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National Tour Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2009 – January 3, 2010) Frick Art & Historical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (January 30, 2010 – April 25, 2010) Fort Wayne Museum of Art in Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 21, 2010 – August 22, 2010) Whatcom Museum of History and Art in Bellingham, Washington (September 16, 2010 – January 9, 2011) The Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando, Florida (February 11, 2011 – May 1, 2011) Oklahoma City Museum of Art in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (May 26, 2011 – August 21, 2011) Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts in Montgomery, Alabama (September 24, 2011 – January 15, 2012) Muskegon Museum of Art in Muskegon, Michigan (February 16, 2012 – May 6, 2012) Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, Minnesota (June 2, 2012 – September 22, 2012) New York State Museum in Albany, New York (October 19, 2012 – January 20, 2013) Chazen Museum of Art in Madison, Wisconsin (February 16, 2013 – April 28, 2013) Figge Art Museum in...

The Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street Bath, England 25 January 2014 - 5 May 2014. Joseph Wright ‘of Derby' (1734-1797) lived and worked in Bath between November 1775 and June 1777. This brief and little-known episode in Wright's life marked a crossroads in his career, yet it has never been explored in detail. ‘Joseph Wright of Derby: Bath and Beyond' will place Wright in the context of the many artists, musicians, writers, business people and scientists living and working in the Georgian spa and present for the first time a comprehensive view of his life and work during those eighteen months. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue will also go ‘beyond' to examine the effect of his time in Bath and his travels in Italy on Wright's later work. Vesuvius in Eruption, with a View over the Islands in the Bay of Naples c. 1776-80 Oil on canvas, 122 x 176.4 cm © Tate, London 2013 "I have taken the Liberty to give this Letter of Introduction to my Friend Mr. Wri...

The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) presents Judy Chicago: Circa ’75 , on view January 17–April 13, 2014. The exhibition features 13 paintings, drawings, sculptures and mixed media works by innovative feminist artist Judy Chicago (b. 1939). Throughout her career, Chicago has been creating art with the intention of influencing and changing societal norms. Her iconic body of work from the 1970s, including preparatory art for The Dinner Party, (The Dinner Party: mixed media: ceramic, porcelain, and textile; permanent installation at the Brooklyn Museum’s Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art) demonstrates her firm belief in the power of art to highlight women’s creativity and overcome traditional gender inequalities. This exhibition honors Chicago’s commitment to feminist ideals on the occasion of her 75th birthday. “Judy Chicago has been a friend and ally to the National Museum of Women in the Arts since its opening in 1987,” said NMWA Director Susan Fisher Sterling. “...

Stripes, rhombuses, chequers or hearts are the shapes William N. Copley uses to humorously depict the battle of sexes. He cryptically sets his figures in an environment of lush decoration. From 18 February 2012 to 10 June 2012 the Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden Germany, presented a comprehensive retrospective of the American artist (1919 to 1996). More than 80 works by the artist are shown. From the mid 40ies on, as a gallery owner, artist, author and editor, Copley acted as an important mediator between surrealists and the pop art movement and certainly was one of the most unconventional celebrities of the arts scene. In the tradition of dada, surrealism and American pop art, William N. Copley ironically deals with the erotic game between man and woman in all its facets. When asked whether he had a theory on his style, he answered in a 1968 interview: “No, it just seems as if I were doomed to explore the tragedy of man and woman. That probably is chaplinesque. William N. Copley Kis...