Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey
Aug 13–Nov 24, 2013
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 […]
Gifts of the Ebb Tide: The Sea in Japanese Prints
Jun 8–Sep 1, 2013
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, […]
Michael Lucero Installation
May 10–Aug 18, 2013
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 […]
Backyard Dilemmas: Constructed Landscapes by Emily Belknap
Mar 30–May 12, 2013
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 […]
Drawings from the Joseph McCrindle Collection
Mar 16–May 26, 2013
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 […]
1934: A New Deal for Artists
Feb 16–Apr 28, 2013
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. […]
German and Austrian Prints: 1890–1925
Dec 15, 2012–Mar 3, 2013
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. […]
The Golden Age of British Watercolors, 1790–1910
Sep 22–Dec 2, 2012
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 […]
Offering of the Angels: Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery
Aug 24–Nov 25, 2012
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 […]
Summer Breeze: The Fan in Japanese Prints
Jul 7–Sep 9, 2012
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 […]