Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art

Creating art experiences that spark curiosity, critical thinking & delight, connecting and serving the College and the diverse communities of our region.

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FINAL WEEKEND!
Don't miss your chance to view this impressive thesis exhibit.
BFA & MFA Thesis Exhibitions
December 2–11, 2022
Curated by art faculty and students

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Final Week!
For Context: Prints from the Dorsky Collection
Curated by SUNY New Paltz Students, inspired by the extraordinary work of Benjamin Wigfall.

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LAST WEEK OF FALL EXHIBITS!

Don't miss your chance to see this extraordinary exhibition on legendary local artist Ben Wigfall before it closes on Sunday!

BENJAMIN WIGFALL & COMMUNICATIONS VILLAGE
Curated by Drew Thompson in consultation with Sarah Eckhardt of the VMFA
September

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FRIDAY FINDS
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Deborah Lucke’s humorous inkjet print “Barking Deer” (2014), combines both written and pictorial narrative. A girl named Pearl has written to her mother from deep in the woods, using a maple leaf as stationary. The letter surrounds a ridiculous cartoon-style

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On Labor Day, we celebrate “Binta Kone, restaurant worker at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Bamako” (2011). Photographer François Deschamps (b. 1946) frames Ms Kone in a wide band of bright red peppers, a plentiful crop in her native country of Mali. She is posed in a traditio

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This Cream Pitcher, made in 1730 by an unknown German metalsmith, looks like a character from a Disney movie. The wide spout insures a good pour of cream on cereal or in coffee. The plump belly adds to the personality of the little pot (only 4 inches tall). The gra

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FRIDAY FINDS
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“Two Cats,” a life size terracotta sculpture, by
American artist Paul Fiene (1899-1949), captures
the enigmatic presence attributed to all cats. The reductive modeling of the well-defined, muscular anatomy of the sleek cats conveys their strength and agility;

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"Mallard and Grasses Scroll" (1820, unknown artist), a Japanese ink drawing on paper, is glued to a silk backing. Scroll paintings were either hung in a home or rolled, stored, and taken out for contemplation by the owner or his guests.
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Japanese ink drawings ofte

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SAVE THE DATE!
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Our 2022 Gala Benefit date has been set for October 8th, 5–7 pm. We hope you will join us!
More info to come!
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FRIDAY FINDS
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Traveling portrait artist Ammi Phillips —recently in the @nyt after the recovery of @huguenotstreet 's stolen works—painted this 3/4 length portrait of an unknown woman between 1848–1860. The sitter's face and hands are framed and emphasized by her white lace

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Asked for a work which responds to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic and a forecast for the post-pandemic future, Hudson Valley artist and children’s book illustrator James Ransome (b. 1961) made this powerful and poignant collage entitled, “Lemonade.”

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FRIDAY FINDS
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For many of us, the July 4th holiday represents the beginning of the summer. Joel Meyerowitz’s photograph “Gull Pond, 2 Women, 1976” (1976) celebrates summer fun. Two women at the beach at a Cape Cod pond relax by their VW which carries a canoe for a day on t