Exhibitions Archived in: 1979

The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright

10 January–25 February 1979

Frank Lloyd Wright decorated the Frederick C. Robie House in Hyde Park to match his architectural plans. His aesthetic interests in the design and arrangement of architectural ornament, furniture, windows, and decorative accessories are the subject of the Smart Museum exhibition. The objects span the breadth of his career, which... more »

Jackson Pollock: New Found Works

12 March–6 May 1979

Jackson Pollock, who is best known for his monumental “drip” paintings, also created other, smaller works throughout his career. This exhibition included over 100 of these works, many of which were being exhibited for the first time. Most of the objects in the exhibition were drawings, but there were also... more »

The Art of Russia: 1800-1850

18 May–24 June 1979

The exhibition is comprised of 154 paintings, drawings, prints, watercolors, and examples of the decorative arts loaned from The Hermitage, the Russian State Museum in Leningrad, and the Tretiakov Gallery in Moscow. A multitude of styles and trends are represented in the exhibition including pre-Impressionist landscapes by Aleksei Venetsianov, satirical... more »

Abstract Expressionism: A Tribute to Harold Rosenberg

10 October–24 November 1979

Harold Rosenberg, art critic, author, and philosopher, published in many magazines, most notably the New Yorker during his long career. He also served as a University of Chicago professor in the Department of Art and on the Committee on Social Thought. In this exhibition of thirty Abstract Expressionist paintings and... more »

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