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8 Students, 5 Months, 670+ Collection Items, and One Final Exhibition

Much like a Quentin Tarantino film, I’m going to introduce this project by showcasing the climax first, much like when Tarantino presents the audience with his rugged protagonist: tired, bruised and bloody, beaten down, and on the verge of achieving redemption. Obviously, this curatorial project was not as melodramatic as that and no one is out seeking redemption or revenge (and thankfully, no one ever bruised or bloodied themselves).  But we, the Saltonstall House Curatorial team, are certainly worn down from all the moments that preceded this one.  From back to front: Keiji Shinohara (after the style of  Andō  Hiroshige),  Miyanokoshi;  Joan Miró,  L’Ete , 1938;  Japanese Print and Double Sided Woodblock (unpictured), Artist and Date Unknown In my opinion, the peak of this five-month, student-run curatorial project is the exhibition postcard.   Months of work, 365 slices of pizza eaten, and