Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

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Oliver Lee Jackson: Recent Paintings April 14 – September 15, 2019

The American Pre-Raphaelites: Radical Realists April 14 – July 21, 2019

Venetian Prints in the Time of Tintoretto March 24 – June 9, 2019

Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice March 24 – July 7, 2019

Drawing in Tintoretto’s Venice March 24 – June 9, 2019

In the Library: Frederick Douglass Family Materials from the Walter O. Evans Collection April 22 – June 14, 2019

Special Installations

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American Art, 1900–1950: The Evans-Tibbs Collection Ongoing

American Art, 1900–1950: Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Ongoing

Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Shaw Memorial Ongoing

Upcoming Exhibitions

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The Life of Animals in Japanese Art June 2 – August 18, 2019

By the Light of the Silvery Moon: A Century of Lunar Photographs to Apollo 11 July 14, 2019 – January 5, 2020

The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art September 8 – December 1, 2019

Exhibitions On Tour

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Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940–1950 November 4, 2018 – February 18, 2019Currently on tour

Rachel Whiteread September 16, 2018 – January 13, 2019Currently on tour

Sally Mann: A Thousand Crossings March 4 – May 28, 2018Currently on tour

Past Exhibitions

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Dawoud Bey: The Birmingham Project September 12, 2018 – April 21, 2019

In the Library: The Evans-Tibbs Archive of African American Art January 21 – April 12, 2019

Sense of Humor July 15, 2018 – February 3, 2019

Audio and Video Collection

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Permanent collection

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Major donors have helped the Gallery host special public exhibitions on subjects ranging from ancient Pompeii to Andy Warhol. Individuals or foundations may cosponsor an exhibition with other donors. Those who sponsor receive a variety of benefits and are recognized in various ways that commend their support. Unrestricted gifts going to the Fund for the International Exchange of Art help further the Gallery’s mission as America’s cultural ambassador to the world. The Fund promotes cultural exchange on a grand scale by allowing international exhibitions to share great works of art among nations, and by helping scholarly programs find an international audience.
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