Archibald J. Motley, Jr., (1891–1981), Picnic, 1934. Oil on canvas, Framed: 353/8 in. x 411/8 in. Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. HRN.136.
ONGOING
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism
The Metropolitan Museum of Art • New York, NY
Through some 160 works, this exhibition explores the ways in which Black artists portrayed everyday modern life in the new Black cities that took shape in the 1920s through the 40s.
www.metmuseum.org
Ongoing
Artists as Cultivators
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Philadelphia, PA
Artists As Cultivators examines how artists have fostered and sustained critical social dialogues over three centuries through their use of nature as a subject, theme and material.
www.pafa.org
Ongoing
Fighters for Freedom: William H. Johnson Picturing Justice
Smithsonian American Art Museum • Washington, D.C.
For the first time since 1946, this exhibition brings together 34 paintings, including 32 drawn from the museum’s collection.
www.americanart.si.edu
Ongoing
Andy Warhol: small is beautiful
Bruce Museum • Greenwich, CT
This comprehensive exhibition includes nearly 100 unique paintings, illuminating the artist’s working process, and his exploration of seriality, repetition, color and scale.
www.brucemuseum.org
Ongoing
Surrealism and Modernism, Highlights from the Collection
Wadsworth Museum of Art • Hartford, CT
The museum highlights a new installation that presents European and American artworks in dialogue, allowing for new juxtapositions and fresh insights.
www.thewadsworth.org
Ongoing
American Highlights and Recent Acquisitions
Brigham Young University Museum of Art • Provo, UT
The BYU Museum of Art continues its From the Vault series, an exhibition that unearths works from the museum’s collection.
www.moa.byu.edu
Harriet Guilford (1861-1953), Cat Seated on a One-Armed Rocker, 1884. Oil on artist board, 21 x 17½ in. In original gilt frame. Signed lower right: ‘H. Guilford / 1884.’May 11-14
The American Art Fair
Bohemian National Hall • New York, NY
The American Art Fair, now in its 17th year, features hundreds of American 19th- and 20th-century works of art exhibited by 17 premier specialists.
www.theamericanartfair.com
Through May 5
Prints for the People: Associated American Artists
Farnsworth Art Museum • Rockland, ME
Depression-era works by Grant Wood and Thomas Harton are highlights in this exhibition, featuring prints drawn from the museum collection.
www.farnsworthmuseum.org
Through May 5
End of the Range: Charlotte Skinner in the Eastern Sierra
Nevada Art Museum • Reno, NV
The exhibition features approximately 40 original paintings and drawings that span Skinner’s lifelong career as an artist and educator.
www.nevadaart.org
May 9-11
Initiatives in Arts and Culture: American Art Conference
Heritage Auctions • New York, NY
With a focus on the modern and accenting modernism, the 28th annual American Art Conference explores the late 19th century through the mid-20th centuries in auctions, exhibitions and events.
www.artinitiatives.com
May 23-September 2
John Steuart Curry: Weathering the Storm
Muskegon Museum of Art • Muskegon, MI
Visitors to this exhibition will find iconic masterpieces that visually defined the Midwest, while telling the captivating and tragic story behind the work and life of John Steuart Curry.
www.muskegonartmuseum.org
Through May 26
Rockwell/Wyeth: Icons of Americana
Polk Museum of Art • Lakeland, FL
The exhibition features 40 paintings by Rockwell and Wyeth, along with the complete set of Rockwell’s 321 covers for The Saturday Evening Post.
www.polkmuseumofart.org
Through May 27
Monuments & Myths
Frist Art Museum • Nashville, TN
This traveling exhibition explores America’s identity during the Gilded Age through the sculpture of Daniel Chester French and Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
www.fristartmuseum.org
Through May 31
National Association of Women Artists
Lincoln Glenn/Graham Shay 1857 • New York, NY
Two New York galleries team up for an exhibition commemorating the National Association of Women Artists’ 135th anniversary.
www.lincolnglenn.com
www.grahamshay.com
Through June 16
Mystery and Wonder: Highlights from the Illustration Collection
Norman Rockwell Museum • Stockbridge, MA
This exhibition features select pieces from the museum’s permanent collection, which now holds almost 25,000 artworks created by more than 300 illustrators.
www.nrm.org
Through June 16
Deep Cuts from the Ahmet Ertegün Collection
The Baker Museum / Artis—Naples • Naples, FL
Featured is an intimate look inside the icon’s modern art collection, highlighting rarities from well-known artists as well as impressive and lively works from unexposed creators.
www.artisnaples.org
Through June 30
Modern Times: 1920s-1950s
New Britain Museum of American Art • New Britain, CT
Drawn from the NBMAA's permanent collection, Modern Times explores the art and artists associated with the unique styles of modernist abstraction and American scene painting.
www.nbmaa.org
Through June 30
Art/Work: Women Printmakers of the WPA
Baltimore Museum of Art • Baltimore, MD
This exhibition is a comprehensive exploration of 50 artworks created by women printmakers of the WPA era.
www.artbma.org
Auctions at a Glance
May 1
American Art
Bonhams • New York, NY
www.bonhams.com
May 2
Fine Art Auction
Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers • Milford, CT
www.shannons.com
May 4
Fine Art Auction
Grogan & Company • Boston, MA
www.groganco.com
May 7
California and American Fine Art
John Moran Auctioneers • Monrovia, CA
www.johnmoran.co
May 8-9
Art of the West
Santa Fe Art Auction • Santa Fe, NM
www.santafeartauction.com
May 9
American Panorama
Brunk Auctions • Asheville, NC
www.brunksauction.com
May 15
American Art Signature Auction
Heritage Auctions • Dallas, TX
www.ha.com
May 16
American Art
Freeman’s Hindman • Chicago, IL
www.hindmanauctions.com
June 2
American Art and Pennsylvania Impressionists
Freeman’s Auction • Philadelphia, PA
www.freemansauction.com
June 4
Collect: American Art
Freeman’s Auction • Philadelphia, PA
www.freemansauction.com
June 13
Online Fine Art Auction
Shannon’s Fine Art Auctioneers • Milford, CT
www.shannons.com
Jun 28-30
Summer Splendor
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries • Thomaston, ME
www.thomastonauction.com
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