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Hoefnagel included the guinea pig, which had recently been brought to Europe from
Mellon Visiting Senior Fellow, March–April 2025 Tracking “Primitive Art” from New Guinea
The Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts resident community of international scholars consists of the Kress-Beinecke Professor, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor, the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Professor, the A. W. Mellon Lecturer in the Fine Arts, and approximately 18 fellows at any one time, including senior fellows, visiting senior fellows, guest scholars, research associates, postdoctoral fellows, and predoctoral fellows.In addition, the Center supports an internship program with Howard University and approximately 15 predoctoral fellows who are conducting research elsewhere, both in the United States and abroad.
Mellon Visiting Senior Fellow, March–April 2025 Tracking “Primitive Art” from New Guinea
This early 20th century art movement sought to convey the intensity of modern life.
that traveled to the colonized countries, like Emil Nolde (who visited Papua New Guinea
In 1990 the National Gallery launched an initiative to acquire the finest examples of the art of photography and to mount photography exhibitions of the highest quality, accompanied by scholarly publications and programs.
important works, including portraits of artists, studies of indigenous peoples in New Guinea
