Postcards of Art in the Art Museum

History

These postcards were sold by the Art Museum and illustrate artworks displayed in the Art Museum on campus.

The Images

All cards are available with both front and back scans, and comments about what is written on the front or back, either by the user or by the publisher, are included below.

Still Life with Radishes

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "William Harnett (1848-1892), American/"Still Life with Radishes," 1883, Oil on panel/Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Victor Henry Rothschild II (Eleanor Adams, Class of 1926), 1964/Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075"

Discussion

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075/Milton Avery (American, 1893-1964)/"Discussion," oil on canvas, 1944. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neuberger, 1953."

Male Torso

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Khmer Dynasty (ca. 800-1450), First Angkor Style, Cambodian/"Male Torso," style of the Baphuon, second half of the 11th century/Dark gray sandstone, John Martyn Warbeke Fund, 1983/Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075"

Annie Lavelle

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Robert Henri (American, 1865-1929)/"Annie Lavelle," 1928, Oil on canvas/Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neuberger, 1963/Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075"

Sarah Elizabeth Ball, Age 2

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Erastus Salisbury Field, (1805-1900), American/"Sarah Elizabeth Ball, Age 2," ca. 1838/Oil on canvas/Collection of the Skinner Museum/Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075"

Tung Fang-shou Stealing a Peach

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Wu Wei (1459-1508), Chinese/"Tung Fang-shou Stealing a Peach," ca. 1500, Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk/John Martyn Warbeke Fund, 1963/Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075"

Crevasse on the Glacier Blanc, Grand Sagne and Ecrins, Alps

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Crevasse on the Glacier Blanc, Grand Sagne and Ecrins, Alps, gelatin silver print, 1887. From the exhibition "Summit, Vittorio Sella, Mountaineer and Photographer, The Years 1879-1909," organized by the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075 [www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/artmuseum] Photograph copyright Fondazione Sella, Biella, Italy" Made by Modern Postcards.

Lurid Sky

front Untitled

back Divided back, unused. "Yves Tanguy (1900-1957): "Lurid Sky," 1929. Oil on canvas, 31 7/8" x 25 5/8" (81.0 x 65.2 cm.). Gift of Mrs. John Lee Bunce. Copyright Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Mass." Produced by the Publishing Center for Cultural Resources, NYC.

Crevasse on the Gabelhorn Glacier, Alps

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Crevasse on the Gabelhorn Glacier, Alps, gelatin silver print, 1887. From the exhibition "Summit, Vittorio Sella, Mountaineer and Photographer, The Years 1879-1909," organized by the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075 www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/artmuseum Photograph copyright Fondazione Sella, Biella, Italy" Made by Modern Postcards.

Plums and Gloriosa Daisies

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Sondra Freckelton (American, 1936-) "Plums and Gloriosa Daisies," 1980, Lithograph/Gift of Alice Simsar, 1981/Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075"

Cedar Hill

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Helen Frankenthaler (b. 1928), American/"Cedar Hill," 1983, Color woodblock print/The Henry Rox Memorial Fund for the Acquisition of Works by Contemporary Women Artists, 1984/Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075"

Cloud Sea Over Verdant Peaks

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "Lu Chih (Chinese, 1495-1576)/"Cloud Sea Over Verdant Peaks," hanging scroll, Ink and colors on paper/John Martyn Warbeke Fund, 1971/Mount Holyoke College Art Museum South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075"

The Oxbow (View from Mount Holyoke)

front Untitled

back Undivided back, unused. "The Oxbow (View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm)/Thomas Cole, American, 1801-1848/Oil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 76 in., 1836/The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1908 08.228/Printed in the U.S.A. 01-01957-9 Copyright 1992 MMA"

Sea and Sand Dunes

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back Undivided back, unused. "A Visual Feast: Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts / 10 April - 20 July 2003 / Please join us for the opening reception / Thursday, 10 April 2003 5:30-7:00pm Mount Holyoke College Art Museum / Lower Lake Road, South Hadley, Massachusetts (413)538-2245 / www.mtholyoke.edu/go/artmuseum / Milton Avery, Sea and Sand Dunes, oil on canvas, 1955. Private collection Northampton, MA"

Mount Holyoke Encounter

front Untitled

back Divided back, unused. "Mount Holyoke Encounter / The Artists of Pontigny-in-America / September 30-December 14, 2003 / Opening remarks and reception 7pm Monday, September 29" and more comments about the exhibit.

Light in the Landscape

front Untitled

back Divided back, unused. "Light in the Landscape: Photographs by Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin '65 6 April - 1 August 2004" and more comments about the exhibit and the opening.

Excavating Egypt

front "The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum presents Excavating Egypt / Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London 17 February-22 July 2007"

back Divided back, stamp box, unused. Information about the show and the postcard image.