Open Classroom
ART OUT LOUD
Hear Purchase College students tell the stories behind works in the Neuberger Museum of Art’s permanent collection.
See the works and hear the stories behind some of the works in the museum’s permanent collection in this Open Classroom collaboration between the Neuberger Museum of Art and the Purchase College Conservatory of Theatre Arts. The museum thanks faculty member Liam Joynt and students in his Fall 2020 Voice II class for working with us on this NEU project.
Click the title to learn more about the artwork.
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Atmosphère chromo-plastique No. 86 (1961) by Luis Tomasello
Luis Tomasello, Atmosphère chromo-plastique No. 86, 1961.
Painted wood blocks on wood, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift from the George and Edith Rickey Collection of Constructivist Art, 1972.05.68 -
Bicicletas en domingo (Bicycles on Sunday) (1966) by Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Bicicletas en domingo (Bicycles on Sunday), 1966.
From portfolio Untitled, 1980. Gelatin silver print, Published by Acorn Edition Ltd., Geneva, 1980, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gifts of Donna and Marvin Schwartz, 1981.15.01.14. -
Blind Accordion Player (1945) by Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn, Blind Accordion Player, 1945.
Tempera on board, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1974.22.15 -
Cabin in the Cotton (1944) by Horace Pippin
Horace Pippin, Cabin in the Cotton, 1944.
Oil on canvas, Collection Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift from the Estate of Roy R. Neuberger, EL 02.2011.94. -
Ceci n’est pas une voiture I (This Is Not a Car I) (2000) by Betsabeé Romero
Betsabeé Romero, Cecin’est pas unevoiture I (This Is Not a Car I), 2000.
From installation Auto-construido (Self Built), 2000. Color photograph, 1 from an edition of 5, Collection Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of the artist, EL 04.2016.01. -
Chromointerference (1968) by Carlos Cruz-Diez
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Chromointerference, 1968. Motorized construction, 30 from an edition of 50, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift from the George and Edith Rickey Collection of Constructivist Art, 1973.10.14.
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Concetto Spaziale (Spatial Concept) (circa 1968) by Lucio Fontana
Oil on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift from the George and Edith Rickey Collection of Constructivist Art, 1975.24.01.
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El cíclope (The Cyclops) (2018) by Ignacio Iturria
Plastic, acrylic, paper on metal and wooden pedestal,
15 x 10 x 8 inches (sculpture)
35 x 22 x 22 inches (base)
Collection Neuberger Museum of Art
Purchase College, State University of New York
Gift of the artist
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En busca del Santo Grial (Search for the Holy Grail) (1993) by Carlos Garaicoa
Color photograph and hand-painted ceramic tile, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Edith L. Calzadilla and family in memory of Luis P. Calzadilla, 2009.02.19 a&b
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Evil Omen (1946) by Adolph Gotlieb
Adolph Gottlieb, Evil Omen, 1946. Oil on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1969.01.14.
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Floating Woman (1924, cast circa 1935) by Gaston Lachaise
Gaston Lachaise, Floating Woman (Floating Figure), 1924 (cast c. 1935).
Bronze, Collection Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift from the Estate of Roy R. Neuberger, EL 02.2011.72 -
La Parisienne (1907) by Max Weber
Max Weber, La Parisienne, 1907.
Oil on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1975.16.47. -
Lake George by Early Moonrise (1930) by Georgia O’Keeffe
Georgia O’Keeffe, Lake George by Early Moonrise, 1930.
Oil and gouache on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1970.02.26 -
Marilyn Monroe (1954) by Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning, Marilyn Monroe, 1954. Oil and charcoal on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York,
Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1971.02.06. -
Melon Season (1967) by Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden, Melon Season, 1967.
Paper collage on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1976.26.45. -
Mirando al Muerto (Looking at the Dead) (1988) by Julio Antonio
Julio Antonio, Mirando al Muerto (Looking at the Dead), 1988.
Acrylic on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Edith L. Calzadilla and family in memory of Luis P. Calzadilla, 2009.02.03. -
Night Children (1946) by Philip Guston
Philip Guston, Night Children, 1946.
Oil on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1975.16.14 -
No matar, ni ver matar animales (1986) by Marta María Pérez Bravo
Marta María Pérez Bravo, No matar, ni ver matar animales (Neither Kill, nor Watch Animals Be Killed), 1986. Photolithograph on paper, 19 from an edition of 25, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Edith L. Calzadilla and family in memory of Luis P. Calzadilla, 2009.02.06.
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Snake on Arch (1944) by Alexander Calder
Alexander Calder, Snake on Arch, 1944.
Cast bronze, Collection Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift from the Estate of Roy R. Neuberger, EL 02.2011.19. -
The Dream (1908) by Louis Michel Eilshemius
Louis Michel Eilshemius, The Dream, 1908.
Oil on board, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1979.01.21. -
The Giants in Matisse’s Atelier (1971) by José Luis Cuevas
José Luis Cuevas, The Giants in Matisse’s Atelier, 1971.
From portfolio Cuevas’ Comedies, 1972. Color lithograph, engraving and linoleum cut on paper, 14 from an edition of 100, Printed and published by Collectors Press, San Francisco and New York, 1972, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Virginia and Herbert Lust, 1976.47.05. -
The Web (Croton Dam) (1955) by Charles Sheeler
Charles Sheeler, The Web (Croton Dam), 1955. Oil on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1972.04.12.
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Tlaloc: dios de la lluvia (Tlaloc: Rain God) (1991) by Gerardo Suter
From series Códices, 1991. Gelatin silver print, 8 from an edition of 10, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Edith L. Calzadilla and family in memory of Luis P. Calzadilla, 2009.02.30.
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Torse de jeune fille (Torso of a Young Woman) (1969) by Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo, Torse de jeune fille (Torso of a Young Woman), 1969. From portfolio Mujeres (Women), 1969. Color lithograph on Japon nacré paper, 16 from an edition of 25, Printed by Atelier Desjobert, Paris, Published by Tombstone Publishers, New York, 1969, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Fritz Landshoff, 1974.27.01.05.
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Transparent Sculpture VII (1967-68) by Louise Nevelson
Louise Nevelson, Transparent Sculpture VII, 1967-68. Plexiglas, 4 from an edition of 6, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Roy R. Neuberger, 1993.05.09
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Voluptas carnis (Pleasures of the Flesh) (1992) by Arturo Duclos
Oil on canvas, Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Edith L. Calzadilla and family in memory of Luis P. Calzadilla, 2009.02.17.
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Woman Spinning (1943) by Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo, Woman Spinning, 1943.
Oil on canvas, Collection Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift from the Estate of Roy R. Neuberger, EL.02.2011.106. -
“Untitled” (1967) by Wifredo Lam
From portfolio Flight 1971. Lithograph on Rives paper, 84 from an edition of 250, Printed by Matthieu, Zurich, 1967, Published by the International Rescue Committee, New York 1971, Collection Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York, Gift of Janet Jaffin, EL 12.2000.52.06.
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