Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

People standing in an art gallery smiling and talking.

Vassar has made an ongoing effort to acknowledge the displacement of Native peoples from the land where the campus has been built and to build relationships with those Native nations today. The College recently hosted a visit by the Tribal Liaison from the Stockbridge-Munsee, whose ancestors were forcibly moved from the land.

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center announces the recent appointments of two remarkable individuals to pivotal Post-Baccalaureate fellowship positions. The expansion of the Loeb’s staff reflects our ongoing commitment to sharing the Loeb’s outstanding art collection and exhibition program with our diverse campus and community audiences.

Rollie McKenna sitting with her left hand on her head, holding a cigarette, with books and a typewriter in the background, in black and white.

Making a Life in Photography: Rollie McKenna is the first career retrospective of the single most represented photographer in the collection of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center—Rollie McKenna ’40. The exhibition, on view at the Loeb through June 2, features more than 100 of her photographs—from portrait and architectural to documentary photography.

A photo divided into three photos. Leftmost: A person with long brown hair and a floral-patterned scarf smiles at the viewer. Middle: A person with brown hair, short on the right side, and long on the left; purple-rimmed glasses; and a white shirt smiles at the viewer. Rightmost: A person with long black curly hair and a black formal dress smiles at the viewer.

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center announced the recent appointments of three exceptional individuals to key curatorial positions. These important hires reflect the Loeb’s ongoing commitment to sharing its outstanding art collection and exhibition program with our diverse campus and community audiences.

Lynn Straus ’46 was a philanthropist, adventurer, tireless champion of early childhood education, and an avid art collector. Upon her passing, she bequeathed nearly 50 pieces of artwork to the Loeb for the benefit of Vassar’s students.

A room in the gallery with a blue wall on the left and yellow wall on the right. Two people are standing in front of a framed painting.

A collection of works by African American artists from the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art kicked off a national tour on September 30 with an opening at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center on the Vassar College campus. The exhibition, titled Silver Linings, highlights the works of masters, pioneers, and trailblazers who anchor the Spelman collection. The nearly 40 works represent a variety of media and techniques including painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed-media collage, prints, and photographs.