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Curator Annelise K. Madsen remembers the career of the turn of the 20th-century sculptor, her training and robust support in Chicago, and her evolution from working in plaster to casting her pieces in bronze.

She was Paul Cezanne’s favorite model, and the red dress she wears tells us a lot more than meets the eye.

It all starts with collectors and their collections.

This Year of the Ox tour of collection reveals the long and complex relationship between bovines and humans across time and in cultures around the world.

Four staff members find stirring and evocative shades of red in artworks from around the world.

Dive into the life and work of the late 19th-century French artist with five striking sculptures produced across her short yet productive career.

Six staff members ruminate upon some of their favorite greens in the museum.

Five staff members in five different roles highlight five distinct artworks from the newly installed Modern Wing galleries featuring architecture and design.

Conserving a delicate drawing requires a comprehensive respect for science and art combined with a healthy measure of self-knowledge.

Curator Sarah Kelly Oehler tackles the most common questions about the iconic painting.

Four staff members share works of art that fit in the palm of the hand and yet expand our sense of the world.

As a kid, she taught art history to her 4-H club. Today she helps create engaging and relevant museum experiences.

Curator Annelise K. Madsen explores how Mary Cassatt created one of the era’s most recognizable icons.

Bisa Butler’s quilts are exuberant, colorful, and almost photo-like—arresting and complex objects made entirely of fabric that has been carefully cut, layered, and stitched together.

Meet some of the future movers and shakers of the ever-changing art museum world.

From managing construction to making large-scale sculpture, he takes on big projects with ambition, care, and an eye for detail.