See selected old and rare books from our special collections, including both classical and modern literary sources, that inspired playwrights like William Shakespeare.

See more than 100 of Mark Rothko’s most compelling paintings on paper, many on view for the first time. They range from early figurative subjects and surrealist works to the soft-edged rectangular fields, often realized at monumental scale, for which Rothko is best known.

This exhibition features influential works by one of the most significant women photographers of the 20th century. Throughout Lange's career, her skillful portraiture captured the human impact of important social issues that are still relevant today – economic disparity, migration, and poverty.

Discover an intriguing chapter in the history of photography.

Curated by artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, this exhibition includes some 50 living Native American artists. These artists visualize Indigenous knowledge of land/landbase/landscape through diverse mediums such as weaving, sculpture, beadwork, painting, performance, drawing, video, and more.

Canova produced dazzling sketch models and finished models in clay which helped him plan his designs for his large statues in marble. Nearly 40 of the some 60 of his surviving models reveal the artist’s extraordinary working process that led to the creation of some of the most iconic sculptures.

Discover nearly 80 recently acquired drawings and watercolors showing an overview of two centuries of British art. See the development of watercolor as a national specialty, the varied approaches during the Victorian era, landscapes, portraits, history scenes, nude studies, and art by British women.

Depicting the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the United States government, Robert Longo’s drawings are based on preexisting photographs and video images he combines or alters, translating them with painstaking detail into charcoal.