art-3The scope of the long-term plan for the Fordham University Art Collection encompasses permanent collections and temporary exhibitions highlighting a range of material from ancient Etruscan treasures to works by promising 21st-century artists. The expansive approach aims to bring clarity to a disparate collection, while staking out new ground with pop-up exhibits and community outreach through art.

Right: Votive head of a young man, Etruscan Hellenistic, ca. 3rd-2nd century B.C. Fordham Museum of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Art, gift of William D. Walsh, FCRH ’51, and Jane Walsh.

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Left: Steve DiBenedetto, “Five Elements,” 2010. Oil on canvas. From the Rockslide Sky exhibition at the Center Gallery, Fordham Lincoln Center. Courtesy David Nolan Gallery, NYC.

Right: Cristóbal Villalpando, “The Adoration of the Magi by Cristóbal de Villalpando,” 1683. Oil on canvas. Mexican, School of Rubens. Fordham University Art Collection.

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Left: Hildreth Meiére, Studies for the University Church reredos, 1942. Gouache on paper. Fordham University Art Collection, gift of the Jesuit Center, Wernersville, Penn.

Right: Paul Jenkins, “Phenomena Phoenix Arch,” 1968. Acrylic on canvas. Fordham University Art Collection, gift of David Kluger.

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Winslow Homer, “Ladies Skating Pond, Central Park,” 1860. (Detail) Wood engraving. Fordham University Archives and Special Collections, President’s Print Collection.

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Left: Angelo Ippolito, untitled, 1960s. Oil on canvas. Fordham University Art Collection, gift of the Ippolito family.

Right: Alexandre Istrati, untitled, 1986. Oil on canvas. Fordham University Art Collection.

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Charles Graham, “Barholdi’s Statue of Liberty—The Illumination of New York Harbor,” 1886. Hand-colored wood engraving. Fordham University Archives and Special Collections, President’s Print Collection.

 

 

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