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Michael B. Dorff '92 said he doubted his chances of surviving the lottery and said he wishes the art course could be moved into Sanders Theater. "For some reason she feels she has to teach in the [Sackler] Museum," he said...
...first time ever in America, the works of the often misunderstood Pietro Testa are available for viewing in the Arthur M. Sackler Museum; an additional satellite exhibit is on display in the Fogg Museum, both through March 19. Though Testa is perhaps the least familiar of 17th century Italian graphic artists, he has also been called "the only original and truly Italian etcher" of his time...
Entitled Pietro Testa (1612-1650): Prints and Drawings, the Sackler exhibit is the most ambitious display of the artist's works during this century. Organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Johns Hopkins Art History professor Elizabeth Cropper, the pieces in the exhibition demonstrate not only the life and art of Testa, but also the intermingling...
...Sackler exhibit contains 130 pieces brought together from numerous prestigious collections around the world; among these are the National Gallery in London and the Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Royal Library, Windsor Castle). The exhibition and accompanying catalogue by Cropper were made possible through the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pew Charitable Trust and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
...impressive feature of the Sackler exhibit is its academic appeal. It is only being exhibited in two locations, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where it was previously, and the Harvard Museums. And, while it is an impressive collection of the artist's works, its focus is not commercial attraction. In a time when etching seems to be enjoying a revival in the Boston area, with other etching exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts and the satellite exhibit at the Fogg, the Sackler Testa production is noteworthy for the artist's superior technical achievements and for his incorporation...