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  Anna Boberg’s "The Blue Roof [Det blå taket]": The Arctic, Modernism, and the Reimagining of Place

  The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is pleased to announce the acquisition of Anna Boberg’s The Blue Roof  [Det blå taket]. The painting both complements and expands our collection of depictions of the Arctic region, offering a new perspective on our understanding of the evolving Arctic region and the myths it has long perpetuated.
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  "From Guild to Genius": A Conversation with Marianna Zingone ’26

  A conversation with Marianna Zingone ’26 offers insight into the curatorial development of the exhibition From Guild to Genius: Inventing “The Artist” in Western Culture. The exhibition traces shifting conceptions of “the artist” in the Western world from the medieval era, through the Renaissance, until today.
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  Reattributing a Portrait Bust by Edmonia Lewis

  The sitter in the BCMA’s portrait bust by Edmonia Lewis has recently been identified as Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney (1824-1904). A prominent social reformer, Cheney shared with Lewis a belief in the power of art to forge new forms of solidarity and selfhood. The bust will be featured in "Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone," opening Feb 14, 2026 at the Peabody Essex Museum.