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Rhode Island School of Design

Nature and Sustainability Resources: Museum of Art

The guide describes nature and sustainability resources held by the RISD Archives.

Exhibitions

Museum exhibitions have illustrated landscapes, plants, and animals as seen through the work of artists across the world.  The Archives holds catalogues, images, and files for some of the exhibitions. Use the Exhibitions libguide to search for specific exhibitions. Recent exhibitions include:

“To Look on Nature: European and American Landscape, 1800-1874,” 1972.

“Terra Incognita: New Directions in Contemporary Landscape,” 1990.

“Selections from In Response to Place: Photographs from The Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places,” 2002.

“Island Nations: New Art from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Dispora,” 2004.

"Feathers, Flowers, Talons, and Fangs: Power and Serenity in Japanese Nature Prints," 2007.

“America in View: Landscape Photography 1965 to Now,” 2012.

"Jesse Burke: Wild & Precious," 2016,

Artwork

Cuckoo and Azaleas
Katsushika Hokusai
Japanese, 1760-1849
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