William M. Harnett

March 14-June 13, 1993

Overview: 49 still life paintings illustrated William M. Harnett's trompe l'oeil technique. They were selected from the National Gallery's collection and other public and private collections.

The exhibition was organized by the Amon Carter Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Co-curators were John Wilmerding, visiting curator for American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Doreen Bolger, curator, Amon Carter Museum; and Marc Simpson, curator, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The coordinator for the National Gallery was Nicolai Cikovsky Jr., curator of American and British paintings.

Attendance: 115,790 (92 days)

Location: East Building, Mezzanine, Northwest

Catalogue: William M. Harnett, edited by Doreen Bolger, Marc Simpson, and John Wilmerding. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1992.

Other venues:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

March 14-June 14, 1992

Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth

July 18-October 18, 1992

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

November 14, 1992-February 14, 1993

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