1985.136, Liliane De Cock Morgan, Trees and Canal near Bruges, Belgium, unknown date
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Artist Liliane De Cock Morgan lived a migratory life beginning when she and other children were forced to relocate to an orphanage in the south of Belgium to escape potential air bombing raids during World War II.
1971.94 Hepworth, Contrapuntal Forms (Mycenae)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In Contrapuntal Forms (Mycenae), two marble figures are turned toward one another as though in conversation. The sculpture's title underscores this interactive quality. In music, counterpoint combines two or more independent melodies to create one harmonic texture.
1975.82, Diane Arbus, Untitled, 1968
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The photographs of Diane Arbus, which only became well known after her death, with the major exhibition organized by the Museum of Modern Art, are some of the most haunting images in 20th century art. Her subjects, often dealing with the grotesque or bizarre, are penetrating and intense.
2012.55.3, Sarah Charlesworth, Untitled (Skull) from the 0+1 series, 1999.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Sarah Charlesworth was an important member of the Pictures Generation, a group of photographers in the 1970s and 80s concerned with the circulation of the image and its role in shaping the society we know.