Beautifully designed the book reveals the stories behind the collection of Vassar College art museum Making Meaning features select works from the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center of Vassar College located in Poughkeepsie New York Through illustrated essays and entries as well as poetry and a timeline this book reveals the profound richness of a collection extending from antiquity to the present day Showcasing a wide variety of artistic work and contributions the volume explores paintings prints photographs decorative arts and sculptures from this stunning collection Written by Vassar curators faculty community partners students and art historians the texts demonstrate how the art museum at Vassar originated in 1864 and *w stands like many American academic museums at the forefront of the rapidly evolving museum field