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Past Exhibitions

In the Presence of the Gods: Art from Ancient Sumer in the Collection of the Oriental Institute

July 1, 1997 – March 8, 1998

This exhibition displayed over forty artifacts from ancient Sumer

From Blast to Pop: Aspects of Modern British Art 1915–1965

April 17 –June 15, 1997

Blast to Pop explored the complex chronology and diverse artistic traditions of British Modernism.

Excavating the Smart Museum: (Re)viewing the Classical Greek and Roman Collection

April 1 – June 8, 1997

This exhibition focused on eighty artifacts from the Smart Museum’s classical Greek and Roman holdings.

African Affinities/Expressionist Essences: Vincent Smith’s Eight Etchings, 1965-1966

February 7–28, 1997

Etchings made by Vincent Smith at the height of the civil-rights movement

Then and Now

February 6 – March 16, 1997

A look at the work of Midway Studios faculty members Judith Brotman, Lynne Brown, Herbert George, Robert Hooper, Vera Klement, Laura Letinsky and Tom Mapp. 

Trends in Post-War Chicago Art

December 26, 1996 – January 16, 1997

This exhibition explored artistic production in Chicago from 1945 to 1997.

The Fragrance of Ink: Korean Literati Paintings of the Chosǒn Dynasty (1392–1910)

October 10 – December 8, 1996

This exhibition presented works by some of the most significant literati painters of Korea’s last royal dynasty. 

Faces of Ancient Egypt: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Oriental Institute Museum

September 10, 1996–March 9, 1997

A collaborative exhibition with the University of Chicago’s Oriental Institute during its renovation and expansion

Peter Saul: Art World Portraits

August 20–September 15, 1996

An exhibition of fourteen pencil and gouache works

MFA 1996

July 11–August 6, 1996

Work by Brett Bloom, Shawn Calvert, Mark Huddle, David Krause, Piper, Rebecca Ravis, Stephanie Serpick, and L. Mikelle Standbridge