For the reopening at its new renovated location in the historic Jonathan Maynard Building, now part of Framingham State University, the Danforth Art Museum’s curator Jessica Roscio has organized a major permanent installation of the work and studio of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1877–1968), a groundbreaking African-American sculptor, and three other temporary exhibitions: “Landed: Selections from the Permanent Collection;” “Armchair Travel;” and “Lois Tarlow: Material Vocabulary.” The reopening also features a selection of four recent acquisitions by Barbara Swan (1922–2003), including a portrait of Emily Dickinson, “The Frog Prince,” published in Anne Sexton’s “Transformations,” 1971, and “Mushrooms and Babies,” from Maxine Kumin’s “Up Country,” 1972. Together, the exhibitions highlight the museum’s mission as a collecting and educational institution, and a place to celebrate and … [Read more...] about A WELCOME REOPENING: GREATLY MISSED, THE DANFORTH IS BACK