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...introduction to the catalogue of the Fogg Museum's exhibit Color in Art calls color a "psychological phenomenon." And technically, it is. Light waves of varying lengths are interpreted by the eye and the brain as different shades, which may or may not be sensed by people in differing ways-there's no way of knowing. But color can also mean a flag, a complexion, tonal quality, prima facie evidence or opinion. By synchronizing on their exhibits for the first time, the Fogg and the Museum of Science, with its show Color Around Us, try to give some structure...
...Museum of Science frustrates the viewer, the Fogg overwhelms him. Taking one aspect of color in the world-that of color in painting-Howard Fisher of the Graduate School of Design, who set up the exhibit, tries to give some understanding of the way artists use color by examining the theories of the late Fine Arts professor, Arthur Pope...
...developed this structure, Pope went on to explain how an artist, by manipulating one of these three elements, could create the illusion of space or light, could create a mode in his work that is linear, sculptural, pictorial or visual. The exhibit uses familiar works from the Fogg's collection-works by Picasso, Matisse, Renoir, Copley and Tiepolo-as examples of these modes. The idea is grand, but a grand result never materializes. The exhibit is not organized with the idea that someone who knows nothing about color might want to explore it. That jargon is obscure and not explained...
...Fogg, a South House course is opening an exhibit of 17th century Dutch Allegorical Prints. Dutch allegories are interesting things--one of the forerunners of these artists was Hieronymous Bosch...
...Fogg Museum. Nineteenth Century Portraiture opened as scheduled last week, to some surprise. Very satisfying to the voyeurs in the area: General Burnside really did have sideburns, and Carrie Nation left out her false teeth. The students who put the show together have added an excellent commentary on the early photographic processes exhibited here. Down the hall is Color In Art, a technical explanation of a Professor-Emeritus' theories on the subject. An exhibit at the Museum of Science compliments it. But be forewarned: they cost money, and the Fogg is free...