Collection-Based Resources

These resources are designed to facilitate a deeper engagement with the museum’s collection. The guides can help learners gain knowledge and skills in the close reading of images. Each section contains questions for discussion, classroom activities, and expanded information on the artworks.

Still Life: The Object as Subject

Robert Frank and the Street Tradition

Photography as Social Practice

Dorothea Lange and the Documentary Tradition

Fundamentals of Photography

Photographers of the New Bauhaus

Portraiture and the Human Subject

The Art of Collage

Additional Connections

Collection Print Viewings

Groups, individuals, and classes may arrange a viewing of prints from the museum’s permanent collection. Appointments must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. Print Viewing Collections Hours By appointment only Monday through Friday from 10 am to 4:30 pm and Thursdays until 7:30 pm (Other visit times may be considered on an individual basis). […]