Past Exhibitions
Domains of Wonder
Masterworks of Indian Painting
September 20–November 26, 2006
"God, love, death and dessert are the menu in 'Domains of Wonder'. . . a meal of avid moods and intense sensations."—The New York Times
Sara Galner, the Saturday Evening Girls, and the Paul Revere Pottery
Selections from the Bloom Collection
September 14, 2006–June 3, 2007
This installation in the Mary Stamas Gallery celebrates a recent gift of more than 130 works by the Saturday Evening Girls of the Paul Revere Pottery...
Beyond Basketry
Japanese Bamboo Art
August 19, 2006–July 11, 2007
Although woven bamboo containers have been used in Japan for thousands of years, it is only during the last century that basketry has emerged as a...
Tsutsugaki Textiles from the Collection of David and Marita Paly
August 19, 2006–July 11, 2007
While members of the Japanese Imperial household, samurai class, and wealthy merchants had the wherewithal to acquire luxurious silk garments and...
Recent Acquisitions
African Printed Textiles
August 1–November 12, 2006
The markets of West Africa are brilliant with color, and nowhere is this more true than in the stalls devoted to printed cloth. New patterns are...
Designing the Modern Utopia
Soviet Textiles from the Lloyd Cotsen Collection
July 26, 2006–February 25, 2007
“Designing the Modern Utopia” paints a fascinating picture of a uniquely Soviet experiment in social and sartorial engineering. The exhibition...
Marbling and Music
Performing Sufism at a Turkish Tekke
July 21, 2006–April 25, 2007
Within the world of Islam there are many different attitudes toward the arts. For sufis , those Muslims who follow a mystical path, creating art is...
Understanding the Master
Dong Qichang and His Circle
July 8, 2006–January 9, 2007
The controversial painter Dong Qichang (1555–1626) is alternately regarded as the greatest artist in Chinese history or simply clumsy with the brush....
Sargent, Chase, Cassatt
Master Paintings from a Private Collection
July 1–September 13, 2006
Comprising 23 paintings and works on paper, “Sargent, Chase, and Cassatt: Master Paintings from a Private Collection” makes an excellent complement to...
Americans in Paris, 1860–1900
June 25–September 24, 2006
"When today we look for 'American art' we find it mainly in Paris. When we find it out of Paris, we at least find a good deal of Paris in it." —Henry...