Summer Breeze: The Fan in Japanese Prints
In nineteenth-century Japan the fan not only provided relief from the oppressive heat, it became a fashionable representation of summer. In theaters, fans were associated […]
August 21, 2020
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August 21, 2020
Offering of the Angels: Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery
This exhibition of 45 rarely seen paintings and tapestries from the renowned Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, includes works by Italian Renaissance and Baroque masters […]
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August 21, 2020
The Golden Age of British Watercolors, 1790–1910
Exhibition Overview Watercolor as a medium reached its pinnacle in Victorian Britain. This exhibition demonstrates the distinctive characteristics of watercolor—delicacy, luminosity, visual opulence, and technical […]
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August 21, 2020German and Austrian Prints: 1890–1925
At the beginning of the 20th century, German and Austrian artists sought novel ways of looking at the world that departed radically from classical ideals. […]
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August 21, 20201934: A New Deal for Artists
Exhibition Overview During the Great Depression, president Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised a “new deal for the American people,” initiating government programs to foster economic recovery. […]
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August 21, 2020Drawings from the Joseph McCrindle Collection
This exhibition reflects the breadth of a bequest from Joseph McCrindle of more than 150 English, Italian, and French drawings from the sixteenth through the […]
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August 21, 2020Backyard Dilemmas: Constructed Landscapes by Emily Belknap
Emily Belknap is the winner of the 2013 Chazen Prize to an Outstanding MFA Student. Her work explores the relationship between landscapes on the edge […]
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August 21, 2020Michael Lucero Installation
Michael Lucero—now best known for his ceramic sculpture—began developing a body of life-sized figures as a graduate student. When he moved to New York City […]
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August 21, 2020Gifts of the Ebb Tide: The Sea in Japanese Prints
The sea is pervasive in the imagery of Japan—after all, it is an island nation. Kitagawa Utamaro’s Gifts of the Ebb Tide, also called The Shell Book, […]
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August 21, 2020Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey
Exhibition Overview In 1977, Romare Bearden created a series of collages and watercolors based on Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Rich in symbolism and allegorical content, Bearden’s Odyssey series […]