VMFA Education

FAREWELL FROM THE INTERNS Hello! For the past 8 weeks we have been the faces behind all of the social media for the VMFA and sadly yesterday was our last day. We appreciate all of your support o...

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WEEK OF ART: SOUTH ASIAN ART #5 The Image of Sri Nathji Enshrined at Nathadwara  | Unknown  | South Asian | opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper |  ca. 1830-1840 | Image: 9 11/16 × 6...

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WEEK OF ART: SOUTH ASIAN ART #4 Circular Salver with Floral Scroll Pattern | Unknown | South Asian | silver | ca. 1900 | Overall: - ½ × 9 1/8 × 9 1/8 in. (1.27 × 23.18 × 23.18 cm) This di...

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WEEK OF ART: SOUTH ASIAN ART #3 Dharmadhatu Vagishvara Mandala | Unknown | South Asian | opaque watercolor on cloth | 16th century | Overall - 33 ½ × 25 ¾ in. (85.09 × 65.41 cm) This cosmi...

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WEEK OF ART: SOUTH ASIAN ART #2 Figure of a Donor | Unknown | South Asian | white marble | 12th-13th century | Overall - 47 ¾ × 19 × 10 ½ in. (121.29 × 48.26 × 26.67 cm) The bearded dono...

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NOT ON VIEW: SOUTH ASIAN ART Court (Sherwani) | Unknown | South Asian Art | dyed and undyed wool, silk fabric with cotton filling and backing | second half of 19th century | Overall - 44 × 33 i...

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WEEK OF ART: SOUTH ASIAN ART #1 Ritual Crown with Five Cosmic Buddhas | Unknown | South Asian | silk embroidery with gold thread on cotton over cardboard | 15th century | Overall - 7 × 19 ¼ in...

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WEEK OF ART: EAST ASIAN ART #5 Incense Box (Kogo) with Pine, Bamboo and Plum Blossoms | Eiraku Hozen | East Asian | eiraku ware; stoneware with three-color glaze | c. 1830 | Overall - 4 ¼ × 3 ...

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WEEK OF ART: EAST ASIAN ART #4 Scene from the Tale of Genji: the Shell of Locust (Ch. 3) | Unknown | East Asian | album leaf; ink, color, and gold on paper | 18th-19th century | Sheet - 13 ¼ ×...

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STAFF SPOTLIGHT WEEK 4: ALEX PARRISH Ever wonder what the VMFA staff are really like? In this video we interview Alex Parrish, who is a part of the Youth Studio and Education Department at the ...

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WEEK OF ART: EAST ASIAN ART #3 Noh Mask: Chujo | Deme Mitsuyasu | East Asian | cypress with pigment on gesso | 17th Century | Overall - 7 7/8 × 5 5/16 × 2 5/8 in. (20 × 13.49 × 6.67 cm) Ma...

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WEEK OF ART: EAST ASIAN ART #2 Fugen (Bodhisattva Samantabhadra) on Elephant | Unknown | East Asian | wood with polychrome, lacquer, copper, crystal, glass | 14th century | Overall - 98 7/8 × 3...

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NOT ON VIEW: EAST ASIAN ART Cricket Cage (Winter Cage) | Unknown | East Asian Art | gourd, enamel | 19th century | 4 ½" H" H x 2 ½" dia. (11.43 cm. H" H x 6.35 cm. dia.)

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WEEK OF ART: EAST ASIAN ART #1 Suspension Vase | Unknown | East Asian | jadeite | 18th-19th century | Overall - 4 ¾ in. (12.07 cm) This container was created during the Qing Dynasty (1644-191...

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WEEK OF ART: AFRICAN ART #5 Harp | Unknown | African Art | wood, reptile skin, glass beads, string | 19th-20th century | Overall: 18 × 15 × 4 ¾ in. (45.72 × 38.1 × 12.07 cm) This elegant ...

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WEEK OF ART: AFRICAN ART #4 Crown | Unknown | African Art | glass beads, cloth, string | 20th century | Overall - 7 ½ × 8 in. dia. (19.05 × 20.32 cm) This elaborately decorated crown imitat...

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WEEK OF ART: AFRICAN ART #3 Phuungu (Lineage Power Figure) | Unknown | African Art | wood, glass beads, cloth fiber horn, feather | 19th-20th century | Overall - 10 ½ × 3 3/8 × 4 ¾ in. (26.6...

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WEEK OF ART: AFRICAN ART #2 A Terrible Beauty Is Born | Mary Sibande, South African, born 1982 | African Art |  digital pigment print in diasec mount | 2013 | Framed - 40 3/8 × 40 5/8 in. (102...

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NOT ON VIEW: AFRICAN ART Oluweri and Yemoja | Gabriel Sunday Tenabe | African Art | acrylic (or oil?) on canvas | 1968 | Consideration Measurements - 23 × 17 in. (58.42 × 43.18 cm)

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WEEK OF ART: AFRICAN ART #1 Beaded Box | Unknown | African Art | raffia cloth, glass beads, cowries | 19th-20th century | Overall - 11 × 10 ½ × 13 in. (27.94 × 26.67 × 33.02 cm) This bead...

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