Spring 2013
The quest for a lost object is one of the great narrative tropes, from the Holy Grail to CSI. Yet it’s one we can all relate to—who hasn’t felt the thrill of discovering a long-lost item in some forgotten corner?
In this issue we collect a treasury of objects from the precious to the mundane and return them to their rightful homes.
Stolen HistoriesHow can you tell if a painting was stolen by Nazis? At Boston’s Museum of Fine Art, Victoria Reed ’96 delves into the secrets of the museum’s holdings in order to right the wrongs of the past.
The Holy GrailThe meanings behind Western culture’s most famous lost object, as explained by famed mythologist and literature faculty emeritus Joseph Campbell.
Talismans and TouchstonesEveryday items take on extraordinary meaning at the National September 11 Memorial Museum, where Alice Greenwald '73 tells the story of that awful day using objects found in the rubble.
Lost TreasuresThey say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Here, members of the SLC community recount uncanny, heartwarming, and poignant tales of items lost and found, from the grasslands of China to the Sarah Lawrence campus.
Back from KathmanduIn May 2012, a crew of 10 SLC alumni and faculty traveled to Nepal to spend three weeks filming Red Monsoon, a movie written by Eelum Dixit '09.
Are Video Games Art?Mike Siff’s computer science class “Digital Zeitgeist” ponders the question, When does a video game become art?
Reality TVMariah Smith ’13 prepares for life after graduation by interning for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Saturday Night Live.Behind the scenes with the crew of Red Monsoon.
Vera Wang '71 addresses Class of 2013; photos, videos, media clips available on Commencement site