Monthly Archives: April 2010

1stfans Twitter Art Feed Artist for May 2010: Odessa Begay

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Will Cary

May’s 1stfans artist for the Twitter Art Feed is Odessa Begay, who has probably merged “twitter” and “art” in the most literal way by illustrating celebrity tweets. Begay, who’s a Brooklynite, has done a tremendous job taking single tweets and … Continue reading…

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A Piñata grows in Brooklyn

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Will Cary

This year’s Brooklyn Ball will feature several art history-inspired works of food to make the evening fun and interesting for all who attend. The most visible of these takes the form of a twenty foot tall piñata in the shape … Continue reading…

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Wilbour in Egypt: The Maiden Voyage of The Seven Hathors

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Tom Hardwick

In her introductory blog Deirdre discussed Charles Edwin Wilbour, the American Egyptologist whose collections form the backbone of the Museum’s Egyptian holdings. This post is about Wilbour’s interest in Egypt. Some of the photographs and documents illustrated here are in … Continue reading…

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Cross-posting the Collection to Wikimedia Commons and the Internet Archive

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Shelley Bernstein

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again:  it’s simply not enough to publish assets on our own website—we cannot expect people to come to www.brooklynmuseum.org and we need to be reaching out to communities on the web to … Continue reading…

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Object of the Month: April 2010: Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Yekaterina Barbash

It is pretty timely that this month’s object for discussion is the Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta .  I absolutely adore this sculpture because it is one of the best examples of art made during the reign of Amunhotep … Continue reading…

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Brooklyn’s Finest: Mary Jane Nee

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Nitasha Kawatra

I recently came across the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s excellent “Meet the MIA” set on Flickr, and I couldn’t help but go through all the photos in one sitting. No, I wasn’t procrastinating; it was just a fun way to … Continue reading…

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Mobile Meetup at Target First Saturday

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Shelley Bernstein

As I mentioned last week, we’re hosting an informal meetup to celebrate the launch of the mobile website and Gallery Tag!  If you are coming to Target First Saturday on April 3, bring your mobile and stop by the lobby … Continue reading…

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