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Welcome to mhcameo, the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum blog. Here we post about unique happenings, including behind-the-scenes looks at our exhibitions, close examinations of objects from the collection, and art-related chats with alumnae, faculty, and students. Sign-up below for blog alerts and take a regular peek at mhcameo!
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![Frederic Leighton's study, Leighton House Museum, London Frederic Leighton's study, Leighton House Museum, London](https://artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_large/public/leighton_study_with_sluggard.jpg?itok=APEU2ysE)
For Curator Emerita Wendy Watson, a visit to the exhibition A Very Long Engagement: Nineteenth-Century Sculpture and Its Afterlives conjures memories of her many encounters with Frederic Leighton's 1890 sculpture The Sluggard. Watson, who facilitated the acquisition of a small bronze cast of The Sluggard for MHCAM in 1985, takes us from the Museum's galleries to an exhibition in Paris to Leighton's elaborate house and studio in London.
![Michelle Grabner and Tricia Y. Paik Michelle Grabner and Tricia Y. Paik](https://artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_large/public/event_2017fa_lecture_sep14_10053-hpr.jpg?itok=u3oPr8nn)
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In this first post for the mhcameo blog column Storage Segments, which covers fascinating behind-the-scenes and collections management topics, Museum Preparator Jacqueline Finnegan describes the challenging but rewarding process of installing Judy Pfaff's Wallabout for the exhibition betwixt: Judy Pfaff 1985/92.
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Professor Jim Coleman describes a recent student dance performance at the Museum inspired by the artworks of Judy Pfaff. Three art majors, three experienced dance improvisers, and 20 beginning dance students participated in the performance.
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