Samek Voices

Enjoy the latest deep dives on art, stories, and more from the Samek Art Museum community.

  • Samek Highlight with Student Guide Julia Carita

    Samek Senior Student Guide Julia Carita discusses one of the Samek’s cherished pieces, On White II by Wassily Kandinsky. Julia Carita graduated with the class of 2020 and is now a proud Bucknell Alumna. 

  • Samek Highlight with Student Guide Skye Romero

    Samek Student Guide Skye Romero discusses one of the Samek’s treasured pieces, Crescent Beach, St. Malo by Maurice Prendergast. This piece is also one of the favorites of our Registrar & Exhibition Manager, Theresa Engelbrecht. 

  • Makoto Fujimura: Message for Bucknell

    Makoto Fujimura, Board of Trustees member for Bucknell, is a 21st-century artist who graduated cum laude from Bucknell University in 1983 with a double major in Animal Behavior and Art with a minor in Creative Writing.  The Samek Art Museum is proud to have several of his pieces in our collection.  Fujimura, MakotoGolden View, 2011Mineral…

  • Duped by a Dürer

    So you might remember a while back our Registrar & Exhibition Manager, Theresa Engelbrecht, thought she found an original engraving by artist Albrecht Dürer in our collection! Disappointingly, the work turned out to be a reproduction. Here’s how we found out! First, Theresa contacted one of Bucknell’s Professors of Art History, Dr. Christiane Andersson. Dr.…

  • Community Art Wall

    In times of crisis, people may turn to art for reflection, distraction, or pleasure. We asked the Bucknell community to share what we are making while we are distanced by circumstance at home and across the globe.

  • Ivory Study of a Dog with an Awabi Shell Netsuke, n.d.

    Netsuke are ornamental toggle like pieces, usually carved from ivory, used to attach a medicine box, pipe, or tobacco pouch to the obi (sash) of a Japanese man’s traditional dress. During the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), netsuke were an indispensable item of dress as well as being excellent works of miniature art. The Samek Art Museum…

  • The importance of Catalogues Raisonnés!

    Theresa Engelbrecht, Registrar & Exhibition Manager at the Samek Art Museum, had the opportunity to look at the Catalogues Raisonnés for Dali’s graphic works, and compare the information to the Samek’s holdings. In doing so, she confirmed suspicions that our Dali lithographs are not by his hand, but rather done “after” his style.  Here is the evidence:…

  • Who was Samuel H. Kress? 

    What do Bucknell University and the National Gallery of Art have in common?  The Kress Collection As a descendent of German and Irish immigrants, Samuel Kress’s story can be read as a tale of the, arguably antiquated, classic American Dream. Born in 1863, Samuel H. Kress was the second oldest of his seven siblings. He…

  • Participate in the Bucknell Community Art Wall

    This project is now concluded. We encourage contributions from our community of creative projects since the advent of the current health crisis. These projects may be traditional artworks (drawings, paintings), craft projects (needlework, woodwork), photos, garden projects, or anything creative! Image. Preferably 1000 pixels or more on longest side. Amateur/phone photographs welcome. Name and/or Bucknell…

  • The Samek is Hiring!

    The Samek Art Museum is seeking outstanding candidates for the positions of Preparator & Operations Coordinator and Registrar.  Both are full-time, 12 month, benefits eligible positions. You can find more information on the position and apply by going to the Bucknell Careers page and searching for “Preparator & Operations Coordinator” and “Registrar”.