Exhibitions Archived in: 1995

From the Ocean of Painting: India's Popular Painting Traditions, 1589-present

19 January–12 March 1995

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Points of View: Selected Works of Art Chosen by the Friends of the Smart Museum

1 March–1 June 1995

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Post-War Chicago Works on Paper and Sculpture

14 March–1 June 1995

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Madness in America

13 April–11 June 1995

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20/20: Twenty Master Drawings for 20 Years

27 June–3 September 1995

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Paul Coffey: My Days with Peter in the Weed Garden

27 June–3 September 1995

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M.F.A. 1995

13 July–27 August 1995

Seven artists were represented in the 1995 Master of Fine Arts exhibition: Louis Brandt, Anthony Elms, Marc Fischer, Erik S. Lieber, Morgan Santander, Duncan Webb, and Karen Louise Wilson. Utilizing painting, drawing and photography, the artists presented a wide range of differing visions, techniques and styles.  A Brochure published in... more »

Woman in the Eyes of Man: Images of Women in Japanese Art

12 September-3 December 1995

Organized by the Smart Museum, in collaboration with DePaul University and the Field Museum, Woman in the Eyes of Man focused on artistic depictions of women throughout Japanese history, exploring a range of idealized feminine types, including the moral paragon, the alluring beauty, and the selfless caregiver. The exhibition featured... more »

The Studio Museum in Harlem: Twenty-Five Years of African-American Art

19 October–10 December 1995

This exhibition marked the first national tour of art from the collection of The Studio Museum in Harlem, a premier museum dedicated to the work of Black America and the African Diaspora. Included were works by African-American artists Romare Bearden, Fred Brown, Ed Clark, Herbert Gentry, Sam Gilliam, Richard Hunt,... more »

The Sculptural Head as Image

12 December 1995–10 March 1996

Organized by Herbert George, Associate Professor, committee on Art and Design at the University of Chicago, this exhibition examined the convention of the portrait head from antiquity to the present through over forty sculptures from the Smart’s permanent collection. Curator: Herbert George, Associate Professor, Committee on Art and Design, University... more »

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