Tuesday, December 3, 2024

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Each and every day, students and faculty alike walk down hallways brimming with color and energy. Without a doubt, Jesuit wouldn’t quite be Jesuit without wonderful pieces of artwork and sculptures filling the walls and ceilings. Not too many high schools can say they have over 500 pieces of artwork nor could they say their school also acts as...
Mrs. Hunt-Blanc, Jesuit Dallas Museum director, had to change her ways of revealing new pieces and exhibits to the Jesuit community amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. Instead of tours around school to show off the new pieces, she now reveals them online. Mrs. Hunt-Blanc has shared some pieces of collections with small audiences of members, such as Jesuit Board members and...
In preparation for Lent over the past couple of weeks, Mr. Williams and Mr. Howard's 2-D design class have been practicing block art and perfecting it to complete this project. This project consisted of students coming together and making artwork for all 14 stations of the cross. This series of fourteen pictures or designs represent the successive incidents during Jesus'...
Last Thursday on January 16th, Jesuit was extremely blessed and lucky to be able to host the Laura Roosevelt and her new "Historic American Pop" collection. Laura Roosevelt, the great granddaughter of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, has spent 6 years creating this project filled with iconic historical photographs with textured and abstract backgrounds, adding a new meaning to some...
An integral part of Mexican, Catholic culture, the Virgin of Guadalupe was the image that helped convert thousands of people to Catholicism after the Spaniards abused early Mexican civilizations. Today, the tilma where she appears has been studied by dozens to prove its divine nature. On Thursday, December 12, 2019, Spanish class attended a presentation about the story fo...
This article is a continuation of the last article covering the new additions that the Museum received this summer. If you have not seen any of the previous articles about the other pieces make sure that you go and check that out to get information on the other wonderful additions. There are 4 pieces that I will cover. "Strength and Resilience"...