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Underfoot V, 1999, printed 2001, by Irving Penn
Underfoot: Photographs by Irving Penn
July 9–November 27, 2004,
Julien Levy Gallery, Ground Floor
On exhibition for the first time, this group of more than thirty images is drawn from master photographer Irving Penn’s most current body of work.
Untitled Landscape #4, 1992, Toots (Mary Ann) Zynsky, American, born 1951, 1992-109-4
One or Many: Modern Design and Craft from the Collection
April 16–October 22, 2004,
Contemporary Design Gallery 170, First Floor
This installation, drawn from the museum’s collection, juxtaposes objects of modern design and craft in thought-provoking and occasionally whimsical ways.
Nata Ragini (A Horseman Battles Foot Soldiers), c. 1650-1660, Artist/maker unknown, Indian, 1987-52-3
Primary Colors: Paintings from 17th-Century Central India and 18th-Century Nepal
May 12–October 10, 2004,
Himalayan Art Gallery 232, Second Floor
Primary Colors, featuring some thirty works from the museum’s collection, juxtaposes two intriguingly similar groups of paintings, one from seventeenth-century Central India and another from eighteenth-century Nepal.
Guptoo Ladies, Calcutta, 1997 (negative), 2002 (print), by Dayanita Singh
Glorious Harvest: Photographs from the Michael E. Hoffman Tribute Collection
June 11–October 2, 2004,
Berman and Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Floor
Seen for the first time in this comprehensive exhibition, the group of pictures was assembled in honor of legendary curator and publisher Michael E. Hoffman (1942–2001) with donations from artists with whom he worked during his active career.
Sailor with Guitar, 1914, Jacques Lipchitz, American (born Lithuania), 1891 - 1973, 1949-78-1
Jacques Lipchitz and Philadelphia
June 26–August 21, 2004,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, First Floor
This exhibition traces the development of sculptor Jacques Lipchitz’s art as represented in the museum’s holdings and selected objects from local area private collections, as well as some related works by other artists.
The Big Nothing
April 30–July 31, 2004,
Modern and Contemporary Galleries, First Floor
The project aims to explore “nothing,“ a concept that has intrigued artists since the beginning of the twentieth century, when abstract art came to the fore.
Portrait of Miss Henrietta Sprigg, c. 1795, Robert Field, American (born England), 1769 - 1819, 2000-137-3
Small Worlds: Portrait Miniatures from the Jeannette B. Stern Whitebook Collection
April 30–July 10, 2004,
Gallery 108, First Floor
The Whitebook collection contains works painted on ivory, parchment, porcelain and copper that span more than four centuries and includes important miniatures by Robert Field, Jean Baptiste Isabey, Edward Greene Malbone, James Peale, and Christian Friedrich Zincke.
Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses', 1653-1655, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (active Leiden and Amsterdam), 1606 - 1669, 2003-188-1
Rembrandt as Printmaker
March 7–June 30, 2004,
Gallery 262, Second Floor
The museum is proud to present two recently acquired masterpieces of printmaking by Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Preaching and Christ Crucified between Two Thieves, more popularly known as The Three Crosses.
Industrial Accident Victim, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1984, Burk Uzzle, American, born 1938, 1984-94-48
The Faceless Figure: Photographs from the Collection
December 19, 2003–June 26, 2004,
The Julien Levy Gallery, Ground Floor
In this exhibition of more than fifty photographs from the museum’s collection, artists purposely defy our expectations and the conventions of portraiture by taking pictures of people whose faces we can’t see.
The Ruins of Fast Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland: The Wolf's Crag of the Bride of Lammermoor, 1892, William Trost Richards, American, 1833 - 1905, F1938-1-27
American Marine Paintings
February 14–May 30, 2004,
Dorrance Gallery entrance to the American Galleries, First Floor & Galleries 111 and 116, First Floor
On view are ship portraits, naval battle scenes, whaling pictures, and seascapes by a wide range of American artists, including Thomas Birch, Edward Moran, William Trost Richards, Winslow Homer, and Childe Hassam.
The Steamboat, Seascape with Porpoises, 1868, Édouard Manet, French, 1832 - 1883, 1954-66-3
Manet and the Sea
February 14–May 30, 2004,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, First Floor
This show is the first to explore the marine paintings of Edouard Manet and his contemporaries, including such Impressionists as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and Berthe Morisot, who were deeply influenced by Manet’s seascapes.
Foire de Village, c. 1788, Charles-Melchior Descourtis, French, 1753-1820. After a painting by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay, French, 1755 - 1830, 1996-68-2
To Instruct and Delight: Prints and Illustrated Books in Eighteenth-Century France
February 20–May 15, 2004,
Berman and Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Floor
The prints in this exhibition capture the ebullient spirit of the eighteenth century in France during the Age of Enlightenment.
Handbag, c. 1955-1965, Made by Ingber, Inc., Philadelphia, 1903 - 1966. Sold by Liebermann, Lansing, Michigan, 2001-130-1
Ladies’ Choice: American Women’s Fashions, 1950–1965
June 5, 2003–May 15, 2004,
Costume and Textiles Gallery 271, Second Floor
Fashion in the 1950s and early 1960s reflected this resurgence of idealized femininity. In an era of American history that has often been called conformist, the taste of the time extolled circumspect feminine behavior and a ladylike appearance.
Currents in Clay
September 12, 2000–May 8, 2004,
Gallery 222B, Second Floor
This installation includes a focused selection of contemporary ceramics from the museum’s Japanese collections.
Architect Richard Gluckman.
Work in Process: Gluckman Mayner Designs the Perelman Building
November 18, 2003–April 3, 2004,
Modern and Contemporary Gallery 170, First Floor
This installation focuses on architect Richard Gluckman’s work in progress for the Perelman Building.
Vase, 1927, Made by Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1880 - 1960. Decorated by Kitaro Shirayamadani, Japanese (active United States), 1865 - 1948, active at Rookwood Pottery, 1887 - 1911 and 1921 - 1948, 2002-21-59
Elegant Innovations: American Rookwood Pottery, 1880–1960: The Gerald and Virginia Gordon Collection
November 14, 2003–March 20, 2004,
American Gallery 119, First Floor
This exhibiton illustrates the international artistic movements that inspired the designs of Rookwood artists—such as Art Nouveau, Art Moderne, and Art Deco—and includes splendid examples that reflect an interest in Persia, Japan, and American Indians.
Damarupada, Avadhutipada, Gayadhara and La-chen Drog-mi with Sakya Lineage, c. 15th century, Artist/maker unknown, Tibetan, 1970-198-1
Learned Lamas: The Teacher in Tibetan Art
August 15, 2003–February 28, 2004,
Himalayan Gallery 232, Second Floor
Learned Lamas: The Teacher in Tibetan Art brings together a selection of expressive and powerful works to explore this unique portrait tradition, one that reveals the interplay between the flaws of being human and the vision of the ideal.
India’s Middle Ground: Art of the Deccan
August 15, 2003–February 28, 2004,
William P. Wood Gallery 227, Second Floor
India’s Middle Ground: Art of the Deccan gathers together works from the museum’s collection to showcase the region’s artistic, cultural, and religious diversity.
Sandwich and Soda, 1964, Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923 - 1997. Printed by Sirocco Screenprints, Inc., New Yorkunder supervision of Ives-Sillman, New Haven, CT. Published by Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, 1971-198-7(7)
Popular, Pop & Post-Pop: Color Screenprints 1930s to Now
October 10, 2003–January 24, 2004,
Berman and Stieglitz galleries, Ground Floor
This exhibition surveys the development of the screenprint from its popular commercial origins, through its depression-era struggle for artistic legitimacy, to the peak of production in the Pop Art era and absorption into the multi-media orientation of printmaking today.
The Adoration of the Magi, After 1512, Copy after Hieronymus Bosch, Netherlandish, c. 1450 - 1516, Cat. 354
The Morrison Triptych: A Visiting Masterpiece
November 5, 2003–January 10, 2004,
Gallery 218, Second Floor
The installation presents for the first time in decades, if not centuries, the Morrison Triptych, an object of exquisite beauty much as it was seen 500 years ago, newly restored and reflecting recent discoveries that have raised appreciation of the ingenuity and skill of the artist.
Heart Sutra, 2001, Yoon Kwang-cho, Korean, born 1946, 2003-177-1
Mountain Dreams: Contemporary Ceramics by Yoon Kwang-cho
September 1, 2003–January 3, 2004,
North Auditorium Gallery, Ground Floor
This exhibition of the work of Korean contemporary ceramist Yoon Kwang-cho includes over 25 works drawn from various museum and private collections and marks the artist’s first solo exhibition in an American museum.
Woman's Evening Coat, Spring 1939, Designed by Elsa Schiaparelli, French (born Italy), 1890 - 1973. Embroidered by Lesage, Paris, founded 1922, 1969-232-3
“Shocking!” The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli
September 27, 2003–January 3, 2004,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, First Floor
The first major retrospective exhibition and catalogue to examine the ways in which Elsa Schiaparelli’s creations mirrored the social, political, and cultural climate of her times.
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Underfoot V, 1999, printed 2001, by Irving Penn
Underfoot: Photographs by Irving Penn
July 9–November 27, 2004,
Julien Levy Gallery, Ground Floor
On exhibition for the first time, this group of more than thirty images is drawn from master photographer Irving Penn’s most current body of work.
Untitled Landscape #4, 1992, Toots (Mary Ann) Zynsky, American, born 1951, 1992-109-4
One or Many: Modern Design and Craft from the Collection
April 16–October 22, 2004,
Contemporary Design Gallery 170, First Floor
This installation, drawn from the museum’s collection, juxtaposes objects of modern design and craft in thought-provoking and occasionally whimsical ways.
Nata Ragini (A Horseman Battles Foot Soldiers), c. 1650-1660, Artist/maker unknown, Indian, 1987-52-3
Primary Colors: Paintings from 17th-Century Central India and 18th-Century Nepal
May 12–October 10, 2004,
Himalayan Art Gallery 232, Second Floor
Primary Colors, featuring some thirty works from the museum’s collection, juxtaposes two intriguingly similar groups of paintings, one from seventeenth-century Central India and another from eighteenth-century Nepal.
Guptoo Ladies, Calcutta, 1997 (negative), 2002 (print), by Dayanita Singh
Glorious Harvest: Photographs from the Michael E. Hoffman Tribute Collection
June 11–October 2, 2004,
Berman and Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Floor
Seen for the first time in this comprehensive exhibition, the group of pictures was assembled in honor of legendary curator and publisher Michael E. Hoffman (1942–2001) with donations from artists with whom he worked during his active career.
Sailor with Guitar, 1914, Jacques Lipchitz, American (born Lithuania), 1891 - 1973, 1949-78-1
Jacques Lipchitz and Philadelphia
June 26–August 21, 2004,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, First Floor
This exhibition traces the development of sculptor Jacques Lipchitz’s art as represented in the museum’s holdings and selected objects from local area private collections, as well as some related works by other artists.
The Big Nothing
April 30–July 31, 2004,
Modern and Contemporary Galleries, First Floor
The project aims to explore “nothing,“ a concept that has intrigued artists since the beginning of the twentieth century, when abstract art came to the fore.
Portrait of Miss Henrietta Sprigg, c. 1795, Robert Field, American (born England), 1769 - 1819, 2000-137-3
Small Worlds: Portrait Miniatures from the Jeannette B. Stern Whitebook Collection
April 30–July 10, 2004,
Gallery 108, First Floor
The Whitebook collection contains works painted on ivory, parchment, porcelain and copper that span more than four centuries and includes important miniatures by Robert Field, Jean Baptiste Isabey, Edward Greene Malbone, James Peale, and Christian Friedrich Zincke.
Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses', 1653-1655, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (active Leiden and Amsterdam), 1606 - 1669, 2003-188-1
Rembrandt as Printmaker
March 7–June 30, 2004,
Gallery 262, Second Floor
The museum is proud to present two recently acquired masterpieces of printmaking by Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Preaching and Christ Crucified between Two Thieves, more popularly known as The Three Crosses.
Industrial Accident Victim, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1984, Burk Uzzle, American, born 1938, 1984-94-48
The Faceless Figure: Photographs from the Collection
December 19, 2003–June 26, 2004,
The Julien Levy Gallery, Ground Floor
In this exhibition of more than fifty photographs from the museum’s collection, artists purposely defy our expectations and the conventions of portraiture by taking pictures of people whose faces we can’t see.
The Ruins of Fast Castle, Berwickshire, Scotland: The Wolf's Crag of the Bride of Lammermoor, 1892, William Trost Richards, American, 1833 - 1905, F1938-1-27
American Marine Paintings
February 14–May 30, 2004,
Dorrance Gallery entrance to the American Galleries, First Floor & Galleries 111 and 116, First Floor
On view are ship portraits, naval battle scenes, whaling pictures, and seascapes by a wide range of American artists, including Thomas Birch, Edward Moran, William Trost Richards, Winslow Homer, and Childe Hassam.
The Steamboat, Seascape with Porpoises, 1868, Édouard Manet, French, 1832 - 1883, 1954-66-3
Manet and the Sea
February 14–May 30, 2004,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, First Floor
This show is the first to explore the marine paintings of Edouard Manet and his contemporaries, including such Impressionists as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and Berthe Morisot, who were deeply influenced by Manet’s seascapes.
Foire de Village, c. 1788, Charles-Melchior Descourtis, French, 1753-1820. After a painting by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay, French, 1755 - 1830, 1996-68-2
To Instruct and Delight: Prints and Illustrated Books in Eighteenth-Century France
February 20–May 15, 2004,
Berman and Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Floor
The prints in this exhibition capture the ebullient spirit of the eighteenth century in France during the Age of Enlightenment.
Handbag, c. 1955-1965, Made by Ingber, Inc., Philadelphia, 1903 - 1966. Sold by Liebermann, Lansing, Michigan, 2001-130-1
Ladies’ Choice: American Women’s Fashions, 1950–1965
June 5, 2003–May 15, 2004,
Costume and Textiles Gallery 271, Second Floor
Fashion in the 1950s and early 1960s reflected this resurgence of idealized femininity. In an era of American history that has often been called conformist, the taste of the time extolled circumspect feminine behavior and a ladylike appearance.
Currents in Clay
September 12, 2000–May 8, 2004,
Gallery 222B, Second Floor
This installation includes a focused selection of contemporary ceramics from the museum’s Japanese collections.
Architect Richard Gluckman.
Work in Process: Gluckman Mayner Designs the Perelman Building
November 18, 2003–April 3, 2004,
Modern and Contemporary Gallery 170, First Floor
This installation focuses on architect Richard Gluckman’s work in progress for the Perelman Building.
Vase, 1927, Made by Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1880 - 1960. Decorated by Kitaro Shirayamadani, Japanese (active United States), 1865 - 1948, active at Rookwood Pottery, 1887 - 1911 and 1921 - 1948, 2002-21-59
Elegant Innovations: American Rookwood Pottery, 1880–1960: The Gerald and Virginia Gordon Collection
November 14, 2003–March 20, 2004,
American Gallery 119, First Floor
This exhibiton illustrates the international artistic movements that inspired the designs of Rookwood artists—such as Art Nouveau, Art Moderne, and Art Deco—and includes splendid examples that reflect an interest in Persia, Japan, and American Indians.
Damarupada, Avadhutipada, Gayadhara and La-chen Drog-mi with Sakya Lineage, c. 15th century, Artist/maker unknown, Tibetan, 1970-198-1
Learned Lamas: The Teacher in Tibetan Art
August 15, 2003–February 28, 2004,
Himalayan Gallery 232, Second Floor
Learned Lamas: The Teacher in Tibetan Art brings together a selection of expressive and powerful works to explore this unique portrait tradition, one that reveals the interplay between the flaws of being human and the vision of the ideal.
India’s Middle Ground: Art of the Deccan
August 15, 2003–February 28, 2004,
William P. Wood Gallery 227, Second Floor
India’s Middle Ground: Art of the Deccan gathers together works from the museum’s collection to showcase the region’s artistic, cultural, and religious diversity.
Sandwich and Soda, 1964, Roy Lichtenstein, American, 1923 - 1997. Printed by Sirocco Screenprints, Inc., New Yorkunder supervision of Ives-Sillman, New Haven, CT. Published by Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut, 1971-198-7(7)
Popular, Pop & Post-Pop: Color Screenprints 1930s to Now
October 10, 2003–January 24, 2004,
Berman and Stieglitz galleries, Ground Floor
This exhibition surveys the development of the screenprint from its popular commercial origins, through its depression-era struggle for artistic legitimacy, to the peak of production in the Pop Art era and absorption into the multi-media orientation of printmaking today.
The Adoration of the Magi, After 1512, Copy after Hieronymus Bosch, Netherlandish, c. 1450 - 1516, Cat. 354
The Morrison Triptych: A Visiting Masterpiece
November 5, 2003–January 10, 2004,
Gallery 218, Second Floor
The installation presents for the first time in decades, if not centuries, the Morrison Triptych, an object of exquisite beauty much as it was seen 500 years ago, newly restored and reflecting recent discoveries that have raised appreciation of the ingenuity and skill of the artist.
Heart Sutra, 2001, Yoon Kwang-cho, Korean, born 1946, 2003-177-1
Mountain Dreams: Contemporary Ceramics by Yoon Kwang-cho
September 1, 2003–January 3, 2004,
North Auditorium Gallery, Ground Floor
This exhibition of the work of Korean contemporary ceramist Yoon Kwang-cho includes over 25 works drawn from various museum and private collections and marks the artist’s first solo exhibition in an American museum.
Woman's Evening Coat, Spring 1939, Designed by Elsa Schiaparelli, French (born Italy), 1890 - 1973. Embroidered by Lesage, Paris, founded 1922, 1969-232-3
“Shocking!” The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli
September 27, 2003–January 3, 2004,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, First Floor
The first major retrospective exhibition and catalogue to examine the ways in which Elsa Schiaparelli’s creations mirrored the social, political, and cultural climate of her times.
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