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Special Exhibitions Department Records

Collection Summary

Information for Researchers

Administrative Information

Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Arrangement Note

Series Outline

A. "Liberty Belle Cape from "The Honeymoon Project" by Miralda." Jan. 10-Feb. 4, 1990

B. "African-American Art from the Collection." Jan. 20-Apr. 1, 1990

C. "Figure Drawings from the Collection." Jan. 27-Apr. 15, 1990

D. "Fabric and Fashion: A Decade of Acquisitions." Feb. 11-Mar. 25, 1990

E. "Josef Sudek, Poet of Prague: Photographs 1911-1976." Mar. 3-May 6, 1990

F. "Contemporary Philadelphia Artists: A Juried Exhibition." Apr. 22-July 8, 1990

G. "Images of Benjamin Franklin." May 5-Sep. 16, 1990

H. "Legacy in Light: Photographic Treasures from Philadelphia Area Public Collections." May 26-Aug. 12, 1990

I. Dan Flavin exhibition. Canceled

J. "Renoir: The Great Bathers." Sep. 9-Nov. 25, 1990

K. "European Master Prints, 1900-1940." Sep. 22-Nov. 18, 1990

L. "Eighteenth-Century French Silver from the Collection of Rodolphe and Williamina Meyer de Schauensee." Sep. 29, 1990-Jan. 20, 1991

M. "Francesco Clemente: Three Worlds." Oct. 20-Dec. 23, 1990

N. "Contemporary American Crafts." Nov. 7, 1990-Mar. 1992

O. "Emmet Gowin: Photographs." Dec. 8, 1990-Feb. 10, 1991

P. "Henry Ossawa Tanner." Jan. 20-Apr. 14, 1991

Q. "John G. Johnson (1841-1917): A Celebration of 150 Years." Mar. 30-July 14, 1991

R. "Five Centuries of Drawing: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Leipzig." Apr. 20-June 23, 1991

S. "Jacob Lawrence: The Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman Series of Narrative Paintings." May 4-June 30, 1991

T. Weinstock pottery. Proposal

U. Ming and Qing. Canceled

V. Marcel Duchamp and Shuzo Takiguchi. Proposal

W. "By the Sea: Paintings by Eugène Boudin and His Fellow Impressionists." July 13-Sep. 1, 1991

X. "William Christenberry: Photographs." July 20-Aug. 25, 1991

Y. "Art Beyond Sight: The 8th National Exhibit by Blind Artists." Aug. 10-Sep. 8, 1991

Z. "Perfect Little Ladies: Fashion Dolls and the Art of Dress in the 1870s." Aug. 24, 1991-Jan. 26, 1992

AA. "The Picture of Health: Images of Medicine and Pharmacy from the William H. Helfand Collection." Sep. 21-Dec. 1, 1991

AB. "A Masterpiece in Focus: Goltzius´s Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Would Freeze." Nov. 16, 1991-Feb. 2, 1992

AC. "Ian Hamilton Finlay: The Garden and the Revolution." Dec. 21, 1991-Mar. 1, 1992

AD. Flowers in photography. Proposal

AE. "Loves of the Gods: Mythological Painting in Eighteenth-Century France." Feb. 23-Apr. 26, 1992

AF. "Modes of Memory in Nineteenth Century French Painting." Mar. 28-May 17, 1992

AG. "Photographs by Nick Waplington: The "Living Room" and "Circles of Civilization" Series." Apr. 25-June 28, 1992

AH. "Form in Art." May 8-June 12, 1992

AI. "Pertaining to Philadelphia: Contemporary Acquisitions from the Julius Bloch Memorial Fund." May 16-Aug. 19, 1992

AJ. "Picasso and Things: The Still Lifes of Picasso." June 9-Aug. 30, 1992

AK. Natural history. Cancelled

AL. "The Modern Still Life: Drawings, Watercolors, and Collages from the Collection." June 20-Sep. 6, 1992

AM. "Women's Work: American Printmakers in the 1930s." July 18-Aug. 23, 1992

AN. ""Doing Your Part for Fairmount Park," Fairmount Park Commission Art and Essay Contest Winners." Aug. 8-Sep. 11, 1992

AO. "Leonardo da Vinci: The Anatomy of Man: Drawings from the Collection of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II." Sep. 19-Nov. 29, 1992

AP. "Art in Mourning." Nov. 29, 1992-Jan. 31, 1993

AQ. "Beauty and Violence: Woodblock Prints by Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892." Dec. 19, 1992-Feb. 14, 1993

AR. "Contemporary Prints." Dec. 26, 1992-May 2, 1993

AS. "Beatrice Wood at 100." Feb. 13-May 17, 1993

AT. "The Image of the City at the Time of Pissarro." Mar. 7-June 13, 1993

AU. "From Court to Academy: Charles-Nicholas Cochin, Royal Draughtsman and Printmaker." Mar. 20-May 23, 1993

AV. "Gertrude Käsebier, Photographer." Mar. 27-May 30, 1993

AW. "Workers, An Archaeology of the Industrial Age: Photographs of Sebastião Salgado." Apr. 18-June 11, 1993

AX. "American Still-Life Painting from the Twentieth-Century Collections." May 9-July 25, 1993

AY. "Form in Art." May 17-June 27, 1993

AZ. "Joy Before the Object: The Photographs of Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897-1966)." July 24-Sep. 26, 1993

BA. "Ahead of Fashion: Hats of the 20th Century." Aug. 21-Nov. 28, 1993

BB. "Drawing Sounds: An Installation by William Anastasi in Honor of John Cage." Aug. 28-Sep. 19, 1993

BC. "Thinking is Form: The Drawings of Joseph Beuys." Oct. 10, 1993-Jan. 2, 1994

BD. "Visions of Antiquity: Neoclassical Figure Drawings." Oct. 30, 1992-Jan. 2, 1993

BE. "In Observance of World AIDS Day and Day Without Art." Nov. 29, 1993-Jan. 12, 1994

BF. ""A Severe Selection": Modern Art on Paper from the A. E. Gallatin Collection." Jan. 29-Mar. 27, 1994

BG. "Brandywine Workshop Prints: Recent Acquisitions." Feb. 1-Mar. 6, 1994

BH. "Images of Discord: A Graphic Interpretation of the Opening Decades of the Eighty Years´ War." Feb. 5-Apr. 10, 1994

BI. "Community Fabric: African American Quilts and Folk Art." Feb. 13-Apr. 10, 1994

BJ. Age of Rubens. Canceled

BK. "Drawing Albums & Print Portfolios: Early Collectors in Philadelphia." Apr. 24-June 19, 1994

BL. "Contemporary Art on Paper." May 4-Sep. 25, 1994

BM. "Highlights of the Alfred Stieglitz Center Collection of Photographs." May 7-Oct. 9, 1994

BN. "Form in Art." May 20-June 26, 1994

BO. "A New Look at Old Masters: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art." June 4-July 10, 1994

BP. Valleys of the Niger. Canceled

BQ. Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art. "Masterworks from the Philadelphia Museum of Art." June 8-July 10, 1994

BR. "Crucible of Good Intentions: The Eastern State Penitentiary at Fairmount." July 16-Sep. 11, 1994

BS. "Intimate Visions: The Photographs of Dorothy Norman." July 16-Sep. 11, 1994

BT. "Japanese Design: A Survey Since 1950." Sep. 25-Dec. 4, 1994

BU. Video Gallery. Oct. 1, 1994-Nov. 30, 1997

BV. "Video Art: The First 25 Years." Oct. 1-Nov. 29, 1994

BW. "Face to Face." Oct. 2-Nov. 10, 1994

BX. "Alone in a Crowd: Prints of the 1930s-1940s by African-American Artists from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams." Oct. 16-Dec. 4, 1994

BY. Contemporary Crafts Installation.

BZ. "Selections from Camera Work." Nov. 5, 1994-Mar. 5, 1995

CA. "Moving Pictures: Videos on AIDS." Nov. 24-Dec. 4, 1994

CB. "Dorothea Lange: American Photography." Dec. 24, 1994-Feb. 19, 1995

CC. "From Cézanne to Matisse: Great French Paintings from the Barnes Foundation." Jan. 31-Apr. 23, 1995

CD. " Revising Romance: New Feminist Video." Feb. 14-Apr. 2, 1995

CE. "Between War and Utopia: Prints and Drawings of the German Avant-Garde, 1905-1933." Mar. 18-July 23, 1995

CF. "The House of Art: Drawings and Prints from the Artist Community at Gugging." Apr. 1-Aug. 13, 1995

CG. "Video and Film by Philadelphia Artists." Apr. 4-June 11, 1995

CH. "Tibetan Buddhist Sand Painting: Kalachakra Mandala for World Peace." Apr. 25-May 27, 1995

CI. "Form in Art." May 19-June 25, 1995

CJ. "Potions, Pills, and Purges: The Art of Pharmacy." June 3-Oct. 29, 1995

CK. "Rolywholyover: A Circus for Museum by John Cage." June 4-July 30, 1995

CL. "Tina Modotti: Photographs." Sep. 16-Nov. 26, 1995

CM. "Constantin Brancusi." Oct. 8-Dec. 31, 1995

CN. "Works on Paper from the Collection of H. Richard Dietrich, Jr. and The Dietrich American Foundation." Nov. 25, 1995-Feb. 12, 1996

CO. Frederick H. Evans.

CP. "Mediterranean: Photographs by Mimmo Jodice." Dec. 16, 1995-Feb. 18, 1996

CQ. "City in Country: 19th Centruy French Painting." Arthur Ross Gallery. Feb. 2-Mar. 31, 1996

CR. "Sidney Goodman: Paintings and Drawings, 1959-95." Feb. 11-Mar. 31, 1996

CS. "Wallflowers: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs from the Permanent Collection." Feb. 24-Apr. 21, 1996

CT. "New Art on Paper 2: The Hunt Manufacturing Co. Collection." Mar. 17-May 26, 1996

CU. "American Art in the Machine Age, 1913-1940: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs from the Collection." May 4-Aug. 11, 1996

CV. "Cézanne." May 30-Sep. 1, 1996

CW. "Metamorphoses: Photography in the Electronic Age." June 22-Aug. 18, 1996

CX. "A Passion for Paisley: Indian and European Shawls from the Philadelphia Museum of Art." Sep. 3, 1996-Jan. 19, 1997

CY. "Harry Callahan." Sep. 14-Nov. 24, 1996

CZ. "Gifts from the Collection of Edna S. Beron." Oct. 5-Dec. 1, 1996

DA. "The Cadwalader Family: Art and Style in Early Philadelphia." Nov. 3, 1996-Feb. 2, 1997

DB. "The Peale Family: Creation of an American Legacy, 1770-1870." Nov. 3, 1996-Jan. 5, 1997

DC. "Susan Barron: The Labyrinth of Time." Dec. 14, 1996-Mar. 2, 1997

DD. ""In the Manner of . . .": Imitation, Emulation, and Forgery in Old Master Printmaking." Dec. 21, 1996-Mar. 16, 1997

DE. Vallhonrat. Proposal

DF. "Mezzotints by John Sartain: Philadelphia Printmaker, 1808-1897." Jan. 18-Apr. 20, 1997

DG. "Encounters with Modern Art: Works from the Rothschild Family Collections." Mar. 2-May 11, 1997

DH. "Chuck Close/Paul Cadmus: In Dialogue." Apr. 5-June 22, 1997

DI. "The Ingenious Machine of Nature: Four Centuries of Art and Anatomy." Apr. 19-June 15, 1997

DJ. "Rudolf Staffel: Searching for Light; Ceramics, 1936-1996." May 3-Aug. 3, 1997

DK. "Robert Capa: Photographs." Oct. 4, 1997-Jan. 4, 1998

DL. "Best Dressed: 250 Years of Style." Oct. 21, 1997-Jan. 4, 1998

DM. "Philippe Starck Designs." Nov. 12, 1997-Mar. 1, 1998

DN. "Recognizing Van Eyck." Apr. 1-June 14, 1998

DO. "Heroes & Ghosts: Japanese Prints by Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)." Apr. 25-June 28, 1998

DP. "From the Sculptor´s Studio: Italian Baroque Terracottas from The Hermitage." May 16-Aug. 30, 1998

DQ. "Joseph Cornell / Marcel Duchamp...in resonance." Oct. 8, 1998-Jan. 3, 1999

DR. "Cool Britannia: Recent British Design Selected by Sir Terence Conran." Nov. 11, 1998-Mar. 7, 1999

DS. "Gherardo Starnina: Reconstructing a Renaissance Masterpiece." Dec. 17. 1998-Mar. 7, 1999

DT. Duchamp loan exhibition. National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Canceled.

DU. "Jasper Johns: Process and Printmaking." Jan. 23-Apr. 24, 1999

DV. "Mad for Modernism: Earl Horter and His Collection." Mar. 7-May 16, 1999

DW. "Crowning Achievements: Dentistry in the Ars Medica Collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art." Mar. 28-May 30, 1999

Subseries . "Contemporary Prints." Dec. 26, 1992-May 2, 1993

Date:

1993

Scope and Content Note

Box	Folder	Author/Title	Date