Past Exhibition

Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector

This colorful print depicts a man standing with his arms slightly spread and facing outward, wearing a draped white garment that covers the lower half of his body and leaves most of the upper half bare. The man has pale skin with some areas of light pink, long, wavy blond hair, and a blond beard. There are two thin red gashes on his palms and his visible foot. He is surrounded by kneeling people who all have light skin and blond hair. On the left, a kneeling person with curly blonde hair looks up at the central man with their hands raised, wearing a light blue garment. On the right, two people kneel with their heads bowed to the ground, draped in blue and pink garments. The background is a gradient of golden and soft brown hues, creating a circle of light around the central man.
William Blake, Christ Appearing to His Disciples After the Resurrection, c. 1795, color print (monotype), hand-colored with watercolor and tempera, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.8995

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    East Building, Ground Floor, Northwest, Pod II (3,000 sq. ft.)
This colorful print depicts a man standing with his arms slightly spread and facing outward, wearing a draped white garment that covers the lower half of his body and leaves most of the upper half bare. The man has pale skin with some areas of light pink, long, wavy blond hair, and a blond beard. There are two thin red gashes on his palms and his visible foot. He is surrounded by kneeling people who all have light skin and blond hair. On the left, a kneeling person with curly blonde hair looks up at the central man with their hands raised, wearing a light blue garment. On the right, two people kneel with their heads bowed to the ground, draped in blue and pink garments. The background is a gradient of golden and soft brown hues, creating a circle of light around the central man.
William Blake, Christ Appearing to His Disciples After the Resurrection, c. 1795, color print (monotype), hand-colored with watercolor and tempera, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.8995

Overview: 100 old master and modern prints and drawings were selected from the 22,000 works collected by Lessing J. Rosenwald from the mid-1920s until his death in June 1979. This memorial exhibition honored one of the Gallery's founding benefactors and its foremost donor of graphic arts.

Organization: The exhibition and catalogue were prepared by Ruth E. Fine, curator in the Gallery's department of graphic arts, and formerly curator of the collection when it was housed in a wing of Alverthorpe, Rosenwald's home in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.

Catalog: Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, by Ruth E. Fine. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1982.

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