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The Allen's collection is particularly strong in 17th century Dutch and Flemish painting, Japanese prints, early modern art, African art, and more.

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The AMAM Collection Podcasts

Audio recordings about many of the Allen's most important works are narrated by museum staff and curators, as well as Oberlin College faculty and students. Listen or download them here.

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A Pond in the Forest, 1668

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Meindert Hobbema (Dutch, 1638—1709)
Oil on oak panel

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A Young Rabbit and Partridge Hung by the Feet, 1751

File size: 3.17MB

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Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686—1755)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Mirella Brussani ’11

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Allegory of Poverty, ca. 1630s

File size: 2.88MB

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Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne (Dutch, 1589—1662)
Oil on panel
Narrated by Alix Bishop ’10

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Allegory of the Education of Louis XV, 1756

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François Boucher (French, 1703-70)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Laura Sico (OC 2010)

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Baby Carriage, 1964

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Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, b. 1929)
Baby carriage, cloth, stuffing, silver metallic paint
Narrated by Alyssa Greenberg ’09

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Battle Between the Athenians and the Persians, 1463

File size: 4.68MB

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Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1416-1465)
Tempera and oil with gold and silver leaf on wood
Narrated by Lindsay DuPertuis '09

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Beyond the Surface: Text and Images in Islamic Art

File size: 9.29MB

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Exhibition podcast narrated by Dr. Esra Akin, former Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion and Art History

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Bicicleta azul platino (Platinum Blue Bicycle), 2006

File size: 2.92MB

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Margarita Cabrera (Mexican, b. 1973)
Vinyl, foam, string, and wire
Narrated by Claire Solomon, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies

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Bicicleta azul platino (Platinum Blue Bicycle), 2006 (En Español)

File size: 4.67MB

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Margarita Cabrera (Mexican, b. 1973)
Vinyl, foam, string, and wire
Narrated by Claire Solomon, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies

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Case Studies: Archaism

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Podcast about installation in the East Gallery
Narrated by Kevin Greenwood, Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art

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Case Studies: Jade

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Podcast about installation in the East Gallery
Narrated by Kevin Greenwood, Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art

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Case Studies: Japanese Wearable Art

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Podcast on an installation in the East Gallery
Narrated by Kevin Greenwood, Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art

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Case Studies: Tea Taste

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Podcast about installation in the East Gallery
Narrated by Kevin Greenwood, Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art

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Coiling Dragon, late 19th century

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Japanese, Meiji Period
Bronze
Narrated by Jason Trimmer, former Curator of Education

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Double Portrait of a Boy and Girl of the Attavanti Family, early 1580s

File size: 3.71MB

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Sofonisba Anguissola (Italian 1528—1625)
Oil on panel (softwood)
Narrated by Christina Neilson, Associate Professor of Art History

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Dovedale by Moonlight, 1784-85

File size: 4.51MB

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Joseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734—1797)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Nicholas Jones, Emeritus Professor of English, and Peter Swendsen, Associate Professor of Computer Music and Digital Arts

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Elapse, 1982

File size: 4.19MB

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Bridget Riley (English, b. 1931)
Silkscreen
Narrated by Martha Joseph ’09

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Envisioning Edo's Splendor: The Floating World and Beyond

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Exhibition podcast narrated by Bonnie Cheng, Associate Professor of Art History and East Asian Studies

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Fall of Icarus, early 18th century

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Francesco Bertos (Italian, 1678—1741)
Bronze
Narrated by Samantha Conroy ’11

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Felt Suit, 1970

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Joseph Beuys (German, 1921—1986)
Narrated by Thomas Huston '13

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Garden of the Princess, Louvre, 1867

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Claude Monet (French, 1840—1926)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Andria Derstine, AMAM Director

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Justicia, 1998

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Edouard Duval-Carrié (Haitian, b. 1954)
Oil on canvas with aluminum frame
Narrated by Edouard Duval-Carrié with Denise Birkhofer, former Ellen Johnson '33 Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

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La Nopalera, 1946

File size: 1.87MB

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Guillermo Meza (Mexican, 1917—1997)
Oil on paper
Narrated by Denise Birkhofer, former Ellen Johnson '33 Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

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La Solitudine, ca. 1915

File size: 2.19MB

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Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, b. Greece, 1888—1978)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Denise Birkhofer, former Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

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Marriage a la Mode, 1745

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William Hogarth (English, 1697—1764)
Line Engraving & Etching
Narrated by Laura Baudot, Associate Professor of English

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Midday and Sunset, 1772

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Louis Lagrenée (French, 1724—1805)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Shira Gluck ’10

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Nude with Coral Necklace, 1917

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Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884—1920)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Wendy Kozol, Professor of Comparative American Studies

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Out of Albion: British Art from the AMAM

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Exhibition podcast narrated by Colette Crossman, former Curator of Academic Programs, with student assistants Amanda Shubert and Liz Koehn

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Pont Neuf, Paris, 1901

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Camille Pissarro (French, 1830—1903)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Franny Brock ’09

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Portrait a Lady, 1539

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Barthel Bruyn the Elder (German, 1493—1555)
Oil on panel (oak)
Narrated by Erik Inglis, Professor of Art History

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Portrait of a Bearded Man, 1615

File size: 6.08MB

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Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599—1641)
Oil on oak panel
Narrated by Christina Neilson, Associate Professor of Art History

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Portrait of a Botanist, 1629

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Dutch
Oil on panel
Narrated by Sarah McLusky, former Curatorial Assistant in the Office of Academic Programs

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Portrait of a Lady Writing a Letter, ca. 1797

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Portrait of a Lady Writing a Letter, ca. 1797 "Frédéric Dubois (French, active 1780—1819)
Tempera or gouache on ivory
Narrated by Amanda Tobin ’11

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Portrait of a Man, ca. 1814

File size: 4.37MB

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Louis-Leopold Boilly (French, 1761-1845)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Claire Stepherson ’11

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Portrait of an Isis Priest, early 2nd century AD

File size: 2.60MB

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Roman (Imperial Period)
Proconnesian marble
Narrated by Lindsay DuPertuis '09 and Robert Schuster '10

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Portrait of Christina of Denmark, 1545

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Michiel Coxcie (Flemish, 1499—1592)
Oil on panel (oak)
Narrated by Erik Inglis, Professor of Art History

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Portrait of Eleanor, Lady Wigram 1815—16

File size: 3.91MB

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Sir Thomas Lawrence (English, 1769—1830)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Martha Moldovan ’11

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Portrait of John Wodehouse, 1764

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Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708—1787)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Rachel Luczkowski ’12

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Portrait of Sir Robert Wigram, 1815

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Sir Thomas Lawrence (English, 1769-1830)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Andria Derstine, AMAM Director

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Portrait of Theodore Jacobsen, 1742

File size: 4.30MB

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William Hogarth (English, 1697—1764)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Laura Baudot, Associate Professor of English

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Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene, 1625

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Hendrick ter Brugghen (Dutch, ca. 1588—1629)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Noah Kalos ’09

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Selected Odes by Sa’di (chanted version)

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Narrated by Heshmat Badiee, with chanting of Islamic poems and prayers

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Selected Odes by Sa’di (spoken version)

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Narrated by Heshmat Badiee, with chanting of Islamic poems and prayers

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Self-Portrait as a Soldier, 1915

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (German, 1880—1938)
Oil on panel (oak)
Narrated by Abbe Schriber ’09

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Self-Portrait, 1656

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Michiel Sweerts (Flemish, 1618—1664)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Anna-Claire Stinebring ’09

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Still Life with a Rib of Beef, 1739

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Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699—1779)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Cody Wiewandt ’11)

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The Charles F. Olney Collection

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Exhibition podcast narrated by Melissa Duffes, AMAM Media, Membership, and Publications Coordinator

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The Crucifixion, 1589

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Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557—1602)
Engraving
Narrated by Sara Green '12

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The Finding of Erichthonius, 1632—33

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Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577—1640)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Brittany Filko, local painter and art instructor

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The Fountain of Life, 16th century

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Spanish
Oil on panel
Narrated by Steven Plank, Professor of Musicology

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The Journey, 1988

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Luis Cruz Azaceta (Cuban, b. 1942)
Acrylic on paper
Narrated by Claire Solomon, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies

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The Journey, 1988 (En Español)

File size: 3.24MB

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Luis Cruz Azaceta (Cuban, b. 1942)
Acrylic on paper
Narrated by Claire Solomon, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies

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The Present, 1865

File size: 3.16MB

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Thomas Satterwhite Noble (American, 1835—1907)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Andaleeb Banta, former Curator of European and American Art, and Carol Lasser, Emerita Professor of History

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The Prodigal Son, ca. 1905

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François-Auguste-René Rodin (French, 1840—1917)
Bronze, dark green patina
Narrated by Amy Wojciechowski ’09

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The Rape of Persephone, 1943 (interpretation)

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Adolph Gottlieb (American, 1903-1974)
Oil on canvas
Myths and interpretations related to this painting, narrated by Kirk Ormand, Nathan A. Greenberg Professor of Classics

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The Rape of Persephone, 1943 (myth)

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Adolph Gottlieb (American, 1903-1974)
Oil on canvas
Myths and interpretations related to this painting, narrated by Kirk Ormand, Nathan A. Greenberg Professor of Classics

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The Return of the Fisherman, 1896

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Henri-Edmond Cross (French, 1856-1910)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Kate Jones-Smith, former Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy

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Untitled #30, 1974

File size: 4.47MB

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Howardena Doreen Pindell (American, b. 1943)
Mixed-media collage
Narrated by Sam Kearney '22

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Untitled, 1989—93

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Doris Salcedo (Colombian, b. 1958)
Shirts, gesso, and steel rebars
Narrated by Denise Birkhofer, former Ellen Johnson '33 Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art

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Viaduct at L'Estaque, 1882

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Paul Cézanne (French, 1839—1906)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Mark Braford, Professor of Biology and Neuroscience

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View of Venice: The Ducal Palace, Dogana, and Part of San Giorgio, 1841

File size: 2.71MB

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J. M .W. Turner (English, 1775—1851)
Oil on canvas
Narrated by Andria Derstine, AMAM Director

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Woman in Optimum Blue and Man in Tidal Blue, 2017

File size: 1.95MB

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Derrick Adams (American, b. 1970)
Pigment print diptych.
Carl Gerber Contemporary Art Fund, 2017.45.1-2
Narrated by Adrienne Hoover '22

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Community & Family

The Allen is a great place to explore art with friends and family, or to seek solace in private reflection. Find activities and information below to add depth to your museum visit.

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Be a Museum Curator Project Packet

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Design your very own exhibition using Japanese woodblock prints from our collection! Share a picture of this do-it-yourself art show by tagging @AllenArtMuseum on Facebook.

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Color Our Collections Worksheets

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Use your creativity to color these works of art from our collection, then tag @AllenArtMuseum on Facebook in a picture of your final creation.

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I Spy @The Allen

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Take a scavenger hunt through the galleries to find works of art based on these clues. Or, look for the artworks using our augmented reality platform.

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Self-Guided Tours for Families

Add depth to your museum visit with seven themed tours to hunt for dragons, mustaches, saints, and more.

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Dragons

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Food

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Health

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Music

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Mustaches

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STEAM

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K-12

Classroom Resource Sheets

Each resource sheet gives background information on a work from the AMAM’s permanent collection in the areas of visual analysis, artist biography, cultural and historic importance, function/form, and style.

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Afro-Portuguese Saltcellar

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, mathematics, science, social studies.

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Alberto Giacometti

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, social studies, visual arts.

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Baldessarri Peruzzi

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, mathematics, science

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Benjamin West

File size: 196KB

Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, visual arts.

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Emanuel de Witte

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, mathematics, science, social studies.

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

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Lessons for middle school, and high school; language arts, science, visual arts.

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Eva Hesse

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; mathematics, science, social studies, visual arts.

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Francois Boucher

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, science, social studies, visual arts.

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Georges Braque

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, visual arts.

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Hendrick ter Brugghen

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, social studies, visual arts.

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Jacopo Ligozzi

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; mathematics, science, social studies, visual arts.

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Jan Davidsz de Heem

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, mathematics, science, social studies.

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; mathematics, science, social studies, visual arts.

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Joseph Wright of Derby

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, mathematics, science, social studies.

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Jusepe de Ribera

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, science, social studies.

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Leopard Hip Ornament

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Lessons for elementary and high school; science, social studies, visual arts.

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Neri di Bicci

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; mathematics, social studies, visual arts.

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Pablo Picasso

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Lessons for elementary, middle school, and high school; language arts, science, social studies, visual arts.

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Sir Thomas Lawrence

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Thomas Cole

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K-12

Lesson Plans

Using our extensive collection of Asian art, more than 20 lesson plans connect different topics of study with the arts and cultures of Asia. They are based on Ohio’s Learning Standards for all ages and interdisciplinary areas.

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Architecture Resources

Get in-depth information about Cass Gilbert's 1917 building, the 1977 addition by Robert Venturi, and the Weltzheimer/Johnson house by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Cass Gilbert Building, 1917

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Frank Lloyd Wright House, 1947

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Robert Venturi Building, 1977

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College Faculty

Access tools for teaching and research with the Allen's collection.

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2018 Academic Programs Guide

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Teaching and learning with collections of the Allen Memorial Art Museum.

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Teaching with Art in the Science Curriculum

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The Framing of Race

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A supplement to works in the Allen Memorial Art Museum.

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Community & Family

Free Virtual Backgrounds

Bring a little beauty into your next Zoom meeting. Download a detail of your favorite work of art, or place yourself in a museum setting. For best results, you will need a later version of your operating system with an Intel Core i5 or i7 quad-core processor. Select a background to download, then right-click on the image to save it to your computer.

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Blue and Green Landscape, in the Style of Qiu Ying, 17th–18th century

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Chinese
Handscroll, ink and color on silk
Mrs. F. F. Prentiss Bequest, 1944.88

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Dovedale by Moonlight, 1784–85

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Joseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734–1797)
Oil on canvas
R. T. Miller Jr. Fund, 1951.30

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Envy, from the series The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558

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Pieter van der Heyden (after Pieter Bruegel the Elder) Engraving R.T. Miller Jr. Fund, 1945.7

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Flight Into Egypt, ca. 1910

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Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859–1937)
Oil on canvas
R.T. Miller Jr. Fund, 2017.41

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Fuji in Clear Weather (Red Fuji), early 1830s

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From the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Color woodblock print
Mary A. Ainsworth Bequest, 1950.711

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Mosaic of the Earth Goddess Ge, late 5th–early 6th century

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Early Christian
Stone tesserae inset in concrete
Mrs. F. F. Prentiss Fund, 1945.149A

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Sileh Brocaded Cover, ca. 1875

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Caucasian
Wool
Gift of Ernest H. Roberts and Marcia Roberts in honor of Dr. Wolfgang Stechow, 1975.163

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Study for Art Building and Cloister, Oberlin College, ca. 1915

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Cass Gilbert (American, 1859–1934)
Charcoal, graphite, wash and gouache on tracing paper
Architect's presentation drawing for Oberlin College, 1983.114

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Tepotzotlán, 1905–25

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Hugo Brehme, (German, active in Mexico, 1882–1954)
Sepia-toned gelatin silver print
Allen Memorial Art Museum, 2013.7.43

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View of Venice: The Ducal Palace, Dogana and Part of San Giorgio, 1841

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Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
Mrs. F. F. Prentiss Bequest, 1944.54

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Wisteria, 1919–20

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Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
Oil on canvas
R. T. Miller Jr. Fund, 1960.5

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Interior of Weltzheimer/Johnson House

File size: 459KB

Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1869-1959)
House designed in 1947; completed in 1949
Photo by Dirk Bakker

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Willard-Newell Gallery

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This main floor gallery displays primarily 17th to 18th century European art.
Photo by Yevhen Gulenko

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Collection database

The Allen’s collection of more than 15,000 objects is accessible via a searchable, online database on this site, called eMuseum.

Researching the collection

In addition to its published catalogues, the AMAM maintains a number of archival records useful for academic research. These include curatorial files on every accessioned object and AMAM exhibition, an electronic collections database, and the Eva Hesse Archive.

Identifying and viewing works in the collection

Researchers who wish to view museum files and objects should make an appointment by emailing us here or calling 440-775-8645. Appointments take place in the Print Study Room from Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are subject to availability (when classes are not scheduled to use the room).

Object viewings 
Independent object viewing sessions for works on paper take place primarily during the lunch period, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Up to three works on paper may be requested. Appointments must be scheduled at least one week in advance. As appropriate, longer viewing sessions with more objects may be arranged.

Curatorial files
Curatorial files often contain information about provenance, previous attributions, and conservation data, in addition to general research notes. Appointments to view files must be made at least 1 business day in advance and are limited to one hour. A maximum of 10 files can be pulled per visit. Please note that many of the files contain historical letters and documents that must be handled carefully and only when necessary.

Eva Hesse Archive
The museum houses the archive of American artist Eva Hesse (1936–70), which include artist’s notebooks, diaries, photographs, and letters. All of the materials have been digitized and are searchable through the collection database; interested scholars can also consult the archive’s finding aid, which provides a detailed overview of the archive’s contents. Appointments to view materials in person must be made at least one week in advance. Two of the datebooks in the archive have been published in a facsimile edition, which is available for purchase from the museum.

Memberships

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