Exhibitions Archived in: 1978

Hsieh Shih-ch'ên: A Ming Dynasty Painter Reinterprets the Past

11 January–26 February 1978

The exhibition includes thirty-three paintings by the 16th century Chinese artist, Hsieh Shih-ch’en, which demonstrate the special character of the Ming Dynasty. They display a wide variety of styles, subjects, and media and include hanging scrolls, hand scrolls, album leaves, and fan paintings. Landscape painting dominates Hsieh Shih-ch’en’s work, but... more »

Artists of the Committee on Art and Design

8 March–9 April 1978

Seven faculty members from the University of Chicago’s Committee on Art and Design, including Kanani Bell, Vera Klement, Thomas Mapp, Robert Peters, Richard Shiff, Joel Snyder, and Laura Volkerding presented their own work in an exhibition at the Smart Museum. The Committee was formed in 1974 to encourage interdisciplinary study... more »

German and Austrian Painting of the Eighteenth Century

20 April–11 June 1978

This exhibition of 41 paintings and drawings from Central Europe is the first of its kind in Chicago, and the majority of the objects have never been displayed or reproduced before. The show includes paintings by the major Central European artists Johann Michael Rottmayr, Franz Anton Maulbertsch, and Anton Raphael... more »

Alderman Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery

4 October–26 November 1978

Alderman Boydell, 18th century British patron and publisher, collected and commissioned Shakespearean-themed paintings from England’s most prominent artists. The original paintings by Benjamin West, Henry Fuseli, George Romney, Joshua Reynolds, and Angelika Kauffmann, among others, were copied as engravings and sold by subscription to middle-class Britons. The original paintings hung... more »

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