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Exhibition

Building a Legacy Collection: A Survey of Invitational Acquisitions

May 20, 2016 through July 31, 2016
  • Crawford, New Orleans #5
    Ralston Crawford, New Orleans #5.
  • Charles Sheeler, Barn Reds.
  • de Kooning, Woman
    Willem de Kooning, Woman.
  • Bates, Bait Shop
    David Bates, Bait Shop.
  • Pittman, Thankfully
    Lari Pittman, Thankfully, you will have taught me freedom within constraints.
  • Nicholson, Two Forms, Version Three
    Ben Nicholson, Two Forms, Version Three.
  • O'Neil, The Last Man on Earth
    Robyn O'Neil, The Last Man on Earth.
  • Graves, Bird Attacking a Stone
    Morris Graves, Bird Attacking A Stone.
  • Hofmann, Fruit Bowl
    Hans Hofmann, Fruit Bowl.
  • Brook, Peggy
    Alexander Brook, Peggy Bacon and Metaphysics.
  • [INSTALL] Crawford, New Orleans #5
    Ralston Crawford, New Orleans #5.
  • [INSTALL] Bait Shop
    David Bates, Bait Shop.
  • [INSTALL] Thankfully you will have taught me freedom within constraints
    Lari Pittman, Thankfully, you will have taught me freedom within constraints.

Since 1888, forward-thinking stewards of Sheldon Museum of Art’s growing collection have regularly organized exhibitions that feature recent masterworks of contemporary art. The museum has acquired more than two hundred fifty artworks directly from artists participating in these exhibitions through the support of generous collectors and donors. This survey will include approximately twenty such pieces that exemplify the depth and breadth of Sheldon’s holdings.

Support for this exhibition and its programming has been provided by Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation Exhibitions and Programs Fund and the Dillon Foundation.