Night Side Songs Recommended Viewing

Nocturne in Blue and Silver by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College.

Night Side Songs is an intimate journey that brings us closer to life through song and story. It’s a celebration of the human spirit—and what better place to connect and explore these themes than at the Harvard Art Museums?

This list features artwork available for viewing that evoke similar themes as the show. We encourage you to walk through the space and further engage with the collections before or after you head to see the show!

The Harvard Art Museums are open Tuesday – Sunday, 10AM – 5PM with free admission.

Rocky Mountains, “Lander’s Peak” by Albert Bierstadt

Summer Scene (Bathers) by Jean Frédéric Bazille

East Peak by Michael Cherney (also known as Qiu Mai 秋麥)

Morning Fog Jasper Francis Cropsey

It’s Just Between the Heaven and Earth (Tiandi zhi jian) by Zhongxiang Li

Red Boats, Argenteuil by Claude Monet

Road toward the Farm Saint-Siméon, Honfleur by Claude Monet

Attraction I by Edvard Munch

The Girls on the Bridge by Edvard Munch

Vampire II by Edvard Munch

Shattered by Felekşan Onar

Crown Princess Louise of Prussia and her Sister Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz by Johann Gottfried Schadow

The Yellow Dancers by Gino Severini

Summer Orange by Joan Snyder

Nocturne in Blue and Silver by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Chelsea Snow by James Abbott McNeill Whistler