Exhibitions Archived in: 1981

The Earthly Chimera and the Femme Fatale: Fear of Women in Nineteenth Century Art

20 May–21 June 1981

As women gained more and more political and social freedom in the 19th century, fear of their increased power spawned a new genre of literature and art. Images of woman as femme fatale and as chimera, that mythical beast who threatened men with evil and seductive powers, emerged in works... more »

Roma Resurgens: Papal Medals from the Age of the Baroque

1 July–9 August 1981

Papal medals served as great instruments of propaganda during the great Catholic revival following the schism created by the Protestant Reformation. The medals depict on one side a portrait of the current pope, and on the other, an idealized heroic image of a papal act. The images were meant to... more »

Kandinsky Watercolors: A Selection from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Hilla von Rebay Foundation

15 October–29 November 1981

The exhibition of watercolors by Russian-born Wassily Kandinsky, painted between 1911 and 1940, included many that never have been exhibited before. The exhibition traces Kandinsky’s art through his watercolors, as the artist moved from literal subject matter to abstraction. It also provides a comparison to his better-known work in oils.... more »

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