September 26-January 9, 2022 Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee
Westmoreland Museum of American Art • Greensburg, PA
Westmoreland presents 77 works by Doris Lee, including paintings, drawings, prints and commissioned commercial designs in fabric and pottery, spanning from the 1930s through the 1960s. www.thewestmoreland.org
Doris Lee (1905-1983), The View, Woodstock, 1946. Oil on canvas, 27½ x 44 in. The John and Susan Horseman Collection of American Art
August 28-December 12
Thomas Moran's Mount Superior
Amon Carter Museum of
American Art • Forth Worth, TX
The Amon Carter Museum celebrates its recent acquisition of Thomas Moran’s Mount Superior with an exhibition for the artist that includes this painting and other landscapes.
www.cartermuseum.org
Through September 6
Three Centuries of American Art: Antiquities, European, and American Masterpieces—The Fayez S. Sarofim Collection
Museum of Fine Arts • Houston, TX
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents an exclusive look at the collection of philanthropist Fayez S. Sarofim, which includes world-class paintings that reflect key periods in American art.
www.mfah.org
September 9-12
Art on Paper NY
Pier 36 • New York, NY
The seventh edition of this art fair presents booths from galleries that will feature top modern and contemporary paper-based art.
www.thepaperfair.com
Through September 11
Off-Site | Visions of American Life: Selections from the Nancy and Sean Cotton Collection of American Art
Detroit Institute of Arts • Detroit, MI
Forty paintings, from 1850 to 1940, depict the people, landscapes and cultures that have inspired American artists.
www.dia.org
through September 12
David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History
Portland Museum • Portland, ME
The first survey of artist David Driskell’s artwork since his death in April 2020 includes approximately 60 works throughout his illustrious career.
www.portlandmuseum.org
Through September 12
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection
Crocker Art Museum • Sacramento, CA
This celebration of beauty features more than 60 objects in glass, ceramic, metalwork, jewelry and painting, spanning over 30 years of Tiffany’s career.
www.crockerartmuseum.org
through September 19
Social & Solitary: Reflections on Art, Isolation and Renewal
Florence Griswold Museum • Old Lyme, CT
An exhibition reflecting on the implications of a social world forced into solitary confinement and the role art has on the healing process.
www.florencegriswoldmuseum.org
Through September 19
Ralston Crawford: Air & Space & War
Brandywine River Museum • Chadds Ford, PA
An exploration into U.S. aviation and military history through the art and experiences of American modernist, Ralston Crawford.
www.brandwine.org/museum
September 23-26
Conference on the Arts & Crafts Movement: Chicago and Environs
Various Locations • Chicago, IL
Initiatives of Art and Culture explores how Chicago’s architects, artists and artisans developed a design vocabulary specific to the region.
www.artinitiatives.com
Through September 26
Collection Spotlight: Etchings by Daniel Garber
Michener Art Museum • Doylestown, PA
While more known for his impressionistic landscape paintings, this exhibition features the etchings of Daniel Garber that illustrate the artist’s attention to texture and expressive line.
www.michenerartmuseum.org
Through September 27
Crystal Bridges at 10
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art • Bentonville, AR
This immersive exhibition, with 10 art experiences, celebrates the museum’s opening a decade ago. More than 130 artworks will be on view including a living picture of Maxfield Parrish’s The Lantern Bearers.
www.crystalbridges.org
September 27-October 16
Boston Design Week
Multiple Venues and Online • Boston, MA
Fall into art and design for this year’s Boston Design Week, a citywide event that showcases top designers from architecture and landscaping, to furniture and handcrafted jewelry.
www.bostondesignweek.com
September 30-October 3
Art Market San Francisco
Fort Mason Center - Festival Pavilion • San Francisco, CA
This premier art fair is now in its 10th year and will feature contemporary and modern artwork by 85 art galleries from around the world.
www.artmarketsf.com
through October 3
The Prismatic Palette: Frank Vincent DuMond and His Students
Lyman Allyn Art Museum • London, CT
The legacy of Frank Vincent DuMond is explored in an exhibition with approximately 60 objects, with an emphasis on the artist’s teaching.
www.lymanallyn.org
Through October 3
In American Waters
Peabody Essex Museum • Salem, MA
This major marigime exhibition extends beyond the ship portrait to how the sea reflects American culture, its symbols and what it means to be “in American waters.”
www.pem.org
Through October 3
For America: Paintings from the National Academy of Design
Crocker Art Museum • Sacramento, CA
This is the first exhibition to highlight the uniqueness of the National Academy’s collection. It explores the ways artists have represented themselves and their country.
www.crockerartmuseum.org
October 8-May 8, 2022
Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano
Smithsonian American Art Museum • Washington, D.C.
Glass art will be displayed alongside paintings, watercolros and more in this compreshensive exhibition focusing on the “American Grand Tour” to Venice in the late 19th century.
www.americanart.si.edu
October 17-January 2, 2022
Black Artists in America: From the Great Depression to Civil Rights
Dixon Gallery & Gardens • Memphis, TN
An exploration of art showing how Black artists responded to the United States’ political, social and economicl climate beginning with the Great Depression.
www.dixon.org
Through October 3: Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel (1820-1920) Milwaukee Art Museum • Milwaukee, WI
The first major exhibition to center on the influence of Spanish art and culture on American painting. www.mam.org
Robert Henri (1865-1929), El Matador, 1906. Oil on canvas, 78 x 38 in. Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase, the Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Abert and Barbara Abert Tooman Fund with funds in memory of Betty Croasdaile and John E. Julien, M2019.1. Photo, John R. Glembin.
Auctions at a Glance
August 27-29
Summer Sale of Fine Art & Antiques
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries • Thomaston, ME
www.thomastonauction.com
September 2-October 1
Fine American Paintings & Sculpture
Skinner • Online
www.skinnerinc.com
September 9-11
Premier and Emporium Auctions
Brunk Auctions • Asheville, NC
www.brunkauctions.com
September 17-18
Jackson Hole Art Auction
Center for the Arts • Jackson, WY
www.jacksonholeartauction.com
September 18
Fine Art, Antiques & Clocks
Cottone Auctions • Geneseo, NY
www.cottoneauctions.com
September 27
American and European Art
Hindman • Chicago, IL
www.hindmanauctions.com
September 28
Fine Art Auction
Doyle’s Auction • New York, NY
www.doyle.com
September 29-October 7
Two Centuries: American Art
Sotheby’s • New York, NY
www.sothebys.com
October 4
Illustration Art
Heritage Auctions • New York, NY
www.ha.com
October 7
African American Art
Swann Auction Galleries • New York, NY
www.swanngalleries.com
October 28
Women in the Arts Auction
Eldred’s • East Dennis, MA
www.eldreds.com
October 28
Fine Art Auction
Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers • Milford, CT
www.shannons.com
October 30
Texas Art Auction
David Dike Fine Art • Dallas, TX
www.daviddike.com
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