With those words, the charismatic artist John D. Graham invited Lee Krasner to participate in a 1942 exhibition. Graham also invited Jackson Pollock, a move that brought the two young painters together professionally and romantically. Alicia G. Longwell, the Chief…
In the popular Art In Focus Lecture Series tradition, May 2023 brought a new lecture series, The Art of Relationships, sponsored jointly by the Stony Brook University Libraries and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center. The Art of Relationships lecture…
Special Collections & University Archives was presented the Kate Wheeler Strong Memorial Award by the Three Village Historical Society “in recognition of significant contributions toward the fostering of interest in local history and a fuller appreciation of the rich historical…
In the latest issue of Stony Brook University Magazine, the feature “Rare Treasures” highlights diverse environmental science collections from Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA). Papers of naturalists, conservationists, organizations and concerned citizens are important documentary sources for understanding the natural…
Elizabeth will consider some of Frankenthaler’s earliest works and will reflect on what made Frankenthaler’s painting, in Morris Louis’s later words, a “bridge between Pollock and what was possible” for other artists in the 1950s. REGISTRATION Please register for the event…
Charles Pollock, ten years Jackson’s senior, was a distinguished painter in his own right. Born in 1902, he passed his later years in Paris, where he died in 1988. Philip will trace his path from Thomas Hart Benton and WPA-inspired…
Harry will lead a virtual walk-through of “Philip Guston Now,” the retrospective currently on view at the National Gallery of Art. Explore Guston’s life and work while looking closely at some of his greatest canvases. Bring your eyes and your…
Join us in the Southampton Library for a fun, relaxing, and stress-reducing visit with our friends the therapy dogs! Courtesy of Counseling and Psychological Services and their PALS program, we’ll have a number of trained animals on hand so stop…
Rare photographs from the Robert Cushman Murphy Collection were recently exhibited at two community events hosted by Robert Cushman Murphy Junior High School and the Ward Melville Heritage Organization (WMHO) in Stony Brook, respectively. On April 22, photographs were on…
On Wednesday, April 26, guests of the Art Crawl experienced an exciting and diverse array of art and collections: the aesthetic beauty of woven Japanese bamboo baskets; artwork created by SBU students; selections from a collection of rare Chinese cookbooks; and artistic…