Gallery Talk: Catching the Tooth and Sketching a Shape

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Join curatorial research associate Susan Anderson to look at how artists working at the turn of the 20th century used dry media as a means towards abstraction. This talk is offered in conjunction with the special exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black, on view from September 12, 2025 to January 18, 2026. Sketch, […]

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Gallery Talk: Drawing Materials and Techniques in Sketch, Shade, Smudge

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Join an exhibition curator for a discussion about some of the drawing materials and techniques seen in works in the special exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black celebrates the act of drawing using familiar tools—charcoal, chalk, crayon, and graphite. Each type of material has distinctive properties: […]

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Exhibition Tour: Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Join us for an in-depth, hour-long tour of our special exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black, led by an exhibition curator. The exhibition will be on view from September 12, 2025 through January 18, 2026. Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black celebrates the act of drawing using familiar tools—charcoal, chalk, crayon, and […]

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Exhibition Tour: Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

Join us for an in-depth tour of our special exhibition Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static (August 30, 2025–January 4, 2026), led by Mitra Abbaspour, co-curator of the exhibition. Edna Andrade: Imagination Is Never Static offers a new look at the practice of acclaimed artist and educator Edna Andrade (1917–2008). Andrade is best known for her geometric compositions, […]

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Gallery Talk: Drawing Light in Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black

Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

The exhibition Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black highlights a wide selection of works created primarily with dark media like charcoal, chalk, and graphite. Join curatorial assistant and practicing artist Meghan Grady for a discussion that will focus on the different techniques used by artists to depict light when working with a variety of dark […]

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