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Connections: Thank You

June 27, 2011

By Thayer Tolles

Curator of American sculpture Thayer Tolles contemplates art created out of gratitude.
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Curator Thayer Tolles follows The American West in Bronze to China for the exhibition's opening at the Nanjing Museum.
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Featured Catalogue: The American West in Bronze, 1850–1925

January 7, 2014

By Nadja Hansen

To coincide with the opening of the exhibition The American West in Bronze, 1850–1925, Curator Thayer Tolles has coauthored an evocative catalogue that explores the themes of the Old West as brought to life in enduringly popular sculptures.
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Growing Thunder Collective on Karl Bodmer | Artists on Artwork

June 23, 2021

By Joyce Growing Thunder, Juanita Growing Thunder, Jessa Rae Growing Thunder, and Thayer Tolles

Join Growing Thunder Collective, three generations of traditional beadwork and quillwork artists, for a glimpse into their collaborative practice and the relevance of Swiss-born artist Karl Bodmer’s portraits of Indigenous peoples to the work they create today.
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The American Wing at 100

December 20, 2024
Join curators Sylvia Yount, Medill Higgins Harvey, Adrienne Spinozzi, Amelia Peck, Alyce Perry Englund, Stephanie L. Herdrich, Thayer Tolles, Patricia Marroquin Norby, and Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen along with Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director and CEO as the American Wing celebrates its 100th anniversary with a reinstallation of its extensive collection of art and design.
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A Reinstalled Bust Honors an Early African American Artist

February 15, 2018

By Will Fenstermaker

The relocation of Charles Grafly's portrait bust of Henry Ossawa Tanner connects the work of two American artists.
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Research Assistant Moira Gallagher celebrates the legacy and 30th anniversary of In Pursuit of Beauty, a landmark exhibition on the Aesthetic movement in America, at The Met.
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What’s in a Face?

July 22, 2021
These portraits reveal how artists around the world reflect our shared humanity.