Seasons at the Arboretum
Photographs of Arnold Arboretum trees and shrubs through four seasonsJonathan ShawJuly-August 2018 arnold-arboretum-harrison-pixIn 2008, photographer Jim Harrison, whose portraits of Harvard community...
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Harvard art exhibit "Tangible Things"Christopher ReedMarch-April 2011 out-of-placeImagine you are curator-in-chief of all of Harvard’s collections of tangible things and a donor gives you a...
View ArticleVita: Leverett Gleason
Brief life of comics impresario Leverett GleasonBrett DakinMay-June 2011 leverett-gleasonJuly 1941. In his bunker, the Führer and his henchmen finalize schemes for world domination. Hitler peers into a...
View ArticleThe Essence of Commencement
Photographer Jim Harrison's highlights from 30 years of Harvard graduationsA photographer captures three decades of graduation moments and emotions.Jim HarrisonMay-June 2011...
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Sweepstakes: Send us old Commencement photos for a chance to win Harvard glasses commencement photo contestHarvard Magazine's 2011 Commencement photo sweepstakes is now open! Sift through your photo...
View ArticleThroughways for Wildlife
When Species CollideDesigning throughways for wildlifeJane Roy BrownMay-June 2011 throughways-for-wildlifeIn the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Interstate 70 cuts from east to west across what wildlife...
View ArticleSenior at the Crossroads
A 2011 graduate discovers a meaningful intersection on campus senior at the crossroadsDuring Commencement week, Quincy Bock ’11 was walking with her parents when she saw her name and college sharing a...
View ArticleScenes from a Disaster Zone
A Harvard researcher surveys the damage from the earthquake and tsunami in JapanAkira Tsuda harvard professor earthquake tsunami damage japanI visited Kesennuma in northern Japan on June 4 and 5. The...
View ArticleCornucopias in Paint
Muralist David Fichter"Outdoor museums" display David Fichter's murals.Julia HannaSeptember-October 2011 cornucopias-in-paintIt’s the most unlikely of galleries—a concrete retaining wall in the shadow...
View ArticleOasis in Limestone and Brick
Brooklyn's Saratoga community centerA community center grows in Brooklyn.Tom VinciguerraSeptember-October 2011 saratoga community center in brooklynAmid the aging bodegas, discount shops, and anonymous...
View ArticlePhotos: The Campus’s Changing Face
Harvard @375Photo gallery: new building on the Harvard campus, 1996 to presentSeptember-October 2011 campus construction photo galleryScroll through these images of construction projects, 1996 to...
View ArticleHawking Their Wares
Professors and extracurriculars promote their wares as classes begin at Harvard hawking-their-waresIt’s shopping week at the College, and Harvard's version of the advertising circular turns up all over...
View ArticleSurrealism at Work
MontageMeredith James '04 creates videos and sculptures that challenge perceptions Surrealism at WorkThe photographs above present additional images of work by artist Meredith James ’04, whose...
View ArticleInventions in Early Modern Europe
Inventions in Early Modern Europe Inventions in Early Modern EuropeScroll through images from Stradanus’s Nova reperta, a series of engravings representing geographical, navigational, and astronomical...
View ArticleThe Seven Liberal Arts
Jan Sadeler’s engravings of The Seven Liberal Arts the seven liberal artsThese photographs show Jan Sadeler’s engravings of The Seven Liberal Arts, based on designs by Maarten de Vos. According to...
View ArticleSundials in Early Modern Europe
Photographs of early modern printed-paper sundials Sundials in Early Modern EuropeThese Photographs show seventeenth-century printed-paper sundials—the detailed engravings include instructions for...
View ArticleCommemorating 375 Years, in a Flash
"Flash mob" preps for Harvard 375th anniversary dance Flash Mob Preps for 375th Anniversary DanceFrom an undergraduate sporting red hip-hop-style sneakers to an administrator in a white dress shirt and...
View ArticleThe Making of the Cake
Joanne Chang '91 creates 15-by-18-foot H-shaped red velvet birthday cake The Making of the CakePerhaps the most talked-about feature of Harvard's 375th anniversary celebration is the cake. Baked by...
View ArticleWet and Wonderful
Harvard's 375th anniversary celebration, in words and photographs harvard 375th anniversaryYes, the rains came, on and off, throughout the party. Numerous high-tech displays, like the rows of LEDs...
View ArticleSingin’ in the Rain
Harvard 375th anniversary student music and dance performances 375th student music dance performancesThe University's375th birthday celebration placed students at its center, and more than 40 student...
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