Exhibitions Archived in: 1976

Contemporary Art from the Robert B. Mayer Collection

21 January–15 March 1976

Robert and Beatrice Mayer spent a lifetime amassing heir very sizeable collection of Contemporary Art. Upon her husband’s death, Mrs. Mayer distributed among several institutions paintings, drawings, and prints as long-term loans. The pieces chosen by the Department of Art and the Smart Museum staff from the Mayer collection included... more »

A New Acquisition: Milo of Croton by Il Pordenone

21 January–15 March 1976

This important Italian Renaissance painting was recently acquired through the effort of Professor Charles E. Cohen of the Department of Art for the Smart Museum’s Permanent Collection. The painting was subsequently cleaned, restored and exhibited along with photographs of other significant and historically relevant works of art. This acquisition, restoration,... more »

Dürer Through Other Eyes

21 January–15 March 1976

This exhibition includes thirty-six original engravings and woodcuts by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer and forty-eight copies after Dürer dating from the 16th through the 18th centuries. The copies were conceived not as forgeries of Dürer’s work, but in order to satisfy the great public demand for the master’s... more »

Drawings by Henry Moore from the Joel Starrels, Jr. Memorial Collection

21 January–15 March 1976

These drawings by Henry Moore range from the 1920s to the 1950s and represent important typological shifts in the artist’s work. This exhibition includes figure and sculpture studies in addition to several stand-alone works that are both technically complex and highly finished. The collection of drawings was a gift to... more »

Earth, Water, Fire: Classical Mediterranean Ceramics

31 March–3 May 1976

Earth, Water, Fire: Classical Mediterranean Ceramics brings together more than 120 representative works from the University’s Classical Collection including glazed and un-glazed Greek, Roman, Etruscan, and Cypriote urns, lamps, and dishes. Most of the pieces have never before been on display, though most of them have been part of the... more »

"A Concept: 1 Million Marks" by Sandra Straus

12 May–27 June 1976

The impetus for this series of works came from in a homework assignment for a sixth grade Social Studies class at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. The students were asked to make one million marks to help them understand what ‘one million’ really means. When Sandra Straus heard of... more »

The American Presidency in Political Cartoons 1776-1976

12 May–27 June, 1976

American political cartoons represent 200 years of popular opinion of the presidency and the men who have held the office. The exhibition explores the changes and shifts in that popular opinion through Federal Period broadsheets, 19th century lithographs, and 20th century newspaper cartoons by such notable artists as Thomas Nast,... more »

Drawings and Watercolors of the Sixteenth through Twentieth Centuries from the Bequest of Joseph Halle Schaffner

31 March–12 June 1976

These drawings and watercolors range in date from the mid sixteenth to the mid twentieth century and include works by Guercino, Polidoro da Caravaggio, Thomas Gainsborough, John Marin, Joan Miró, and Aristide Maillol. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Halle Schaffner collected these works over a number of years, and bequeathed them... more »

Geometric Abstract Art from the Lillian H. Florsheim Foundation

14 July– 29 August 1976

The exhibition showcases twenty-three paintings and one sculpture from the private collection of Lillian H. Florsheim. These works represent geometric abstract art from 1929 to 1965 including Russian constructivists, de Stijl, the Bauhaus, and “Op Art” created by such recognized artists as Frank Kupka, George Vantongerloo, Kurt Schwitters, Robert Delaunay,... more »

Documentary Photograph as a Work of Art: American Photographs 1860-1876

13 October–12 December 1976

The art and science of photography was utilized during the Civil War and immediately afterwards to report on the progress of military campaigns and westward expansion. Even at this early moment when the purpose of photography was largely reportorial, photographers like Matthew Brady, Alexander Gardner, Timothy O’Sullivan, George Bernard, and... more »

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