intern: Bailey Pekar

The Block Museum is proud to continue its paid internship program by welcoming Bailey Pekar for the FY20-21 year. As part of the Block Museum of Art internship program, our students are conducting directed research on works of art in the permanent collection, assisting with curatorial research, and working with our new collection database. All Block interns take […]

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Collection Spotlight

Collection Spotlight: Adoration of the Masters, Elizabeth Olds

Title: Adoration of the Masters Artist: Elizabeth Olds Nationality: American, 1896–1991 Date: 1940 Medium: Screenprint Credit: Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, 1998.25.1             Elizabeth Olds’s Adoration of the Masters captivates viewers with vivid colors and comical characters in a relatable setting. As an avid lover of museums, I was drawn to […]

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Staff Stories

Meet our 2019 Summer Interns: Mary Pedraza and Madeline Hultquist

The Block Museum is proud to continue its paid summer internship program by welcoming Mary Pedraza and Madeline Hultquist this summer. As part of the Block Museum of Art internship program, our students are conducting directed research on works of art in the permanent collection, assisting with registrarial research, and working with our new collection database.  All Block […]

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