Past Exhibitions
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James McNeill Whistler: Lithographs from the Steven L. Block Collection at the Speed Art Museum
January 23–April 27, 2014Showcasing the outstanding collection of the Speed Art Museum, this exhibition highlights the prints of James McNeill Whistler, who pushed the medium into new directions through ethereal river scenes and daringly modern depictions of family and friends.
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June Wayne: The Tamarind Decade
January 14–July 6, 2014This exhibition features works created during Wayne’s oversight of the influential Tamarind Lithography Workshop. Her commitment to reviving fine art lithography led to her creation of fascinating, multilayered prints that show the many possibilities the medium holds for engaging audiences.
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¡Hombre! Prints by José Guadalupe Posada
October 19, 2013–April 6, 2014This exhibition, commemorating the centennial of the death of well-known Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada, presents a variety of his depictions of male figures; outlaws, fugitives, demons, lovers, politicians, and matadors all can be found in his unique style.
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Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy
October 12, 2013–January 12, 2014Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, this exhibition reunites the paintings, sculptures, and works on paper installed in the president’s suite at the Hotel Texas in 1963 before his tragic death.
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Color! American Photography Transformed
October 5, 2013–January 5, 2014Through 75 key works, Color! tells the fascinating tale of photographers' halting acceptance of color, revealing the surprisingly extensive and diverse ways they incorporated color into their work as they sought to shape a language of creativity.
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John Albok's Neighborhood
September 21, 2013–February 23, 2014This exhibition features the photographs of John Albok, a Hungarian immigrant who became known for his empathetic depictions of his community in the early 20th century. His photographs blend the relaxed ease of snapshot photography with an engaging documentary style.
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Leonard Baskin: Indian Portraits
June 22–September 1, 2013This exhibition, consisting of Baskin’s prints and drawings from the early 1970s, showcases his sense of social justice and admiration for American Indian life and culture through portraiture that is highly focused on facial features and expressions.
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We the People: Picturing American Identity
June 15–September 8, 2013This exhibition focuses on the fluidity of national identity through the creations of American artists, particularly in key moments in history when the definition of a singular American identity was challenged and ultimately reshaped.
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Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey
May 18–August 11, 2013This exhibition features Bearden’s landmark series of collages and watercolors based on Homer’s classic work of Western literature, The Odyssey, recasting the heroes and villains as Black people and transforming the poem into a poignantly universal story through picture.
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Sedrick Huckaby: Hidden in Plain Site
May 14, 2013–February 2, 2014Using the freedom quilts of the past as a guide, Hidden in Plain Site uses a variety of metaphors and symbols encoded in patterns to address the idea of spiritual slavery as it exists today.
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Texas Regionalism
April 30, 2013–May 11, 2014This exhibition provides a poignant glimpse into the life and art of Texas during the Great Depression, showcasing local artists who use their own unique styles to interpret the state’s people and landscapes during this pivotal moment in history.
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Big Pictures
March 5–April 21, 2013Big Pictures explores the history of enlarged photography; from mammoth glass-plate negatives to photographic enlargers, this medium reveals a decades-long movement to make dramatic enlargements that sharply influence viewer interaction and interpretation.
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Marie Cosindas: Instant Color
February 28–May 26, 2013This exhibition focuses on the evolution of Cosindas’s career, from textile designer to abstract painter to renowned photographer. Her use of instant-developing color film proved instrumental in revealing the artistic potential of color photography for future artists in the medium.
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Photographs from the Collection
January 26–May 19, 2013Spanning photography’s history from 1840 to the present, this exhibition features highlights of the collection, including photographs from the Museum’s archives and several recent acquisitions, that intimate the diversity and richness of America’s photographic traditions.
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Night: Prints and Drawings from the Collection
January 19–May 19, 2013This exhibition focuses on nocturnes, or rendered night scenes, from the Carter’s works-on-paper collection, highlighting the night as a constant source of artistic inspiration from the still quiet of abandoned places to the bright lights of the bustling city.