The Object Itself

Guest: Serdar Arat

Featured object: Red Fields, East of Madrid, Richard Callner (1927–2007), 1988, watercolor and gouache on paper. Albany Institute of History & Art Purchase, 1988.23.1.

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Guest: Diane Shewchuk

Featured object: Tulip Queen Crown, designed by Hajo Christoph, created by George Righthand, 1949, brass, copper, rabbit fur and ermine tail. AIHA, gift of Katherine G. Herrick, …

Guest: Richard Garrison

Featured objects:

Sixteen Parking Lot Color Schemes, Richard Garrison, 2001, watercolor, gouache, ink, graphite, and collage on paper. Albany Institute of History & Art Purchase…

Guest: Anthony Opalka

Featured object: Fire buckets, Albany Institute of History & Art, 1919.4.44(c)

The Firehouses of Albany, by Anthony Opalka, is available to purchase at the Albany Firefighters Mus…

Guest: Doug Cohn

Featured object: Mummified Dog, Egyptian, Roman Period, ca. 30 BC–AD 395, linen, pigment, and organic remains. 12 ¼ H x 3 ¼ W x 4 Diam. Albany Institute of History & Art Purchase, 195…

Guest: Salley Mavor

Featured object: Self-Portrait: A Personal History of Fashion, Salley Mavor, mixed media, 2007. Image courtesy of the artist.

Enchanting Threads: The Art of Salley Mavor on view at …

The Object Itself is a podcast presented by the Albany Institute of History & Art. With over 35,000 works in the museum's permanent collection and over one million items in special collections, each …