Who Foretells the Ages of the Moon

Mary Ann Golden 

Who Foretells the Ages of the Moon

Year Unknown

Out on loan

Donated by Conrad Nelson 

Written by Ashley Robledo, Class of '24

The art displayed around an institution can tell their visitors a lot about their values and history. Like many institutions, Colorado College prides itself in its art collection. While the history of a place is important, this piece tells more about the school's future. This art is from the CC Art Loan Program. The program makes art from CC’s collection accessible to students. 

What does this program reflect about CC’s institutional values?

Many institutions and businesses tend to have art displayed around their campuses, office spaces, etc. The pieces that are on display tend to tell any visitors what that institution values. Around Colorado College, visitors can find a wide range of artworks displayed that tell one about their history. As previously mentioned, it is not uncommon for these large institutions to own such art. However, personal art collections within their lower socioeconomic student body is. 

Art collections have always been known to be a factor of wealth. Throughout history, only the wealthy and elite had personal art collections that were not available to the masses. While Colorado College still has its own private collection, they are striving to make art more inclusive. This year, a program was piloted with the goal of lending out pieces to students from the schools collection and allow them to display them within their personal living spaces. 

This program included a wide range of pieces to pick from, but the one we are focusing on today is “Who Foretells the Ages of the Moon” by Mary Ann Golden. Very little is known about the piece itself, and not much can be found on the author. However, the fact that this art piece is made available to students, showcases one of Colorado College’s biggest goals. The college strives for more inclusion on campus, however that is very difficult to achieve when the student body itself is not very diverse. While the piece by Mary Ann Golden does not have a fixed location to be on display, I believe it represents in what direction the college is moving towards.