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Gilded, Carved, and Embossed Latin American Art, 1500–1800

February 22 – July 23, 2023

intricate gold and brown painting with woman in center and two males in bottom corners — Our Lady of Copacabana, 18th century. Oil on embossed, chased & engraved copper with inlaid mica. 8.5625 x 6.625 x 0.25 in. Public domain, courtesy of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Photo: Jamie Stukenberg

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View of museum from Bonita Avenue showing main entrance

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Gallery Talk: Gilded, Carved, and Embossed: Latin American Art, 1500-1800

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 12:15 pm–12:45 pm

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Desires, Dreams, and Destinations: Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Artists from the Permanent Collection

Friday, March 24, 2023 | 4:15 pm–5:30 pm

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Gallery Talk: Transmission, or these histories we lest not forget

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 12:15 pm–12:45 pm

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Art After Hours: Claremont Taiko performs at Wardell Milan's "The Migrant Body" Billboard

Thursday, March 30, 2023 | 7:00 pm–8:00 pm

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Etching in black and white of people within outdoor architectural scene

Captured Vision

Optics in Early Modern European Art

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Transmissions, or these histories we lest not forget

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Night Contains Multitudes

intricate gold and brown painting with woman in center and two males in bottom corners

Gilded, Carved, and Embossed

Latin American Art, 1500–1800

Coming Soon

Fred Eversley

The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College will devote all of its galleries to a retrospective of Fred Eversley, an artist

August 17, 2024 – January 5, 2025

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