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  [ 1 : 1 ] Artist Shuddhabrata Sengupta on Shah Shuja Hunting Nilgai

  Shuddhabrata Sengupta

  [ 1 : 1 ] | 1 artist : 1 object : many ways of seeing. Discover | get close to | explore objects in the RISD Museum’s collection with artists and designers. In this ongoing video series, the meanings and making of art from the ancient past to the present day come alive in brief and informal personal encounters.

  Artist Shuddhabrata Sengupta of Raqs Media Collecive speaks on watercolor painting Shah Shuja Hunting Nilgai, ca. 1650–1655 attributed to Indian painter Payag. Opaque watercolor and goldleaf on paper. Height: 39.4 cm (15 ½ inches)

  Music:
  Podington Bear
  Tweedlebugs
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  Film Editing: Rocio Delaloye

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  [ 1 : 1 ] Furniture Designer and current RISD President Rosanne Somerson on the Elastic Armchair

  Rosanne Somerson

  [ 1 : 1 ] | 1 artist : 1 object : many ways of seeing. Discover | get close to | explore objects in the RISD Museum’s collection with artists and designers. In this ongoing video series, the meanings and making of art from the ancient past to the present day come alive in brief and informal personal encounters.

  Furnitiure Designer and RISD President Roseann Somerson speaks on American craftsman Samuel Gragg's Elastic Armchair, ca. 1808. Steam shaped oak, hickory, maple and beech. 85.1 x 51.4 x 63.5 cm (33 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 25 inches).

  Music:
  Podington Bear
  Infant
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  Film Editing: Rocio Delaloye

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  [ 1 : 1 ] Graphic Designer Doug Scott on For the Voice

  Doug Scott

  [ 1 : 1 ] | 1 artist : 1 object : many ways of seeing. Discover | get close to | explore objects in the RISD Museum’s collection with artists and designers. In this ongoing video series, the meanings and making of art from the ancient past to the present day come alive in brief and informal personal encounters.

  Graphic Designer and RISD Professor Doug Scott speaks on Russian graphic book For the Voice (Dlia golosa), designed by El Lissitsky (1890–1941) with text by poet Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky (1893–1930), 1923. Letterpress text and illustrations. 19.1 x 13.3 cm (7 ½ x 5 ¼ inches).

  Music:
  Podington Bear
  Filaments
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  Film Editing: Rocio Delaloye

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  [ 1 : 1 ] Illustrator Robert Brinkerhoff on an Ivory Diptych

  Robert Brinkerhoff

  [ 1 : 1 ] | 1 artist : 1 object : many ways of seeing. Discover | get close to | explore objects in the RISD Museum’s collection with artists and designers. In this ongoing video series, the meanings and making of art from the ancient past to the present day come alive in brief and informal personal encounters.

  Illustrator and RISD Professor Robert Brinkeroff speaks about an ivory diptych from Île de France with scenes of the Nativity, the Crucifixion, and the Last Judgment, 1275–1325. Ivory with traces of polychromy. Panel: 24.1 x 13.3 cm (9 ½ x 5 ¼ inches) (each)

  Music:
  Podington Bear
  Floating in space
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  Film Editing: Rocio Delaloye

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  [ 1 : 1 ] Metalsmith Boris Bally on pin (fibula)

  Boris Bally

  [ 1 : 1 ] | 1 artist : 1 object : many ways of seeing. Discover | get close to | explore objects in the RISD Museum’s collection with artists and designers. In this ongoing video series, the meanings and making of art from the ancient past to the present day come alive in brief and informal personal encounters.

  Metalsmith Boris Bally speaks on the Etruscan pin (fibula), 7th century BCE. Gold. Length: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 inches).

  Music:
  Podington Bear
  Bright White
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  Film Editing: Rocio Delaloye

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  Artist on Art / Mary Beth Meehan

  Mary Beth Meehan

  New England–based photographer Mary Beth Meehan discusses her series Seen/Unseen. This body of work includes large-scale portraiture, a blog, and a public art installation located in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Seen/Unseen raises questions about how we see one another as individuals through the personal portraits and stories of Providence residents.

  Four of Meehan’s portraits have been acquired into the RISD Museum collection. This purchase was made possible through a gift from Joseph A. Chazan, M.D. and Mary Beth Meehan.

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  Work in Process : Todd Oldham on Chinchilla Dress

  Todd Oldham

  Work in Process. Todd Oldham speaks about the design processes, philosophies, and collaborations that informed the 1990s fashions on view in the retrospective All of Everything: Todd Oldham Fashion (RISD Museum, April 8–September 11, 2016).

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  Work in Process : Todd Oldham on Dream Dress

  Todd Oldham

  Work in Process. Todd Oldham speaks about the design processes, philosophies, and collaborations that informed the 1990s fashions on view in the retrospective All of Everything: Todd Oldham Fashion (RISD Museum, April 8–September 11, 2016).

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  Work in Process : Todd Oldham on Dream Vest

  Todd Oldham

  Work in Process. Todd Oldham speaks about the design processes, philosophies, and collaborations that informed the 1990s fashions on view in the retrospective All of Everything: Todd Oldham Fashion (RISD Museum, April 8–September 11, 2016).

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  Work in Process : Todd Oldham on English Necktie Dress

  Todd Oldham

  Work in Process. Todd Oldham speaks about the design processes, philosophies, and collaborations that informed the 1990s fashions on view in the retrospective All of Everything: Todd Oldham Fashion (RISD Museum, April 8–September 11, 2016).

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  Work in Process : Todd Oldham on Lamontage Jacket and Skirt

  Todd Oldham

  Work in Process. Todd Oldham speaks about the design processes, philosophies, and collaborations that informed the 1990s fashions on view in the retrospective All of Everything: Todd Oldham Fashion (RISD Museum, April 8–September 11, 2016).

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  Work in Process : Todd Oldham on Quilted Moving-Blanket Jacket

  Todd Oldham

  Work in Process. Todd Oldham speaks about the design processes, philosophies, and collaborations that informed the 1990s fashions on view in the retrospective All of Everything: Todd Oldham Fashion (RISD Museum, April 8–September 11, 2016).

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  Work in Process : Todd Oldham on Sequined Barkcloth Floral Skirts

  Todd Oldham

  Work in Process. Todd Oldham speaks about the design processes, philosophies, and collaborations that informed the 1990s fashions on view in the retrospective All of Everything: Todd Oldham Fashion (RISD Museum, April 8–September 11, 2016).

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  Work in Process : Todd Oldham on Zebra Ballgown

  Todd Oldham

  Work in Process. Todd Oldham speaks about the design processes, philosophies, and collaborations that informed the 1990s fashions on view in the retrospective All of Everything: Todd Oldham Fashion (RISD Museum, April 8–September 11, 2016).