Acknowledgements
This web resource was created by education and shop assistant, Gavin Sychterz ’25 during the summer of 2023.
I would like to thank the curatorial team at the BCMA for their encouragement, help, and advice with this project and throughout the summer. I would like to thank Theresa Choi, Museum of Art Assistant Registrar, for her help obtaining copyright permission; David Israel, Senior Producer for Academic Media, for his help in setting up and designing this website; and Seth Gorelik ’25 for helping me with prose and website design. Lastly, a special thanks to Sabrina Lin, Post-Baccalaureate Curatorial Assistant, for her guidance and unwavering support—without her, this project would be nothing more than a series of ideas.
Resources
To learn more about the art pieces displayed on this site visit the following link:
https://artmuseum.bowdoin.edu/
To learn more about the practice of removing labels from museums visit the following links:
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/wall-talk-do-we-even-need-museum-wall-labels-5579/
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/your-labels-make-me-feel-stupid-319/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/arts/design/art-museum-labeling-new-york-historical-society.html