The Harvard Art Museums worked with members of the Student Guide program to brainstorm how Harvard could add to Gonzáles-Torres’s work. The undergraduates ultimately contributed four words and dates to the portrait to mark important moments in the world and in their lives related to Harvard. One word and date combination commemorates a student’s story of her Harvard application process.
Event attendee Ellen G. Reeves ’83, a fellow at the art museums and the former president of the Harvard Alumni Association, said that she was excited about how the Museums could create a gathering space for the Harvard community, from alumni to College students.
“The Art Museums are offering more to the undergraduates than ever before,” she said.
—Staff writer Emma C. Cobb can be reached at emma.cobb@thecrimson.com. Follow her on Twitter at @emmaccobb.