Category: 2024
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The piece of art that stood out to me and invoked strong feelings in me was a painting called “Sunset at Sea” by Thomas Moran. This is an oil painting that was interestingly created after Thomas Moran’s voyage to England by the Atlantic. I found it very interesting how bright colors were used to demonstrate…
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Bring a Folding Chair: A Portrait of Shirley Chrisholm
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In this museum I saw a diverse range of artwork, from ancient Persian art to modern artwork from black artists. This aspect reinforced the idea of museums being home to various cultures. However, some of the pieces’ focus on exclusion from the art world made me realize that museums hadn’t always been a place for…
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Apkallu-figure with Armlets
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Half Indian/Half Mexican
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I study Political Science. Themes of domestic political choices/policies were present throughout many of the artworks, even if not explicitly: the westward expansions, the incorporation of slavery’s existence into Constitutional population considerations, the legal acceptance of unfair or coerced contracts with indigenous leaders over territory, and so on. It seems that the works in the…
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Mancala Game Board, 19th century
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Something that I would add to this museum is a sort of interactive experience that allows tourists to participate in a fun activity that tells about the history of the Brooklyn museum itself and maybe some important artworks of New York that were influential to the modern day city.
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Anthropoid Coffin of Teti, Servent of the Great Palace
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My Friend Will Be Me