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    Past Exhibitions

    [Video stills of Paul Ryan and Buckminster Fuller] Media Utopia: Art and Advocacy of Paul Ryan
    Archives of American Art, New York Research Center
    October 8 - December 31, 2008


    [Study for: Summer school advertisement] Summer School: Selections from the Archives of American Art
    Exhibited in Washington, D.C. at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery
    inside the Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture

    June 20 - September 29, 2008


    [Edwin Dickinson exhibition catalog] Recent Acquisitions: The James Graham & Sons Gallery Records
    Archives of American Art, New York Research Center
    June 2 - July 31, 2008


    [Diego Rivera holding a Dog] Staff Favorites from the Archives of American Art
    Archives of American Art, Washington, D.C. Research Center
    May 20 - October 15, 2008


    [Konrad and Florence Cramer] A Thousand Kisses: Love Letters from the Archives of American Art
    Exhibited in DC at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery, Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
    January 25, 2008 through June 2, 2008


    [It Looked Like Spilt Milk] Manhattan Modern: The Life and Work of Charles Green Shaw
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    November 1, 2007 - February 7, 2008


    [Worthington Whittredge sketchbook of a trip down the Rhine River] Sketchbooks from the Archives of American Art
    Exhibited in AAA's Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in the Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
    October 5, 2007 - January 6, 2008


    [Jackson Pollock, Clement Greenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner and an unidentified child at the beach] Wish You Were Here: Artists on Vacation
    Exhibited in DC at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
    June 28 - September 21, 2007


    [Philip Evergood, Oxford, Connecticut note to Lawrence Arthur Fleischman, Detroit, Mich.] Recent Acquisitions: Selections from the papers of Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman
    Archives of American Art's New York Research Center
    June 22 - September 30, 2007


    [Joseph Cornell] Exquisite Surprise: The Papers of Joseph Cornell
    Exhibited at the Archives' Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery and as well as its New York Research Center.
    March 15 - June 15, 2007


    [<em>Ammunition</em>, published by the UAW-CIO] Anatomy of a Painting: Honoré Sharrer's Tribute to the American Working People
    Exhibited at the Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture, Washington, D.C.
    March 8 - June 20, 2007


    [Artists of Park Place Gallery] Art and Space: Park Place and the beginning of the Paula Cooper Gallery
    Exhibited in the Archives' New York Research Center Gallery
    October 17, 2006 - March 14, 2007


    [John Singer Sargent in his studio] Artists in Their Studios
    Exhibited in AAA's Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in the Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
    July 1, 2006 through October 27, 2006


    [Bob Thompson in the garden of the Martha Jackson Gallery, New York] Recent Acquisitions Spring 2006
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    March 13, 2006 - July 14, 2006


    [Greetings from Werner and Maria] Season's Greetings from Werner Drewes
    Exhibited in AAA's Washington, D.C. office.
    December 14, 2005 - January 6, 2006


    [Sketchbook of Europe (no. 43)] Sketchbooks: Curators' Choice
    This online exhibit presents the sketchbooks of seventeen American artists, among them Reginald Marsh, John Graham, and Oscar Bluemner.


    [Alexander Calder's 'Mailbox'] Fifty Documents from the First Fifty Years of the Archives of American Art, 1954-2004
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    October 18, 2005-February 24, 2006


    [Watercolor drawing] Erle Loran 1905-1999, A Centennial Celebration
    A checklist for an exhibition held in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    June 3, 2005-October 7, 2005


    [Illustrated memoir of service in the U.S. Army in France] Celebrating Fifty Years: The Archives of American Art, 1954-2004
    Exhibited in AAA's New York City Research Center Gallery
    Oct. 20, 2004-Jan. 14, 2005


    [L. Brent Kington in workshop] Metal Matters: Selections from the papers of Metalsmiths
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    April 22-July 16, 2004


    [National Academy of Design Annual Dinner at Delmonico's Restaurant] Electing Excellence: The National Academy of Design, 1825-1944
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    January 15, 2004-April 9, 2004


    [James McNeill Whistler's palette and brushes] No Day Without a Line: Whistler in the Archives of American Art
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    October 10, 2003-January 9, 2004


    [Clay/work in Honduras] Digging for Clay in the Archives of American Art
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    January 16-April 4, 2003


    [Broadside for “Valley of the Mississipi”, a lecture by George Catlin delivered on April 9] Selections from the George Catlin Papers
    Prepared for American Indian Heritage Month
    November 2002


    [Kenneth Noland in his studio] Andre Emmerich: A Documentary Portrait
    Exhibited in AAA's Research Center Gallery
    October 10, 2002-January 10, 2003


    [Sample textile with feathers] Fiber Art: Following the Thread
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    July 3-September 13, 2002


    [Marcel Breuer, St. Elme, France] Marcel Breuer: A Centennial Celebration
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    April 5-June 29, 2002


    [David Goldsmith (1901-1980) Tin Man] American Traditions: A Taste for Folk Art
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    January 10, 2002-March 29, 2002


    [Café Flowers, Caged Condiments, Cupcakes Java and Sinkers and Other Food] Wayne Thiebaud : Memories and Delights
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    October 24, 2001-January 4, 2002


    [Frida Kahlo on the patio of her house in Coyoacán, Mexico] Frida Kahlo: Notas Sobre una Vida / Notes on a Life
    Prepared for Hispanic Heritage Month 2001
    October 1, 2001-November 1, 2001


    [<em>Bob and Roy ware at the Candy Store </em>] Craft and the Creative Process
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    June 1, 2001-October 22, 2001


    [Diary, 1884 Mar.-1884 Sept.] A Day in the Life: Diaries from the Archives of American Art
    A checklist for an exhibition held in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    February 2, 2001-May 31, 2001


    [Cartoon of President Theodore Roosevelt] The Artful Presidency: Selections from the Archives of American Art
    Online exhibit celebrating the connections between American artists and the American presidency from George Washington to the Carter administration.


    [Miguel Cubiles, Mexico letter to Maria Elena Guerrero, Miami, Fla.] Selecciónes Cubanas: Selections from the Papers of Cuban American Artists at the Archives of American Art
    Prepared for Hispanic Heritage Month
    September 15, 2000


    [John Singer Sargent in his studio] Treasures from the Archives of American Art
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    September 19, 2000-January 5, 2001


    [Great Spruce Head Island, Maine] Selections From The Fairfield Porter Papers
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    March 16-October 6, 2000


    [Portrait of Louis M. Eilshemius] A Celebration of the Piano: Selections From the Archives of American Art
    This online exhibit celebrates the influence of the piano among American artists.
    March 9, 2000-October 21, 2001


    [Sketchbook] The American Indian Observed: Selected Sketches and Documents from the Collections of the Archives of American Art
    Prepared for American Indian Heritage Month
    November, 1999


    [Miguel Cubiles, Mexico, to Giulio V. Blanc, New York, N.Y.] Giulio V. Blanc papers, 1920-1995
    Prepared for Hispanic Heritage Month
    October 1, 1999-November 1, 1999


    [Mamie Deschillie (b. 1920) wearing her finest silver and turquoise jewelry with one of her cardboard cutouts at her home in Fruitland, New Mexico] In Sight: Portraits of Folk Artists by Chuck Rosenak
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    January 22-April 30, 1999


    [Kenyon Cox] The Critic Sees: A Century of Art Criticism From the Archives of American Art
    Exhibited in AAA's NYC Research Center Gallery
    October 6, 1998-January 1999


    [<i> El Teatro Campesino Fundraiser</i>] Tomás Ybarra-Frausto Research Material on Chicano Art
    Prepared for Hispanic Heritage Month
    October, 1998




    Out On Loan

    The following exhibitions include documents from the Archives' collections.

    [Wallace Berman and Richard Prince]
    Michael Kohn Gallery
    January 15- March 7, 2009


    Artists' Books as (Sub) Culture
    The Center for Book Arts, New York
    January 14- March 28, 2009


    Los Angeles County Museum of Art's in-gallery audio tour of the Contemporary Art Galleries
    Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
    November 28, 2008- November 28, 2011


    Jazz Century
    Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Roverto


    [3 Well Known Knots] Looking for Mushrooms: Beat Poets, Hippies, Funkland Minimal Art. Art and Counterculture in San Francisco, 1955-1968
    Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
    November 8, 2008- March 1, 2009


    Fritz Scholder: A Restrospective
    National Museum of American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
    November 1, 2008- July 30, 2009


    [Fairmont Park Association tour of Philadelphia's sculptures]
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    November 1, 2008- November 1, 2009


    [Study of a man] Alexander Calder: The Paris Years
    The Whitney Museum of Art, New York, New York
    October 16, 2008- February 15, 2009


    [Dean Fleming, Malibu, Calif. letter to Paula Cooper] The Park Place Gallery Group in 1960s New York
    The Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
    September 28, 2008- January 18, 2009


    [Clement Greenberg letter to Clyfford E. Still] Action/Abstraction: Pollock, De Kooning and American Art, 1940-1976
    The Jewish Museum
    May 4, 2008- May 31, 2009


    [Bernard Leach to Warren MacKenzie] Warren Mackenzie: Legacy of an American Potter
    Rochester Art Center, Rochester, Minnesota
    May 19, 2007-December 30, 2009




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