Tag: cooper-hewitt-smithsonian-design-museum
Throughout his career, American artist Winslow Homer (1836-1910) relied on drawings to process the world around him and as foundations for his most celebrated compositions. Though best known as an […]
December 10, 2025
The Drawing Foundation, in association with Master Drawings New York 2026, is proud to present a variety of exciting and engaging partnership events as part of Drawings Week 2026. Join us in New York City (and beyond!) from January 28 through February 7, 2026 for exhibition tours, study room visits,
December 8, 2025
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum holds 143 sheets of drawings and inscriptions from the sketchbooks of the Netherlandish artist Johannes Stradanus, also known as Jan van der Straet (1523–1605). As […]
August 6, 2025
China has long been a source of inspiration and fascination for European artists. In this study session, we will take a close look at Cooper Hewitt’s holdings of chinoiserie and export drawings from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with a focus on works by Jean-Baptiste Pillement and George Chinnery. Pillement’s
December 17, 2024
An intimate look at the breathtaking sketches of Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826-1900) at Cooper Hewitt. The premier artist of the Hudson River School, Church traveled widely in pursuit of […]
December 7, 2023