Tag: past
Join curators Alison Hokanson and Joanna Sheers Seidenstein for a special preview of Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature at The Met. Opening to the public on February 8, this international loan exhibition brings together more than 75 paintings, drawings, and prints by Friedrich, the celebrated German Romantic artist
December 18, 2024
Please join us for a talk with Senior Curator Emeritus Dr. Marcus Burke about his recently-opened exhibition The Colorful World of Pancho Fierro, Afro-Peruvian Painter. Dr. Burke will discuss Fierro’s vivid depictions of Peruvian society, highlighting the extraordinary upward social mobility that was possible in nineteenth-century Lima, as well as
December 18, 2024
What goes into preparing for a major exhibition or publication on a singular collection of drawings? This panel brings together three distinct perspectives – those of a scholar, a curator, and a conservator – on three recent or upcoming projects considering Italian drawing collections.
December 18, 2024
Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (1724–1780) was a prolific and unconventional draftsman whose imagery offers an unparalleled view of life in eighteenth-century Paris. With subjects that range from the elevated to the mundane, his work brims with wit and humanity but eludes easy categorization. Three talks will explore some of the topics
December 17, 2024
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
Most American museums enrich the range and depth of their holdings of works on paper through gifts and bequests from individuals, made in sizable allotments or smaller installments over decades. Such largesse is often the result of close relationships developed over the years and revolving around a shared passion for
December 17, 2024
The eighteenth century was a time of great cross-cultural exchange, in Europe and beyond. Artists from England and Northern Europe embarked on their Grand Tours of Italy to steep themselves in the classical monuments and landscapes, while other artists traveled north to seek out royal and elite patronage, prestigious commissions
December 17, 2024
Join us for this wonderful opportunity to hear from four early career curators based in European and US collections as they discuss their recent or upcoming exhibitions that focus on old master drawings. Curators will give short presentations about their exhibitions, followed by a lively panel conversation about their curatorial
December 16, 2024
This event was part of On Drawings 2024 programming Michael Findlay, Director of Acquavella Galleries, and Jacob El Hanani, artist, in a conversation moderated by Elizabeth Pergam, Co-Chair of The Society for […]
December 1, 2024
This event was part of On Drawings 2024 programming Rachel Federman, art historian, writer, and curator; Lindsey Tyne, Conservation Librarian at New York University Libraries, Barbara Goldsmith Preservation and Conservation Department; […]
November 14, 2024