An American Perspective: Paintings from the New World, 1820-1930
Explore the European roots of early American art through an investigation of landscapes, marine paintings and portraits. Featuring works by some of America’s finest painters, this exhibition will reveal how […]
Robert Stuart and Charles Goolsby: A Dialogue in Paint
An exhibition of artwork and commentary by two prominent Virginia painters, Robert Stuart of Lexington and Charles Goolsby of Emory.
Pinturas de Fe: The Retablo Tradition in Mexico and New Mexico
The story of the retablo tradition as it evolved in the Americas, from the time of the Spanish Conquest to the present day. These small devotional saint paintings, first used […]
In Intricate Detail: Pierced-Tin Furniture from Southwest Virginia & Northeast Tennessee
Between 1840 and 1860, furniture with pierced-tin panels was made in abundance throughout Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. Found usually on the back porch or in the kitchen, the common […]
Quilt National 2003: The Best of Contemporary Quilts
Quilt National 2003 is the thirteenth in the series of biennial international juried exhibitions to be mounted by the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, Ohio. Quilts included […]
Metal/Southeast
Metal/Southeast is an exhibition of thirty-seven objects by seven artist teams. Each has demonstrated a commitment to working in ways that are thought to be more a part of our […]
A Well-Dressed Bed: The Material Culture of Sleep
A Well-Dressed Bed: The Material Culture of Sleep, is an exhibition that has taken the fairly simple conceptual idea of 19th century bedsteads and bedcovers and expanded it for a […]
Designed for Light
If art glass ever had a golden age it surely came at the close of the 19th century and flowed into the first quarter of the 20th. This was a […]
Themes Worthy of the Lifetime of One Man: George Catlin’s Views of Native American Life
Themes Worthy of the Lifetime of One Man is an exhibition of works by American artist George Catlin, whose images of Native American Indians fascinate our modern eyes as much […]
Multiple Impressions: Native American Artists and the Print
Multiple Impressions is an exhibition of lithographs created by Native American and Canadian First Nations artists at the University of New Mexico’s Tamarind Institute between 1970 and 1999. Drawing on […]