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Three laborers at work harvesting fields with shades of deep yellow.

The World, and That’s All

“During my ten years of working as a guard at The Met, no picture rewarded my attention as consistently.”

Patrick Bringley September 3

Covers of Vogue featuring Apo Whang-Od and Isabella Rossellini

Aged to Perfection

Honoring fashion elders in The Costume Institute Library

Julie Lê August 21

Black metal sculpture, with the blue city skyline.

Returning Home

Writer and scholar Sven Spieker considers how student graffiti in Southeastern European elementary schools inspired Petrit Halilaj’s rooftop commission.

Sven Spieker August 5

A black volute-krater with copper-colored accents. Geometric patterns accent the lip and handles of the vessel, while the scene on the body shows a divine couple seated between two columns, flanked by a priestess and figures playing instruments.

Athenian Masterpieces in Etruscan Tombs

The magnificent volute-krater on loan from Ferrara.

Chiara Pizzirani and Delphine Tonglet July 30

Image of two shadowy figures rowing a boat with a baby in one arm.

Reflections on Flooding

How have printmakers in the United States addressed a long history of inundation and the social inequities it exacerbates?

Juan Gabriel Ramírez Bolívar July 29

The chest panel of an embroidered thobe. The embroidery accents the beige linen fabric with reds, greens, and blues in symmetrical, geometric patterns.

Tatreez in Time

The memory, meaning, and makers of Palestinian embroidery.

Wafa Ghnaim July 26

Celebrating the 15th International Zine Month at Watson Library

A selection of Watson’s international zines.

Melissa Raymond and Clara Salyer July 17

Pride flag being draped over a large public staircase

Out in the Stacks

Honoring LGBTQIA+ artists with Watson Library's new index.

Daisy Paul June 26

close up of painting of elephants face adorned with jewelry

Elephant Soul, Indian Brush

Take a closer look at the Asian elephant through the eyes of Indian court painters

Navina Najat Haidar June 14

Group portrait of members of the Second Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Congregation poses in front of church building located at 441 Monroe Street; commercial buildings in background. Inset portrait of the Reverend Robert L. Bradby. Handwritten on front: "Second Baptist Church, Aug. 5, 1923. Jackson photo." Stamped on back: "Harvey C. Jackson, photographer. Clifford 6054 M. 2614 Beaubien St., Detroit, Mich. Suitable frames for this photograph in stock or made to order.

Discovering My Roots

Unearthing my family history through James Van Der Zee and Harvey Cook Jackson's photography.

Lela Jenkins June 14