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Past Exhibitions

Hannah Höch 1889-1978: Collages

April 12–June 26, 1994

31 collages highlighting Hannah Höch's innovative use of photomontage as an artistic medium.

An Eye for Antiquity: Photographs from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. William Knight Zewadski

January 20–March 13, 1994

This exhibition examined issues of artistic inspiration in photography and our relationship to antiquity.

Vessels of Meaning: Modern British Ceramics

December 14, 1993–March 6, 1994

Vessels of Meaning featured the works of twenty leading contemporary British ceramists, including Alison Briton, Ewen Henderson, Bernard Leach, and Janice Tchalenko.

The Tradition and Influence of the German Woodcut

October 5–December 5, 1993

This exhibition, as a complement to The German Print Portfolio, focused on the history of the woodcut and its development in early and modern German art and history.

The German Print Portfolio 1890-1930: Serials for a Private Sphere

October 3–December 12, 1993

A nationally touring exhibition organized by the Smart Museum, The German Print Portfolio examined the central role of the portfolio—a thematic set of images viewed sequentially—in Germany and Austria from 1890 to 1930.

MFA 1993

July 23–August 21, 1993

Taken together, the works by emerging artists Heather Accurso, Christine Basick, Christine Boos, Carl Gilmore, Jennifer Krauss, Nina Levy, James McManus, Kristine Veenstra, and Mark Westervelt represented a range of vision and points of view that testified to the strength of the Midway Studios Master of Fine Arts program.

Art of the Persian Courts: Selections from the Art and History Trust

February 18–April 18, 1993

More than 120 examples of Persian arts of the book and court dating from the thirteenth to the early twentieth century.

Lyonel Feininger: Awareness, Recollection, and Nostalgia

December 15, 1992–March 28, 1993

The seventy-year career of the important twentieth century German-American artist Lyonel Feininger was commemorated in this exhibition of more than fifty prints, works on paper, and carved toys.

Visual Poetry: Brossa/Parra

October 6–December 13, 1992

Visual Poetry featured the work of two avant-garde artists, the Catalan Joan Brossa and the Chilean Nicanor Parra.

The Gray City Unbuilt: Architectural Proposals for the University of Chicago

September 1–December 6, 1992

The Gray City Unbuilt featured twenty renderings of University of Chicago buildings and complexes which were proposed between 1929 and 1989, but never realized.