Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975), Sugar Cane, 1945. Egg tempera, oil and distemper on canvas mounted on panel, 321⁄8 x 483⁄8 in. © T.H. and R.P. Benton Trusts / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Thomas Hart Benton exhibition
Thomas Hart Benton emerged in the 1930s as the leading figure in the telling of American stories. In a sweeping tribute to one of the most quintessential visual narrators of the American experience, New York City’s Schoelkopf Gallery presents Thomas Hart Benton: A Picture of America in its Entirety—a retrospective exhibition of more than 30 paintings and works on paper that speak to Benton’s role as a principal storyteller of 20th-century American history and as one of the country’s greatest artists. The exhibition will hang from September 9 to October 16.
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An interior view of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library in NYC.
Major grant goes to HSM&L
The Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York City was recently awarded a $7.2 million capital grant from the New York State Council on the Arts to support the institution’s North Building renovation project. This initiative will continue to expand the museum’s ability to preserve and present its world-renowned collections. The grant marks a major milestone in the campaign to restore and reactivate the North Building, bringing the project close to full funding. Once complete, the North Building’s historic wood-paneled galleries will serve as the permanent home of the Hispanic Society’s celebrated paintings collection. The building will also feature a new conservation laboratory.
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Hattie “Strawberry” Mitchell, Untitled (appliqué with embroidery), 1906-1930. Cotton, hand appliqué, hand piecing, hand quilted, 96 x 62 in. Bequest of the Eli Leon Living Trust, BAMPFA.
African American Quilts in California
This fall, the National Museum of Women in the Arts presents an exhibition of more than 80 quilted objects that traces how Black women leaving the Jim Crow South stitched a legacy of survival, connection and resilience across generations. On view from September 18 through January 17, Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California features works by 70-plus artists spanning 120 years. Exhibited on the East Coast for the first time, this important exhibition tells a uniquely American story through quilting, and features artists like Alice Neal, Hattie “Strawberry” Mitchell, Sherry Ann Byrd, Gerstine Scott and more.
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New Chicago Art Fairs
Organized by Redwood Art Group—which presents some of the most highly-anticipated contemporary art fairs across the country—are two brand new fairs, Spectrum Chicago and Chicago Art Fair, each taking place October 7 to 10 at THE MART, one of the world’s premier destinations for art, design and innovation. Spectrum Chicago will feature an array of talented independent artists, while Chicago Art Fair will showcase established galleries presenting exceptional contemporary art. For more information, visit www.redwoodartgroup.com.
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Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Jenny Cassatt and her son, Gardner, 1895-1896. Oil on canvas, 29 x 27¼ in. The Newark Museum of Art, Purchase 1931 Felix Fuld Bequest Fund, 31.221.
From Sargent to O’Keeffe
In conjunction with the nation’s 250th anniversary, the Bruce Museum presents American Stories from Sargent to O’Keeffe: A Partnership with the Newark Museum of Art, an exhibition of more than 40 masterworks that explores the voices and perspectives that have defined American art across generations. Drawn from the renowned American collection of the Newark Museum of Art, the exhibition juxtaposes iconic works by such artists as Georgia O’Keeffe, Edward Hopper, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson and Mickalene Thomas, among others, and invites visitors to reflect on the stories told through American art across 200 years. American Stories from Sargent to O’Keeffe will be on view October 15, 2026, through October 10, 2027. —
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