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Contemporary Fiber from the Collection
April 3–December 2, 2000,
North and South Auditorium Galleries, Ground Floor
Selections from the museum’s growing collection of contemporary works in fiber are exhibited in conjunction with the April 8 symposium, "Discovered Collections: Fiber Art in Museums," organized by the Friends of Fiber Art International.
Poems from the Shinkokin wakashū, Early 17th century, Artist/maker: Hon'ami Kōetsu, Japanese, 1558 - 1637, 1999-39-1
The Arts of Hon’ami Kōetsu, Japanese Renaissance Master
July 28–October 28, 2000,
Dorrance Galleries, First Floor
An exhibition of more than 100 objects, ranging from calligraphy and printed books to ceramics and lacquerwork, drawn from collections throughout Japan, Europe and the United States.
The Nightingale’s Song: Nurses & Nursing in the Ars Medica Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
August 25–October 28, 2000,
Berman Gallery, Ground Floor
Take an informative look at the fascinating history and varied facets of the nursing profession. The eighty prints, drawings, and photographs in the show span six centuries and four continents.
Allegorical Figure of Envy, c. 1820-1823 or c. 1849, Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798 - 1863, 1986-26-19
When Reason Dreams: Drawings Inspired by the Visionary, the Fantastic, and the Unreal
August 25–October 28, 2000,
Stieglitz Gallery, Ground Floor
The exhibition brings together a selection of works on paper from the museum’s collection that evoke the spiritual, dreamlike, or surreal.
Maharao Bhim Singh of Kota Attending Krishna as Brijnathji, c. 1719-1720, Attributed to the Kota Master, Indian, 1997-25-1
Earthly Gods and Heavenly Kings: Painting Royalty and Divinity in India
January 21–October 14, 2000,
William P. Wood Gallery 227, Second Floor
This exhibition of works from the museum’s permanent collection explores not only the varied roles of royalty and divinity in India, but also the intriguingly blurred boundaries between the two.
For Your Eyes Only—Looking Closely at Works of Art on Paper
May 26–September 9, 2000,
Eglin Gallery 165, First Floor
Close study of drawing materials—pastels, crayons, chalks, pencils, pens, inks and watercolors—lends insight to the creative approaches of artists and helps viewers understand works of art within the context of their period.
Work from the Collection by Philadelphia-Area Photographers
April 14–August 19, 2000,
Director’s Gallery, Ground Floor
Among the museum’s treasures are images by photographers working in and around Philadelphia. This installation showcases their works, many of which are on view for the first time, in both color and black-and-white.
Bull Riders Craig Scarmardo and Cheyloh Mather, Boerne Rodeo, Texas, 1991, by Mary Ellen Mark
Mary Ellen Mark: Photographs
May 12–August 5, 2000,
Berman-Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Floor
Mary Ellen Mark: Photographs is the first major exhibition to focus exclusively on the acclaimed photographer’s extensive American work.
Sunday Promenade, c. 1914-1915, Maurice B. Prendergast, American, 1858 - 1924, 1964-116-1
Celebrating The Eight: American Modernism from the Potamkin Collection
March 22–July 1, 2000,
Gallery 119, First Floor
This installation focuses on a selection of spectacular paintings by The Eight given to the museum as gifts from the noted collectors, Dr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin.
Famed and Fabled in Chinese Painting
August 13, 1999–June 17, 2000,
East Asian Gallery 238, Second Floor
The Chinese paintings in this installation range from large hanging scrolls to small album leaves of the Mind and Qing dynasty painters and their patrons.
Just Desserts: An Eighteenth-Century Table Setting
November 22, 1999–June 17, 2000,
Grand Salon from the Chateau de Draveil, Gallery 260, Second Floor
This installation focused on the most elaborate and expensive course of an eighteenth-century European formal dinner, as illustrated by the famous French confectioner Joseph Gilliers in his 1751 Le Cannameliste français. Just Desserts: An Eighteenth-Century Table Setting.
Fun & Games in Japanese Art
August 13, 1999–June 17, 2000,
East Asian Galleries 241, 242 & 243, Second Floor
The subjects of this installation are the games, festivals, theater, and amusements of children and adults in traditional Japan.
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, c. 1734, by Giovanni Paolo Pannini
The Splendor of 18th-Century Rome
March 15–May 27, 2000,
Dorrance Galleries, First Floor
This exhibition includes a spectacular array of paintings, sculpture, works on paper, decorative arts, architectural renderings and models–some 380 works of art by more than 160 artists.
New Acquisitions: Robert Motherwell’s A la Pintura and In Plato’s Cave
February 18–May 20, 2000,
Eglin Gallery 165, First Floor
Recently acquired and important works by Robert Motherwell (1915–91), one of the foremost Abstract Expressionist painters in the United States, will be exhibited for the first time in this installation, featuring the print portfolio A la Pintura (1968–1972) and the painting In Plato’s Cave (1973).
Woman's Hoop Skirt, c. 1865, Made by the Bridgeport Skirt Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1950-59-7
Steeled for Style: Hoop Skirts of the Civil War Era
April 30, 1999–May 13, 2000,
European Gallery 271, Second Floor
The installation includes a variety of hoop skirts suspended to show their types and constructions, a mannequin in a corset, and other underwear to show their evolution and historical significance.
African Dancers, 1973, Humbert Howard, American, 1905 - 1990, 1973-242-1
An Exuberant Bounty: Prints and Drawings by African Americans
February 4–April 15, 2000,
Berman Gallery, Ground Floor
A chronological survey of some 70 pieces selected from the museum’s holdings of over 200 works of art on paper by 20th-century African Americans.
The Satyr Family, 1505, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471 - 1528, 1928-42-1229
Revivals, Reveries, and Reconstructions: Images of Antiquity in Old Master Prints
February 4–April 15, 2000,
Stieglitz Gallery, Ground Floor
The exhibition will feature a spectacular selection of paintings, sculpture, works on paper, decorative arts, architectural renderings and models that examine the legacy of Roman antiquities.
Recent Acquisitions: Prints and Drawings from the 1960s to the Present
November 25, 1999–April 1, 2000,
Director’s Gallery, First Floor
This installation features a selection of some fifty prints and drawings dating from the 1960s to the present that were acquired during the last five years.
Gyro Wall Clock, c. 1999, by Karim Rashid
Designing the Future: Three Directions for the New Millennium
November 16, 1999–March 25, 2000,
20th-Century Design Gallery 170, First Floor
This exhibition showcases the work of three accomplished young designers who promise to have lasting influence on design in the 21st century.
Selections from the Seventies
April 16, 1999–March 18, 2000,
Van Pelt Corridor, Ground Floor
This installation of paintings from the museum’s permanent collections highlights the eclectic approaches to this medium by American artists working in diverse cultural contexts and geographic locations.
Rocking Armchair, 1977, Sam Maloof, American, 1916 - 2009, 1992-18-1
Contemporary American Crafts
September 10, 1998–March 18, 2000,
North Auditorium Gallery, Ground Floor
This installation features a new selection of work from the museum’s constantly growing collection of contemporary American crafts.
Thinking on Copper: Plates and Proofs by John Marin
October 15, 1999–February 12, 2000,
Eglin Gallery 165, First Floor
This installation will include a variety of copper plates, trial proofs, and published prints John Marin executed for ten separate projects dating from 1909 to 1948.
Pilgramage to a Jain Shrine, c. 1850, Artist/maker unknown, Indian, 1972-258-3
Making the Path to Perfection: Art for the Jains in India
June 25, 1999–January 15, 2000,
William P. Wood Gallery 227, Second Floor
This collection explores the relationship between the Jain community and the sublime and inspiring art it commissioned during the past thousand years, all across the Indian Subcontinent.
Peaceable Kingdom, 1844–46, by Edward Hicks
The Kingdoms of Edward Hicks
October 9, 1999–January 1, 2000,
Dorrance Galleries, First Floor
The exhibition will include paintings, decorated objects, as well as important manuscript materials that illuminate Edward Hick’s deep spirituality, artistic talent, and intense interest in the doctrinal controversies that divided his fellow Quakers in the early years of the 19th century.
Desk and Bookcase, 1745-1755, Artist/maker unknown, American, 1997-67-3
Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680–1758
October 9, 1999–January 1, 2000,
Dorrance Galleries, First Floor
Worldly Goods will highlight more than 350 fine examples of furniture, textiles, silver, metalwork, ceramics, prints, maps, books, and paintings from this seminal place and time, lent by private collections and museums.
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Contemporary Fiber from the Collection
April 3–December 2, 2000,
North and South Auditorium Galleries, Ground Floor
Selections from the museum’s growing collection of contemporary works in fiber are exhibited in conjunction with the April 8 symposium, "Discovered Collections: Fiber Art in Museums," organized by the Friends of Fiber Art International.
Poems from the Shinkokin wakashū, Early 17th century, Artist/maker: Hon'ami Kōetsu, Japanese, 1558 - 1637, 1999-39-1
The Arts of Hon’ami Kōetsu, Japanese Renaissance Master
July 28–October 28, 2000,
Dorrance Galleries, First Floor
An exhibition of more than 100 objects, ranging from calligraphy and printed books to ceramics and lacquerwork, drawn from collections throughout Japan, Europe and the United States.
The Nightingale’s Song: Nurses & Nursing in the Ars Medica Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
August 25–October 28, 2000,
Berman Gallery, Ground Floor
Take an informative look at the fascinating history and varied facets of the nursing profession. The eighty prints, drawings, and photographs in the show span six centuries and four continents.
Allegorical Figure of Envy, c. 1820-1823 or c. 1849, Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène Delacroix, French, 1798 - 1863, 1986-26-19
When Reason Dreams: Drawings Inspired by the Visionary, the Fantastic, and the Unreal
August 25–October 28, 2000,
Stieglitz Gallery, Ground Floor
The exhibition brings together a selection of works on paper from the museum’s collection that evoke the spiritual, dreamlike, or surreal.
Maharao Bhim Singh of Kota Attending Krishna as Brijnathji, c. 1719-1720, Attributed to the Kota Master, Indian, 1997-25-1
Earthly Gods and Heavenly Kings: Painting Royalty and Divinity in India
January 21–October 14, 2000,
William P. Wood Gallery 227, Second Floor
This exhibition of works from the museum’s permanent collection explores not only the varied roles of royalty and divinity in India, but also the intriguingly blurred boundaries between the two.
For Your Eyes Only—Looking Closely at Works of Art on Paper
May 26–September 9, 2000,
Eglin Gallery 165, First Floor
Close study of drawing materials—pastels, crayons, chalks, pencils, pens, inks and watercolors—lends insight to the creative approaches of artists and helps viewers understand works of art within the context of their period.
Work from the Collection by Philadelphia-Area Photographers
April 14–August 19, 2000,
Director’s Gallery, Ground Floor
Among the museum’s treasures are images by photographers working in and around Philadelphia. This installation showcases their works, many of which are on view for the first time, in both color and black-and-white.
Bull Riders Craig Scarmardo and Cheyloh Mather, Boerne Rodeo, Texas, 1991, by Mary Ellen Mark
Mary Ellen Mark: Photographs
May 12–August 5, 2000,
Berman-Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Floor
Mary Ellen Mark: Photographs is the first major exhibition to focus exclusively on the acclaimed photographer’s extensive American work.
Sunday Promenade, c. 1914-1915, Maurice B. Prendergast, American, 1858 - 1924, 1964-116-1
Celebrating The Eight: American Modernism from the Potamkin Collection
March 22–July 1, 2000,
Gallery 119, First Floor
This installation focuses on a selection of spectacular paintings by The Eight given to the museum as gifts from the noted collectors, Dr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin.
Famed and Fabled in Chinese Painting
August 13, 1999–June 17, 2000,
East Asian Gallery 238, Second Floor
The Chinese paintings in this installation range from large hanging scrolls to small album leaves of the Mind and Qing dynasty painters and their patrons.
Just Desserts: An Eighteenth-Century Table Setting
November 22, 1999–June 17, 2000,
Grand Salon from the Chateau de Draveil, Gallery 260, Second Floor
This installation focused on the most elaborate and expensive course of an eighteenth-century European formal dinner, as illustrated by the famous French confectioner Joseph Gilliers in his 1751 Le Cannameliste français. Just Desserts: An Eighteenth-Century Table Setting.
Fun & Games in Japanese Art
August 13, 1999–June 17, 2000,
East Asian Galleries 241, 242 & 243, Second Floor
The subjects of this installation are the games, festivals, theater, and amusements of children and adults in traditional Japan.
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, c. 1734, by Giovanni Paolo Pannini
The Splendor of 18th-Century Rome
March 15–May 27, 2000,
Dorrance Galleries, First Floor
This exhibition includes a spectacular array of paintings, sculpture, works on paper, decorative arts, architectural renderings and models–some 380 works of art by more than 160 artists.
New Acquisitions: Robert Motherwell’s A la Pintura and In Plato’s Cave
February 18–May 20, 2000,
Eglin Gallery 165, First Floor
Recently acquired and important works by Robert Motherwell (1915–91), one of the foremost Abstract Expressionist painters in the United States, will be exhibited for the first time in this installation, featuring the print portfolio A la Pintura (1968–1972) and the painting In Plato’s Cave (1973).
Woman's Hoop Skirt, c. 1865, Made by the Bridgeport Skirt Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1950-59-7
Steeled for Style: Hoop Skirts of the Civil War Era
April 30, 1999–May 13, 2000,
European Gallery 271, Second Floor
The installation includes a variety of hoop skirts suspended to show their types and constructions, a mannequin in a corset, and other underwear to show their evolution and historical significance.
African Dancers, 1973, Humbert Howard, American, 1905 - 1990, 1973-242-1
An Exuberant Bounty: Prints and Drawings by African Americans
February 4–April 15, 2000,
Berman Gallery, Ground Floor
A chronological survey of some 70 pieces selected from the museum’s holdings of over 200 works of art on paper by 20th-century African Americans.
The Satyr Family, 1505, Albrecht Dürer, German, 1471 - 1528, 1928-42-1229
Revivals, Reveries, and Reconstructions: Images of Antiquity in Old Master Prints
February 4–April 15, 2000,
Stieglitz Gallery, Ground Floor
The exhibition will feature a spectacular selection of paintings, sculpture, works on paper, decorative arts, architectural renderings and models that examine the legacy of Roman antiquities.
Recent Acquisitions: Prints and Drawings from the 1960s to the Present
November 25, 1999–April 1, 2000,
Director’s Gallery, First Floor
This installation features a selection of some fifty prints and drawings dating from the 1960s to the present that were acquired during the last five years.
Gyro Wall Clock, c. 1999, by Karim Rashid
Designing the Future: Three Directions for the New Millennium
November 16, 1999–March 25, 2000,
20th-Century Design Gallery 170, First Floor
This exhibition showcases the work of three accomplished young designers who promise to have lasting influence on design in the 21st century.
Selections from the Seventies
April 16, 1999–March 18, 2000,
Van Pelt Corridor, Ground Floor
This installation of paintings from the museum’s permanent collections highlights the eclectic approaches to this medium by American artists working in diverse cultural contexts and geographic locations.
Rocking Armchair, 1977, Sam Maloof, American, 1916 - 2009, 1992-18-1
Contemporary American Crafts
September 10, 1998–March 18, 2000,
North Auditorium Gallery, Ground Floor
This installation features a new selection of work from the museum’s constantly growing collection of contemporary American crafts.
Thinking on Copper: Plates and Proofs by John Marin
October 15, 1999–February 12, 2000,
Eglin Gallery 165, First Floor
This installation will include a variety of copper plates, trial proofs, and published prints John Marin executed for ten separate projects dating from 1909 to 1948.
Pilgramage to a Jain Shrine, c. 1850, Artist/maker unknown, Indian, 1972-258-3
Making the Path to Perfection: Art for the Jains in India
June 25, 1999–January 15, 2000,
William P. Wood Gallery 227, Second Floor
This collection explores the relationship between the Jain community and the sublime and inspiring art it commissioned during the past thousand years, all across the Indian Subcontinent.
Peaceable Kingdom, 1844–46, by Edward Hicks
The Kingdoms of Edward Hicks
October 9, 1999–January 1, 2000,
Dorrance Galleries, First Floor
The exhibition will include paintings, decorated objects, as well as important manuscript materials that illuminate Edward Hick’s deep spirituality, artistic talent, and intense interest in the doctrinal controversies that divided his fellow Quakers in the early years of the 19th century.
Desk and Bookcase, 1745-1755, Artist/maker unknown, American, 1997-67-3
Worldly Goods: The Arts of Early Pennsylvania, 1680–1758
October 9, 1999–January 1, 2000,
Dorrance Galleries, First Floor
Worldly Goods will highlight more than 350 fine examples of furniture, textiles, silver, metalwork, ceramics, prints, maps, books, and paintings from this seminal place and time, lent by private collections and museums.
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