Arts+Culture

A black and white photo shows the Persephone sculpture
Fall 2021

A Myth Carved in Stone

By M. Rachael Arauz ’91

Alumnae who have spent time on the East Side (previously known as the New Dorms) will have passed Persephone , a freestanding sculpture by Bates’s entrance, and Demeter , a carved relief panel accompanied on its back side by a third panel depicting oak leaves, closer to Freeman.More
A photo of AJ Guerrero and her cat
Fall 2021

Letters to the Editor

Photo by Lisa Abitbol With Pride Warmest congratulations on your piece “ Support Across the Rainbow ” (spring 2021), and to Wellesley for hiring AJ Guerrero to coordinate its LGBTQ+ program! I feel it is…More
A photo of John Rhodes
Summer 2021

John Rhodes

By Andrew Shennan, provost, Lia Gelin Poorvu ’56 dean of the College, and Rebecca Bedell ’80, professor of art

John Rhodes, senior lecturer emeritus of art history, died on March 21. For 28 years, from 1982 to 2010, John was a distinguished instructor in the art department and in the writing program. He was a co-author of an authoritative book on Wellesley’s landscape and architecture, published by the College in 2000.More
A photo portrait of Stephanie Christie '00
Summer 2021

Look for the Makers

By Esther Kim ’12

Stephanie Christie ’00 enjoys building community and brands, which inspired her to launch WellesleyMade.com, an online directory that showcases the talented artists, makers, and entrepreneurs among Wellesley alums.More
The cover of "The Hollywood Spy" is a painting of a woman in a 1940s' evening gown, looking toward LA at night.
Summer 2021

Spies Like Us

By Jennifer E. Garrett ’98

Susan Elia MacNeal ’91, no stranger to spycraft, has published her 10th Maggie Hope mystery.More
The cover of Once Upon a Quinceañera by Monica Gomez-Hira ’95 is a painting of a young woman in a ball gown atop a cake decorated with pink flamingos.
Summer 2021

Chisme and Charm Collide in Miami

By Ana Martinez ’17

At first glance, Once Upon a Quinceañera , the debut novel by Monica Gomez-Hira ’95, looks like a youthful summer romance. Don’t believe it.More
A piece of art by Barbara Page '66 is a pictogram depicting a rose and a bird on 3-by-5-inch library checkout card for the book "A Secret Garden."
Summer 2021

Booked Up

By Grace Ramsdell ’22

Book Marks: An Artist’s Card Catalog, an art book by Barbara Page ’66, kept our reviewer up into the night reading.More
The author's grandmother stands outside her house in Vermont.
Summer 2021

When Life Steps Almost Straight

Writing and photography by Grace Ramsdell ’22
Illustrations by Eric Hanson

The magazine’s student assistant, Grace Ramsdell ’22, reflects on her pandemic-disrupted junior year, split between her grandmother’s home in Vermont and Claflin Hall.More
Karen Miranda Rivadeneira’s ‘Mom healing me from my fear of iguanas by taking me to the park and feeding them every weekend.' A young woman in a pink dress stands beside a large tree in a park with her eyes closed as an older woman crouching beside her feeds iguanas pieces of bananas
Summer 2021

Latinx Photographers in Focus

Interview by Sandra Riaño ’21

Sandra Riaño ’21 interviews curator and writer Elizabeth Ferrer ’80 about her work to fight the invisibility of Latinx photographers in the art world.More
A photo shows a gorgeous rainbow arching above campus.
Summer 2021

College Road

On a rainy Sunday in May, the clouds parted at sunset long enough for a gorgeous rainbow to arch above campus.More