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Eastern Interior, 2010 Isaac Tin Wei Lin, American Ink on photograph 21 1/4 x 27 inches (54 x 68.6 cm) Private Collection
Here and Now: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs by Ten Philadelphia Artists
September 9–December 3, 2011,
Berman and Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Gloor
The works featured in this exhibition are a lively, arresting, and timely celebration of ten Philadelphia artists, ranging in age from 25 to 50, who are currently making art on paper.
Head of Christ, c. 1648-1656, Artist/maker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (active Leiden and Amsterdam), 1606 - 1669, Cat. 480
Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus
August 2–October 29, 2011,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor
This exhibition reunites, for the first time since 1656, seven paintings of Jesus by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn. Abandoning traditional sources, Rembrandt created these exceedingly rare portraits of Christ with the use of a human model--a step which was totally unprecedented at the time. In viewing them today, visitors are presented with a number of religious, historic, and artistic questions to ponder.
Man's Suit: Jacket and Trousers, c. 1969, Designed by Francis Toscani, American, 1915 - 1973, 1974-51-11a,b
Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition and Innovation in Menswear
October 1, 2010–October 15, 2011,
Costume and Textiles Study Gallery, Second Floor
Drawn from the museum's rich collection of menswear, this exhibition focuses on one of Philadelphia's most important industries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: tailoring. Francis Toscani (1915–1973), one of the city's most successful tailors, is featured, with over fifteen of the designer's innovative garments on view.
Untitled (We are your circumstantial evidence), 1983, Barbara Kruger, American, born 1945, 1985-36-1a--c
Unsettled: Photography and Politics in Contemporary Art
April 8–September 18, 2011,
Julien Levy Gallery, First Floor
Unsettled: Photography and Politics in Contemporary Art presents work by nine artists who used photography to address some of the most controversial political and social issues of the late 1970s through the early 1990s, including feminism, racism, the AIDS crisis, and gay activism.
Man's "Paper" Shirt, Late 1960s, Made by Papierkleid, German, 2009-126-1
The Peacock Male: Exuberance and Extremes in Masculine Dress
January 21–September 17, 2011,
Joan Spain Gallery, First Floor
Men's apparel is often thought of as staid and restrained, especially when compared to feminine fashions. Until the late eighteenth century, however, elite men flaunted their social position with rich fabrics and ornamentation. After men generally adopted somber suits, colorful accessories could add spice, and more ostentatious masculine flash and flair was sometimes permissible. The Peacock Male, drawn from the Museum's collection of Western fashion, examines three hundred years of men's sartorial display.
The Indian Guide, c. 1840–60, by Alfred Jacob Miller (Bank of America Collection)
Romancing the West: Alfred Jacob Miller in the Bank of America Collection
June 3–September 17, 2011,
Galleries 121 - 123
Baltimore native Alfred Jacob Miller (1810–1874), one of the first American artists to paint the Far West, is best remembered for his vivid chronicles of the Western fur trade and his romanticized depictions of mountain men, American Indian subjects, exotic wildlife, and the region's stunning topography.
Jar with a Mythical Qilin, Lion, and Elephant, Late 1600s, Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, 1955-50-75a,b
Porcelain for the Emperor: Chinese Ceramics of the Kangxi Reign (1662–1722)
August 6, 2010–September 4, 2011,
Gallery 226, Second Floor
The Kangxi emperor, who ruled China from 1662 to 1722, was a connoisseur of the arts who took a particular interest in ceramics. In the 1680s, he ordered the reactivation of the imperial porcelain factory at Jingdezhen; by the end of his reign there were more than three thousand workshops producing wares for the imperial court as well as for China's thriving domestic and export markets. Porcelain for the Emperor showcases the extraordinary technical and aesthetic achievements of the Kangxi-era potters.
Uricure - In the Major Drugstores and Pharmacies, c. 1910-1911, Leonetto Cappiello, French (born Italy), 1875 - 1942. Printed by Imprimerie P. Vercasson & Cie., 43, rue de Lancry, Paris, 1988-102-55
Health for Sale: Posters from the William H. Helfand Collection
March 31–July 30, 2011,
Berman and Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Floor
In the mid 1950s, William H. Helfand began to collect prints with medical subjects, gradually moving his focus from fine to popular art. Over four decades, he has donated more than one thousand posters, prints, and ephemera to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This exhibition presents some fifty of the nearly two hundred posters in this collection.
Bed Hanging, Late 17th century, Artist/maker unknown, English, 1996-107-3
Threaded Adornment: Four Centuries of English Embroidery
July 9, 2010–July 30, 2011,
Gallery 271, Second Floor
This concise exhibition presents nine examples of English embroidery from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century, from opulent examples made for ecclesiastical and secular use, to embroideries used as subtle displays of wealth and status, to reflections of contemporary social and aesthetic developments.
A Snake without a Head Is Just a Rope, 1994, Syd Carpenter, American, born 1953, 1995-19-1
Informed by Fire: Highlights of American Ceramics
March 5, 2010–July 12, 2011,
North Auditorium Gallery, Ground Floor
Clay used in artistic expression dates back to the dawn of civilization. In the past three centuries, artists from the United States have contributed to this rich ceramic tradition with vibrant, original and intelligent expressions in clay. Varied forms, surface decoration, use of glaze for color combined with science and skill shows the full breadth of possibilities as demonstrated by this selection of ceramics from the Museum's collection.
Paris Through the Window, 1913 Marc Chagall, French (born Belorussia), 1887 - 1985 Oil on canvas, 53 1/2 x 55 3/4 inches (135.8 x 141.4 cm) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift 37.438. © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
Paris Through the Window: Marc Chagall and His Circle
February 28–July 9, 2011,
Exhibition Gallery, First Floor
As a symbol of culture, freedom, and modernity, the city of Paris held a magnetic attraction for artists from Eastern Europe during the early decades of the twentieth century. The exhibition focused in particular on the paintings that Marc Chagall made between 1910 and 1920, including the artist's early masterpiece Half-Past Three (The Poet), of 1911, which has long been considered one of the great treasures of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Marriage Chest with Ceres Searching for Her Daughter, Proserpina, 1475-1500, Artist/maker unknown, Italian, 1944-15-7
To Love, Honor, and Obey? Stories of Italian Renaissance Marriage Chests
July 2, 2010–July 2, 2011,
Gallery 209, Second Floor
In Renaissance Italy, betrothal and marriage were celebrated with a variety of events as well as commemorative works of art. Often elaborate, these objects marked the joining of a couple while symbolizing wealth and demonstrating alliances between powerful families.
Roberto Capucci: Art into Fashion
March 15–June 4, 2011,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, First Floor
Italian fashion designer and artist Roberto Capucci (born 1930) is revered by contemporary designers for his innovative silhouettes and masterful use of form, color, and materials. This exhibition—featuring over eighty works, as well as original drawings and sketches—will be the first survey of his work in the United States.
Twilight on the Campagna, 1851-1852, George Inness, American, 1825 - 1894, 1945-5-1
George Inness in Italy
February 18–May 14, 2011,
Gallery 119, First Floor
A canonical figure in American painting, George Inness (1825–1894) is widely admired as the pioneer of the evocative aesthetic known as Tonalism, which is distinguished by soft focus and diaphanous layers of paint. This is the first exhibition to examine the artist's two Italian sojourns (1851–52 and 1870–74) and their formative impact on his work. Italy—its art and its landscape—offered Inness a font of inspiration as he developed his own unique artistic vision.
Portrait of Hiram Charles Montier, 1841 Franklin R. Street (1815/16­–before 1894) Oil on canvas, 35 x 28 inches On loan from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William Pickens, III
The Montiers of Philadelphia
December 29, 2009–April 30, 2011,
Gallery 101, First Floor
The earliest surviving portraits of an African American couple, Hiram and Elizabeth Brown Montier, provide a first-person perspective on their lives in nineteenth-century Philadelphia. On public view for the first time while on long-term loan to the Museum, the portraits invited special consideration as documents of marriage and family life within the city's free African American community.
Krishna and Radha, c. 1750, Artist/maker unknown, Indian, 1984-72-1
Monumental "Miniatures": Large-scale Paintings from India
October 8, 2010–April 23, 2011,
Gallery 227, Second Floor
Drawing from the Museum's collection, Monumental "Miniatures" features a selection of paintings dating from the fifteenth through twentieth centuries. With highlights including an elaborate storytelling scroll from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and a sumptuous depiction of Krishna and his beloved, Radha, from Kishangarh in the western state of Rajasthan, this exhibition explores the great regional and thematic diversity of India's tradition of large-scale painting.
Sultan 'Ali 'Adil Shah II, c. 1670, Artist/maker unknown, Indian, 2004-149-38
A Glimpse of Paradise: Gold in Islamic Art
October 8, 2010–April 10, 2011,
Gallery 228, Second Floor
A Glimpse of Paradise explores the unique status of gold in Islam through a small group of objects drawn from the Museum's collection. The diverse selection includes a fourteenth-century Qur'an folio from Central Asia or Turkey with gold decoration added in India and a resplendent eagle-shaped pendant made in Iran during the nineteenth century. As these works show, gold was put to multiple uses in the arts of Islam, serving both as a sign of the divine and as an ornament for earthly pleasure.
"Whistling Bird" Teakettle, Designed 1985, Designed by Michael Graves, American, 1934 - 2015. Made by Alessi S.p.A., Crusinallo, Italy, 1921 - present, 1996-27-1a,b
Alessi: Ethical and Radical
November 20, 2010–April 9, 2011,
Collab Gallery
Alessi is widely regarded as the world's most innovative and influential maker of kitchen utensils, or in the company's parlance, "house-hold objects." Alessi: Ethical and Radical presents the company's history in objects while exploring ecological concerns, new technologies, and other themes.
Billy Goat, c. 1732, Probably modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, German, 1706 - 1775. Made by the Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany, 1710 - present, 1989-22-2
A Royal Passion: Meissen and Asian Porcelain from Augustus the Strong's Japanese Palace
December 17, 2010–April 2, 2011,
Gallery 270, Second Floor
A Royal Passion, which celebrates the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Meissen factory, features nineteen pieces of porcelain from the Japanese Palace collection and highlights a pair of goats from the Museum's permanent collection that was originally intended for Augustus's porcelain menagerie.
Coffeepot, 1750-1753, Made by Philip Syng, Jr., American (born Ireland), 1703 - 1789. Made for Joseph Galloway, American, 1731 - 1803, 1966-20-1
Art in Revolutionary Philadelphia
April 16, 2010–April 2, 2011,
Galleries 286 and 287, Second Floor
As the political climate in Philadelphia grew increasingly charged throughout the 1770s, art became currency. This presentation allows Museum visitors to see the featured works of art through the lens of a truly seminal period in American history—to consider the unexpected roles art played in the lives of individuals and families during the American Revolution.
Peacocks in Peach Tree under Moonlight, 19th century, Artist/maker unknown, Korean, 1970-259-1b
Flora and Fauna in Korean Art
March 12, 2010–March 19, 2011,
Galleries 236 - 238, Second Floor
Drawn from the Museum's permanent collection, this exhibition features approximately 50 objects depicting symbolic interpretations of particular plants and animals—from mythical creatures such as dragons and phoenixes to the four friends; plums, orchids, chrysanthemums, and bamboo.
Untitled, 1988, Mark Cohen, American, born 1943, 1991-194-2
Mark Cohen: Strange Evidence
October 22, 2010–March 12, 2011,
Julien Levy Gallery, First Floor
This exhibition surveys a select group of some fifty of Mark Cohen's black-and-white and color photographs made over the past forty years. Together, these pictures chart the transformations that have happened in cities such as Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in those decades, demonstrating that even the most subjective photographs can reveal historical truths.
Anger (Ira), 1558, Pieter van der Heyden, Flemish, c. 1530 - after 1572. After a drawing by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish (active Antwerp and Brussels), c. 1525 - 1569. Published by Hieronymus Cock, Netherlandish, c. 1510 - 1570, 1985-52-513
Virtues and Vices: Moralizing Prints in the Low Countries, 1550–1600
December 10, 2010–February 26, 2011,
Berman Gallery, Ground Floor
This exhibition brings together a group of lively moralizing prints created between 1550 and 1600 in Antwerp and Haarlem, the two major print-publishing centers in the Low Countries. Both sobering and satirical, prints of this type were popular best-sellers, offering both moral instruction and visual delight to a newly expanded audience of educated Dutch and Flemish consumers.
Christodoulos Panayiotou, detail of (Untitled) ACT I: The Departure, 2007 Folded theater backdrop and framed photograph Courtesy of the Collection of Nicos Pattichis
Live Cinema/In the Round: Contemporary Art from the East Mediterranean
September 16, 2010–February 12, 2011,
Galleries 173, 178, 179, 223, 259, and 288
Live Cinema/In the Round features the works of Ziad Antar, Inci Eviner, Gülsün Karamustafa, Hassan Khan, Maha Maamoun, and Christodoulos Panayiotou, six artists from the Eastern Mediterranean who, in varying ways, explore how the moving image informs representations of reality. Responding to the 'live' reference used in the program title Live Cinema, video and sculptural works create a dialogue around the shift from the live performance of theatre to the suspension of reality of cinema.
Catching Fish under Willows in the Rain (Summer), c. 1800, Yokoi Kinkoku, Japanese, 1761 - 1832, 2009-5-1
Pleasures and Pastimes in Japanese Art
January 8, 2010–January 29, 2011,
Galleries 241, 242, and 243, Second Floor
From classical Noh theater to poetry competitions to the joys of fishing, the pleasures and pastimes depicted in Japanese art are many and varied. This exhibition features masks and gorgeous costumes of the Noh theater as well as libretti and musical instruments that accompany the Noh performances.
Portrait of David Teniers II, 1659, Lucas Vorsterman II, Flemish, 1624 - c. 1666. After a painting by Pieter Thijs II, Flemish, 1652 - 1679, 1985-52-9959
David Teniers's Theatrum Pictorium and the John G. Johnson Collection
June 11, 2010–January 29, 2011,
Gallery 273, Second Floor
In 1660, the Antwerp artist and court painter David Teniers II (1610–1690) published the Theatrum Pictorium, the first illustrated printed catalogue of a major paintings collection. This opulent book contained etchings that reproduced 243 paintings in the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, the governor of the Southern Netherlands. The selection of paintings highlighted the archduke's sixteenth-century Venetian masterpieces, largely acquired from the estate of the Duke of Hamilton, who had perished in the English Civil Wars (1642–51).
Tavolo Mediterraneo Love Difference (Mediterranean Table Love Difference), 2005, by Michelangelo Pistoletto (Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy) © Michelangelo Pistoletto
Michelangelo Pistoletto: Cittadellarte
November 1, 2010–January 16, 2011,
Gallery 176, First Floor
This exhibition presents Michelangelo Pistoletto's current work from his interdisciplinary laboratory, Cittadellarte—the name of which implies both a fortified enclave and a city of art. Examples of Pistoletto's tables in the shapes of seas from across the globe will be on view. These "mediterranean" tables metaphorically represent the spaces that exist in the "middle of land," places whose in-between character provides a conceptual platform for conversation and exchange across cultures.
Mappamondo (Globe), 1966–68. Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian, born 1933. Newspaper and wire. Wire ball, diameter c. 71 inches (c. 180 cm); newspaper ball, diameter 39 3/8 inches (100 cm). (Collection of Lia Rumma) © Michelangelo Pistoletto)
Michelangelo Pistoletto: From One to Many, 1956–1974
November 1, 2010–January 16, 2011,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor
Michelangelo Pistoletto (Italian, born 1933) is widely recognized in Europe as one of its most influential contemporary artists and is increasingly gaining recognition in the United States. As the artist's first focused survey in the U.S. in more than two decades, Michelangelo Pistoletto: From One to Many, 1956–1974 places Pistoletto's work in the context of the postwar sociocultural transformations of Italy, Western Europe, and North America while also exploring its relationship to Pop, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art.
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), 1875, Thomas Eakins, American, 1844 - 1916, 2007-1-1
An Eakins Masterpiece Restored: Seeing The Gross Clinic Anew
July 22, 2010–January 8, 2011,
Exhibition Gallery, First Floor
Acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2007 after a stirring public campaign to keep the painting in Philadelphia, Thomas Eakins's masterpiece, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic) of 1875, has been cleaned and restored for the first time in almost fifty years. The painting emerges from the conservation studio as the centerpiece of this exhibition, which throws new light on a work acclaimed as the greatest American painting of the nineteenth century.
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Eastern Interior, 2010 Isaac Tin Wei Lin, American Ink on photograph 21 1/4 x 27 inches (54 x 68.6 cm) Private Collection
Here and Now: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs by Ten Philadelphia Artists
September 9–December 3, 2011,
Berman and Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Gloor
The works featured in this exhibition are a lively, arresting, and timely celebration of ten Philadelphia artists, ranging in age from 25 to 50, who are currently making art on paper.
Head of Christ, c. 1648-1656, Artist/maker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (active Leiden and Amsterdam), 1606 - 1669, Cat. 480
Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus
August 2–October 29, 2011,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor
This exhibition reunites, for the first time since 1656, seven paintings of Jesus by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn. Abandoning traditional sources, Rembrandt created these exceedingly rare portraits of Christ with the use of a human model--a step which was totally unprecedented at the time. In viewing them today, visitors are presented with a number of religious, historic, and artistic questions to ponder.
Man's Suit: Jacket and Trousers, c. 1969, Designed by Francis Toscani, American, 1915 - 1973, 1974-51-11a,b
Tailoring Philadelphia: Tradition and Innovation in Menswear
October 1, 2010–October 15, 2011,
Costume and Textiles Study Gallery, Second Floor
Drawn from the museum's rich collection of menswear, this exhibition focuses on one of Philadelphia's most important industries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: tailoring. Francis Toscani (1915–1973), one of the city's most successful tailors, is featured, with over fifteen of the designer's innovative garments on view.
Untitled (We are your circumstantial evidence), 1983, Barbara Kruger, American, born 1945, 1985-36-1a--c
Unsettled: Photography and Politics in Contemporary Art
April 8–September 18, 2011,
Julien Levy Gallery, First Floor
Unsettled: Photography and Politics in Contemporary Art presents work by nine artists who used photography to address some of the most controversial political and social issues of the late 1970s through the early 1990s, including feminism, racism, the AIDS crisis, and gay activism.
Man's "Paper" Shirt, Late 1960s, Made by Papierkleid, German, 2009-126-1
The Peacock Male: Exuberance and Extremes in Masculine Dress
January 21–September 17, 2011,
Joan Spain Gallery, First Floor
Men's apparel is often thought of as staid and restrained, especially when compared to feminine fashions. Until the late eighteenth century, however, elite men flaunted their social position with rich fabrics and ornamentation. After men generally adopted somber suits, colorful accessories could add spice, and more ostentatious masculine flash and flair was sometimes permissible. The Peacock Male, drawn from the Museum's collection of Western fashion, examines three hundred years of men's sartorial display.
The Indian Guide, c. 1840–60, by Alfred Jacob Miller (Bank of America Collection)
Romancing the West: Alfred Jacob Miller in the Bank of America Collection
June 3–September 17, 2011,
Galleries 121 - 123
Baltimore native Alfred Jacob Miller (1810–1874), one of the first American artists to paint the Far West, is best remembered for his vivid chronicles of the Western fur trade and his romanticized depictions of mountain men, American Indian subjects, exotic wildlife, and the region's stunning topography.
Jar with a Mythical Qilin, Lion, and Elephant, Late 1600s, Artist/maker unknown, Chinese, 1955-50-75a,b
Porcelain for the Emperor: Chinese Ceramics of the Kangxi Reign (1662–1722)
August 6, 2010–September 4, 2011,
Gallery 226, Second Floor
The Kangxi emperor, who ruled China from 1662 to 1722, was a connoisseur of the arts who took a particular interest in ceramics. In the 1680s, he ordered the reactivation of the imperial porcelain factory at Jingdezhen; by the end of his reign there were more than three thousand workshops producing wares for the imperial court as well as for China's thriving domestic and export markets. Porcelain for the Emperor showcases the extraordinary technical and aesthetic achievements of the Kangxi-era potters.
Uricure - In the Major Drugstores and Pharmacies, c. 1910-1911, Leonetto Cappiello, French (born Italy), 1875 - 1942. Printed by Imprimerie P. Vercasson & Cie., 43, rue de Lancry, Paris, 1988-102-55
Health for Sale: Posters from the William H. Helfand Collection
March 31–July 30, 2011,
Berman and Stieglitz Galleries, Ground Floor
In the mid 1950s, William H. Helfand began to collect prints with medical subjects, gradually moving his focus from fine to popular art. Over four decades, he has donated more than one thousand posters, prints, and ephemera to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This exhibition presents some fifty of the nearly two hundred posters in this collection.
Bed Hanging, Late 17th century, Artist/maker unknown, English, 1996-107-3
Threaded Adornment: Four Centuries of English Embroidery
July 9, 2010–July 30, 2011,
Gallery 271, Second Floor
This concise exhibition presents nine examples of English embroidery from the sixteenth through the nineteenth century, from opulent examples made for ecclesiastical and secular use, to embroideries used as subtle displays of wealth and status, to reflections of contemporary social and aesthetic developments.
A Snake without a Head Is Just a Rope, 1994, Syd Carpenter, American, born 1953, 1995-19-1
Informed by Fire: Highlights of American Ceramics
March 5, 2010–July 12, 2011,
North Auditorium Gallery, Ground Floor
Clay used in artistic expression dates back to the dawn of civilization. In the past three centuries, artists from the United States have contributed to this rich ceramic tradition with vibrant, original and intelligent expressions in clay. Varied forms, surface decoration, use of glaze for color combined with science and skill shows the full breadth of possibilities as demonstrated by this selection of ceramics from the Museum's collection.
Paris Through the Window, 1913 Marc Chagall, French (born Belorussia), 1887 - 1985 Oil on canvas, 53 1/2 x 55 3/4 inches (135.8 x 141.4 cm) Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift 37.438. © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
Paris Through the Window: Marc Chagall and His Circle
February 28–July 9, 2011,
Exhibition Gallery, First Floor
As a symbol of culture, freedom, and modernity, the city of Paris held a magnetic attraction for artists from Eastern Europe during the early decades of the twentieth century. The exhibition focused in particular on the paintings that Marc Chagall made between 1910 and 1920, including the artist's early masterpiece Half-Past Three (The Poet), of 1911, which has long been considered one of the great treasures of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Marriage Chest with Ceres Searching for Her Daughter, Proserpina, 1475-1500, Artist/maker unknown, Italian, 1944-15-7
To Love, Honor, and Obey? Stories of Italian Renaissance Marriage Chests
July 2, 2010–July 2, 2011,
Gallery 209, Second Floor
In Renaissance Italy, betrothal and marriage were celebrated with a variety of events as well as commemorative works of art. Often elaborate, these objects marked the joining of a couple while symbolizing wealth and demonstrating alliances between powerful families.
Roberto Capucci: Art into Fashion
March 15–June 4, 2011,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, First Floor
Italian fashion designer and artist Roberto Capucci (born 1930) is revered by contemporary designers for his innovative silhouettes and masterful use of form, color, and materials. This exhibition—featuring over eighty works, as well as original drawings and sketches—will be the first survey of his work in the United States.
Twilight on the Campagna, 1851-1852, George Inness, American, 1825 - 1894, 1945-5-1
George Inness in Italy
February 18–May 14, 2011,
Gallery 119, First Floor
A canonical figure in American painting, George Inness (1825–1894) is widely admired as the pioneer of the evocative aesthetic known as Tonalism, which is distinguished by soft focus and diaphanous layers of paint. This is the first exhibition to examine the artist's two Italian sojourns (1851–52 and 1870–74) and their formative impact on his work. Italy—its art and its landscape—offered Inness a font of inspiration as he developed his own unique artistic vision.
Portrait of Hiram Charles Montier, 1841 Franklin R. Street (1815/16­–before 1894) Oil on canvas, 35 x 28 inches On loan from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William Pickens, III
The Montiers of Philadelphia
December 29, 2009–April 30, 2011,
Gallery 101, First Floor
The earliest surviving portraits of an African American couple, Hiram and Elizabeth Brown Montier, provide a first-person perspective on their lives in nineteenth-century Philadelphia. On public view for the first time while on long-term loan to the Museum, the portraits invited special consideration as documents of marriage and family life within the city's free African American community.
Krishna and Radha, c. 1750, Artist/maker unknown, Indian, 1984-72-1
Monumental "Miniatures": Large-scale Paintings from India
October 8, 2010–April 23, 2011,
Gallery 227, Second Floor
Drawing from the Museum's collection, Monumental "Miniatures" features a selection of paintings dating from the fifteenth through twentieth centuries. With highlights including an elaborate storytelling scroll from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and a sumptuous depiction of Krishna and his beloved, Radha, from Kishangarh in the western state of Rajasthan, this exhibition explores the great regional and thematic diversity of India's tradition of large-scale painting.
Sultan 'Ali 'Adil Shah II, c. 1670, Artist/maker unknown, Indian, 2004-149-38
A Glimpse of Paradise: Gold in Islamic Art
October 8, 2010–April 10, 2011,
Gallery 228, Second Floor
A Glimpse of Paradise explores the unique status of gold in Islam through a small group of objects drawn from the Museum's collection. The diverse selection includes a fourteenth-century Qur'an folio from Central Asia or Turkey with gold decoration added in India and a resplendent eagle-shaped pendant made in Iran during the nineteenth century. As these works show, gold was put to multiple uses in the arts of Islam, serving both as a sign of the divine and as an ornament for earthly pleasure.
"Whistling Bird" Teakettle, Designed 1985, Designed by Michael Graves, American, 1934 - 2015. Made by Alessi S.p.A., Crusinallo, Italy, 1921 - present, 1996-27-1a,b
Alessi: Ethical and Radical
November 20, 2010–April 9, 2011,
Collab Gallery
Alessi is widely regarded as the world's most innovative and influential maker of kitchen utensils, or in the company's parlance, "house-hold objects." Alessi: Ethical and Radical presents the company's history in objects while exploring ecological concerns, new technologies, and other themes.
Billy Goat, c. 1732, Probably modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler, German, 1706 - 1775. Made by the Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany, 1710 - present, 1989-22-2
A Royal Passion: Meissen and Asian Porcelain from Augustus the Strong's Japanese Palace
December 17, 2010–April 2, 2011,
Gallery 270, Second Floor
A Royal Passion, which celebrates the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Meissen factory, features nineteen pieces of porcelain from the Japanese Palace collection and highlights a pair of goats from the Museum's permanent collection that was originally intended for Augustus's porcelain menagerie.
Coffeepot, 1750-1753, Made by Philip Syng, Jr., American (born Ireland), 1703 - 1789. Made for Joseph Galloway, American, 1731 - 1803, 1966-20-1
Art in Revolutionary Philadelphia
April 16, 2010–April 2, 2011,
Galleries 286 and 287, Second Floor
As the political climate in Philadelphia grew increasingly charged throughout the 1770s, art became currency. This presentation allows Museum visitors to see the featured works of art through the lens of a truly seminal period in American history—to consider the unexpected roles art played in the lives of individuals and families during the American Revolution.
Peacocks in Peach Tree under Moonlight, 19th century, Artist/maker unknown, Korean, 1970-259-1b
Flora and Fauna in Korean Art
March 12, 2010–March 19, 2011,
Galleries 236 - 238, Second Floor
Drawn from the Museum's permanent collection, this exhibition features approximately 50 objects depicting symbolic interpretations of particular plants and animals—from mythical creatures such as dragons and phoenixes to the four friends; plums, orchids, chrysanthemums, and bamboo.
Untitled, 1988, Mark Cohen, American, born 1943, 1991-194-2
Mark Cohen: Strange Evidence
October 22, 2010–March 12, 2011,
Julien Levy Gallery, First Floor
This exhibition surveys a select group of some fifty of Mark Cohen's black-and-white and color photographs made over the past forty years. Together, these pictures chart the transformations that have happened in cities such as Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in those decades, demonstrating that even the most subjective photographs can reveal historical truths.
Anger (Ira), 1558, Pieter van der Heyden, Flemish, c. 1530 - after 1572. After a drawing by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish (active Antwerp and Brussels), c. 1525 - 1569. Published by Hieronymus Cock, Netherlandish, c. 1510 - 1570, 1985-52-513
Virtues and Vices: Moralizing Prints in the Low Countries, 1550–1600
December 10, 2010–February 26, 2011,
Berman Gallery, Ground Floor
This exhibition brings together a group of lively moralizing prints created between 1550 and 1600 in Antwerp and Haarlem, the two major print-publishing centers in the Low Countries. Both sobering and satirical, prints of this type were popular best-sellers, offering both moral instruction and visual delight to a newly expanded audience of educated Dutch and Flemish consumers.
Christodoulos Panayiotou, detail of (Untitled) ACT I: The Departure, 2007 Folded theater backdrop and framed photograph Courtesy of the Collection of Nicos Pattichis
Live Cinema/In the Round: Contemporary Art from the East Mediterranean
September 16, 2010–February 12, 2011,
Galleries 173, 178, 179, 223, 259, and 288
Live Cinema/In the Round features the works of Ziad Antar, Inci Eviner, Gülsün Karamustafa, Hassan Khan, Maha Maamoun, and Christodoulos Panayiotou, six artists from the Eastern Mediterranean who, in varying ways, explore how the moving image informs representations of reality. Responding to the 'live' reference used in the program title Live Cinema, video and sculptural works create a dialogue around the shift from the live performance of theatre to the suspension of reality of cinema.
Catching Fish under Willows in the Rain (Summer), c. 1800, Yokoi Kinkoku, Japanese, 1761 - 1832, 2009-5-1
Pleasures and Pastimes in Japanese Art
January 8, 2010–January 29, 2011,
Galleries 241, 242, and 243, Second Floor
From classical Noh theater to poetry competitions to the joys of fishing, the pleasures and pastimes depicted in Japanese art are many and varied. This exhibition features masks and gorgeous costumes of the Noh theater as well as libretti and musical instruments that accompany the Noh performances.
Portrait of David Teniers II, 1659, Lucas Vorsterman II, Flemish, 1624 - c. 1666. After a painting by Pieter Thijs II, Flemish, 1652 - 1679, 1985-52-9959
David Teniers's Theatrum Pictorium and the John G. Johnson Collection
June 11, 2010–January 29, 2011,
Gallery 273, Second Floor
In 1660, the Antwerp artist and court painter David Teniers II (1610–1690) published the Theatrum Pictorium, the first illustrated printed catalogue of a major paintings collection. This opulent book contained etchings that reproduced 243 paintings in the collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, the governor of the Southern Netherlands. The selection of paintings highlighted the archduke's sixteenth-century Venetian masterpieces, largely acquired from the estate of the Duke of Hamilton, who had perished in the English Civil Wars (1642–51).
Tavolo Mediterraneo Love Difference (Mediterranean Table Love Difference), 2005, by Michelangelo Pistoletto (Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy) © Michelangelo Pistoletto
Michelangelo Pistoletto: Cittadellarte
November 1, 2010–January 16, 2011,
Gallery 176, First Floor
This exhibition presents Michelangelo Pistoletto's current work from his interdisciplinary laboratory, Cittadellarte—the name of which implies both a fortified enclave and a city of art. Examples of Pistoletto's tables in the shapes of seas from across the globe will be on view. These "mediterranean" tables metaphorically represent the spaces that exist in the "middle of land," places whose in-between character provides a conceptual platform for conversation and exchange across cultures.
Mappamondo (Globe), 1966–68. Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian, born 1933. Newspaper and wire. Wire ball, diameter c. 71 inches (c. 180 cm); newspaper ball, diameter 39 3/8 inches (100 cm). (Collection of Lia Rumma) © Michelangelo Pistoletto)
Michelangelo Pistoletto: From One to Many, 1956–1974
November 1, 2010–January 16, 2011,
Dorrance Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor
Michelangelo Pistoletto (Italian, born 1933) is widely recognized in Europe as one of its most influential contemporary artists and is increasingly gaining recognition in the United States. As the artist's first focused survey in the U.S. in more than two decades, Michelangelo Pistoletto: From One to Many, 1956–1974 places Pistoletto's work in the context of the postwar sociocultural transformations of Italy, Western Europe, and North America while also exploring its relationship to Pop, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art.
Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), 1875, Thomas Eakins, American, 1844 - 1916, 2007-1-1
An Eakins Masterpiece Restored: Seeing The Gross Clinic Anew
July 22, 2010–January 8, 2011,
Exhibition Gallery, First Floor
Acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2007 after a stirring public campaign to keep the painting in Philadelphia, Thomas Eakins's masterpiece, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic) of 1875, has been cleaned and restored for the first time in almost fifty years. The painting emerges from the conservation studio as the centerpiece of this exhibition, which throws new light on a work acclaimed as the greatest American painting of the nineteenth century.
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