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In 1943, Sophie Lutterlough began a museum career that would span four decades. Hired as the first female elevator operator at the museum, she spent 13 years working in that position, before seeking work in the Entomology Department. After working as an insect preparator for two years, she was promoted to research assistant. Lutterlough spent much of her time working to classify Myriapoda specimens, an arthropod group that contains over 13,000 species, including centipedes and millipedes. Later in her career, she spent nearly an entire year restoring the 35,000 specimens in the F. C. Bishopp collection of ticks. Lutterlough retired in 1983. #SmithsonianBHM #BlackHistoryMonth

It’s one of D.C.’s coolest jobs: Uncovering fossils at the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Learn more about what it means to be a “fossil preparator” in today's episode of "Matt About Town" with Matt Kaufax. Find more episodes of "Matt About Town" on WTOP: https://lnkd.in/ecacMNBA

#ArtnetNews: Unfortunately, almost everyone has resonated at some time or other with Edvard Munch’s The Scream (1893). So much so, it seems, that a recent investigation found that the legendary masterpiece had been damaged by eager visitors breathing too heavily in front of the work. The iconic painting wasn’t the only time that the leading Norwegian modernist sought to personify some form of existential angst, with other examples being Despair (1894) and Melancholy (1891). Yet, it was in the many portraits also produced by Munch that he was able to attempt a slightly more subtle probing of the human condition. A group of more than 40 of these character studies have just gone on display as part of “Edvard Munch Portraits” at the National Portrait Gallery in London, through June 15. The exhibition reveals new dimensions to Munch, using his art to build up a vivid sense of his biography, his wider cultural milieu, and his developing style before, during, and after several influential years spent in Paris and Berlin. Read more: https://bit.ly/3FtNE0x Article by Jo Lawson-Tancred _______ Pictured: Edvard Munch, Seated Model on the Couch, Birgit Prest?e (1924). Photo: Sidsel de Jong, ? Munchmuseet.

Did you know there was an American impressionist? Mary Cassatt was the only artist from outside of Europe, and one of only three women, in the French movement that revolutionized modern art. Swipe to read her story ?? #NationalTreasure . . . . ?? Mary Cassatt, “Young woman in a Black and Green Bonnet, Looking Down,” circa 1890, pastel on tan wove paper, 20 x 25 in., Gift of Sally Sample Aall, Princeton University Art Museum ?? Mary Cassatt, “Portrait of the Artist,” 1878, watercolor, gouache on wove paper laid down to buff-colored wood-pulp paper, 23 x 16 in., Bequest of Edith H. Proskauer, The Met ?? Edgar Degas, “Café-Concert,” 1876/1877, pastel over monotype and charcoal (in sticks of fan) on tan laid paper and board, 9 x 17 in., Corcoran Collection ?? Mary Cassatt, “Lydia Leaning on Her Arms,” 1879, pastel on paper ?? Mary Cassatt, “Le Thé,” 1880, oil on canvas, 25 x 36 in., M. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund, Museum of Fine Arts Boston ?? Mary Cassatt, “Girl Arranging Her Hair,” 1886, oil on canvas, 29 x 24 in., Chester Dale Collection #art #history #painting #news #usa #impressionist #explore #explorepage

John Wilson made this drawing in 1965, a year which saw events including the assassination of Malcolm X, the voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the centennial of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery, the arrival of U.S. troops in Vietnam, and in Boston, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s march from Roxbury to Boston Common—all of which resulted in public protest. The image depicts a Black man standing on an elevated platform in the center of a crowd, clenched fists raised to the sky. Wilson was inspired in part by the National Memorial African Bookstore, a landmark in Harlem, run by civil rights activist Lewis Michaux. For decades, it was the center of Black literary life and the Civil Rights Movement. Wilson spoke of how the central figure in this composition embodied the collective spirit of Harlem’s Black Nationalists and was an amalgamation of leading Black American writers like James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and Richard Wright. See the work up close in "Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson," now on view. The largest-ever exhibition dedicated to the Roxbury native is sponsored by the JLH Fund and the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation: https://ms.spr.ly/6045q1LoL ??: John Wilson (1922–2015), "Oracle" (1965), Yale University Art Gallery. ? Estate of John Wilson. Black ink, black chalk, and collage on paper.

Louise Nevelson (1899–1988) revolutionized modern sculpture with her bold, monochromatic wood assemblages. Born in Ukraine and raised in Maine, she moved to New York, where she studied with Hans Hofmann and worked alongside Diego Rivera before pioneering her signature sculptural style in the 1940s. A trailblazer in the male-dominated art world, Nevelson’s singular vision and relentless dedication made her one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th century. On view at CMA through August 24, "Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk" offers a rare and expansive look at her career. The exhibition also highlights Nevelson’s little-known connection to Columbus. In 1961, she formed a lasting bond with the Glimcher family, founders of Pace Gallery, who helped elevate her work to international prominence. Through Pace/Columbus (1965–1982), she exhibited in the city, and the Glimchers later gifted several significant works to CMA—two of which are featured in the exhibition. Learn more about Louise Nevelson at our next Wednesdays@2 on March 26. https://ow.ly/gNl450VjVaF #Women’sHistoryMonth Louise Nevelson, 1975. Photo by Richard Avedon ? The Richard Avedon Foundation.