Contemporary artist Xu Bing talks about the history and iterations of The Tobacco Project in this short film, which includes footage of the artist’s site visits to tobacco farms and documents his studio’s artistic processes.
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Artist Tristin Lowe discusses his artistic vision and process with curator John Ravenal, including the creation of his giant white whale, Mocha Dick, which was on view at VMFA JUL 23, 2011– JAN 29, 2012
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Chuck Close, in conversation with biographer Christopher Finch, talks about his career and life in this hour-long program which took place at VMFA on October 1, 2010.
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Africa is a continent rich in natural resources that gave rise to many wealthy empires. Metal, salt, and gold, as well as products such as beads and textiles, traveled many miles over vast trade routes. Teachers, use this guide to lead students on an exploration of the African Art Gallery and find out more about prosperous cultures in Africa!
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Students will investigate a variety of ecosystems and explore the changes that may occur in them over time by making aerial-view maps of their school’s campus (or other location).
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The Animal Slam! Amazing Adaptations
Students will investigate the concept of animal adaptations and how those adaptations help animals interact within an ecosystem by creating their own hybrid animals and explaining their creative choices.
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Celebrate the Art of Brazil: The Queen of the Sea!
Afro-Brazilian people of the Candomblé religion gather on February 2 every year on the northern shores of Brazil to honor the goddess Yemanjá. The festival of Yemanjá begins with an offering to the sea queen, made by tossing blue and white flowers into the ocean. Followers of Candomblé, which was formed by the Yoruba people of Africa, believe that this mermaid-like deity protects boats crossing the ocean. Fishermen seeking protection and guidance attend this festival offering gifts of flowers, perfume, and soap to the goddess. Many Yoruba works are in the VMFA collection of African Art.
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Eastman Johnson painted A Ride for Liberty—The Fugitive Slaves in 1862, a year after the Civil War began. It depicts an enslaved African American family—father, mother, young boy, infant—fleeing on horseback.
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This stirrup-shaped bottle was created by the Moche people who lived in South America on the north coast of Peru along the Moche River between 50 and 800 CE. The image on this vessel is of bean warriors, a common subject in Moche pottery. Learn more about this intriguing work of art!
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In 1967 the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts acquired a monumental statue of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus. The statue had once belonged to the famous 17th-century Italian collector Vincenzo Giustiniani (1564–1637), who displayed it with his extensive collection of ancient art. But in the late 1960s, scholars questioned whether any or all of the…
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